The Narrative Study Of The Animated Movies Adapted From Chinese Mythological Works In The New Century

The fusion of cultures in the new century has made the cultural output of various ethnic groups a global hotspot.There may be cognitive biases in the process of Chinese culture dissemination,due to the differences in the historical background and cultural content of various ethnic groups.Therefore,how to form a consensus between local culture and world culture and maintain stable output is the key issue facing my country at this stage.In addition,the animation industry competition has become an important part of the cultural industry competition in various countries.Animated films are not just entertainment commodities,they have become an important medium for national cultural output.Hence,It is very important to make full use of the profound cultural resources and convert them into animation products suitable for the needs of the times,for improving the international competitiveness of Chinese traditional culture and narrowing the cultural industry gap between China and developed countries.As an important part of Chinese culture,Chinese mythology not only has a huge audience,but also has a natural adaptation advantage.Therefore,whether it is the cultural core it contains or the values it contains,it can make the adapted works of art have practical significance suitable for the current society,and make Chinese mythology glow with new vitality and value in the context of the new era.In addition,animated films have imaginative narrative expression and beautiful picture presentation.While infiltrating mythological works,they can make the adapted works take into account both artistic value and commercial value.Now it has become one of the best artistic carriers to show our traditional mythological works.Since the film "The Princess of Iron Fan" pioneered the adaptation of Chinese mythological works into animated films,the adaptation of mythological works has become a major branch of the domestic animation genre.From the 1960 s to the 1980 s,animated films adapted from Chinese mythological works,such as "The Monkey King" and "Prince Nezha’s Triumph Against Dragon King",have experienced a period of prosperity.During this period,Chinese animators formed the "Chinese School",because they created a series of excellent works with great international repercussions,However,under the impact of economic globalization,the domestic animation industry began to slowly retreat.Domestic animation producers began to actively seek breakthroughs,in order to save the brain drain and deal with sudden changes in the animation market,but this situation did not improve until the merger of Shanghai Meiying Studio and Shanghai TV Station in 1995.Since 2000,the competition in the world animation film market has become more intense.The culture itself calls on domestic animators to try their best to explore the development path of domestic animation films.Under this circumstance,domestic animation films inevitably have many changes in the film narrative.This paper analyzes,categorizes and organizes the presentation and development of domestic animation films adapted from mythological works in various directions.By analyzing the reasons,adaptation methods and influencing factors of Chinese mythological works adapted to animated films,we find out the new changes in the adaptation of animated films at this stage,and on this basis,focus on analyzing the narrative characteristics of these works.In addition,combined with the current industry status,market environment and audience needs,this paper summarizes some existing narrative problems of such films since the new century,and proposes a corresponding development path for breaking through the status quo of mythological works adapted animation films according to the existing narrative dilemmas.