存在的重量：楊德昌電影裡的生與死

The Weight of Being: Representation of Life & Death in Edward Yang’s Films

作為台灣新電影運動的一面旗幟，楊德昌導演以其富於思辯性的知性電影在華語影壇乃至世界影史都贏得了屬於自己的位置。本文便從楊氏的「思辨性」入手，通過梳理其電影中關於死與生的銀幕表像—有關生死的思考是哲學最基本的問題之一—辨析其影片中所具有的存在主義哲學印記。文章將以哲學理論與電影文本對照並置的論述方式，針對楊氏作品中有關自殺、謀殺、老／病死、孤獨、焦慮、沉淪等的表像逐一展開分析，以論證楊氏對於生死的影像呈現與存在主義有關生死的哲學論述之間所具有的諸多契合與呼應。本文還嘗試著就楊德昌的存在主義思想來源作出推測，同時，就楊氏這種具有形而上意味的電影在台灣影史中的位置展開探討。

As one of the founding fathers of the Taiwan New Cinema movement,Edward Yang has received international recognition and contributed to a legendarypage in the history of Chinese-language film industry. Many criticscompared Yang with European film giants Michelangelo Antonioni and IngmarBergman, both of whom are regarded as filmmakers strongly influencedby existentialism. Therefore, the aim of this parper is to explore whether theexistentialist impact could be found in Yang’s cinematic works and whetherYang could be categorized into the school of filmmakers influenced by existentialism.Since the views concerning life and death are fundamental conceptsand effective indicators in philosophy studies, the analysis of Yang’s philosophicalinclination in this parper will focus on the cinematic representationof life and death in his films and the related thoughts of existentialist thinkerson the meanings of life.