【附註】何謂敘事範式(Narrative Paradigm)? ► The Narrative Paradigm is a theory proposed by 20th century philosopher Walter Fisher(瓦爾特·費雪) that all meaningful communication is a form of storytelling or giving a report of events, and that human beings experience and comprehend life(領悟生命) as a series of ongoing narratives, each with its own conflicts, characters, beginning, middle, and end. Fisher believes that all forms of communication that appeal(吸引) to our reason are best viewed as stories shaped by history, culture, and character(人物), and all forms of human communication are to be seen fundamentally as stories.
[註1] 1972年《教父》之所以成為影壇經典電影,重點不是在那個虛構的黑幫故事劇情,真正的主題是在傳達「忠誠、信任、服從、親情、友誼」的價值觀和信念,是維繫家族自豪感和個人榮譽的紐帶,這就是《教父》如此受歡迎的原因。 [註2]《教父》的配樂主題曲原本獲得1973年奧斯卡金像獎的提名,後來被取消,原因是作曲者Nino Rota,早在1958年的另一部義大利喜劇電影《金桔》(Fortunella)中使用了同樣的主題曲,差別是該曲採用輕鬆歡愉的曲調風格。怪異的是,1974年的《教父2》同樣採取《教父》的主題配樂,但是在1975年奧斯卡金像獎卻獲得了最佳配樂獎。此首配樂主題曲在「AFI百年百大電影配樂」(AFI`s 100 Years of Film Scores)名列第5名。