RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics (Dec 2011)

Cross-Cultural Features of Perception and Understanding of the Film Avatar (by the Example of Russian, American and Chinese Students)

  • A Strokanov,
  • D Rogers,
  • S Barclay,
  • S Yu Zhdanova

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 4
pp. 44 – 51

Abstract

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The article analyzes the results of the studies of the peculiarities of the perception of the movie Avatar by persons residing in the USA, Russia, China. The common and specific features were revealed. The common features include the positive attitude of the respondents to the movie. The specific features include the differences in the perception of the main message of the movie, in the interpretation of the plot of the film, in the evaluation of special effects, in the identification of the movie with the real life events.

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