西方情节剧电影是西方电影艺术的主流样式,无论是故事内容、叙述结构或审美风格等方面,都可以使人们不仅能够欣赏其精湛的艺术表现,而且还可以领悟到不同民族文化精神和社会特征的真谛。西方情节剧电影在西方电影发展史上占有主导地位;在美学形态上形成了主流的电影样式;在电影研究中构建了重要的理论体系。 Western melodramatic cinema is the mainstream style of Western cinema art. It can make people appreciate not only their exquisite artistic performance, but also the cultural spirit and social characteristics of different nationalities, in terms of story content, narrative structure and aesthetic style. The true meaning of Western melodramatic cinema plays a dominant role in the history of western film development. It has formed the mainstream cinematic style in the form of aesthetics and has constructed an important theoretical system in the study of cinema.