电影时时刻刻中的死亡主题

Abstract

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was one of originating female writers in British contemporary literature history. The Hours, from her famous novel Mrs. Dalloway, is an American movie reflecting three different women’s different stories. It’s probably best classified as a serious, somewhat highbrow and intellectual film, partly biography of the writer Virginia Woolf, focusing on a period of her life and the turmoil she endured in writing her book Mrs. Dalloway, but also cleverly intertwining this with the impact the story has on the lives of two other women in different times.

In order to show the author Virginia Woolf’s view on death profoundly, The Hours describes three person’s death. The character Woolf takes death as a choice, which influences her life. She thinks that a man should understand his own life and then he can give it up. Laura’s attempting suicide shows that she takes death as a way to escape. She just doesn’t belong to that world of domestic bliss.  Throwing himself from the high building, Richard takes death as self-protection, for he can get rid of all the sufferings. Having witnessed her friend’s suicide, Clarissa decides to face her life bravely and cherishes her life. Facing the dilemmas of life and death, the author Virginia Woolf is not pessimistic; instead she firmly believes the possibility of harmony in life. The Hours searching for the harmony between life and death.

    Through exploring Virginia Woolf’s death view on three people’s suicide, we can understand our life, face our life, and try to achieve more values in our beautiful life.

Key words: death; life; harmony; The Hours; Mrs. Dalloway; Virginia Woolf

摘  要

   弗吉利亚·伍尔夫（1882-1941）是英国历史上当代文学中1位杰出的女作家。根据她的著名小说《达洛维夫人》而改编的电影《时时刻刻》是1部讲述3个不同女人的故事的美国影片。这是1部能够定位于纯文学且有些高雅而知性的电影，其中部分内容涉及弗吉利亚·伍尔夫的生平，关注她生命中的1段时期以及她在写作《达洛维夫人》时内心的混乱。同时，电影也巧妙地将这部分与故事对另外两个不同时期的女人的生活所造成的影响穿插起来。

   为了深刻体现作家弗吉利亚·伍尔夫的死亡观，《时时刻刻》描述了3个人的死亡。片中的女作家弗吉利亚·伍尔夫把死亡当成1种选择，这种观点影响着她的生活，她认为1个人只有真正的懂得了生命才能放弃生命。劳拉的自杀未遂说明她把死亡当成1种逃避的方式，她就是不满于她那世俗的生活。理查德选择把自己的身体从高楼上“飘”下去，是1种自我保护，他希望通过死亡可以摆脱世间的所有痛楚。亲眼目睹好朋友的自杀，克拉丽莎决定要勇敢面对她的生活，珍惜她的生命。面对生命和死亡的两难，作家弗吉利亚·伍尔夫并不悲观，而是坚定的认为生命和死亡之间存在和谐。给现代人乃至整个人类带来信心。

    总之，通过3个主人公的自杀来探索作家弗吉利亚·伍尔夫的死亡观，希望人们可以真正了解生活、面对生活，在各自美好的生命中创造更多的价值。

关键词：死亡、生命、伍尔夫、和谐、《时时刻刻》、《达洛维夫人》、弗吉利亚·伍尔夫 （转载自中国科教评价网www.nseac.com ）