The emergence of the new wave is the result of young filmmakers’ comprehensive reflection on political ideology, and it is also a sign of the appearance of individualistic author’s films. As a leading figure in the new wave of movies, Chukhley is in his masterpiece "Song of the Soldiers." The image of the soldier is obviously completely different from the image of the soldier of socialist realism. Alyosha is not a perfect hero who has made outstanding achievements on the battlefield, but a little ordinary soldier. The deconstruction of the hero image is a political ideal. Shattered and the call to return to life.
1. The disillusionment of the hero's image
The heroic images pursued by socialist realism are perfect mythological images. They pursue lofty spirits and devote their lives to political causes. Their feats are completely driven by ideology, so that they lose their "humanity." There are very few descriptions in the movies at the time. Love war films, if there are any, are embellished with love. The protagonist often abandons love for the revolutionary cause, or love is one of the driving forces to complete the revolution. It is impossible to put the description of pure love in the first place.
In "Song of Soldiers", Alyosha is a hero who has entered the world from the altar, or he is not a hero, but a victim of a forced war. His sacrifice is purely for revolutionary ideals and political will, but a kind of simplicity. The vision: to be reunited with his family after the battle. His heroic actions are entirely motivated by the moral conscience of human nature to help others, help his comrades believe a little, help girls get in the car, and fight fires. His heroic actions did not come from political norms, and the feats he made at the beginning were only because he had to guard against it, otherwise he would lose his life.
Chukhlaiyi’s eulogy to the hero of Alyosha is better to say that it is a deconstruction of the hero’s myth, a critique of historical rationality, and a questioning of war. Heroes are no longer a supreme aesthetic object, but are emotional and can People who are in contact.
2. Why is the hero image deconstructed?
The deification of the hero's image is disappearing is a reflection on the war in the Cold War environment. When the political myth was completely shattered, people began to reflect on whether the political image they constructed was correct. When the mainstream consciousness no longer agrees with the benchmark under the national political norms, it calls for humanity and rationality.
Individualism began to overthrow collectivism. People praised the heroic behavior of individuals instead of the standard collectivism.
Deconstruct the "hero myth" under the "great view of history" with the memory of personal life.
Alyosha's experience is a kind of antinomy. He fought bloody battles, but in the end he sacrificed, leaving only his mother alone.
3. Special manifestations of deconstruction
Poetic, the director used bold scene scheduling techniques, such as rotating the camera when the mother looked into the distance.
Without political propaganda, a kind of naturalism can arouse people's aesthetics and weaken the montage emphasized before.
Four, summary
The deconstruction of hero images is the trend of the times. There is a need for hero worship in the human bones. This need will not disappear, and heroes will not disappear. What changes is only the content and form of hero images.
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