of The Postman The Postman was released in 1994 and covers France, Italy and Belgium. The story takes place during World War II. Mario is the son of a fisherman on an island in Italy. His heart is pure and he yearns for the unknown world in the distance. The famous Chilean poet Neruda was forced to live on the island of San Antonio due to political problems. It was precisely because of this opportunity that Mario became the postman delivering letters for Neruda. With his simple and beautiful personality, as well as his curiosity and love for poetry, Mario became the poet's closest friend in the local area. From Ruda, Mario learned parables and poetry, and because of his poetry, he won the heart of Berdo, the most beautiful woman on the island. Later, Neruda's arrest warrant was withdrawn and he returned to Chile with his lover. Mario returned to the ordinary life of an islander again, but his life and heart were changed because of Neruda's influence. In a political riot, Mario, who had not yet met his son, was unfortunately killed. When the poet returned to St. Anthony, everything was so peaceful, and he fell into memory when he heard the most beautiful voice on the island recorded for him by Mario before his death. On the beach where we discussed poetry with Mario, now there is only the thin back of the poet.
It may be difficult to define the type of film of "The Postman". Some people say that it is a biography, telling the story and personal charm of the poet Neruda; Love; some people say it's a comedy, a farce is staged because of the innocence or ignorance of the islanders, and the lines are hilarious; others say it's a romance, whether it's music or pictures, for the beauty of the sea and the island The scenery performances are inspiring.
What the poet brings to the postman is a kind of spiritual rebirth, and the influence of the postman on the poet is also touching. I love how some commentators describe their relationship as "father and son". Neruda, who struggled in exile and couldn't understand it, met the simple and simple Mario. The father taught his child to love nature, sang about nature and love with poetry, and helped him Build a family; also get comfort and influence in Mario, the "son", and the influence is mutual. Another commented that the film was about "Neruda and one of his superfans", which is true from an idol and a fan's point of view, seeing the halo famous poet from the rally movie, asking for autographs, adoration Wait, Mario is a fan, and Neruda is wrapped in the halo of many stars. Mario, as one of Neruda's fan base, including his boss, gained some sort of collective identity or sense of belonging through that status, and he enjoyed a perk of being in contact with idols.
With a critical eye, what we see in the film is Neruda, a kind, intelligent, loving and democratic poet, who has obvious signs of bias towards such a communist and poet. In other words, the ignorance of the islanders was starkly opposed to Neruda's wisdom and goodwill, and Mario became a populace educated by the "great poet." The image of the poet is too perfect, which may be an inherent stereotype of the "hero" image in that era.
2. Metaphors in "The Postman" The
most exciting episodes of the postman are full of interesting metaphorical dialogues between the poet and the postman, and the audience can feel the charm of metaphor in the language. For example, the poet interprets the "metaphor" to the postman for the first time, saying: "The sky is crying." Postman Mario realized for the first time that this is a metaphor, and that the relationship and overlap of all things in life is the expression of metaphor, and he felt the shock of metaphor for the first time. From this time on, Mario became the "student" of the poet Neruda, and the metaphorical questions and answers between the two made people laugh.
At the beach, Mario utters the metaphor of "swaying in the waves of poetry" under Neruda's introduction. In the process, the audience also has a deeper understanding of the metaphor following their dialogue. Neruda's simple definition of metaphor is: "When you say one thing and use another thing as an analogy", "People don't care if things are simple or complex" "Mario, I can't use other words Deciphering it, explaining it will never achieve the natural feeling that poetry portrays." "A metaphor like a dagger, sharp as canine teeth, cutting the hymen, and poetry will leave its provocative saliva on a virgin's nipple." The
film greatly demonstrates the charm of metaphorical language, not only in the poet's poetry, but also in the In civilian life, metaphors are everywhere. "He made her heart a stove with his metaphors, the man's only possessions were the dirt between his toes, his feet were full of germs, his mouth was full of curses, and he said it at first. Pure: Her smile is like flying butterflies. But now she says her breasts are like two flaming fires!" This is what Berdo's aunt told Neruda against Mario. Ironically, she hated Mario. She used metaphors to prevent him from approaching Berdo, but there were many metaphors interspersed in her accusation.
It can be seen that metaphors have penetrated into the daily life, and the expression of metaphors has become a natural thing. It may contain "empathy", or hide complaints, and embody abstract feelings into all things in the world.
3. The Expression and Significance of "Metaphor" in Modern Life
Aristotle said in "Poetics": Metaphor means to name something in the name of something else. Metaphors are powerful because they enable people to concretize and personify abstract ideas.
In addition to poetry, in The Postman we see metaphors of various situations, in Neruda's poems, in Mario's mind, in his aunt's anger, in the post office owner's speech as a "communist supporter," In the sarcasm of Mr. DI Cosimo, the hypocrite... In the film, Neruda teaches us that metaphors can express our understanding of nature, express love, show the suffering of refugees to summon sympathy, incite right and wrong, etc. Here, literature, thinking, Communication and advertising talk about the performance and impact of metaphors in our modern lives.
1. Metaphors and Literature
From a literary point of view, metaphor and poetry are inseparable. Martin Luther King's speech "I have a dream": "...dream that one day the children of the serfs and the children of the serf owners will sit at the same table as brothers...", he is definitely a good use of The master of metaphor, in this speech, the audience "rippled" with the waves of his rhythmic language, such a picture of the liberation of black people and the equality of all people was projected in their minds like a montage. The metaphor completes the conveying of the whole artistic conception.
2. Metaphors and people's thinking
"In fact, all cultures are inseparable from metaphorical thinking and imagination. As long as there is language, metaphors are everywhere." The characteristics of modern life bring metaphors to more diverse forms of expression. From the perspective of communication, the communication mission of the media requires the transmission of knowledge and information. Adjectives inevitably appear in the process of communication. Media communication shapes the public opinion environment around people and produces adjectives. In the new concept of metaphor, metaphor is no longer just an appendage of language, but a way of thinking in people's daily life.
Both verbal expression and thought are held together in a metaphorical system. From the catchphrase, we can get a clue. For example, "floating cloud" is well known. People will not think that it is a landscape and it has been separated from the original. Through analogy or metaphor, it has a new connotation that is widely accepted. The words cover people's inner feelings of helplessness, and even say that it has the spirit of Ah Q.
Thinking follows the evolution of language, and people generally accept metaphorical thinking, which is inadvertently integrated into daily life. We often talk about the four major stoves in China—the four
cities with scorching summer heat, and the imagery associations for such metaphors are logical.
3. Metaphors and Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal communication is a sub-item of human communication, which means the communication activities that occur between people.
Communication between people is an art and knowledge, understand it with reason, and move it with emotion. Some people hide swords in their words, some people have Zen in their words, people are often in a state where they can't have a candid dialogue. For elders, teachers, and superiors, it is often a struggle between the heart and politeness or authority. One way to weigh them is to Metaphors; elders also often use metaphors to enlighten and educate younger generations. They are not as revealing as direct metaphors, and the obscurity implies Zen, so that the listener can have room for aftertaste and reflection; metaphors between peers even It can be used as a password, a joke, and makes communication and interesting.
Mei Lanfang's reluctance to sing operas for the Japanese and grow a beard to show his ambitions has a metaphorical connotation in itself. It is a silent struggle against authority. "Touching the Dragon Says Empress Dowager Zhao" also uses metaphors to maximize the art of persuasion.
In modern life, the mechanism by which metaphor works is the transformation of meaning. Whether it is a personal romantic poem that pursues "graceful" expression, or a commercial advertisement that pursues dreams for the public, metaphors play a role that cannot be underestimated.
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