In the light of the knowledge that literature is the direct mimesis of other literary works and indirect mimesis of mythswhile film is the direct mimesis of other forms of arts and indirect mimesis of literary works,t...In the light of the knowledge that literature is the direct mimesis of other literary works and indirect mimesis of mythswhile film is the direct mimesis of other forms of arts and indirect mimesis of literary works,the present paper extends the feasibili-ty of Northrop Frye's archetypal theories into the interpretation of films.The film Triangle(2007) is a fascinating and successfulthriller characterized by its legion psychological puzzles and enigmatic plots.Through probing into this cliff-hanging film from theperspective of archetypal criticism,focusing on its displaced archetypal structure,motif and image,the paper exposes the"myth"of this film – a metaphorical and symbolical revelation of"sin""samsara"and"self-salvation",which in turn,proves that the fun-damental sameness of literature and filmable arts is the literariness derived from archetypal myths.展开更多
This paper compares the original 1990 cult film,Jacob’s Ladder,directed by Adrian Lyne,to the 2019 remake,directed by David Rosenthal.In 2015 we published an article using The Tibetan Book of the Dead as a mechanism ...This paper compares the original 1990 cult film,Jacob’s Ladder,directed by Adrian Lyne,to the 2019 remake,directed by David Rosenthal.In 2015 we published an article using The Tibetan Book of the Dead as a mechanism for interpreting the original 1990 film.We believed then and do now that The Tibetan Book of the Dead provides the most comprehensive and interesting interpretation of the original film.We were anxious,then,to see how the 2019 remake dealt with concepts like enlightenment,attachment,the bardo,and other ideas from The Tibetan Book of the Dead.In the end,we decided that while the remake has many similarities with the original,the 2019 version of the film does not lend itself to interpretation using The Tibetan Book of the Dead.展开更多
文摘In the light of the knowledge that literature is the direct mimesis of other literary works and indirect mimesis of mythswhile film is the direct mimesis of other forms of arts and indirect mimesis of literary works,the present paper extends the feasibili-ty of Northrop Frye's archetypal theories into the interpretation of films.The film Triangle(2007) is a fascinating and successfulthriller characterized by its legion psychological puzzles and enigmatic plots.Through probing into this cliff-hanging film from theperspective of archetypal criticism,focusing on its displaced archetypal structure,motif and image,the paper exposes the"myth"of this film – a metaphorical and symbolical revelation of"sin""samsara"and"self-salvation",which in turn,proves that the fun-damental sameness of literature and filmable arts is the literariness derived from archetypal myths.
文摘This paper compares the original 1990 cult film,Jacob’s Ladder,directed by Adrian Lyne,to the 2019 remake,directed by David Rosenthal.In 2015 we published an article using The Tibetan Book of the Dead as a mechanism for interpreting the original 1990 film.We believed then and do now that The Tibetan Book of the Dead provides the most comprehensive and interesting interpretation of the original film.We were anxious,then,to see how the 2019 remake dealt with concepts like enlightenment,attachment,the bardo,and other ideas from The Tibetan Book of the Dead.In the end,we decided that while the remake has many similarities with the original,the 2019 version of the film does not lend itself to interpretation using The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
