The Narrative Ethics Of Dante Lam’s Films

Dante Lam,a well-known director,actor,screenwriter,producer and action director in Hong Kong.His "Operation Mekong" "Operation Red Sea" and other films have been nominated and awarded for the best films in multiple film festivals.It has also been recognized by Hong Kong,mainland and even overseas audiences,and has a good performance in terms of art and business value.His films recording the development of Hong Kong and the mainland,and the ideological and cultural integration of the people.The film is not only his introspection and assailment on the real society,but also his thinking on life and his doubts on authority.In the ethical dilemma,Dante Lam uses films to seek out the breakout direction and achieve ethical sublimation.Film is based on narrative as literature,and narrative ethical criticism has brought new perspectives to the study of films.On the one hand,Dante’s films present major ethical themes in the story content,mainly summarizing the construction of the ethical order of films in different periods,discussing the modern ethical theme,and showing the orderly world supported by the ethical rules of “Yi”.At the beginning of his creation,Dante’s film world reshaped urban world with the ethical rules of "Yi";during the mature and the new exploration period,the ethical expression of the film shifted to home and country,the feelings of home and country were ethical requirements expression.On the other hand,the analysis of the form mainly shows the ethical connotation of narrative methods,that is,the narrative methods imply ethical connotations and ethical appeals.As the starting point,narrative time and space and narrative characters analyze the ethical effect.The narrative time and space evokes the empathy of the audience through the spatial environment,and presents ethical appeals in two forms of narrative time: fictional and documentary.The narrative characters show the ethical connotation through the cross-interaction of character roles,including two aspects of narrative perspective and characterization.The gender difference in narrative perspective leads to the emergence of ethical tendencies.The subversion and remodeling of heroic characters represent the ethical breakthrough and ethical sublimation.From the early period to the mature period,then to the new exploration period,the narrative ethical connotation of Dante’s film is from the individual to the collective process,this change is caused by changes of environment.His films can obtain both commercial value and social and cultural influence,which are related to the narrative ethical values.They are mainly reflected in three aspects.The first is to grasp the balance between spectacle images and narrative ethical expression in the context of consumer culture.The second is to pay attention to the situation of the real people in the society,and the third is to transcend memories and past themes and make a contemporary voice with films.Studying Dante’s films from the perspective of narrative ethics plays an important role in how to guide the social culture and values of Chinese films today,and also broadens the thinking of how Chinese films will gain economic and social effects while expanding their international influence.