他者的影像逆袭:后“9·11”电影《拉合尔茶馆的陌生人》

Rewriting the Other's Image: Post-“9/11”Movie The Reluctant Fundamentalist

作为一部后"9·11"电影,《拉合尔茶馆的陌生人》首度摆脱了二元叙事的禁锢,逆转了穆斯林的异化形象,实现了他者的影像突围。影片在美国与拉合尔的不同时空之间交替展开,一方面借由主人公美国梦碎的影像倒叙,凸显他者在美国社会遭遇的异化困境;另一方面通过茶馆冲突中微妙渐进的伦理召唤,剖析美国的霸权实质,引导观众反思他者生命的脆弱性与可悲怆性,感悟尊崇和平、终止暴力的伦理真谛。

As a post-9/11 movie,The Reluctant Fundamentalist breaks away from the binary narrative and reverses the alienated image of Muslims. The movie unfolds itself in different space and time which alternates between America and Lahore. Through the flashback of the protagonist＇s shattered American dreams,the movie highlights America＇s alienation of the other. In the meantime,by way of the ethical call from the conflicts in the teahouse,it exposes the hegemony of the American government and guides the audience to apprehend the precariousness and grievability of others＇ life,thus revealing the non-violent ethical theme in the movie narrative.