Benjamin Mechanical Reproduction Theory To Explore

Walter Benjamin is an important philosopher of the twentieth century, his theories of mechanical reproduction on the development of contemporary popular culture has far—reaching impact. As technology advances,leading to photography to film the birth of the modern art of mechanical reproduction, but compared to the tradition art of painting,mechanical reproduction of art aura inevitable disappeared. Tradition art of worship emphasis on the value of works of art, but the modern emphasis on works of art of mechanical reproduction, the display value. At the same time, people accepted the work of art procedures have been changed, by the way they focused their attention to the entertainment in reception mode. Technology involved in art solution for the charm, artistic aptitudes from the sacred secular change, the arts reflect the daily life of pleasure more and more functions. Walter Benjamin look the film as a modern art typical of mechanical reproduction, but hesitated to show the mentality of conflict.This paper is divided into four parts:PartⅠ:Analysis of the theory of mechanical reproduction Benjamin social reasons to explain its value, compared with the traditional arts, the concept of the meaning of aura;PartⅡ:The film illustrate the mechanical reproduction of the contemporary mass culture in the great impetus;PartⅢ:Discuss the theory of mechanical reproduction as the essence of technology involved in the development of the arts, examples of the contradiction between science and humanism are not irreconcilable. By analyzing some of the films, Chinese aesthetics and Chinese culture on film—making of the subtle influence, through the analysis of some western film discuss the film as an art of philosophical character. From the proposed simulation, reproduced as the generalization discussed over—reliance on technology and the non—reality of the decline of humanism;PartⅣ: Benjamin discusses the contradictions ambiguous art, analysis of its causes, explain the theory of constraints and lack of inspiration for today's value of cultural studies.