从电影《刮痧》看中西文化冲突与融合

Cultural Clashes and Integration Reflected in the film Guasha Treatment

《刮痧》讲述的是由于刮痧这一传统的中医疗法不为美国人所理解和认同给一个中国家庭带来的悲剧故事。影片反映了亲情至上的中国文化和只相信客观事实的美国法律之间的冲突。本文以《刮痧》为切入点,剖析中西文化差异,提出在跨文化交际中如何缓解文化差异造成的矛盾,如何从冲突走向融合,从而提高不同文化之间的交际质量。

The film Guasha Treatment describes what happened to a Chinese family after they had used the traditional Chinese medical treatment Guasha to a little boy in the U. S.A. It reflects the cultural differences and conflicts between China and the West. This paper attempts to analyze these differences from the perspective of culture, and find a way to shift the clashes into integration in cross- cultural communication.