科幻亚类型“美国式科幻片”新论

A Tentative Study on American Science-fiction Films

“美国式科幻片”是一个新提出的概念,也可简称为“美式科幻片”。这个概念是说在美国制作的科幻片中有一部分与一般科幻片不同。传统科幻片一般都会把对于科技发展的不祥后果,或者说某种形式的焦虑与反思,作为故事的核心主题;美式科幻片却把科技与使用科技的人分开,其批判的矛头大多指向掌握权力的人,而不是科技发展本身。这一现象的出现可能与美国的科技发展的乐观主义、哲学思潮中的实用主义,以及在国际政治关系中谋求霸权的帝国主义有关。

“American science-fiction film”is a new concept that refers to some science-fiction films produced in the U.S.and are distinguished from most science-fiction films in general.Traditional science-fiction films tend to demonstrate a theme on ominous consequences of the development of science and technology,or cast some kinds of anxiety or reflection,while American science-fiction films tend to separate science and technology and the people who are using them,and criticize those people in power rather than development of science and technology itself.The emergence of this phenomenon might be connected to the American techno-optimism,pragmatic philosophy and the imperialism thoughts that seek for hegemony in international political relation.