电影《通天塔》中的和谐与冲突主题

Harmony and Confusion in the movie Babel

人类的和谐共处和矛盾冲突的必然性、偶然性是2007年奥斯卡最佳影片《通天塔》的主题。在上帝创造了世界之后,整个地球只有一种语言和少量词汇。地球上的人类决定建造一座可以直达天堂的高塔。但上帝并不乐见于此。他决定将所有这些人划分成不同的种族,居住在不同的地方,讲的是不同的语言,因而使他们无法互相容易地沟通交流。在电影中,一次灾难情况的出现引出了不同种族、不同语言以及不同文化背景的个体之间的千丝万缕的联系并体现了人类的区别性和同一性。这部影片的和谐与冲突的主题也随之变得突出。语言作为人类的普遍沟通方式,也是影片用来揭示主题的一个重要因素。这部电影涉及了多个国家和不同的语言:英语、日语、墨西哥语、摩洛哥语,甚至还有聋哑人的手语。影片所使用的语言,以及各类人的表面沟通和错综复杂的关系体现人类思想相互沟通的重要性。

The 2007-Oscar-awarded movie ＂Babel＂ is a film with the theme of harmony and confusion of the people around the world. After God created the world, the whole earth had one language and few words. People on earth decided to build a really tall tower through which they can reach the heaven. But God was not happy to see this. He divided all these people into different races, living in different places, speaking different languages, thus making them unable to communicate with each other easily. In the movie, catastrophic circumstances bring out the differences and similarities between individuals from various cultures speaking different languages. There are several countries and languages concerned in the movie： English, Japanese, Mexican, Moroccan and furthermore, the sign language for the deaf and dumb people. It is depicted in the movie the mentality of humanity, the superficial communication and intricate tie between people.