《源代码》专业影评

2012-2013学年第二学期
英语电影赏析考核
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Source Code
History and Genre
Source Code is an enjoyable science fiction thriller action film.As an science fiction film,Source Code has futuristic technologies such as Determinism,Free will,The quantum theory and Parallel universe.The protagonist who came back the train which has been destroyed in the past by these futuristic technologies.As a thriller film,it has a lot of presences of action set-pieces,such as fighting with the killers of the train-explosion case.From the affective response to see,a series of dramatic events in the film to intended to make audiences feel thrill,so Source Code is a thriller film.
From the history of cinema to judge,Source Code is a Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema,because Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema is which been shoot after 1960s and draws on the traditions of classical Hollywood in a flexible，eclectic manner.Post-Classical Hollywood sometimes foreground its stylistic devices-whether in attempt to demonstrate the filmmaker's artistic pretensions or simply in order to attract and stimulate the audience.Source Code is directed in 2011,showing the filmmaker's artistic pretensions and attracted and stimulated the audience,so Source Code is a Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema.
Narrative
Source Code employ the classic three-act linear structure.ActⅠoccupied the frist quarter of the film with the function of Set-Up;ActⅡoccupied the next half with the function:development(Conflict and Confrontation);ActⅢoccupied the final quarter to make a resolution and denouement.
Act Approximate
Time
Event Function
ActⅠ
0-6mins
Captain Colter
Stevens awakes in
a commuter train to
Chicago
Grabs attention of
audience
3-6mins
Captain Colter
Stevens in the body
of a professor
named Sean
Fentress, and his
last memory is
flying in
Afghanistan.
Poses question to
be explored
7min
A woman named
Christina Warren
talks to him; there
are minor incidents
in the wagon and
eight minutes later,
the train b-up.
Incident that
disturbs life of
protagonist
20min Captain Stevens
wakes up in a
coffined in a sort of
trunk and is
contacted by the
military Lieutenant
Colleen Goodwin.
Crisis for
protagonist(protago
nist takes frist
decisive action in
pursuit of goal)
ActⅡ40min
He learns that he
had died in a
helicopter crash
and now he is
inserted in a
computer program
called Source
Code, developed by
Dr. Rutledge.
Protagonist become
truly committed to
goal
60min
He is advised that
he can not change
the past, since
Source Code is not
a time machine, but
he can reassign
time and change
the future.
Crisis for
protagonist(results
in temporary
setback)
Act Ⅲ
80min
He decides to save
the train from the
explosion despite
Dr. Rutledge tells
him that that is
effort is worthless.
Peak emotional
moment;protagonis
t faces greatest
challenge
80-93min
Stevens fall in love
with Christina
Warren and
stopped Source
Code
Protagonist
evaluates what has
happened
Critical Perspectives
The theme of these film is cherishing every seconds in our life.In this film, Colter Steven used the "Source Code" to get eight minutes .The eight minutes not only has the enthusiasm of freedom and life ,but also has the care of family and calling for love.Moreover,we can see the hate of power and the evil.As an science fiction film,it also has many scientific theories,such as Determinism,Free will,The quantum theory and Parallel universe.It tell us that although our consciousness and behaviors can not change the the result of all the entire universe parallel world,we can choose which direction to go by yourself. The eight minutes isn't true,but It is full of vitality.This isn't really about "parallel universes" or "time travel," it is about the nature of consciousness as it relates to quantum probabilities. All life is lessons and the "reality" we see depends upon the lessons we need to learn. We truly are "a thought in the mind of God" and our fate can be changed from instant to instant.。