1、Chapter 5 Critical Perspectives,The Definition of Theme Typical Thematic Concerns Auteur TheoryStructuralism Feminism and Gender Studies,Introduction,. Film Theory provides an alternative set of critical approaches: Auteur Theory, Structuralism, Feminism and Gender Studies, Psychoanalysis and the Sp
2、ectator, Politics and Ideology.,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophies Religious and Ethical Concerns Historical Issues Nations and National Characteristics
3、 Social/Cultural/Technological Changes Social Problems,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,1. Broad Human Concerns,Nature of love and beauty,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of so
4、me of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophies,“Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what youre gonna get.“,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed
5、 in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophies Religious and Ethical Concerns,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophi
6、es Religious and Ethical Concerns Historical Issues,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophies Religious and Ethical Concerns Historical Issues Nations and National Characteristics,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other Engl
7、ish-language) films:,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophies Religious and Ethical Concerns Historical Issues Nations and National Characteristics Social/Cul
8、tural/Technological Changes,Typical Thematic Concerns,Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films:,Broad Human Concerns Life Philosophies Religious and Ethical Concerns Historical Issues Nations and National Characteristics Soc
9、ial/Cultural/Technological Changes Social Problems,Auteur Theory,Origin: The concept of the auteur (the French word for “author“) came from a group of young French critics who writing for the influential magazine, Cahiers du Cinma (电影手册). 1. A tendency in French cinema of 1950s: to give too much val
10、ue to dialogue and psychological realism 2. Another approach in Hollywood: to give directors a degree of artistic freedom and control that allowed them to make their own personal marks on their films, thus raising cinema to the level of an art form.,Definition: The auteur was a person who was able t
11、o stamp his own identity on a film in spite of the commercial restraints of the studio system. An auteur was contrasted to the metteur en scne (匠人),who treated film directing as a job rather than an art form. An auteur make his film an art form through its visual style. Usually the signature of an a
12、uteur could be seen most clearly through his distinctive personal style, his distinctive themes or narrative structure.,Auteur Theory,Auteur Theory,Significance: Auteur theory remains a useful concept when it comes to analyzing films. It allows the critic to gather together separate works into defin
13、ite groupings that can be analyzed on the basis of their distinctive stylistic and thematic features. It also helps to draw attention to the work of some most creative figures working in the film industry.,Tim Burton is without doubt one of the most interesting and creative young American directors
14、who could be accorded auteur status.,Auteur Theory,Feminism and Gender Studies,Feminism is a broad poetical and intellectual movement that seeks to analyze (social, political, or economic) inequalities between men and women and to take action against them.,Feminist approaches to the study of cinema
15、have focused on a wide variety of topics: gender discrimination the representation of women as characters the concept of the “male gaze” the idea of a “female cinema”,Feminism and Gender Studies,Exercise,Explain the critical approach “Auteur Theory”. In film criticism, auteur theory holds that a dir
16、ectors film reflects the directors personal creative vision, as if they were the primary “auteur“ (the French word for “author“). An auteur makes his film an art form through its visual style, stamps his own identity on a film through his distinctive personal style,Review,Critical Perspectives,Typical Thematic Concerns,Theme,Critical Approaches,Auteur Theory,Structuralism,Feminism,women characters,gender discrimination,Tim Burton,Pride & Prejudice,
