第三章电影与叙事一叙事电影 1 电影与叙事的结合在大多数情况下,进电影院就是为看一部讲述一段故事的影片。这个说法似乎是尽人皆知的常理,因为电影和叙事仿佛始终共存,然而:这种说法并非不言自明。两者的结合起初并不明显:电影问世初期并非注定以叙事为主要形态。它也可能仅仅成为科学调查的一种手段、报道或记实的工具、绘画的延伸,甚至仅仅是集市上昙花一现的简单娱乐形式。电影曾经被视为一种记录手段,并无通过独特手段讲述故事的天职。 Chapter III Film and Narrative A narrative film 1 The combination of film and narrative In most cases, into the cinema is to see a story about a movie. This statement seems to be a well-known common sense, because the film and narration seem to always co-exist, however: this is not self-evident. The combination of the two was not obvious at first: the early days of the movie were not destined to be the main form of narrative. It may also merely become a means of scientific inquiry, a tool for reporting or documenting, an extension of painting, or even a mere form of simple amusement that is short-lived on the market. Films were once regarded as a means of recording and there was no duty to tell the story through unique means.