拯救、觉醒与回归——美国电影《马语者》的叙事手法与文化内涵

Salvation,Arousal and Regression——Narrative technique and cultural connotation in The Horse Whisper

《马语者》是好莱坞著名电影家罗伯特.雷德福用十年时间精心打造的一部诗情浓郁、内涵深邃的影片。影片从外在结构上看是一个拯救生命的故事,从内在结构上看,则是一个爱的发现与觉醒的故事。整部影片自始至终都渗透着对个体生命的关心和对生存意义的关注,以及对人的精神生活的重视和对人的美好情感的肯定。

The Horse Whisper, carefully orchestrated by the famous Hollywood director Robert Redford during the ten years, is an A- merican movie rich in poetic romance and profound connotation. Judging by the external structure, it is a life - saving story; it is also a love story of discovery and awakening in the interior. The whole movie is permeated with the care for individual life, the attention to the meaning of existence and the spiritual life of human being, and the affirmation of human emotion as well.