约瑟夫·坎贝尔:好莱坞帝国的神话学教父

Joseph Campbell:Mythical Godfather of the Hollywood Empire

文章阐述比较神话学家约瑟夫·坎贝尔对好莱坞世界的影响,从其神话观的不同方面探讨这位好莱坞世界的神话学教父为好莱坞世界所提供的创意启示及其借鉴意义。坎贝尔在好莱坞世界的影响力说明神话在高科技时代依然能够成为文化创造的推动力。不过,如果高科技时代的影像神话不能继承传统神话的治疗能量,它们最终只能沦为现代荒原的精神致幻术。

The article discusses the impact of the comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell on the Hollywood world. First, since Hollywood movies widely use the single myths summarized by Campbell as narrative structures,these films inherit the mysticism and spiritual natures of the model. Second, the idea put forth by Campbell in his attempt to reconstruct the modern mythology in the light of the current situation has played a role in promoting the spectacular images of Hollywood films. Third, Campbell inspired the visual writing of personal myths from theoretical construction to concrete practice.