作为唯美主义者的克里斯托弗·诺兰:论《致命魔术》与《盗梦空间》中的“魔术”与“梦”

Christopher Nolan as an Aestheticist:On "Magic" and "Dream" in The Prestige and Inception

克里斯托弗·诺兰的电影不仅技法高超,也体现出对现代社会的深刻伦理关怀。本文讨论诺兰电影《致命魔术》和《盗梦空间》中作为艺术创造的"魔术"和"梦",以及背后体现的唯美主义观念及价值关怀。在两部作品中,魔术和梦分别成为剧中主人公体验世界的方式,也正是在魔术和梦中,主人公找到了存在价值。魔术和梦成为值得追求之物,在于它们能够实现丰富完满的人性和丰盈的存在。两部电影体现的价值和唯美主义的观念相一致,诺兰因此可称为唯美主义者。

Christopher Nolan cares not only about the way to tell a story in the film but also the ethics of modern society.This paper aims to analyze the"magic"and"dream"as forms of art in Nolan’s films The Prestige and Inception,and to discuss the aesthetic ideas implied by them.In these two films,magic and dream become the way the protagonists feel and experience the world,and it is in them that they find the value of being.The reason why magic and dream are pursued is that they help fulfil the existence of human being.The values cherished by the two films are in line with those of aestheticism,therefore,Nolan can be called an aestheticist.