“红色经典”再流行现象的生成探析

A Probe into the Re-popularity of "Revolutionary Classics"

"红色经典"是中国20世纪50年代至60年代以革命为主题的文化生产。"红色经典"文化在中国的传播,几乎运用了所有的媒介手段和艺术样式,包括小说、广播、戏剧、影视、绘画、音乐等等。其中洋溢着浓厚的革命英雄主义和浪漫主义气息的"红色经典"电影,流传最广、影响最大,成为新中国50到70年代最主要的精神消费品,"红色经典"影视再流行是世纪之交最引人注目的中国文化现象之一。文章力求从艺术学与社会学角度,通过考察"红色经典"电影的生成语境、价值评判和历史发展,探求其再流行现象的内外动因,并从中反思其现实意义。

＂Revolutionary classics＂ refer to the cultural production themed on revolution from the 1950s to the 1960s in China,while the spread of ＂revolutionary classic＂ culture across China was conducted by virtue of almost every medium and artistic mode possible,involving fiction,broadcasting,drama,films and TV,drawing,music,etc. ＂Revolutionary classic＂ movies brimful of strong revolutionary heroism and romaticism flavor are the most circulated and most influential,while the re-popularity of ＂revolutionary classic＂ movies-the most principal cultural consumption goods in China from the 1950s to the 1960s-is one of the most spectacular cultural phenomena in China at the turn of the 20th century. This paper attempts to explore the inner and outer causes for the re-popularity of ＂revolutionary classic＂ movies by surveying their formative context,value assessment and historical development in the perspective of artology and sociology so as to reflect on their practical significance.