Research On The Film And TV Adaptation Of White Deer Plain

Since Chen Zhongshi won the 4th Mao Dun Literature Award in 1998,his novel White Deer Plain was first adapted into a movie by Wang Quanan,and then adapted into a TV series by Shen Jie in 2017.This kind of adaptation has been widely concerned by the public.Various factors have prompted the film and TV adaptation of White Deer Plain to become a classic example of the study of literature adaptations.This paper mainly analyzes the adaptation of White Deer Plain to explore how to adapt literary masterpieces into excellent film and television works.In addition to the preface and conclusion,this article is divided into four chapters.The first discussion is about the theme variation.The change of theme can directly affect the expression of other contents and forms,so the study of theme change has become the primary concern of the adaptation of famous literary works in film and television.In the novel White Deer Plain,Chen Zhongshi established multiple themes such as benevolence,sex,and revolution.In order to cater to the aesthetic needs of the public,the film White Deer Plain narrows the theme of the original book and selects sex and ground as the core of the film theme.Be contrast the TV series White Deer Plain expands the theme on the basis of being royalty to the original theme and deepens the public’s understanding of the theme.Secondly,it discusses the shaping of characters.The character is the core of the text,and the creation of the character can clearly reflect the author’s point of view.In the novel White Deer Plain,Chen Zhongshi expressed his thoughts on Confucian traditional culture and humanity with his distinctive characters such as Bai Jiaxuan,Tian Xiaoe and Bai Xiaowen.The movie White Deer Plain simplifies these characters.,contrastively the TV series White Deer Plain enriches the characters of Bai Jiaxuan,Tian Xiaoe Bai Xiaowen and Mr.Zhu on the basis of faithful to original characters,making them more vivid.What is discussed again is the construction of the plot.The arrangement of plot is very important to the novel and the film and television works because the literary works and their film and television products complete the expression of the content of the text through the construction of the plot.In the novel White Deer Plain,Chen Zhongshi,through the arrangement of large and small circumstances,makes the plot sequence sound.In order to make the original works adapt to the media form of film,the film White Deer Plain change the plot of the novel White Deer Plain by using excerpts,The TV series White Deer Plain expanded on the basis of loyalty to the original plot,showing the drama White Deer Plain whole plot construction.The final discussion is the display of artistic style.The completion of the works of art is not enough only through the expression of the content,but also to show itsunique artistic style through the artistic method.Chen Zhongshi develop the narrative of the novel White Deer Plain in a double-lined structure,and presented his epic artistic style with highly concise language and integrated creative techniques.The film White Deer Plain highlights the regional cultural characteristics of Shanxi in the artistic style,while the TV series of White Deer Plain cater to the aesthetic needs of the audience.