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A Reappearance of Yesterday- Analysis of Storytelling Strategy in Nostalgic Cinema

Yi YangKorea University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

In the context of globalization, the public's demand for nostalgia has increased. Cinema has an advantage in conveying nostalgia by using visual and auditory stimulation and has become the main medium for nostalgia in modern society. In this paper, the first part is about nostalgia and nostalgic cinema. Depending on the subject that triggers the nostalgia, nostalgic cinema is simply divided into three categories. The reasons for the demand for nostalgia are discussed, which are related to the interval between reality and tradition, commercialism, and modernism. The other part is about the storytelling strategies of nostalgic cinema. Storytelling strategies of contemporary, nostalgic cinema are analyzed from the perspectives of color, frame, diegetic sound, and motif, respectively. Specific movies are used for analysis, data study, and cross-subject study are used in this paper. With the constant updating of information technology, views on the future direction of nostalgic cinema research are presented at the end of the paper.

Keywords: Nostalgia; Storytelling; Cinema; Consumerism
Published: April 19, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/28/20230368
Volume: CHR Vol.28
pp. 248-254
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