Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Chinese Cinema vs. American Cinema

Films were introduced to China in 1896. The first Chinese film, a recording of the Beijing Opera, "The Battle of Dingjunshan," was made in November 1905. Chinese films are all about giving the audience what they want. For instance, in a Chinese fantasy film, the hero always win against any villain no matter how bizarre their power may be. The film entertains the audience and requires them to think about what they watched.
American cinema has had a heavy effect on cinema worldwide since the early twentieth century. The Golden Age of Hollywood, which lasted from the end of the silent era in America cinema in the late 1920s to the late 1940s, movies were issued from the Hollywood studios. Motion picture companies made money by operating under the studio system. After reaching its pinnacle, the studio system and the Golden Age of Hollywood itself succumbed to a federal antitrust action and the advent of television.

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