Movies in Hollywood transfer the core values of American culture. This thesis mainly intends to analyze American inpidualistic heroism in many ways by using a classic inpidualistic heroism movie Captain America, which aims at making people better understand the American culture and values of the American people.

2. Literature Review

Inpidualistic heroism is an indispensable part of the American culture; meanwhile, movie is also an important way to study the American culture. Therefore, there are many scholars who have studied them and recognized their influence by American movies, especially Hollywood movies. There are two main ways to study inpidualistic heroism. Some scholars study inpidualistic heroism as a whole, for example, Habits of the Heart: Inpidualism and Commitment in American Life written by Robert Neelly Bellah in 1985. It offers a detailed study of inpidualism and influence in American life(1985). The history of American movies including inpidualistic heroism is analyzed in detail in Robert Sklar’ s Movie-Made America: A Culture History of American Movies, who is a famous professor at Tisch School of the Arts, New York University(1994). In our country, Li Qirong makes a detailed definition of American Spirit and influence for American in his American Spirit(1998).