A Study On Folklore Elements In Chinese Mainland Horror Films

As an important part of the Chinese traditional culture.The folk-custom is more than a symbol of a country or a national culture.It also shows their kernel spirits.The birth of film and television art just let the exhibition and dissemination of the folk-custom one more path.Plenty of folk cultures or things just found a way that is through the films to show the audience.The birth of the horror movies in mainland China has a centenary history.The author take The horror movies in mainland China as the main research object for The integrated use of film and narrative theory,folklore,culture and some knowledge of relevant disciplines.And a further combine specific cases of films to research how to use folk elements in mainland Chinese horror movies.Try to discuss the current state of the folk elements and their growing trend in future at the creation of mainland Chinese horror films.Throughout the history of mainland Chinese horror movies.We can ordered that the use of folk elements with the development of the times presents their own characteristics:added some little traditional moral meanings in the beginning.The golden age of mainland horror films just based on folk literatures mostly.In the 21st century,the using of multiple choices about folk elements in many ways bring new development opportunities to the mainland horror film market.According to Wu Bingan's classification of folk customs.He divided the expression of folk elements in mainland Chinese horror films into four categories-Let the belief in custom as an important part of the film.The folk literature is mainly based on the adaptation of the recreational folk.The core of the story about the film and the social customs of the background.The economic folk-custom of daily life of people in films.And the folk elements as an Indispensable contents in horror movies.They through "the plot"narrative,"scenarized" narrative and free plot narrative to get involved.The folk elements to the mainland Chinese horror films itself.Has the function of deepening the theme,sublimating the thoughts,depicting the characters,creating the images,promoting the plots,creating the conflicts,showing the amorous feelings,creating the effects and so on.For the entire film industry,the use of folk element can help the formation of local film style.Spreading Chinese culture to the world.Improving the national consciousness of the people.At last,according to the mutual effects of folk elements and horror films in mainland China.It is concluded that there are some defects and shortages in the participation of folk elements in the creation of horror films at this stage.And put forward the development strategies for reference targeted.I hope that I can do a little bit of strength to the theory research and practice of the Chinese mainland horror film do.