The Plot Conflicts Caused By Folklore Contradictions In Feature Films

Folklore works as a "living" pattern of people's lives and has the feature of "amphibian": it is mixed in the daily life and also contains some kind of cultural consciousness. What's more, the cultural consciousness it contains can reflect the common wishes of a certain group.Different kinds of artistic creations which include movie-making always try to reflect the true life and go beyond the true life at the same time. Besides, the movie art has its own characteristics: it should express high reality by concise movie languages. On such basis, we can apply folklore principles into the field of movie-making.Folklore contradictions share the same feature of "amphibian" with folklore. There are mainly three different patterns to make plot conflicts in feature films by folklore contradictions: First, the folklore contradictions are caused by dissimilar folklore information. Second, the folklore contradictions are caused by similar folklore information. Third, the folklore contradictions can cause a person's inner conflicts. These three patterns can be classified to seven kinds, which can be used together in practice.