Forrest Gumps Language Characteristics in Forrest Gump.docx
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ForrestGumpsLanguageCharacteristicsinForrestGump
ForrestGump'sLanguageCharacteristicsinForrestGump
Author:
LiGuangyunSupervisor:
QiJun
Ⅰ.Introduction
It'swellknownthatEnglishisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleintheworld.TherearemanywaystolearnEnglish,besidesschoollearning,thebestwaytolearnitiswatchingEnglishmovies.Becausethesoundandpicturesfromthemoviecancreateaconcreteandrealenvironmentfortheaudience.Whenpeoplewatchamovietheymaypaymoreattentiontotheplotofthemovie,butiftheywanttohaveafullyunderstandingofamovietheyshouldpaymoreattentiontothemovielines.Theyarethemediathatmoviescommunicateswithaudience;theyarelikeamirrorofthecountry’speopleandtheirculture.ManypeoplemayhavewatchedthemovieForrestGump,atleasttheymayhaveheardaboutthemovie.ThemovieForrestGumpisagreatsuccess,andastheheroisaspecialpersonwhoseIQisonly75,sohislanguagehashisspecialfeatures.Beforewatchingthemovieoneshouldfirstknowthebackgroundofthemovieandshouldalsoknowwhatkindofpersontheherois.Onlythenthemoviecanbefullyunderstood.BecauseofthepopularityofForrestGump,theauthorchooseitasarepresentativeoftheimportanceofthelearningofmovielines.ThispapertriestomakeananalysisofthelanguagefeaturesofGump,itwillshowthatapeople'slanguagecanreflecthischaracter.Besides,theanalysisonthelinesinmoviemayguidetheaudiencetohaveabetterappreciationinmoviewatching,andavoidmisunderstandingintheprocessofwatchingmovie.
Ⅱ.ABriefViewontheForrestGump
A.GlimpseofForrestGump
1.AsummaryofForrestGump
Thefilmtellsagenuineandmovingstoryaboutanamazingcharacter.Theplotisrelativelysimplebutremarkable.AnAlabamamannamedGumpwho,despiteanIQof75,alwaysseemstoachievegreatsuccess.Forrest’samazingachievementsareplayedoutasahumorousgimmick,buttheyarealsopartofhisinvolvinglifestory.Thestory,astoldbyForresthimself,opensinhischildhood.Forrestisnotonlystigmatizedbyhislowintelligence,buthealsomustwearlegbracesbecauseofacrookedback.Hiscaringmothertriedtoteachhimthatdespitehisproblems,heisnodifferentthananybodyelse.ForrestisbefriendedbyalittlegirlnamedJennywhoisabusedbyherfatherwhensheislittle.AsequenceofeventsthrustsForrestintothespotlight.Literallyshatteringhislegbraces,Forrestfindsheisanamazingrunner,whichtakeshimthroughcollegeasafootballplayer.Soonafter,heenlistsinthemilitary,andissenttotheVietnamWar.Inthearmy,hemeetsayoungblackmannamedBubba,whosegoalinlifeistobeashrimpboatcaptain.HealsomeetsLieutenantDan,whoeventuallybecomesleglessthroughawarinjuryandissavedbyForrest.
ThefourcharactersofMrs.Gump,Jenny,BubbaandLieutenantDanfigurethemostinForrest’slifedirection.Butthrougheverything,theinborndesiretodorightandhislovetoJennyareForrest’smotivations.BeyondtheVietnamWar,thereismoretoForrest’sadventures,buttorevealmorewouldruintheexperienceofwatchingtheeventsofhislifeunfoldinfrontofoureyes.Toexperiencesuchanemotionalandinvolvingstoryisspecial.ThefilmisanAmericanclassic.Themessagesthefilmtransferstousareextensive,includingpolitics,economy,culture,history,education,war,popmusic,etc.
2.BackgroundofForrestGump
ForrestGumpistheBabyBoomgeneration'stributetoitself,apanoramaofAmericanculturefromthesleepySouthofthe1950stotheAIDSepidemicofthe1980s.Thefilmisatechnicalmasterpiece,skillfullyweavingtogethernumerousculturalreferencepoints,allwithoutevercausingtheaudiencetopauseforthought.ThefilmchroniclesGump’saccidentalexperienceswithsomeofthemostimportantpeopleandeventsinAmericafromthe1970’sincludingameetingwithElvisPresley,JFK,LyndonJohnson,RichardNixon,fightinginVietnam,etc.Themovie,ForrestGump,presentssomeveryaccuratehistoricaleventsthatreallyhappened.ThreeeventsinthemovieForrestGumpthatreallyhappenedinreallifeare:
theVietnamWar,theintegrationattheUniversityofAlabama,andHurricaneCarmen.TherearealotofsmallerhistoricaleventsinForrestGump,butthesearethemajorones.
