1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1. introduction

1.1 research background

ang lee (1954- ) was born in taiwan; he is a film director, screenwriter and producer. when he was young, he didn#8217;t have any interest in reading. he just wanted to be a director. after failing twice in the college entrance examination, he prepared the specialist examination, and became a theater major in national taiwan arts (now national taiwan university of arts), which had changed ang lee#8217;s life. in 1990, lee completed the script of pushing hands and won the taiwan government outstanding drama award. he not only won $ 400,000 prize with this script, but also got the chance to direct the film for the first time. lee#8217;s contribution to the film is that he offsets eastern and western cultural barriers successfully and has achieved international recognition. ang lee has made a great contribution to chinese film industry, and also set up a bridge of communication between eastern and western culture.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1.research topic

the difference between chinese collectivism and american individualism is prevalent in all aspects of chinese and western culture. pushing hands is the typical representative of the collisions and conflict between chinese and western cultures.

this thesis is aimed to analyze the differences between chinese collectivism and american individualism from the different manifestations of the scenes depicted in the film and seek the root causes. this comparison will be analyzed from four aspects, the life style, the education for children, the continuity of a clan and support for the elderly. meanwhile, the thesis will explain the causes of different values based on the previous research of collectivism and individualism.