对中国文化的不同想象及其缝合——关于第五、六代电影导演之比较研究

Different Imaginations of Chinese Culture and their Assemblage:A Comparative Study of Directors from the Fifth and Sixth Generation

本文认为,20世纪80年代以来中国电影的第五代、第六代导演对中国文化的想象及其影像呈现风格上有着诸多差别,他们作为当代中国电影的重要方面军从不同层面、不同角度在客观上对以好莱坞为代表的西方强势影像进行了中国式挑战。本文着重论证了第五、六代导演及其作品所呈现的重要影像意义和文化价值,分析了他们对中国文化不同想象的社会历史原因,进一步提出第六代导演要真正成为中国电影的承上启下者,就必须在保持个性和独立性的同时,加深对中国文化、中国美学的学习、领悟和体会,这是两代导演影像文化缝合的关键,也是第六代导演能给中国电影带来更多惊喜的新的契机。

This paper holds that since the 1980s, directors of the fifth and sixth generation are quite different in their imaginations of Chinese culture and the realization of these imaginations in different cinematic styles. These directors, as important elements in the development of contemporary Chinese cinema, have challenged Western cinematic powers represented by Hollywood. This paper focuses on the directors of the two generations and their important cinematic significance and cultural values, analyzes the social and historical reasons for their imaginations, and points further to the idea that, as both inheritors and promoters, directors of the two generations must, on the one hand, maintain their individuality and independence, and on the other, deepen their understanding and interpretation of the Chinese culture, which is not only the key for the cultural junction between the two generations, but also an opportunity for the sixth generation to make more surprising contributions to the Chinese cinema.