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Since the marriage of literature and film for more than a century, there have been many research results on "literary adaptation films", but there are very few works that diachronically explore the relationship between artistic presentation and social development of the two. rare. Only for this reason, the book "A Glimpse of History - Representation of Social Changes in Film Adaptations (1979-2021)" written by Wang Ying has relatively unique academic value.
This book systematically examines the interaction between film creation and social evolution by examining the narrative connotations, aesthetic styles and production processes of Chinese literary adaptation films, combined with the evolution of political, economic and cultural trends in contemporary Chinese society. The impact of popular culture on popular views of history is also discussed.
This book covers a wide range of cases, including classics such as "The Wrangler", "Furong Town" and "Old Well", as well as recent box office newcomers such as "The Wandering Earth" and "Crazy Alien". Based on the research methods of Chinese film sociology and combined with the observation angles of other disciplines, the author has made a personalized and in-depth analysis of these cases. It not only presents colorful pictures on and off the screen, but also puts forward one by one fascinating stories. Realistic Proposition can be said to be a successful exploration of interdisciplinary research on art history and social history.
First of all, from the perspective of research, the content of this book almost runs through the history of movies in my country for more than forty years. As we all know, Chinese society has experienced tremendous changes during this period, and these changes are often reflected in movies. By interpreting the themes, characters, plots, backgrounds and other elements of relevant films, the book discusses how these films reflect the political economy and ideological culture of different periods, and also concretely reveals the hardships and achievements of the Chinese modernization process.
Secondly, the author also conducted an in-depth study of adapted films from the perspective of social psychology, revealing the various conflicts and paradoxes that people encounter in the process of urbanization, and then mapping the struggles, compromises, and struggles of personal destiny in the changes of the times. The complex psychology of ups and downs and nirvana, as well as confusion, fear and expectation, also examines the impact of the changes of the times on the people's mental outlook, way of thinking and moral orientation, as well as the contradictions and integration of old and new values in the period of social transformation.
Thirdly, based on the perspective of China's contemporary cultural industry, the author also conducted a comparative study on the generation logic of two types of narrative texts, literature and film, and explored the multiple political, economic, cultural and other political, economic, and cultural influences on different narrative forms in the cross-media conversion. The influence and constraints of factors are summarized, and the current development trends and symptoms of literary adaptation films are summarized, and a personalized explanation of the strategies, paths and methods of film adaptation of literary works is given. It can be said that these discussions have reference value for us to have a deeper understanding of the social and commercial attributes of movies, and then to grasp the direction of film creation and judge the film market trends.
In addition, the author also reflects on the problems and shortcomings of adapted movies in the book. For example, some films lack innovation or sublimation in the transformation of literary works, and the narrative techniques seem too simple. There are also some films that tend to be over-commercialized, keen on creating visual spectacles, but neglecting the pursuit of ideological value... All of these will result in the film's artistic standards and rational meaning being mediocre, and lacking competitiveness and influence in the theater market. force.
It can be said that "Chinese Film Sociology" is the practice of building the "three major systems" (discipline, academic, and discourse) of philosophy and social sciences with Chinese characteristics. Its improvement urgently needs the input of more scholars, and Wang Ying's book Obviously starting from the perspective of literary adaptations and movies, this new theory with local characteristics has been effectively expanded. It goes without saying that "A Glimpse of History - Representation of Social Changes in Adapted Films (1979-2021)", as the result of a new academic's exploration, inevitably has some areas for improvement. For example, the issue of "Chinese-style modernization" is undoubtedly one of the focuses of current academic research, but the discussion related to this seems to be weak in the book. Of course, it is not easy to explain this issue by taking into account the three aspects of society, literature and film. This requires the author to have high theoretical accomplishments and a fairly broad academic vision.Fortunately, Wang Ying is in the prime of her life and is brave enough to innovate. She will surely provide readers with new and more elegant works in her future career as a scholar.
"A Glimpse of a Cross-Section of History - Representation of Social Changes in Adapted Films (1979-2021)" Published by Wang Yingzhu Social Science Literature Press
Author: Shi Bogong
Text: Shi Bogong Editor: Jin Jiuchao Editor: Zhu Zifen
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