The Image Of "Night Shanghai" In Shanghai Movies Before And After The War Of Resistance Against Japan

The symbols of “Night of Shanghai” discussed in this article refers to the images in the movies.The main discussion is related to the concepts of the images,which exclude the “Night of Shanghai” This article aims to comb the changes of the “Night of Shanghai”,which is the main object in Chinese movies,by analyzing the classic meanings of the “Night of Shanghai” and the connotation of it in different historical periods.It also overlooks the complex and changeable images and characteristics of Shanghai,the film development center,on the screens in different historical periods.The main body of this article is divided into three chapters.first chapter focuses on the forming process of the symbols of the “Night of Shanghai” as well as demonstrates its appearance and the specific presentation in the movie in different parts.The different types of the symbols of the “Night of Shanghai” before the Anti-Japanese War are analyzed with the help of representative image texts.Chapters 2 and 3 are the main chapters in this article.The second chapter emphasizes that the symbols of the “Night of Shanghai” have double-sided characteristics-“modern" and evil before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War,investigates the representative examples of the different forms of the “Night of Shanghai” in movies,and reflects the Chinese society at that time,especially the life states and mental conditions of the local in Shanghai.The "two-sided night of Shanghai" in the movies at that time is explained in two levels.The third chapter concentrates more on the meaning expression of "black" and "Night Shanghai" after the World War II,and the presentation of black film elements in the images of this period are discussed in detail.Starting from the plot,character building and audio-visual language of the film,the new connotation of the image of "Night Shanghai" and its strong black film characteristics are summarized.