The Derivative of Journey to the West:International Dissemination of Black Myth:Wukong and Chinese Cultural Confidence
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)proposed to explore the effective mechanism of the integration of culture and technology,and build the identification system for Chinese civilization.With the increasing revival of traditional culture,more diverse traditional literary and artistic works show increasingly strong publicity in the process of adapting to contemporary technology and life,thus inspiring new vitality and social and cultural values under the contemporary aesthetic vision.As a classic Chinese literary work,Journey to the West has been interpreted by modern creators in various forms such as film and television series,animation,and games,and has become the most dynamic and popular classic literary IP at present.Recently,the new derivative of Journey to the West,the domestic game Black Myth:Wukong has not only set off a boom in China,but also aroused"Wukong enthusiasm"overseas,showing the profound charm of Chinese classic literature works and the cultural confidence of Chinese people in the new era.The modernization of Chinese classic literature has a profound historical background.The evolution of media technology has put forward requirements for the modernization of Chinese classic literary works.The author selected Journey to the West original(literature,Ming Dynasty),Journey to the West(TV series,1986),A Chinese Odyssey(film,1994),Black Myth:Wukong(game,2024),and other materials to make a comparative analysis through reading and experiencing.The findings are as follows.First,context shift has become a new premise for the modernization of traditional literary works.Modern presentation needs to break away from the traditional cultural context,incorporate its cultural expression into the modern context,take modem people's common sense of life and social background as the expression basis,speak the ancient things through the mouths of modern people,and express their views from the perspective of modern people.Second,narrative cross-layer has become the main means of modern presentation of classic literary works.The evolution of modern media technology,whether it is games or movies,is more realistic from a limited perspective.Narration blurs the boundary between story and reality and narrows the distance between them.Third,content innovation has become the key to the re-creation of classic literary works.Whether the traditional works can be re-created in the modern presentation depends on the ingenious use of the original narrative framework,the appropriate adaptation of some content of the story,and whether it conforms to the contemporary aesthetic.The content innovation of classical literary works must meet the needs of modern life and solve the current social problems.Fourth,technology enables modern presentation and international communication.Three-dimensional reading based on the multiple presentations of audiovisual languages deconstructs the content of traditional literary works and gives them new forms.From two-dimensional plane to three-dimensional media differences,integration,and innovation,media products with more concrete,visual,and multi-sensory scheduling provide a new carrier for cultural communication.The international dissemination of Chinese cultural works must solve the problems of local people and meet the needs of local people.Fifth,audience immersion provides the direction of creative transformation and innovative development.Subject immersion depends on not only technical empowerment but also the feeling and atmosphere of shared participation.The new technology enables the audience to go beyond the single binary choice of"live"and"online",and provides an integrated way of subject immersion.Some young people are inspired by modern works and go back to classic Chinese literary works,thus using them as a medium to pass down from generation to generation.Adhering to integrity and innovation,prospering and developing cultural undertakings and cultural industries,as well as integrating traditional culture into real life,has become the only choice to pick up cultural memories and stick to cultural genes.
Journey to the Westclassic literaturecultural confidenceinternational communication
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