Cultural Differences in movie Scraping Therapy,Contents,Childrens education View of face The way to treat the old Emotion and laws Friendship and obligation China dream vs American dream,Childrens Education,One scene in the movie which has impressed the audiences is when Datong hit the Dennis on the face before public . This scene reflects the differences of childrens education between China and America.,Chinese,Americans,Different views towards children,China America,Its common for Chinese parents to beat and scold children and many proverbs can embody this phenomenon. 例如，“棍棒底下出孝子” “子不教，父子过”等,Its illegal to beat children or leave them alone at home. Parents are only keepers for children. They are equal to each other and parents educate children by encouragement and persuasion instead of abuse.,Views of face,Chinese concept of face:In the pursuit of harmony,chinese always give others “face” to avoid the conflict even on the sacrifice of ones own benefits.,American take the face as a kind of individual rights.They often protect the face for personal purpose.,In the film,Da tong hit the Dennis on the face for the purpose of giving his boss face,however,this behavior is only understood by Americans as “abusing children”.,The way to treat the old,Different points on the way of treating the old.,China,US,filial piety,equality,There is an old saying in China. Of all virtues filial piety is the most important. The so-called filial piety includes to parents ,for children, both brothers and sisters. 在中国有一句古训:百善孝为先。所谓的孝，包括了上敬父母，下为子孙，兼顾兄弟姐妹。,For the West ,they advocate equality, freedom and independence. They treated the old man with equality and they are more respect the facts though it is bad for their loved ones. 在西方，他们崇尚自由、平等和独立,以平等的态度来对待老人,他们更尊重事实即使事实会对他们的亲人不利。,Emotion and Laws,For Chinese , which are influenced by Confucianism deeply , believe that the human nature is good and they think the law is just a supplementary tool for the society. Americans hold the view that the human nature is evil and the low is a necessity for the society.,Datong is trying his best to “steal” Dennis from childrens welfare home to meet his fathers wish of seeing his grandson before back to China。 American courts and childrens welfare home are full of passion and require evidence of “love“ for the court verdict reccesant.,Two scenes that reflect this conflict,Americans like to face the fact with reliable information and deal with the problem based on the fact. Human feelings seem more important for the Chinese.,Friendship and obligation,Time of friendship,obligation,Chinese,Americans,Explanation of the gram,Chinese : The longer you make friends with someone ,the heavier the obligation will be. 在中国，跟一个人做朋友的时间越长，为对方做的事越多，你觉得对方对你应付的回报就越多。,Americans: There is little link between relationship of friends and obligation. What they concentrate about is the truth. 在美国眼里，事是事，人是人，个人感情和事情真相之间联系不大。,Pieces in the movie reflecting the conflict,Da tong asked Kunlan to be his defendant lawyer although Kunlan is a lawyer not in the family law field. This shows that Datong puts his emphasis on the relationship with Kunlan but not on the reality. When Kunlan testifies Datong of his beating Dennis before him.Da tong becomes very angry.He fees that he is sold out by his friend.However,in Kunlans view,he is just speaking out the truth.,China dream vs American dream,When Da tong delivers his award-receving speech,I feel confused at his mention of his American dream.I wonder why a chinese person wants to achieve an American dream.The truth is that he doesnt realize his American dream with his traditional chinese characteristics. At the end of the movie,Da tong teaches Dennis “中国北京”,from which I can see the hope of the China dream.,China dream belongs to a culture of collectivism.It is to realize not only a persondream but also a nationdream,American dream belongs to a culture of individualism.It attaches the importance to the individual development and success.,Conclusion,Although the film shows many cultural differences between China and the United States, the cultural convergence and cultural integration are also expressed. When Qunlan is walking on Chinatown and do “scrapping“ in Chinese shop; When Xu datong is out of danger, thunderous applause broke out from the police, the residents of the apartment.,With the globalization, the cultural differences and integration can be very common in our daily life . And only effective communication and understanding can promote the world wide cultural development.,Thank you!,