读解二十一世纪的神话——类型影片之魔幻电影研究

The Interpretation of a 21st Century Myth——A study of the magic movies of movie genre

魔幻电影是在二十一世纪初期蓬勃发展并日趋成熟的电影类型,本文首先廓清其概念,指出其存在和繁荣的历史必然性,即魔幻电影与原始神话的承继关系以及成为现代神话载体的现实功用,分析了电影中主人公形象的一系列变化、惯用图腾符号在现代语境中的全新涵义、影片套用的故事原型及主题意义,通过阐述魔幻电影的叙事特征,指出这一电影类型在现代社会中的深层魅力所在。

Magic movies are a relatively new genre that has been developing since the beginning of the 21st century.This thesis illustrates the concept and the characteristics of magic movies,pointing out the necessities of their existence and prosperity,the inheritance relationship between magic movies and primitive myths,and the actual function of the modern myth carrier.It then analyzes a series of changes of the heroic image in the film,the new meaning of the totem symbol in the modern context,and the story prototype and the thematic meaning that the movie applies.Through the expression of the narrative characteristics of magic movies it points out the deep charm of this kind of films in the modern society.