The Art Of Adaptation From Novel To Film

Both fiction and film are the art of narrative,and the two achieve marriage through "narrative nature." The unique aesthetic characteristics of local novels provide fresh blood and rich materials for local movies.But because of the different narrative methods,narrative perspectives,and narrative time and space,the film adaptations are difficult,especially in the context of current marketization.What’s more,the change of people’s aesthetic needs,the lack of creative materials in the context of urbanization,the development of local movies together are in a bottleneck state.As a result,Zhang Yimou,a master director of local film adaptation,based on grasping the rustic charm of the original work,uses a large number of folk symbols on the content: showing the natural environment of the local community,presenting the customs with regional characteristics,and highlighting the folklore with the clever use of music.And in terms of skill,his poetic empty lens,simple composition,and repeated narrative art make his film appear ethereal,simple,and poetically beautiful.In the specific narrative adaptation,he also made a bold and creative rewriting of the original plot,characters,themes,perspectives,and time and space,realizing the sublimation of narrative art,making his film adaptation with strong personal style and high-level art,which is enough to provide useful inspiration for the adaptation of the local film.Although the background of marketization and urbanization has caused frustrations in local novels and local movies,the local nature of Chinese society,the protection of government policies on local-resources culture,and the continuous creation of local novels still win large adaption-space for local movies.Therefore,film workers must firmly believe in the differences between the two narratives,integrate the rustic flavor of the original local novels with the spirit of the times to find seriousness and entertainment,truth and fiction,elites and the public,the balance between tradition and innovation,and consequently create high-quality works of conscience with the spirits of innovation and excellence artisan.