American Movies
美国电影
American Movies do not attempt to show the lives of all the people of the United States.
美国电影并不会展示所有美国人生活的方方面面。
Many movies contain some truth.
许多电影虽有一定的真实性,
But even a movie that deals with true subjects represents the ideas of the person who wrote it, the people who acted in it and the person who directed it.
但是,即使是一部以真实题材为主的电影,也只是代表了编剧,演员及导演的想法。
Over the years, some Americans have tried to ban some kinds of movies. These include movies that are violent or show people having sexual relations.
这些年来,有些美国人试图采取法律行动禁止有关暴力和性关系等的电影。
People have taken legal action to stop such movies.
有些美国人试图采取法律行动禁止。
But court decisions have said that the right to make any kind of movie is protected by the part of the United States Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech.
因此,无论人们的书籍或电影多么拙劣,都同样受到宪法的保护。
In the United States, people have the right to produce a bad movie or write a bad book.
在美国人们有权利拍摄拙劣的电影和书籍。
People who make movies try to provide entertainment and excitement.
电影制片人致力于为人们带来娱乐和刺激,
However, entertainment and excitement often have nothing to do with the real world.
但是这些娱乐和刺激却常常与现实生活毫无关系。