Aesthetic of Film Industry:Perspectives,Principles,and Methods in Writing the History of Chinese Cinema in the New Century
Theoretical thinking and writing practices on the history of Chinese cinema in the new century are still limited domestically.Employing"aesthetic of film industry"as both principle and method offers a possibility for writing the history of Chinese cinema in the new century,such as holistic thinking and in-dustrial aesthetics perspective."The History of Chinese Cinema in the New Century(2000-2022)"serves as an effective implementation of this approach.Challenges faced in writing the history of Chinese cinema in the new century include issues of categorization,methodology and theoretical frameworks.As a method for writing the history of Chinese cinema in the new century,"aesthetic of film industry"pre-sents the following principles:holistic view or perspective;using the tension between industry and aes-thetics as the framework or standard for writing;and selecting cases based on their relevance to mass ap-peal and common viewer perspectives.Adhering to these principles or methods,"The History of Chinese Cinema in the New Century(2000-2022)"systematically examines the transformation of the Chinese film industry,aesthetic evolution,changes in audience preferences,cultural expressions,and industrial advancements over the past two decades,thereby comprehensively grasping the history of Chinese cine-ma in the new century.