A Study of the Inherited Relations between Classical Mythology and the Making of Chinese Animation Films ()
ABSTRACT
In the process of the development of Chinese animations, mythical themes
have provided a variety of practical materials for the creation of animated
films. The recent domestic movies such as Monkey King: Hero is Back (2015) and Ne Zha: I am the
Destiny (2019) are cases in point, achieving great progress in both
quality and box office in the film industry. It can be seen that Chinese
mythology and the creation of animated films are closely related; while the
previous animation works might focus on the educational significance in design
characters, films were productive while they lack of fun or suspense at some
point. In addition, the development of Chinese animation in previous years has
also been impacted by American and Japanese animations, an academic worry is
that, would the Chinese mythological themes in the process of adaptation be
slightly lost? Then, how to understand the connection between Chinese myths and
the creation of animations becomes a key subject for writing the paper. In
other words, this paper will use content analyses to claim that creation of
animation films is to inherit cultural elements of Chinese mythology. Such
inheritance not only highlights the
national spirit, but also advocates cultural communication, allowing audience to understand the essence of Chinese
culture.
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Tang, H. and Gong, X. (2021) A Study of the Inherited Relations between Classical Mythology and the Making of Chinese Animation Films.
Advances in Applied Sociology,
11, 415-429. doi:
10.4236/aasoci.2021.119037.