还记得当年《无极》上映后迅速窜红网络的《一个馒头引发的血案》吗?在娱乐至上的今天,这样的恶搞已经随处可见了。电影可以被恶搞,名著可以被恶搞,连新闻报道也会被恶搞。今天,我们就说说“恶搞影片”,英文里叫mockbuster。
A mockbuster (sometimes also called a knockbuster) is a film, often made with a low budget, created with the apparent intention of piggy-backing on the publicity1 of a major film with a similar title or theme. Often these films are created to be released direct-to-video at the same time as the mainstream2 film reaches theaters or video outlets3.
“仿大片”(mockbuster/knockbuster)指以低成本制作,采用与大片类似的片名及主题,专门利用大片的声势投机赚取商业收益的普通影片。通常,此类影片会以电视电影的形式在主流大片上映的同时公开发布。
Though the words are often used interchangeably, the term mockbuster implies a spoof4 or parody5 of the original film's premise6, while knockbuster implies a more derivative7 (or knock-off) use of a successful film in the same genre8.
Mockbuster和knockbuster这两个词虽然都指“仿大片”,但是mockbuster含有对被仿影片的恶搞之意,而knockbuster则更倾向于指代在“仿大片”中大获成功的电影。