著名導演馬丁·斯科塞斯說了一句話,把自己推到了輿論的風口浪尖。
他說:漫威電影不能稱為電影(cinema),更像是主題公園的産物。
這句話給漫威電影宇宙打上了一個“非電影”的标簽,引發了一場軒然大波。
一個響指毀滅半個宇宙和某類神劇中手撕鬼子,在本質上,其實是一樣的。
有時候,“金手指”開得太大,遠遠超出人類的想象之極限,反而會覺得像一個【騙傻遊戲】。
對超級英雄,另一位知名導演昆汀·塔倫蒂諾曾在其電影《殺死比爾2》中有一番獨特的見解,大體意思如下:
所有超級英雄,他最感興趣的是超人。其他的英雄,要穿上铠甲才能顯示出他們與凡人的不同;而超人不一樣,因為他天生就是超人,不是穿上某種铠甲才變成超人,他一出生就是超人,早晨醒來就是超人。而蜘蛛俠早上醒來首先是彼得·帕克,穿上蜘蛛俠的衣服才能成為蜘蛛俠。
與别的超級英雄相反,超人是穿上了凡人衣服,才能融入到凡人的世界。真正的英雄是擁有上帝的力量,卻把自己低到塵埃裡,憐憫世人的。
這一思考獨辟蹊徑,簡而言之就是,有的超級英雄是天生的,是生而為神,有的則需要經曆成神的過程,需要穿上馬甲才能脫胎換骨,成為神。
對于凡人、普通觀衆而言,最喜歡看到的是人如何成為神,因為有很強的可代入性,給了凡人以希望。
生而為神,是凡人無法達到的,直接就滅了凡人的奢望和念想,所以凡是生而為神的,在民間隻有敬畏,沒有尊崇。
像超人一樣,生而為神,卻偏要做一個普通人,這就值得敬重甚至羨慕了。
然而,往往,人們樂于看到從人到神,而厭惡或者唾罵從神到人,這就是當下所說的“人設崩塌”。
從神到人,退去神聖光環,人們發現那個曾經的神,也要吃喝拉撒,也有七情六欲,也會惱羞成怒,他們是接受不了的。正所謂“得道高僧不能回老家”,一回老家,就會露出“狗蛋”的小名,曾偷雞摸狗的劣迹。
下面附上《殺死比爾2》中[Bill 與 The bride/Kiddo 之間在對決前的英文版,以飨讀者:
Bill: As you know, l'm quite keen on comic books. Especially the ones about superheroes. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Take my favorite superhero, Superman. Not a great comic book. Not particularly well-drawn. But the mythology... The mythology is not only great, it's unique.
The Bride: [who still has a needle in her leg] How long does this shit take to go into effect?
Bill: About two minutes, just long enough for me to finish my point. Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. Superman didn't become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. He's weak... he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race. Sorta like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs. Tommy Plimpton.