A Study On Cognitive And Narrative Theory Of Noel Carroll 's Traditional Films

No?l Carroll is an innovative film theorist who advocates the theoretical research pattern of middle level, as well summons film researchers together to build local theories of imaginative. Meanwhile, he puts issues into specific contexts and encourages film researchers to cultivate theoretical abilities that respond to the contemporary era.Carroll has such a wide ranging of research scope, which involves aesthetics, art criticism, mass art and other fields. In spite of his diversified means of research, Carroll is always keeping a detailed and careful way of analyzing and clear style of his writing.Analytical philosophy and Pragmatism(his most important philosophical background), Cognitivism(his basic standpoint of film research), the combination of these three makes Carroll’s film theories more complicated and distinctive.From the angle of Carroll’s cognitive and narrative research of movie, this article tries to find out the reasons why movie could be accepted by the most widely audiences who are untrained, and caused strong reactions. Based upon this research, which would help to learn that the understandability and clarity of movie was based on the ability of “ picture recognition ” that all human beings generally have, but also related to the manipulation of narrative expectations by filmmakers.At present, the study of Carroll’s movie theories is still rare in the domestic academic circles. This article has innovativenesss and complementarity in a certain extent. At the same time, through the research, it’s a good way to have a brief glimpse of the unique methods and perspectives that how does Carroll build his theories.