谈电影《暴雨将至》剧作中的文化诉求

On the Cultural Appeal in the Screenwriting of Before the Rain

电影《暴雨将至》是一部有着现代剧作结构的优秀电影,在世界电影殿堂中占有重要一席。一直以来,国内对这部电影的研究侧重于现代电影理论分析,有抽象化、空洞化的倾向。文章从剧作结构和人物设置两个方面分析这部电影的剧作元素,由此探讨影片在文化诉求方面的努力和贡献,在分析中可知剧作结构和人物设置都是导演实现其文化诉求的有效手段。

Before the Rain,an excellent movie with modern screenwriting structure,occupies an important place among the world films.Chinese researchers have used the modern film theory to analyze this movie over the years,but their analyses tend to be abstract and hollow.On the basis of analyzing screenwriting structure and characters setup,this article explores the efforts and contributions of the movie in cultural appeal,and concludes that those two elements are the effective means for achieving the director＇s goal.