New Revolutionary Historical Themes Tv Drama Creation And Audience Research

Chinese films have a history of more than one hundred years. As an art they are closely related to politics for at least seventy years. Accompanying the history of Chinese revolution, Chinese films draw much attention as a form of revolutionary culture and thus have a unique and strong influence upon the consolidation of state political power and the reinforcement of ideology.Since the implementation of reform and open policy in 1980s, new types of outstanding films on revolutionary history theme have come out in waves. This brings about a new prosperity to the type of films throughout the 20^th century at the end of for 70's top quiet and for 80's later period recovering. It also makes special and beautiful scenery among the Chinese films. Since the 1990s, television series as the closest sister of film arts, especially the theme of revolutionary history have founded own magnificent time. During this period, the TV series, which reorganized by films about the 17-year classical revolutionary history or originated in the new era present colorful revolutionary past events to us, with patriotism and heroism inside and outside the silver screen.In the new era, films and TV series simultaneously focus on the theme of the revolutionary history for complex reasons such as politics, history, culture and so on. But most importantly following three points: The reminiscence of history at the end of a century, the coincidence with the major ideology, the need of the revival of national culture as well as the collusion between market and literature and art.On the basis of the inheritance of the fine tradition of red classical films, the revolutionary history theme films and TV series during this period fit into the new need of audiences, have carried on the positive innovation and achieved the unification from the form to the content, from historical reality to artistic reality and from insider to outsider. They become mature, experienced and integrity, with their humanistic spirit condensation richer, vital and deeper and their ideological level and artistic quality better. These are all embodied in three aspects, i.e., the esthetic sentiment with an excellent sense of contemporariness, the change of hero concept and the individuality of historical narrationsHowever, as the revolutionary and historical themes become popular in films and TV series, the quality of those films and TV series cannot be guaranteed. Especially it is unacceptable that while holding the banner of revolution, some are replete with pornography contents. The problems of the films and TV series of revolutionary and historical themes mainly include the distortion of collective memory by consumerism, the deconstruction of heroism by the extension of humanization, the adaptation of red classics by market economy.Faced with new artistic features presented by those new films and TV series of this theme and the problems in the creation, we should believe that a syndrome differentiation of the prospect is scientific and responsible. At last, through the analysis of the audiences and their aesthetic value, the thesis will point out that the films and TV series of revolutionary and historical themes will have a broad development space, that the revolutionary culture will surpass the limit of time, and they will continue to bring pleasantly surprised and miracle to our people.