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The Dissolution and Revolutionary Reconstruction of "Aura" in the Film

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DOI: 10.23977/mediacr.2025.060313 | Downloads: 4 | Views: 175

Author(s)

Yufei Wang 1

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1 Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, United Kingdom

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Yufei Wang

ABSTRACT

Focusing on the concept of "Aura" proposed in Benjamin's "Works of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", this paper explores the Aura in the art of film, the Aura in traditional art inevitably faces dissolution and deconstruction in the art of film in the age of mechanical reproduction. This paper discusses how the Aura is dissolved in film from three aspects: the disappearance of "authenticity", the display value of film, and the contrast between film actors and theatrical actors. Benjamin, as a technologist, had a positive attitude towards the art of film, arguing that although the aesthetic dimension of the Aura was lost, surrealist films redefined the Aura at the social and political level. He believes that real films and documentaries are the hypocritical experiences created by the bourgeoisie, while surrealist films break the false experiences through "tremors" and keep the masses awake about reality, thus achieving a reconstruction of the unique and revolutionary "Aura".

KEYWORDS

Aura; Authenticity; Montage; Experience; Shudder

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Yufei Wang, The Dissolution and Revolutionary Reconstruction of "Aura" in the Film. Media and Communication Research (2025) Vol. 6: 82-87. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/mediacr.2025.060313.

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