中国古典神话的气质和内涵

舒姝

最近，“仙戀”大剧《三生三世十里桃花》一片大火，“火光”充斥荧屏内外，一刷微信朋友圈，满屏尽是“三生三世”情，处处都有“十里桃花”香。不管是收视率还是网络点击量、口碑上都有不俗的表现，在东方卫视和浙江卫视的单集最高收视率破2，全网播放量突破300亿，成为毋庸置疑的现象级大剧。

《三生三世十里桃花》的故事核心是中国观众喜闻乐见的唯美爱情故事，讲述了青丘帝姬白浅与九重天太子夜华的三生爱恨、三世纠葛的故事。原《三生三世》系列小说有庞大的粉丝群体，它的成功源于中国古典神话盎然的生命力。神话传说是中华传统文化的富矿，随着科技的发展，影视剧神话题材类型呈现了艺术加技术、1+1大于2的全新效果。

用新颖的表达方式讲述东方古典神话，深远悠长、意味浓郁，让美丽的爱情故事穿越古今依然绽放出光芒，《三生三世十里桃花》所传达的爱情观是执着的、永恒的中国式优雅传统爱情观。每个人物都有可爱与独特之处，不仅白浅与夜华征服了“四海八荒”观众的心，挚爱司音的翼君离境、为爱而机关算尽的素锦以及因爱离境而背叛整个四海八荒的玄女等鲜活的角色，无一不令观众记忆犹新。神话学者袁珂在《中国神话传说》中写道：“古代神话和古代历史两条互相平行的线……它们又时常纠缠在一起，搅混不清。”就拿《封神演义》来说，里面所有人魔神仙的冲突，也大都是朝代更替之时的矛盾映射，而此冲突背后所谓神魔的斗法，也是严格围绕人的斗争展开的，古代神话的创造者们，仍然本着人为核心的看法。

《三生三世十里桃花》这部影视剧所倡导的东方正能量，值得深入思考。它诠释的中国传统文化思想、观念，都具有当代寻求的正能量价值，对亲人、对师父，对友情、对爱情，对宽恕、对仇恨，对自我、对他人，充满美与善的解读。它的成功并不是依赖激光特效的“神仙打架”，也不是仙魔斗法的“权力游戏”，而是“诛仙台一跳”里饱含的剧情极致的善与恶、爱与恨。

这部影视剧之所以人气爆棚的原因，除了高颜值的男女主角、虐心入骨的旷世绝恋，极大地满足了观众对美好爱情的渴望与想象;另一个让人移不开眼的原因，应该就是神仙的飘逸洒脱、逍遥自在的生活状态了吧？它唤起了根植于我们内心深处的“神仙梦”，一直以来，我们对神仙的向往如同仰望夜空中的一轮明月，可望不可及。譬如桃林是中国文化中一个特别的存在，因为那一篇《桃花源记》，它成为远离红尘俗世的一个象征，它的形象往往是青山绿水间一片桃花，静谧脱俗，让人心向往之。

《三生三世十里桃花》是极具当代审美意义的玄幻之作，但在骨子里依然是东方神话的气质和中华传统文化的内涵。剧中对古典美学的追求，补齐了国产古装剧的一个短板，真正做到了致力于讲好中国故事、传承中华优秀传统文化。

从《仙剑奇侠传》到近些年的《古剑奇谭》《花千骨》《青云志》，再到最新的《三生三世十里桃花》，不难看出，仙侠的风潮并不是一阵风，它们火热、稳健而且愈发显出生机勃勃的模样。这些影视剧，就像是漂亮的糖果纸，创作动机都是“得年轻人者得天下”，而题材和演员则有时就取决于商业的考量。网络小说固然容易积聚热度，但短平快的创作方式往往带有弱原创性的天疾。在《三生三世十里桃花》的流量收割之下，它是不是最后的爆款，才是热闹之下的真问题。

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a television series featuring the romance of immortals， hit the television screen on January 30， 2017， two days after the traditional Chinese New Year started. It was an instant success. It took the nation by storm. For months， Chinese social media buzzed with chats about the characters and storyline of the drama. It is said that the online videos of the series received 30 billion playback hits. The original novel， first published online， had a very large and very young following in the cyber world. Its English translation titled is selling well and receiving good reviews on Amazon.com. After the screening of the drama， many viewers have turned to the book for a closer and more comprehensive reading experience.

Many factors account for the phenomenal success.

According to some experts， the success of the romance and fantasy drama can be partly attributed to the ancient Chinese myths and fairytales. Chinese culture teems with romances. Ye Hua and Bai Qian， two deities in the series， find love in three lifetimes and in three worlds.endprint

The way the complex storyline unfolds in alternate realities and lifetimes in the world of gods is familiar to the Chinese audience. The star-studded cast is impressive and they appeal to the young audience. In the eyes of scholars， the drama of romance and fantasy highlights the best of the traditional Chinese culture and ideology. Though the television blockbuster is a fantasy woven with modern aesthetics， the core of its appeal being the ancient oriental myths and traditional Chinese culture. It shows how people care for loved ones and respect their masters and mentors， how people love and forgive， how people examine their inner worlds bravely， how they confront hatred， and how they get along with other people. The drama can be considered an exemplary expression of beauty and kindness. The success has nothing to do with court fighting for power or physical battles full of expensive vulgar showy stunts， often seen in other television series.

The peach woods in the television reminds the audience of ， a fable by Tao Yuanming in 421 AD about a chance discovery of an ethereal utopia where the people lead an ideal existence in harmony with nature， unaware of the outside world for centuries. The beautiful scenes of the peach woods in the series associate the audience with the classical essays of the past.

In addition to relating the romance that survives and blooms through tribulations， the blockbuster also wows the viewers imagination about how the immortals live in nine heavens. Moreover， the aesthetics of this series accomplishes what other costume television series have failed to achieve.

The 2017 blockbuster TV series is by no means a solitary phenomenon. Similar televised dramas have been all the rage over years. It is not hard， therefore， to tentatively conclude that stories about immortals arent just a fad. They are a popular and stable and thriving trend and a continuation of ancient Chinese myths and fairytales. They inspire young novelists. The novels they write become films and television dramas and offer a special appeal to the young generation of television viewers and readers.endprint