Frontiers in Art Research, 2020, 2(4); doi: 10.25236/FAR.2020.020402.
ZHANG Wan-yu, LI Yan
Tiangong University, 300387
The adaptation of domestic animation films to classic IP has become a trend, and the film adaptation has made great achievements by virtue of its original works and a considerable number of fans, such as “NE ZHA” and “Monkey King: Hero is Back” which are two representative films. These kind of films adapt the original works to a great extent, and have a strong value of innovation in the times. Their subversive adaptation not only contains a new interpretation of the IP meaning of the classic animation in contemporary film thinking, but also provides a summative thinking on the law of IP adaptation. This article takes “NE ZHA” and “Monkey King: Hero is Back” two works as examples, and discusses them from three aspects: the characters, the use of language and the theme of the story.
animation adaptation original intellectual property “ip movies” “ne zha” “monkey king: hero is back”
ZHANG Wan-yu, LI Yan. Research on Subversive Adaptation from Domestic Classic Originals to Animations by Using Films “Ne Zha” and “Monkey King: Hero is Back” as Examples. Frontiers in Art Research (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 4: 5-8. https://doi.org/10.25236/FAR.2020.020402.
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