从《老友记》与《爱情公寓》看中西文化差异(2)
The Love Apartment is called for the “Chinese Friends”. With the increasing of the audience rating, lots of doubts about copying. There is no doubt that the Love Apartment takes an example for the Friends. And it caters to the modern young teenagers to a great extent. The Love Apartment came to one of the most attractive TV plays with its relaxing and humorous atmosphere, fashion images and romantic mood. The popular of the Love Apartment can not do without the help of the Friends. The play not only has its own national style, but also imitates the Friends. And the character settings are similar. So many people called it the Chinese version of the Friends. Although the play has caused a lot of criticism about its fake and plagiarism, but overall it is full of fun. As for the most popular domestic comedies, the Love Apartment combines with China’s national conditions, and takes an example for the success of the foreign sitcom comedies. Although some of the settings are similar, with the performance of the seven actors, it is full of fun. And it is better than the idol plays about the content and production, The Love Apartment is regarded as the remake of the Friends, but the achievement and value of the Chinese situation comedy can not be ignored.
Ⅱ.Interpretation of American Culture from the Characters
2.1 The Analysis of the Main Characters
1. Monica and Hu Yifei
First, the core of the six people--Monica Geller, a female whose occupation is senior restaurant chief cook. She is independent, strong, confident, extremely strong controlling and winning mentality, loves challenges, never give up, but has a very vulnerable heart. Monica is the elder sister of the protagonist. Above all, we know that, this is the prototype of Hu Yifei. Two heroes of the Friends was beaten by strong Monica, and Zeng Xiaoxian praised Hu Yifei as strong as two male adults. The characters and the role settings of the two girls are almost the same. There are only two different points. First, it is the career, Hu Yifei is a teacher of a university. Second, it is the eccentricity, Hu Yifei has a tendency to violence and Monica has cleanliness and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2. Rachel and Lin Wanyu
Rachel Green, a female whose occupation is a cafe waitress at the beginning of the play, then gets into the fashion industry. She is a daughter that know nothing about the society and very rich. Then become more mature and independent. And her planning for the future is clear. She sometimes is like a little girl, likes to play jokes, and serious about the sentiment. Rachel is a lovely girl, the goddess of many males.She has the biggest shift about her character, and the main role of the emotional sections. Yes, this is the prototype of Lin Wanyu. They are in a very high similarity degree, and even the career are almost the same, but Lin Wanyu is more poor, both of them escaped from the weddings, as a little girl, they experienced the confusion, the misery,and the horror, but finally, they became brave and independent, and met their true loves. Rachel is acted by the queen of the American super movie star Jennifer Aniston. At that time, she was a new guy there, but in the Friends, Rachel is regarded as the most successful character in the play. As for Linwanyu, she needs to make more progress.