经济衰落阴影与公路惊悚片的家庭威胁——谈美国公路惊悚片的类型创作

The Shadow of Economic Recession and the Threats of Family to Highway Thrillers:the Creation of American Highway Thrillers

公路电影范畴中,公路惊悚片是公路片和"治愈式"旅途片之外的另一个重要类型。公路特殊的空间特征和流动特性,特别适于表现某种具有惊险、悬疑特征的场景,例如追杀。本文梳理了20世纪70年代以来公路惊悚片的创作情况,指出由于经济的萧条,保守主义价值观的回归,在惊悚片创作中,恐怖压抑的场所已经从家庭转到了路上。公路不再是抗争之路、自由之路、活着成长之路、治愈之路,而是危及四伏,告诫大家不要上路,要赶快回家!

In the category of road movie, highway thrillers are another important genre besides road movie and the ＂heal- ing＂ journey sheet. The unique spatial and dynamic features of highway are particularly fit as the settings for scenes, such as, hunting - down with adventures and suspense. This paper classifies the creation of highway thrillers since the 1970s and points out the terrifying and depressing scenes in thrillers have been transferred from the families to the roads because of the economic depression, and the return of the conservative values. Highways are no longer roads of struggle, freedom, growth and healing but places full of crisis and thus it is admonishing for people not to hit the road and instead they should hurry back home.