重复:电影改编的艺术基底

Repetition:The Artistic Basis of Film Adaptation

重复是恒常的电影现象。由根据新闻事件改编的电影,到根据真人真事改编的电影,根据小说、自传等改编的电影,再到根据旧版电影翻拍的电影,都是重复运动的结果。重复是不断深化意义的符号活动。电影改编作为重复的方式之一,使电影不断以改编的方式,将过去的经验或影像反复重现于观众面前。电影改编是寻找差异、展开重述行为的运动,电影改编在使文本成为崭新之物的同时,又不失对同属同类事物的思考。通过重复来理解电影改编,意在说明电影改编的目的、形式及文化意义。

Repetition’ is a frequent phenomenon in the film industry.Films adapted based on news,true stories,novels,autobiographies and old films are all the result of repetition.Repetition is an activity involving signs that constantly deepens meaning.As one mode of repetition,film adaptation enables a film to reproduce past experience or images for the audience.To adapt a film is to seek differences and carry out restatements;it makes the text a new thing while considering the same kinds of things.To understand film adaptation in terms of repetition is to explain the purpose,form and cultural significance of film adaptation.