The Image Of The Female Self Expression: Shaohong Drama Female Narrative Research

Li Shaohong is a stylistic director who can express the feminist self-awareness in the narrative way of TV play uniquely, taking the gender visual angle as the breakthrough. As a kind of visual angle, the narrative theory of feminism has the realistic significance concerning the TV plays directed by Li Shaohong, in which those problems as the narrative function of videos, the exercises of visual angles and the narrative strategies etc. could be explored. Meanwhile, the consciousness of feminist subjectivity and modern spirit of humanism alleged in full sail by the feminist narration of TV plays could also be presented.In the latter part of mid-1980s, the regression trend of thought, which mainly refers to the realization of the identity of feminist creators, came forth along with the reemergence of feminism in the field of culture. Li Shaohong appeared in this trend and started to release her feminist love-knots in her subsequent TV plays or films freely. From the orientation of the feminist perspective to the choice of feminist topics, Li Shaohong has been reflecting about the self-salvation of women consciously. In her TV plays, she brings forth the consciousness of women in the fair-new models and tries to exhibit the women's images undistorted by men. In this way, she offers the spiritual drives for the construction of ideal images or models of women.Whatever the novels or TV plays and films, all of them have their own way of expressing topics. Through them, men tend to manifest the philosophy of existence mostly, while women prefer the feeling and experience of life proceeding with the expression of emotion. Many TV plays directed by Li Shaohong are recomposed works mainly. As for whatever the expression of rights or the narration of emotion, she rebels against the history written and followed by male society in the unique female emotion, pouring out the aspiration after the freedom of women.TV plays directed by Li Shaohong are regarded as the models of aestheticism, displaying the poetic discourse of feminist narration naturally. The flowered and colorful pictures on the screen, the graceful and melodious art of sounding effect, the implicative and charming sentiment and taste etc. are all the ways of expression of women's emotion. Li Shaohong doesn't magnify the form compared with the content when she tries to chase after the beauty of the screen. However, she narrates the secret grievances of women with the delicate pictures on the screen, making the audience enjoying the visual happiness accompanying with the considerations on the destinies of women simultaneously.In the age of images, popularity is the easiest way the audience can accept. Thus, Li Shaohong realizes soberly that the popularity is the starting line the art could win the favors of the masses, but it is not the destination conquering the masses. The art of teleplays under the operation of marketization should possess its own style. Li Shaohong aspires after not only the delicate aesthetic tastes but also endows them with the certain tropism of values in her teleplays.Li Shaohong practices her obligations as a disseminator of culture and art with her stylistic teleplays. At the same time, she narrates the aspirations of women and gives voice to her ideal pursuit with her individual and unique language of films and TV plays.