“拧巴”及其缘由——以《麦田》为例管窥当前中国古装大片的症结

"Twist" and Reasons:for Instance of the Movie Wheat to Glimpse the Problem of the Contemporary Chinese Movies about Ancient Stories

"拧巴"表示的是事物或现象内各要素之间的悖逆、不调和,以及由此而引发的接受感觉的不顺畅、不舒服。《麦田》就是一部拧巴的电影。它以古代的故事讲述了在现代语境中所涉及的家与国的关系、个人的小我命运和宏大的历史进程的关系,其中杂糅了后现代式的荒诞、现代性的反思和古典的审美意象,但由于编导掌控的乏力导致各思想和形式要素间彼此悖逆而不相干,甚至相互排斥。无独有偶,概览当前中国具代表性的古装大片均存在这样的症结,而通过概述中国现代文化的缘起及其变迁,可发现造成这一拧巴状态的缘由在于中国现代文化中传统与现代、后现代的相互纠结、冲突、难融的历时进程和当下共时的存在状态。

"Twist" in Chinese means that many elements in one body is conflictive and disharmonious and lead to the receivers unsmooth and uncomfortable feelings.The movie Wheat is twist.According to an ancient story,it shows the relation between family and nation,personal fate and process of history,and combined with the absurd of post-modernity,the reflection of modernity and ancient aesthetic image.But because the director lacks the ability of control,many elements are rebellious,irrelevant,and even conflictive wi...