电影艺术中的隐喻手法

The Metaphorical Montage in the Movie

隐喻作为文学的修辞手法进入电影艺术中后,衍生出了众多的构成元素。电影作品在视觉上可以运用物件细节、仪式以及特殊的场景构成隐喻,含蓄而形象地揭示主人公的性格,预示人物的命运。《天云山传奇》中熄灭的蜡烛,《菊豆》中的挡棺,《小城之春》中颓败的小城都是典型的视觉隐喻。除此之外,电影作品中常见的隐喻构成元素还有音乐和音响,尤其是音响的巧妙应用,可以含蓄地点明作品的主题意蕴。《大红灯笼高高挂》就通过捶脚的音响隐喻了男权掌控之下囿于院落的女人的悲剧命运。在电影中运用隐喻应该遵循含蓄生动和雅致双重原则。

Metaphor is often used to be one ordinary skill in literature. Nowadays, it has become one important skill in the nar- ration of movies. There are several kinds of elements which could be used as metaphorical image, such as special object, ceremony and scene. These images reveal the characters of the roles and herald their destiny. The candle in the movie Tianyunshan Legend, the ceremony of stopping the coffin in the movie Ju-dou and the decadent city in the movie Spring in the Small City are examples of visual metaphor. The sound also constitutes metaphorical montage. The clang of beating the feet in the movie Rising the Red Lantern reveals the tragedy of women. Metaphorical images should be vivid and elegant.