黑客帝国分析

“一千个人看，就有一千个黑客帝国。”Freeyourmind......real?Whatisreal?Howdoyoudefinereal?Mopheus:Thematrixiseverywhere,itisallaroundus.Youcanseeitwhenyoulookoutofwindow,orwhenyouturnonthetelevision.Itistheworldthathasbeenpulloveryoureyestoblindyoufromthetruth.---Neo:Whattruth?---Mopheus:Thatyouareaslave.Likeeveryoneelse,youwerebornintobondage,bornintoaprisonthatyoucannotsmellortouch.1860年，在英国作家刘易斯·卡罗充满想象力的笔触下，好奇的爱丽丝在追逐兔子的过程中，悠然掉入一个曼妙神奇的梦幻世界。（AliceInWonderland）1999年，在沃卓斯基兄弟的《黑客帝国》中，怀疑世界出了问题的Neo则追随一个有小白兔文身的性感女郎来到地下RaveParty，从此而一发不可收拾，走入真实的荒漠。TheMatrix(1999)Theblockbusterfilm(强档片)TheMatrixiscalledoneoftheblockbusters.Inyouropinion,whatisblockbuster?Canyoulistmoreexamples?TheblockbusterwasborninJune(thesummertime)1975withthereleaseofJaws(《大白鲨》).“Everythingchangedforever”,notedtheParamountsecond-in-command.“Suddenlythestudiosweretryingtomakesth.Thathadneverbeenknownbefore---thesummerblockbuster.”Characteristics:Theblockbusteremphasison---1.Spectacularactionsequencesandeffects2.Awall-to-wallsummernationalreleaseJawsbrokealbox-officerecordsandchangedHollywood.Sincethen,theblockbusterhasbecomeastaplefeatureofHollywoodandtheformulaemployedforitsmostcommerciallysuccessfulfilms.Otherexamples:TopGunJurassicParkIndependenceDayTitanicGladiatorPearlHarbourWhydoesHollywoodproduceblockbusters?Post-warstrategy:emphasisonspectacle---toregainaudienceslosttoTVandotherleisureactivities.Thespectacularqualitywillbecommerciallyexploitableonothermultimediaplatforms,fromcomputergamestothemeparkrides.Itstranslatabilityacrossculturesandlanguagegroups.NoteWhethertheblockbusterisagenreornotremainsacriticaldebate.ThethemeThestrongcentralcharacterwillbeidentifiedeasilyandfacealife-or-deathchallenge.“Thecentralcharacter,beforetriumphingandhehadtotriumphmustfirstbereduced,psychologically,andalmostdestroyed,beforethecomeback”Theachievementsanditscommercialbenefits4Oscars2sequels(MatrixReloaded,MatrixRevolutions)2soundtrackCDsAvideocassetteAvideogame2DVDsTie-inandfranchisedeals---sunglasses,mobilephones,comicbooksSomeworksofphilosophyexploringitspostmodernattitudesandreligiousmotifsTheWachowskibrothers:thescreenwritersBeinginterestedinfilms,comicbooks,andJapaneseanimation,socreatetheaestheticsofthe3forms.InvitingHongKongdirector/stuntchoreographer(袁和平)todirectthemartialarts.TheMatrixemploysallthekeyfeaturesoftheblockbuster.Acompellingbasicpremise(核心概念)AnemphasisonspectacleovernarrativeorpsychologicalcomplexityBreathtakingspecialeffectsAstrongcentralcharacterwithwhomitiseasytoidentify（观众容易取得认同）Acorrespondingarrayofspin-offproducts（副产品）includingsequels(续集)High-conceptformulaWhatistheconceptinthefilm?Therealityisanillusion.TheessenceofTheMatrixasablockbuster:purevisualpleasureofitsspectacle.Techemployed:Bullet-time(ultra-slowmotion)tech;(子弹时间：超慢镜头)Flowmotiontech（平滑动作）Traditionalgenrescombined:Action(动作片)Sciencefiction（科幻片）Martialarts（武打片）：Northernleg,SouthernFistfightingstyles(南拳北腿),PekingOpera（京剧）LikeTheMatrix,Titanicisoftenclassifiedasablockbuster.Whatdothetwofilmshaveincommon?LikeTheMatrix,Titanicisoftenclassifiedasablockbuster.Whatdothetwofilmshaveincommon?AnemphasisonspectacleGenerichybridity(杂交)：romance&disasterAhigh-conceptpremise:tragicromanceaboardtheTitanicMaincharacterswithwhomthespectatorcanreadilyidentify:thepoorboywithagoodheart;thegirlwhoseparentsinterfereCharactersCastdesigninTheMatrixWhatsignificancedothenamesofcharactershaveinTheMatrix?TheSignificanceofCharactersNamesinTheMatrixNameMeaningSignificanceNeoMorpheusTrinityAgentSmithCypherWhatistheroleofMorpheus?1.Morpheus,aguiderwholeadpeopleoutofthedreamworld,alsohastheabilitytochangeit.2.ServingasNeo’smirror(镜像角色)3.supportinghim4.addingdepthtothemaincharacterbymeansofdialoguescenesthroughthedialoguesbetweenthemthethematicconcernsandbackgroundinformationareconveyedtotheaudienceWhatisthefunctionofTrinityasarole?AsaromancecharacterAstheobjectofthehero’sromanticandsexualdesire这个第二现实，就是所谓的“虚拟现实”，有时也被称为“人工现实”、“人工世界”、“虚拟世界”、“虚拟状态”、“赛伯空间的视觉形式”。人类自古以来就有一种克服现实世界（原子世界）的束缚，获得一种没有“种”的拖累，自由自在地飞升到一个理想世界的愿望，自古以来都有一种对某个未知、未知世界的想象和想象性地占有。这种欲望和想象在个人身上表现为梦（睡梦和白日梦），在集体（民族）身上表现为神话、宗教。而虚拟现实使人最终能以技术的方式实现这种欲望和想象（引自孤独的狂欢）。整个《黑客帝国》的世界，可以说就是一场超大型的virtualgame。Smith,aspecialAgent,aprogramofanti-virusintheMatrix,whohastheuncannyabilitytoreplacepeople’srole.AgentSmithistheoppositioncharacter,thedramaticfunctionofwhichistoopposethintentionsofthehero.AgentSmithismorethanjustacharacter,however;heisalsothephysicalembodimentofthewholeethosofthemachines.Assuch,heisalwaysdressinformalclothesthatareidenticaltothoseofhiscolleague.Why?HeisdressedlikeAnderson(Neo)’sboss.Why?Hetalksinaslow,condescendingdrawl.Why?Thefunctions:toopposetheintentionsofthehero.Asthephysicalembodimentofthewholeethos(精神特质)ofthemachines.Hissuitidenticaltothatofhiscolleagues:becausethemachineshavenoneedtoasserttheirindividualityTalkinaslow,condescendingdrawl:becausethemachinesfeelsuperiortomankindwithitsbiologicalweaknessesLightandcolorWhatisthesignificanceofhavingblack(黑色