家之嬗变——中国家庭情节剧电影探析

Change of the Home: Investigation of Melodrama Film Themed on Chinese Family

自电影在中国面世以来,其家庭情节剧就一直独领风骚,这取决于审美习惯,也成就于世俗传统。家庭情节剧电影的概念来自美国,日本也擅长制作家庭情节剧电影。美国家庭情节剧电影往往聚焦于个体与家庭的冲突,热衷个人自由的主题;日本的家庭情节剧电影犹如某种特定生存方式的微缩景观,不用家庭叙事图解社会大势,而乐于白描普通人生活的细节;中国家庭情节剧电影更多地与"宏大叙事"相勾连,总是通过小家表现大家,彰显家与国的同构关系,说明国家的出路才是个人的出路。中国的家庭情节剧电影善于围绕伦理道德来建构矛盾冲突,常常通过人物的悲欢离合来探讨社会变化,在世俗化的生活图景中渲染爱情、亲情和友情,使故事理念更有情绪感染力。

The family themed melodrama has taken the lead since the appearance of film in China, which can be attributed to the aesthetic customs, as well as the mundane tradition. The concept of family themed melodrama film originated from the US, and, Japan is also good at this genre. In the US, the family themed melodrama film focuses on the conflict between the individual and the family, revealing the theme of individual freedom. In Japan, the family themed melodrama film is like a miniature landscape with a certain way of living, which delineates the details of ordinary peoples＇ life, rather than illustrating the society at a macro level. The Chinese one, which is always related to the macro narrative, describes the nation through family and illustrates the interaction between family and nation. This means the nation is the way out of individual. Chinese family themed melodrama film tends to construct the conflict around the ethics and it often discusses the social change through the bittersweet stories of figures. Furthermore, it describes love, family affection and friendship in a secularized picture of life, which makes the storytelling emotional.