- Question 1:
The film discussed how homosexuals were portrayed in film because they are arguing that showing homosexuals in a certain way makes people think they are really like that. If every gay person you ever see is in a movie and they are all mentally ill or crazy, you may think this is an accurate depiction of how gay people really are. This is how stereotypes are formed.
Do you think there are any stereotypes that are common in American film or television in how Chinese people are portrayed? You can consider both positive and negative stereotypes. - Answer:
- I think the Jackie Chen’s(成龍) movie is positive stereotypes of Chinese people. For example, in his movie “the Rush Hour”, Jackie Chen is a Hong Kong police officer who is assigned to help a Los Angles police officer to investigate a Chinese kidnaper. Jackie is a real hero. He is good at Kong-fu, smarter and gentler than his American partner. He solved all problems and save his partner’s life several times. All bad guys’ trickeries are handled by Chen in advance. Of course, he saves the hostage—a Chinese girl—at the end.
- The negative stereotypes of Chinese people are unusual in recent American movie. “Danny the Dog” gave me a deep impression. In this movie, Jet Lee(李連杰) raised into behaving like a dog, escapes from his captor to start a new life, who seeks to reclaim him because of his unnatural martial arts skills that are triggered when unleashed. Because Lee is a Chinese, his “dog” behavior in this firm is harsh to Chinese audience. Moreover, his captor and many other bad guys are Chinese. They are cruel, selfish and fool. I think it is an example of negative stereotypes of Chinese in some Americans’ thought.
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