“水”在电影中的象征意义与意境营造

The Symbolic Meaning of "Water " in Films and its Function of Forming Artistic Conception

象征手法已成为现代电影必不可少的策略,这一策略使得作品超越银幕形象的现实属性而产生一种深邃的哲理内涵。象征凸现了电影艺术形象上与现实审美的距离和内容上对现实价值的关怀。“水”在不同文化中均负载着复杂而广泛的文化含义,其在中外电影作品中的象征性同样具有多样性。以“水”为代表分析影片中象征手法的运用具有一定的典型性,有助于我们更好地把握影片的审美品位与意境营造,也有利于推动电影创作的“文化自觉”。

The symbolic technique has become an indispensable tactics of modern films. It is through this technique that a film is endowed with a profound philosophic connotation by transcending its realistic attribute. The use of symbol makes it conspicuous the aesthetic distance between films and reality in form as well as the film's value solicitude for reality in content. The meaning of 'water' is complicated and varied in different cultures. So is its symbolic representation in films at home and abroad. It is typical for us to analyze the use of symbolism in films by taking 'water' as a model. In so doing we can better appreciate the aesthetic taste and artistic conception of a film, and promote the 'cultural awareness' of film creation. Film directors should avoid the abuse of this tactics.