Try to take a film case adapted from a literary classic in the history of Chinese film and analyze its film transformation method.

"Lust, Caution": From Literature to Film

Abstract: "Lust, Caution" is a unique novel by Zhang Ailing and an important Chinese film. From literature to film adaptation, it shows Zhang Ailing's unique insight into human nature. It also shows the film art that Ang Lee is good at. Whether it is text or images, the nostalgic feelings, real humanity, details and mysteries in "Lust, Caution" attract readers and audiences. It achieves the organic combination of literary communication and film and television communication.

As the movie "Lust, Caution" swept the world, Zhang Ailing once again set off a wave of acceptance. Writer Zhang Ailing and director Ang Lee have given readers and audiences a successful performance and perfect expectations. The novel "Lust, Caution" was deeply loved by Zhang Ailing. After 30 years of continuous revision, it was not published until 1978. From choosing the adaptation of "Lust, Caution" to selecting actors and filming, Ang Lee also devoted all his efforts. From literature to movies, "Lust, Caution" deserves attention and research.

lThe unique human analysis and nostalgic novel "Lust, Caution" is set during the Anti-Japanese War. Female student Wang Jiazhi dressed up as a young woman and used a beauty trick to assassinate the spy Mr. Yi. After two years of careful planning, Mr. Yi was successfully lured to a jewelry store. But at the critical moment, Jiazhi had true feelings for him and asked him to escape. After Mr. Yi escaped from danger, he sealed off the area around the jewelry store and killed them all. A careful plan was ruined because of a ring. A very important theme in Zhang Ailing's works is the exploration of characters' emotions, expressing her personal understanding of marriage and emotions through words. In her novels, complex and subtle psychological depictions are the focus, with history and era serving only as background. Zhang Ailing likes desolation and believes that no emotion in this world is riddled with holes. Most of the love in her works shows the abnormality and distortion of human nature, and the theme of love evolves with the advancement of history. In "Lust, Caution", "Wang Jiazhi and Mr. Yi both have a certain kind of morbid beauty in their psychology. Jiazhi The morbid beauty of Mr. Yi lies in being obsessed with her own performance, and she is even willing to sacrifice her body and life for such a performance; while the morbid beauty of Mr. Yi lies in his love for the woman who died for him, and he is intoxicated by the fact that the woman lives and dies for him. , this is complete love, and a woman’s corpse can ensure his possession and security of love” [1]. Zhang Ailing is decisive, "They are the original relationship between hunter and prey, the relationship between tiger and wolf, the ultimate possession. She is his person in life, and his ghost in death" [2] l post. In the movie, Ang Lee's portrayal of the characters is impeccable, showing the characters' sudden changes in fate and emotional changes. Compared with this, Zhang Ailing's treatment of the characters was even more ruthless: "As soon as he escaped from danger, he immediately made a phone call, cordoned off the area, captured them all, and shot them all before ten o'clock in the evening." [2] 1 Tiptoe In the mahjong sound of the ladies, it was as if nothing had happened. In the movie, we felt the trembling hands of signing the documents to execute the lover and the sadness of sitting on the bed of the lover's death. Ang Lee's handling of the characters was more tolerant than Zhang Ailing. More tender.

Ang Lee's film looks back on Zhang Ailing's novel. The film retains the essence and artistic conception of the novel and reproduces the charm and real people of old Shanghai.

Sexual relations. Through the soft light in the film, the audience is brought back to the dark alleys of old Shanghai. The elegance and reserve of Shanghai are vividly displayed. Coupled with the looming and slightly sad music, the depth of the film is suddenly highlighted, making the audience Going back to that era, the audience was deeply immersed in the scene and filled with emotions. They couldn't help but have a strong resonance with Zhang Ailing, "Love means not asking whether it's worth it or not. This is also 'this love can only be remembered later, but at that time Already at a loss, Gong 31. The imagination of the nostalgic mood of old Shanghai and the understanding of real human nature and emotions make "Lust, Caution" deeply accepted and delighted by readers and audiences, whether in language, text, or images.

2 Careful laying out of details and mysteries

The modernity of Zhang Ailing’s novels lies in placing the characters’ words, deeds, and psychological changes in a modern context, while history is hidden behind the scenes, and the time is permeated in the processing of details. and historical thinking. "The detailed descriptions in Zhang Ailing's novels are an important element in the sense of cinema, and these details are often symbolic props that show the characters' situations and psychology." H] Details promote the fate of the characters and the setting of the plot. At the beginning of the novel, there is a mahjong table on the table. The shining diamond ring is the hint of this gamble of love and death. In order to explain the background of this action, the novel mixes in many memories of Jiazhi. For example: "It seems that only Liang Runsheng among these people has sexual experience." Since he is determined to sacrifice, he cannot be said to be unwilling to take advantage of him. [2] 182. In a few words, the relationship between Liang and Wang was explained. Wang Jiazhi was a student She had a good impression of Kuang Yumin from the time, but after she and Liang Runsheng "accumulated experience", she became dissatisfied with Kuang Yumin's indifference, gradually became isolated and fostered her abnormal love, "The fact is, every time I am with Lao Yi, I feel like I took a hot bath and washed away all the depression, because everything had a purpose. The details in the novel are foreshadowed in the film and strive to achieve a balance between text reproduction, artistic pursuit and commercial considerations. Ang Lee pays great attention to technique in the structure of the film, breaking the linear timeline. A memory in the middle of the film naturally reveals the understated complaints in the novel.

The details and mysteries in the novel are expressed in the film through various editing and camera techniques. For example, several classmates drank together after successful acting, and smooth editing was achieved through camera switching. Li Chao of Shandong Normal University on November 15, 2007 An interview with Shandong Dazhong.com's "Photography Art Appreciation" pointed out, "The editing rhythm of this film also follows the emotional expression rhythm of the film. In the tense psychological confrontation between the protagonists Lao Yi and Wang Jiazhi and the passage where the wives play mahjong, the short shots Close-ups and small-scale rapid panning speed up the emotional and psychological rhythm of the film, making the characters' silent confrontation vivid and tangible. In those passages that express the atmosphere of the entire era and shape the environment, The long panoramic shots give the audience enough time to appreciate a certain atmosphere. "Every detail in the film shows the imagination of the era in which the story is set and the inheritance of the classic style. The handling of the relationship between the male and female protagonists in the film and the laying out of their emotional clues easily moved the audience.

3 Conclusion

Film theorist Bela Balazs pointed out: “The birth of film art not only created new works of art, but also enabled human beings to acquire a new ability. , to feel and understand this new art." Film is not only an art, but also a culture, embodying the combination of high art and popular art. Zhang Ailing's novels have the imagination space of nostalgic feelings, the display of real human nature, and a strong film temperament. These make her works always a favorite subject of film and television directors. Director Ang Lee used the film language he is good at to complete a relatively successful adaptation of the original work. "Lust, Caution" has set off another wave of acceptance from literature to movies, from the popularity of movies to re-reading the original work. "Lust, Caution" not only enriches Zhang Ailing's research horizons and space, but also provides reference and inspiration for the study of film and television culture, achieving the perfect combination of literary communication and film and television communication.

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