Journalists'Conceptions of Film Criticism in the 1920s and Their Historical Contributions:Taking He Xinleng As an Example
He Xinleng was active in the film industry as both a film critic and a newspaper editor.As a film critic,he was influ-enced by the new trend of thinking and took the responsibility of spreading the spirit of the May Fourth Movement through films.He criticized domestic films and advocated the creation of films with Chinese characteristics,so that his spirit of nationalism is worth rethinking.He analyzed the film business and industry and gave feasible suggestions,and he often had unique insights into the art of cinema.As an editor of newspapers,relied on the Weekly News and Ta Kung Pao,he published articles discussing film so as to popularize the knowledge of film culture to readers,and he called for the improvement of cinema screening.Furthermore,he called up the audience to form good movie-watching habits,essentially constructing a public space for the free expression of all voices.Whether in Shanghai or in Tianjin,his contribution to the dissemination of movies is worthy of being remembered by future genera-tions.
He Xinlengthe spirit of the May Fourth Movementnationalismpractical aestheticspublic space
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