电影画面的照相本性和电影艺术的形象本性是对立统一的。然而,“电影画面的照相本性”与“电影的照相本性”并不是同一含意。目前在国外电影理论界,关于电影的本性到底是照相性还是形象性这个问题,仍然是争论的焦点,现在也开始波及我国。其它艺术中基本不存在这个问题,至少不如电影领域表现得那样尖锐。艺术要反映现实,但不等于就是现实。列宁曾对费尔巴哈的下列论点表示赞同:“艺术并不要求承认自己就是现实。”这对于各种传统的艺术显然都适用。但是,电影由于其画面的照相基础(观众把电影画面当成真的现实来看待),便不免发生了其本性到底是什么的问题。有 The pictorial nature of the film picture and the pictorial nature of the film art are opposite opposites. However, “the photographic nature of a cinematographic picture” is not synonymous with “the photographic nature of a film.” Currently in the field of foreign film theory, the issue of whether the nature of the film is photographic or figurative is still the focus of controversy and is now spreading to our country. The basic absence of this problem in other arts, at least not as sharp as the performance of the film field. Art should reflect reality, but not equal to reality. Lenin once concurred with Feuerbach’s argument that “art does not require recognizing itself as a reality.” This obviously applies to all kinds of traditional art. However, due to the photographic basis of the pictures on the screen (the viewers view the film as a real reality), the question of what exactly its nature is is something that can not be avoided. Have