20世纪90年代中国法治题材电影中的“公共交往”

The"Public Relations"in Chinese Films Themed with Nomocracy in the 1990s

20世纪90年代中国内地的法治题材电影,诞生于中国社会法治建设承上启下、剧烈变革的历史时期,展现了古老中国乡土宗族礼法与现代法律观念和城市文明的冲突。法治题材电影中的角色关系主要围绕法律维度的公共交往而展开,因此法治题材电影是反映特定历史时期的公共观念的重要文本。所谓公共交往,即发生于公共空间的行动主体的交往活动。法治题材电影中警察与罪犯、原告与被告是典型的公共交往双方。长期以来,中国的法治电影所呈现的警民之间的公共关系本身都是“伪公共交往”,是私人生活圈子的放大和幻化。在20世纪90年代中国内地的法治电影中,平复冲突、维持秩序的手段是“仁、义、礼”的感化和教化,而不是诉讼和折狱。在新世纪以来的法治题材主旋律电影中,“执法角色”面对的依然是情法分立的难题,但这类角色往往以更为积极和乐观的态度来解决难题,体现出中国执法队伍和法治社会的美好发展前景。

Chinese films themed with nomocracy in the 1990s emerged in the historical context of transitions and dramatic changes under the construction of nomocracy in China,displaying the conflicts between the ancient Chinese manners of the patriarchal clan and the modern legal concepts and urban civilization.The networking of the characters in these films mainly revolves around public relations in the legal dimension,therefore they are important texts that reflect public concepts in specific historical periods.The so-called public relations refer to the interaction activities that occur in public spaces.For instance,police and criminals,as well as plaintiffs and defendants,are typical public communicators in films themed with nomocracy.For a long time,the public relations between the police and the public presented in these Chinese films have been a kind of"pseudo-public interaction",an amplification and illusion of private life circles.As films themed with nomocracy in the 1990s in Chinese Mainland displayed the means of pacifying conflicts and maintaining order were the influence and enlightenment of"benevolence,righteousness and propriety",instead of lawsuit and imprisonment.Moreover,the"law enforcers"still face the problem of separating emotions and laws as displayed in this genre of films since the new century.But characters in these film often solve the problem with a more positive and optimistic attitude,reflecting the promising development prospects of Chinas law enforcement team and nomocracy.