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What is the narrative mode of Hollywood movies?
Hollywood classic narrative mode refers to a universal narrative mode that has dominated Hollywood film production since the beginning of19th century. This narrative mode is called "classic mode" by many theorists. The so-called classic means that it represents a practical operating principle, not that it is highly artistic in a universal sense. Therefore, the classic Hollywood narrative model is the product of the big studio model oriented by commercial interests. Hollywood film mode is mainly based on the type of theme mass production. Therefore, genre films have become the most important mode of production for Hollywood films. The common characteristics of genre films are: duality-the opposition between cultural values and anti-cultural tendencies; Repeatability-reuse of themes and materials; Cumulative-the effect mainly depends on the accumulation of stimuli during the conflict; Foresight-the plot is roughly the same; Nostalgia-always inspires people to make reality more ideal in recalling the past; Symbolism-always symbolizes American culture and spirit from all angles; Functionality-always trying to appease the audience's mentality. Although the emergence of genre films and the development of genre concepts have enriched the narrative form and narrative language of films to some extent, on the whole, the narrative mode of Hollywood genre films still belongs to drama narrative mode. Genre films win by emphasizing the plot of the film, and the relationship between characters is also subordinate to the plot relationship. The development of film narrative, like its characters, is artificial, formalistic and rigid. Hollywood emphasizes coherent editing and smooth combination of time and space to facilitate the linear development of a closed causal relationship. The plot and shot of the film also follow the logical development, trying to create the continuity of time and space in order to gain the recognition of the audience. The closed structural mode leads to the happy ending of the film, and also determines the hypothesis and unreality of the characters and environment in the film. The main modes of genre films are: comedy, westerns, robbers, musicals, horror films, science fiction films, disaster films, war films and so on.