電影信仰主題之受眾接受研究：以【少年Pi的奇幻漂流】網路影評為例

Audience’s Interpretation of the Theme of “Religion” in a Movie: Research on Online Movie Review of Life of Pi

本研究聚焦李安電影【少年Pi的奇幻漂流】「信仰」主題的受眾解讀，對時光網與豆瓣網的影評進行內容分析，旨在回答：人們基於不同解讀模式、側重影片中不同故事與鏡頭，是否會從電影中得出不同的信仰觀點？研究發現：基於哲學思辨角度與第一個故事來解讀影片，傾向於認為「信仰是心中的善或神性」；基於社會現實角度來解讀影片，傾向於認為「信仰什麼不重要，但信仰對人有好處」；側重第二個故事更可能強調「信仰是源於生存欲的幻覺」。

Focusing upon the audience interpretation of the theme of “religion” in Life of Pi by Ang lee, this study uses the case of online movie review in Mtime and douban, by means of content analysis and text analysis, to examine the research hypothesis: the different thinking pattern people carry, and the emphasis on either of two stories Pi tells and scenes in this movie, would lead to different thoughts of “religion”. Statistic results show that: 1. The one who interprets this movie from the perspective of philosophy and based on the first story Pi tells, tend to think “Faith is the good or inner divine”; 2. Interpreting this movie in terms of social reality, is likely to conclude that “It is not what you believe, but the faith itself that counts”; 3. Focusing on the second story Pi tells has correlation with the idea that “Religion is an illusion derived from survival desire”.