張藝謀 영화에 나타난 ‘陰陽’ 사유와 문화원형— <影(2018)>의 서사구조를 중심으로

Abstract

The fifth-generation director Zhang Yi-Mou(張藝謀)’s film <Shadow(影, 2018)> shows the full-scale visual reproduction of traditional cultural elements that have continued since 2000. This mythical narrative, whose traces of a certain historical period have been erased, reveals the traditional thinking of China’s unique Yin-Yang(陰陽) through the narrative structure of people and events. In the film <Shadow>, the relative confrontation between Yin and Yang is embodied through the human relationship surrounding the commander of Pei(沛國都督). To restore his lost territory and self-esteem, Zi-Yu uses a surrogate named Jing-Zhou(境州) as his official ego. But the surrogate gradually takes the stage of self-completion as an independent personality. In this process, the wife of the commander of Pei(都督夫人) admits to Jing-Zhou, which allows his position as an equal spouse. In response to her call, he kills Zi-Yu, the original owner of his personality. Goes a step further, he removes even the king of the Pei(沛國君主). His self-completion can be said to be a process in which a person’s shadow personality starts from the unconscious that can be called the realm of Yin, and emerges as a persona, the realm of Yang. In the film, a person is closely related to the dimension of the historical and cultural community to which the individual belongs. It also shows the traditional Chinese thinking that the microcosm as human beings reflects the macrocosm. Jing-Zhou starts from the shadow inside a person and progresses to the position of the king of Pei, which can be called the persona of the community. He does not have a father, but knows how to serve his mother, has a low status and a name, but has a healthy mind and body, and possesses cultural and martial arts talents. He transforms into an independent person with a clear vision and orientation. Through the cultural symbols and cultural principles of YinYang, the film <Shadow> attempts to visually embody the constant change of the rise and growth of China, a historical and cultural community.