回归与超越的生命叩问——从《金陵十三钗》看南京大屠杀电影的美学创意

Return to and Transcendence of the Meaning of Life ——Aesthetic Creativity in The Flowers of the War,a Movie on the Nanjing Massacre

张艺谋新近导演的电影《金陵十三钗》是记录南京大屠杀史事的上乘之作,它不但回归历史再现了个体经历死亡的现场感受,而且超越现实传递了民族理解生命的价值认同,可谓启迪未来、建构人类表现苦难的历史诗学,体现出在生命的叩问中反思灾难的美学创意。

Presenting the historic facts of Nanjing Massacre, The Flowers of the War is a master piece directed by Zhang Yimou. In the movie, the historical moment of in situ personal experience of death is reproduced and the nationality＇s identity of the meaning of life is conveyed. The historical poetic depiction of the suffering and disaster gives us inspiration in the understanding of the meaning of life and offer us new perspectives in the development of humanity.