爱情的意象与民族电影的萌芽

Symbol of Love as Imprints of National Films

本文旨在通过中国早期电影中的爱情表现这个角度,历史地呈现中国民族电影与文化的关系和特点。因为爱情是人人都将亲历的过程,而世界范围内的电影最乐于将爱情作为表现的对象,它直接或间接地成为几乎所有电影的表现主题。爱情所构成的独特文化风景,也是最为吸引观众的话题;在两相交互的过程中,中国电影获得了一种独有的表达形式,并进而形成民族电影的风格特征和美学意义。而早期特定的社会背景和时代话语、文化语境提供了独特的爱情形式与主题,中国起步阶段的电影作为纪录、整理并传承中国人情感的传播媒介,细致地镶嵌着民族文化的某些印记,我们可以通过辨识、寻证这些“化石”般的痕迹,来理解中国民族电影奠基时的特点。

This essay explains the interaction between Chinese national movies and culture from the perspective of love symbols as shown in the early Chinese movies. As love is a common human experience, it has been the popular film subject all over the world explicitly or implicitly. The unique love scene of different cultural delicacy has always been the attraction to the audience. Chinese film has shaped its own national film characteristic definitions and aesthetic values through very special expressive and love patterns, which qualities can be traced way back to the early part of Chinese films that were made within the given society and culture in that particular time. Early Chinese films are our national memories that carry Chinese feelings, emotions and cultural imprints. Therefore, this trace is intended to strengthen our understanding of the role early Chinese film played in shaping our national films.<