@article{ART003369489},
author={XING ENHE and Park, Myung Jin},
title={Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology},
journal={Journal of Chinese Language and Literature},
issn={1225-083X},
year={2026},
number={102},
pages={241-270},
doi={10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241}
TY - JOUR
AU - XING ENHE
AU - Park, Myung Jin
TI - Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology
JO - Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 102
PB - Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
SP - 241
EP - 270
SN - 1225-083X
AB - This study compares Creation of the Gods Ⅱ: Demon Force and Ne Zha Ⅱ to examine narrative strategies of reimagining in contemporary Chinese mythological cinema. Using Vogler’s hero’s journey, Propp’s narrative functions, cultural semiotics, and sentiment analysis of Douban reviews, it constructs a ‘narrative–sign–reception’ framework. The analysis shows that Creation of the Gods Ⅱ develops a multi-linear epic narrative centered on collective heroes and political order, emphasizing historical legitimacy and cultural continuity, whereas Ne Zha Ⅱ adopts a single- linear growth narrative focused on individual experience, self-redemption, and resistance to fate, highlighting modern subjectivity. The two films also differ in semiotic transformation: the former reconstructs myth as historical epic through archaeological visuality and hierarchical space, while the latter deconstructs mythological authority through humor, youth-oriented sensibility, and digital animation. The study concludes that contemporary Chinese mythological cinema both inherits and creatively transforms traditional cultural resources through modern narrative, visual symbols, and industrial reception mechanisms.
KW - 봉신 2(Gods II: Demon Force);나타 2(Ne Zha II);중국 신화 영화(Chinese mythological cinema);리이매지닝(Reimagining);서사 전략(narrative strategy);시각 기호(visual sign);수용자 반응(audience response)
DO - 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
ER -
XING ENHE and Park, Myung Jin. (2026). Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 102, 241-270.
XING ENHE and Park, Myung Jin. 2026, "Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology", Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, no.102, pp.241-270. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
XING ENHE, Park, Myung Jin "Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature 102 pp.241-270 (2026) : 241.
XING ENHE, Park, Myung Jin. Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology. 2026; 102 : 241-270. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
XING ENHE and Park, Myung Jin. "Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.102(2026) : 241-270.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
XING ENHE; Park, Myung Jin. Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature, 102, 241-270. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
XING ENHE; Park, Myung Jin. Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature. 2026; 102 241-270. doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
XING ENHE, Park, Myung Jin. Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology. 2026; 102 : 241-270. Available from: doi:10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
XING ENHE and Park, Myung Jin. "Narrative Strategies and Audience Reception in the Reimagining of Chinese Mythology" Journal of Chinese Language and Literature no.102(2026) : 241-270.doi: 10.15792/clsyn..102.202608.241
