Research On The Narrative Art Of "The Wind And Clouds Of Mufu"

Ethnic minority subject TV drama is an important component of Chinese TV drama industry.However,because of “cultural discounts”,ethnic minority subject TV dramas are not favored by the market and it is difficult for them to survive.While in2012,the national historical drama The Stormy of Mufu achieved great success in ratings,reputation,recognition,fame and economic benefits.It is considered to be a new benchmark for ethnic minority subject TV drama.Therefore,there are important research values in The Stormy of Mufu.This article uses literature research methods,text analysis methods and other research methods to research on the narrative art of The Stormy of Mufu.The author finds that The Stormy of Mufu is innovative in its theme setting.It adopts tree-like narrative structure to integrate various themes organically,and the themes are like country protection,family power struggle,vengeance,and love.The combination of different themes makes the entire plot of the television drama complicated,colorful,and balanced.There is grand narration as well as life interest inside.Meanwhile,each theme interacts with,promotes and serves for each other.The multi-theme setting has broadened its narrative space,infused a variety of entertainment elements,satisfied the different viewing preferences and expanded the market successfully.In terms of narrative strategies,The stormy of Mufu is also successful.It mainly performs linear narration in chronological order,and it also properly uses the narration and flashback to meet the narrative needs of the story.And it effectively enriched the content of the story through multiple secondary stories at the premise of ensuring a smooth narration.This play uses embedded narrative settings,combination of historical reality,reasonable fiction and narrative tactics such as ethnic area features and ethnic cultures issues.It not only enriches the plot,but also makes the play funnier.In terms of character modeling,it shapes a group of character images with distinctive personalities through the methods of story plots,personal relationships,expression movements,lines,modeling,costume props and actor selection.These have attracted and impressed the audience deeply.In a word,the television drama The Stormy of Mufu is embodied with high narrative art in its theme-setting,narrative strategies and character-shaping.This is an important reason why it has won consistent acclaim from the media,experts,and audience.It also has importantenlightenment and referential significance for the creation of ethnic minority subject TV drama in China.