《大象》涉及的主要情节是某个秋日的午后在美国中学里发生的一起枪击案,影片用大量篇幅不厌其烦地从不同人物的视角不断叙述几名年轻学生在惨案发生前几小时的经历,将整个过程娓娓道来,画面平静而生活化,平淡近乎琐碎地展示着校园里每个学生的日常生活。导演用真实客观的态度很平实地讲述了一个故事,最后呈现给我们的却是强烈的震撼。其成功得益于出色的叙事艺术,影片的叙事结构精巧细致,充满张力。本文对该电影的叙事艺术作简要分析。 The main plot involved in the “Elephant” is a shooting incident that took place in a high school in the United States on the afternoon of a certain autumn day. The film takes a lot of time and pains to constantly narrate the experiences of several young students from the perspective of different people in the hours before the tragedy , The entire process Weiweidaolai, calm and lively picture, almost trivial display of everyday life on campus for every student. Director with a true and objective attitude very flatly tells a story, finally presented to us is a strong shock. Its success has benefited from excellent narrative art, the narrative structure of the film is sophisticated and full of tension. This article gives a brief analysis of the narrative art of the movie.