从个人主义/集体主义理论透视电影《喜宴》中Simon一角体现的文化冲突与融合

Study on the Cultural Conflict and Confusion of Simon in Ang Lee’s Film The Wedding Banquet from the Perspective of Triandis’ Individualism/Collectivism Theory 

摘要

李安的电影《喜宴》是跨文化系列电影中的代表，其中包含的跨文化内涵丰富。很多文章都从电影整体上大概分析中美文化差异的各个方面，一文多义，并且集中分析了高家父子矛盾和婚宴本身体现的文化冲突。如何找到一个新的角度再来挖掘《喜宴》的跨文化内涵呢？

本课题以Triandis的个人主义/集体主义理论为理论基础，运用一个新的角度即纯美国人Simon，来阐述电影中所反应的跨文化内涵。本文首先回顾了电影所讲述的曲折故事和个人主义/集体主义理论的具体内容，以及相关的研究现状。然后，将理论的具体内涵与Simon的表现一一对应结合，详细阐述了电影中Simon的行为和语言中所反映的个人主义与集体主义倾向，以及二者的冲突和融合。最后，对于从更新的切入点来研究《喜宴》的跨文化内涵作出几点建议和意见。

关键词：《喜宴》，跨文化内涵，Simon，Triandis，个人主义/集体主义理论     

Abstract
Ang Lee’s film, The Wedding Banquet, is the representative of the films about cross-cultural communication. Rich in cross-cultural connotation, it is frequently studied by many researchers. Among them, most generalize the difference between American culture and Chinese culture without depth. Many articles also many meanings are contained in one single article. The points center on the conflict between the father and the son, and cultural difference obviously reflected by the wedding banquet. So how to narrow down the topic from a new small cut-point is important.
This thesis employs Triandis’ individualism/collectivism theory as theoretical foundation and Simon as a new cut-point to analyze cross-cultural connotation. It first gives a review of the story in the film and the content of the theory. Then it demonstrates individualism pattern and collectivism pattern in Simon’s behavior and words in detail. In the part all the characters of both individualism pattern and collectivism pattern are displayed. The conflict and confusion of individualism and collectivism can be figured out systematically. At last, it provides some suggestions for further study in cross-cultural studies in the film with other cross-cultural theories from a new angle.
Key words: The Wedding Banquet, cross-cultural connotation, Simon, Triandis, individualism/collectivism theory
Contents
Acknowledgments    I
摘        要    II
Abstract    III
1    Introduction    1
2    Literature Review of the Theory and the Film    2
2.1 Triandis’ Individualism/collectivism Theory    2
2.2 Review of Researches into Ang Lee’s Film The Wedding Banquet    4
3  Analysis of Conflict and Confusion of Individualism and Collectivism Reflected by Simon    6
3.1 The Definition of the Self    6
3.2 The Relative Importance of the Goal of Individual or Collective    8
3.3 The Relative Importance of Personal Attitudes and Collective Norms as Determinants of Behavior    9
3.4 The Relative Importance of Rationality and Interpersonal Relationship    11
3.5 In-group and Out-group    12
4  Conclusion    14
4.1 Major Findings of the Study    14
4.2 Limitations and Suggestions for Further Research    14
References    16