Research on the Genres of Chinese Cinema

Author: Wu Qiong
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The genre study of Chinese cinema involves structural research on the narrative traditions and collective language patterns of films. It means summarizing similar and repetitive forms of expression in the narrative process of a specific theme, including relevant story formulas, stereotypical characters, conventional conflicts, and solutions. Revolutionary historical films, industrial films, agricultural films, counterintelligence films, melodramas, and comedies are the main film genres of contemporary Chinese cinema, as well as the most important popular formulas. Over the past four decades, the genres of contemporary Chinese cinema have undergone repeated transformations to adapt to the requirements of socialist ideology, helping the public to define the rapidly evolving social reality, find meaning in social reality, and support the shared values and beliefs of the public.