The"Public Relations"in Chinese Films Themed with Nomocracy in the 1990s
Chinese films themed with nomocracy in the 1990s emerged in the historical context of transitions and dramatic changes under the construction of nomocracy in China,displaying the conflicts between the ancient Chinese manners of the patriarchal clan and the modern legal concepts and urban civilization.The networking of the characters in these films mainly revolves around public relations in the legal dimension,therefore they are important texts that reflect public concepts in specific historical periods.The so-called public relations refer to the interaction activities that occur in public spaces.For instance,police and criminals,as well as plaintiffs and defendants,are typical public communicators in films themed with nomocracy.For a long time,the public relations between the police and the public presented in these Chinese films have been a kind of"pseudo-public interaction",an amplifica-tion and illusion of private life circles.As films themed with nomocracy in the 1990s in Chinese Mainland displayed the means of pacifying conflicts and maintaining order were the influence and enlightenment of"benevolence,righteousness and propriety",in-stead of lawsuit and imprisonment.Moreover,the"law enforcers"still face the problem of separating emotions and laws as dis-played in this genre of films since the new century.But characters in these film often solve the problem with a more positive and op-timistic attitude,reflecting the promising development prospects of China's law enforcement team and nomocracy.
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