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The Image of Green Snake on Screens in China over the Past 30 Years

Meng ZhangSchool of Literature, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, 100089*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

The Legend of the White Snake is a well-known traditional story in China. The love between Xu Xian and white snake has always been praised by people. Among them, the supporting role "Green snake" has not been marginalized again and again because of the identity of the supporting role in the evolution of the text. On the contrary, she has become a soul character that cannot be ignored, and has even become the protagonist in some adaptations. In the era when popular Culture is faddish, film and television adaptation of traditional works is a topic worthy of attention. In the adaptation of the story The Legend of the White Snake, Green snake's image has undergone a series of changes, reflecting the spiritual pursuit of people in different eras. This study adopts the case analysis method, taking texts such as Green Snake, The legend of Green Snake, White Snake 2 and White Snake: Love as the research objects. From the four aspects of the text's own vitality, the audience's preferences in the era of popular culture, and the particularity of film and television texts, the reasons for the evolution of the image of the green snake on the screens of Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China in the past three decades have been drawn.

Keywords: The Legend of the White Snake; Green Snake; Image Research; Literature; Film and Television
Published: May 17, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/3/20220426
Volume: CHR Vol.3
pp. 462-467
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