被复制的母女关系和被私域化的华裔美国电影

The Replicated Mother-Daughter Relationship and the Domesticated Chinese-American Cinema

《瞬息全宇宙》在全球范围内的口碑票房双赢,继《摘金奇缘》和《青春变形记》之后再次将这类以母女关系为核心的华裔美国电影推到了大众面前,并意外地获得了中美观众的喜爱。然而,此类电影实际上迎合了近几年美国电影界高涨的“政治正确”吁求,这直接表现为其内容上的保守性。更重要的是,通过一段不断被复制的母女关系,它们策略性地将观众的注意力转移到华裔家庭内部,遮蔽了这些家庭在社会上可能面对的生存与挣扎难题,进而私域化了华裔美国电影。

The hit that Everything Everywhere All at Once made in its global review and box office has made it a follower of Crazy Rich Asians and Turning Red. Once again, Chinese-American films that highlight mother-daughter relationship have come to the fore. These films have unexpectedly won the support and acclaim of Chinese and American audiences. However, as a matter of fact, these films cater to the appeal for “political correctness” in American film industry during recent years, which is directly revealed by their conservative content. More importantly, they strategically shift audiences’ attention to the domestic problems within Chinese-American families through a replicated mother-daughter relationship, obscuring the survival and struggles that these families may face in society, so as to domesticate the Chinese-American cinema.