军旅文学的影像改编--以电影《长津湖》为例

Film Adaptation of Military Literature:A Case Study of The Battle at Lake Changjin

电影《长津湖》是对军旅作家兰晓龙的长篇小说《冬与狮》的成功改编,通过长津湖战役中的英雄人物群像展现了长津湖战役的残酷和伟大,阐释了伟大的抗美援朝精神。电影对小说的改编回应了时代背景下的现实创作需求,通过突破小说模式的反好莱坞观念与范式的叙事设置,意象化的人物及人物关系塑造,将小说中虚构的故事融入历史背景与真实场面刻画中,使“战争记忆”在生动的图像中得以唤醒,在军旅题材小说的影响力得到推广之际,中国电影市场潜力亦得以扩散,彰显了中国电影人借助“中国故事”的全球吸引力。电影《长津湖》的改编成功,既契合了时代与市场的双重诉求,又探索出中国军旅题材文学的影视化创作中不同于好莱坞化的创作方式。

The film The Battle at Lake Changjin is a successful adaptation of the epic novel Winter and the Lion by military writer Lan Xiaolong.Through depicting a mosaic of heroic characters amidst The Battle at Lake Changjin,the movie showcases the brutality and greatness of this historic event,elucidating the profound spirit of resisting American aggression and aiding North Korea.The adaptation of the novel into a film responds to the contemporary demands of realistic storytelling within its era.It breaks away from Hollywood-centric concepts and narrative paradigms,employing symbolic characterizations and relationships,blending the fictional narrative of the novel into a meticulously portrayed historical backdrop and real-life scenarios.This convergence of war memories in vivid imagery revives the essence of the conflict.As the influence of military-themed novels expands,the success of The Battle at Lake Changjin in film adaptation not only aligns with the zeitgeist and market demands but also explores a non-Hollywood approach in the visual representation of Chinese military literature.This achievement highlights China’s filmmakers leveraging the global allure of“Chinese stories”while tapping into the expansive potential of the Chinese film market.