B.TheCharactersofGump
ForrestGump,althoughamentallyretardedperson,hasledaremarkablysuccessfullife,fromfootballstartoawarhero,fromPing-Pangchampiontobusinessmagnate.Forresthashisspecialquality.OneofthemostobviousandimportantcharacteristicsofGumpishispersistentattitudetowardslife.Nomatterwhathedoes,hedoesitwithhisbest,andnevereasilygiveitup.HisloveforJennyneverstoppedevenshehadlefthimforseveraltimes.IntheVietnamWar,heriskedhislifeandpersistedinfindinghisfriendevenwhentheforestwasgoingtobeboomed.Afterthewar,heinsistedonpurchasingasmallboatandcatchingshrimpstorealizehisfriend’sdreams.Moreover,Forrestcouldconcentrateonparticularthingandtryhisbesttoachieveit.Forexample,whenhewasfoundtobeafastrunnerandwaschosentojointhecollegefootballteam,nothingdidhethinkandjusttriedhisbesttorunasfastaspossibleatthematch.InVietnam,whenhewashavingmilitarytraining,hecarefullylistenedtoeverywordtheofficersaidandcouldfocusonhistask.Andjustbecauseofthisgoodquality,hehadmadegreatsuccessinhislife.Healsohadanothergoodquality.Hedideverythingwithasimplemind.Thingslikemoney,power,andsocialstatusinhispuremindseemedmeaninglessorunimportant.AfterbecomingafamousPing-Pangplayer,somecompanieswantedhimtobetheirbrandspokesman,fromwhichForrestearnedalotofmoney.However,toeveryone’ssurprisehegavepartofittohisfriendBubba’smothertomakehernottobeservantanymore.Andheusedanotherpartofittobuyaboatandsetabouttodoshrimpbusiness.Afterunexpectedlyhebecameamillionaire,ignoringwealthandreputation,hereturnedhomeanddonatedalotofmoneytothechurchathishometown.TheseareGump’scharacteristics.
Ⅲ.ForrestGump'sLanguageCharacteristicsinForrestGump
A.TheLanguageFeaturesofGump
Filmisanarttothepublic,andisthereflectionofcommonlife.Thistraitdecidesthatthelinesinamoviemustbesimpleandaccessible,sothatmostoftheaudiencescanknowthethemeofthemovie.Besideslinesareextractedfromthewriter’sdailyobservationandaccumulation,andarethereproductionsofthesociality.Inmovielinesyoucanseealotofslang,idiomsandCustomaryexpressionswhichcanbefoundinAmericanpeople’sdailyuse.Thisfriendlinessoflinessurelywouldhelptheaudiencegetclosertothethemeofthemovieandgettouched.
Sometimes,inordertocreatanervecircumstance,orportrayacharacter’sbraveryandwisdom,thescreenwriterwoulddeftlyusethecombinationofthewords’rhythm,phrase,andsimplesentencestomakethelinesbecomerhythmed.Thiskindoflinesiseasytoberemembered,andwillincreasetheArtisticappealofthemovie.
Nodoubtthatthepurposeofmakingmoviesistoamusepeople.ThesenseofhumoralwaystakesupaveryimportantpartinAmericanpeople’slife.Sothesenseofhumorwillgreatlyincreasethefunofmovies.Thescreenwritersaddjokes,ironyandotherfunstoriesthathegotfromdailylifeintothescript,combiningtheperfectactingoftheactors,makesthemoviesvividandfunny.
Languageisthereflectionofaperson’ssoulandthought.Youcantellone’spersonalityfromhisspeech.Themainfunctionofmovielinesistoshapeacharacter,makingeachcharacterbevividandaccessibletotheaudiences.Forthisreason,indifferenttypeofmovies,differentstoriesanddifferentoccasions,thescreenwriterwilldesigndifferentlinesfordifferentcharacters.Fromthosewell-chosenlineswecanreadtheuniquepersonalityofdifferentroles.
1.TheNon-metaphoricallanguage
Peopleliveinthekingdomoflanguage,whichgovernstheirwayofthinkingandbehavior.Manypeoplemaythinkthatmetaphorisformostpeopleadeviceofthepoeticimaginationandtherhetoricalflourish—amatterofextraordinaryratherthanordinarylanguage.Moreover,metaphoristypieullyviewedascharacteristicoflanguagealone,amatterofwordsratherthanthoughtoraction.However,thefactisthatmetaphorispervasiveineverydaylife,notjustinlanguagebutinthoughtandaction.Ourordinaryconceptualsystem,intermsofwhichweboththinkandact,isfundamentallymetaphoricalinnature.WhilethatofForrestGump,theheroofthefilmForrestGump,isnot.He,withlowerthanaverageintelligence,ispeculiarbecauseofhisuniquelanguagesystemHislanguageisnon-metaphoricalwhichcanbereflectedinthedialoguehemadewithothers.ThefollowingaresomeexamplesofGump’snon-metaphoricallanguagefeatures.
Theblackstudents’enteringoftheschool
F:
Earl,what’sgoingon?
E:
Coonsaretryingtogetintoschool.
F:
Coons?
Whenraccoonstriedgettingonourbackporch,Mama
justchasedthemoffwithabroom.
E:
Notraccoons,youidiot.Niggers.Andtheywanttogotoschool
withus.
F:
Withus?
Theydo?
(ThemovieForrestGump00:
22:
48)
TheabovearetheconversationsbetweenForrestandEarl.Thereadersallknowthatthecoonsarereferredtotheniggers.However,it’shardforForresttounderstand.Forhim,coonsarejustcoons,theycan’trefertoniggers.Becauseofhislowerintelligence,hislanguagesystemisdifferentfromnormalpeople.Hecan’tunderstandthemetaphoricallanguage.Theconversationsreflectedhischaracter
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