A comparative study of cultural differences in transnational remakes of film and television dramas

分类： 数字出版 >> 数字技术 提交时间： 2023-07-23

JIN Mengqing

摘要： In this paper, a comparative analysis of the adaptations and remakes of Chinese, Australian and Vietnamese television dramas is conducted through content analysis and in-depth interviews, taking the Chinese classic Journey to the West, the Australian version of The Legend of the New Monkey King and the Vietnamese version of Journey to the West as examples in the context of cross-cultural communication. The conceptual distinction between adaptations and remakes is made from the perspective of the similarities and differences between the media, and the origins, dilemmas and possible trends of the development of both are summarised. The study finds that the Vietnamese version of Journey to the West and the Australian version of The Legend of the New Monkey King are very different from the Chinese classic in terms of plot adaptation, and that the transnational remakes are less effective in terms of dissemination. The more similar the country is to our traditional Confucian culture, the lower the cultural discount is. It is hoped that film and TV drama practitioners will make rational judgments and positive actions from the concept of intercultural communication, and hopefully, it will be useful for future film and TV drama remake productions and for the intercultural communication of remade film and TV dramas.

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