摘要
《了不起的盖茨比》是美国著名作家菲茨杰拉德的代表作，被后人评为最伟大的美国小说和最佳英语小说的第二名。该小说于1925年出版后的第二年就被导演改编成电影搬上屏幕，英语毕业论文，时至今日该著作已经被5次改编成电影。2017年，由巴兹•鲁赫曼执导的电影《了不起的盖茨比》在美国上映，不仅在商业价值上取得了巨大的成功,也获得评论界的好评。该片把握住了时代的精髓，其对原著进行了顺应这个时代的文化阐释，让它很好的迎合了当代观众的品味。本文将从具体的文化和历史背景出发，结合电影的表现手法以及当代学者、观众关于该部电影的评价来略论这部2017版的改编电影阐释的当代文化价值观。
本文分为三章，第一章简要的叙述《了不起的盖茨比》这部小说以及这部改编电影的创作背景、部分学者关于这部最新改编的电影的看法以及本文的写作的主要思路。第二章分别阐释这部电影所蕴含的物质文化和精神文化。其中物质文化这一部分，英语论文网站，首先是通过宏伟壮观的电影画面以及豪华奢侈的场景布局来阐释导演爵士时代所崇尚的享乐主义。其次是对电影中选用的服装道具进行略论，探究它们的艺术效果以及其象征的意义。第三章是对影片中的人物形象以及当时的社会矛盾进行略论，探索电影改编所阐述的精神文化。
关键词：《了不起的盖茨比》，改编，文化阐释
Abstract
The Great Gatsby did not attract public’s attention in the early stage of its first publication until it is reprinted in1950. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title "Great American Novel". The book is consistently ranked among the greatest works of American literature. In 1998 the Modern Library editorial board voted it the best American novel and the second best novel in the English language. There are five film adaptations of the novel in the following decade so far. Because of the other four adaptations were made long time ago, so this thesis is mainly based on the latest adaptation film which is directed by Baz Luhrmann which was first debut in 2017, America. The film gets the essential cultural elements of the modern time and caters to the taste of contemporary audiences which made it a great commercial success. This thesis will base on the specific cultural and historical background and the film representation or narrative style to analyze the culture that this film brings to us.
It will be presented in four parts. The first part is the introduction and the last conclusion. The focus of this thesis is laid on the two middle parts which respectively analyze the material culture, spiritual culture conveyed by the film.
Key words：The Great Gatsby, adaptation, cultural interpretation |
