目前我国许多高校都开设有《英文影视欣赏》的课程，学生们不仅可以通过电影学习英语的单词和短语，还可以透过经典电影了解西方的文化以及电影所传递的主题思想。基于此，邹虹所著的《英文影视主题欣赏(英文版)》共精选了5部经典电影，它们都反映了人类关注的一些命题，如命运、救赎、归属、孤独以及进退两难的困境。为了便于学习者深刻地理解这些主题，本书把电影中许多凸显这些主题的片段单独提炼出来，并进行了文化背景的介绍、单词注释以及作者个人的一些解析。以介绍影视艺术常识和提高欣赏能力为主线，有助于提高学生的学习兴趣以及加深对知识点的理解，将知识性、趣味性、鉴赏性相结合。

Unit One Destiny

 Forrest Gump

 I. Background Information / 1

 1. Awards / 1

 2. The leading role in Forrest Gump--Tom Hanks / 1

 3. Synopsis / 2

 II. The Well-Remembered Songs in Forrest Gump / 3

 1. Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" / 3

 2. John Lennon's "Imagine" / 4

 3. Jenny--Counterculture Music / 7

 III. Cultural Notes / 16

 1. Ku Klux Klan / 16

 2. Vietnam War / 17

 3. The Watergate Scandal / 17

 4. Black Panthers/17

 5. SDS / 17

 6. The Ping-Pong Diplomacy / 17

 7. The Reagan Assassination Attempt / 17

 8. Major Historical Events in Sequence / 17

 IV. A Thematic Study ofForrest Gump--Destiny / 18

 Excerpt 1--Mom's View of Destiny / 18

 Excerpt 2--Lieutenant's View of Destiny 20

 Excerpt 3--Forrest's View of Destiny / 21

 V. Important Expressions / 22

 VI. Gap-Filling / 24

Unit Two Redemption

 The Shawshank Redemption

 I. Background Information / 25

 I. Awards / 25

 2. The Reading role in The Shawshank Redelnption--Morgan

 Freeman / 25

 3. Synopsis / 25

 II. Cultural Notes / 30

 1. Parole application / 30

 2. Tax return / 30

 3. Sears and Roebuck / 31

 4. Posters / 31

 5. Hula gal / 33

 6. Harvey / 33

 Excerpt 1--Hopeless Low Lives Confined by the High Walls / 35

 Excerpt 2--Institutionalized Souls / 45

 Excerpt 3--Spiritual Freedom / 49

 Excerpt 4--Hope / 56

 VI. Gap-Filling / 60

Unit Three A Sense of Belonging

 Breakfast at Tiffany's

 I. Background Information / 64

 1. Awards / 64

 2. The leading role in Breakfast at Tiffany's--Audrey Helburn / 64

 3. Synopsis / 66

 II. Cultural Notes / 70

 1. Moon River / 70

 2. Tiffany's / 71

 3. Sing Sing / 71

 4. The Oscar-nominated screenplay / 71

 5. Miss Golightly's character / 72

 III. A Thematic Study of Breakfast at Tiffany's--Themes of

 Belonging and Freedom / 73

 Excerpt 1--Two Drifters / 74

 Excerpt 2--Two Drifters' Past / 88

 Excerpt 3--Wandering Life / 97

 Excerpt 4--Drifters' Destination / 111

 IV. Gap-Filling / 128

Unit FOUR Loneliness

 Elizabeth I

 I. Background Information / 130

 1. Awards / 130

 2.The leading role in Elizabeth l--Care Blancher / 130

 3. Synopsis / 132

 II. Cultural Notes / 136

 I. The family tree of Elizabeth I/136

 2. Catholicism vs, Protestantism / 136

 3. Male characters / 137

 4. Marriage question / 137

 5. The Elizabethan religious settlement / 138

 6. Pope Plus V/138

 7. Conspiracy / 138

 8. An illegitimate queen / 139

 9. Bloody Mary; Mary of Guise; Mary of Scots / 139

 III. A Thematic Study of Elizabeth/--the Loneliness of Being a Queen / 139

 Excerpt 1--Religious Fragmentation / 140

 Excerpt 2--Generate State / 155

 Excerpt 3--Religious Settlement and Marriage Question / 169

 Excerpt 4--A Lonely Queen / 190

 IV. Gap-Filling / 200

Unit FIVE Dilemma

 Interview with the Vampire

 I. Background Information / 202

 1. Awards / 202

 2. The leading role in Interview with the Vampire--Brad Pitt / 202

 3. Synopsis / 204

 II. Cultural Notes / 206

 1. Vampire films / 206

 2. Why did Anne Rice choose Louis as a hero? Do you

 think Louis is a Byronic hero? / 208

 3. New Orleans, Louisiana/209

 4. The Embrace / 209

 III. A Thematic Study of Interview with the

 Vampire--Dilemma / 210

 Excerpt--Dilemma / 211

 IV. Gap-Filling / 228