一场认识自我的旅途——用精神分析理论品读《少年派的奇幻漂流》

A Journey of Self-understanding——Interpreting Life of Pi from the Perspective of Psychoanalytic Theory

《少年派的奇幻漂流》通过船只失事、人兽共处、海上奇观、浩瀚晴空、神奇浮岛等日常生活中不常见的影像,表现一个少年在大海上冒险求生以及在这个过程中进行心灵探索的故事。在大海上漂泊的日子里,少年派与自然抗争、与最真实的自己抗争。活下去——这个最原始的本能,"逼迫"着少年派一次又一次地打破他的道德底线。正是在这一次又一次的、与死亡较量的过程里,少年派认识到了人性最本真的欲望,解开了对母亲的依恋情节,也接受了死亡与灾难的意义,更进一步地理解了宗教对于人类的意义——信仰、精神力量才是支撑人类继续前进的最大动力,而不是拘泥于宗教形式本身。少年派在这个过程里成长起来,这段漂流成为了他人生中最为重要的一段"旅途"。而作为观影的观众,也在这部影片里经历了一段奇妙的旅行,获得了人生的感悟。

The film Life of Pi told the story of a young boy ’ s adventure for survival and spiritual exploration on the sea by presenting unusual images such as the shipwreck , coexistence of man and animals, offshore wonders and magical floating island .During the days of drifting in the ocean , Pi fought against nature and himself .The most primitive instinct of human to live forced Pi to break through his moral bottom line time and again , and it was through the repeated battles with death that Pi realized the desire of humanity , unleashed attachment to his mother , accepted the meaning of death and disasters and further understood the significance of a religion to mankind-faith and mental strength are the greatest force for supporting human progress .As the drift became a most important journey in Pi ’ s life, the audience also took a wonderful travel and obtained understanding of life.