@article{ART002123242},
author={도성희},
title={Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation},
journal={The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China},
issn={1738-0502},
year={2016},
number={41},
pages={301-319},
doi={10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013}
TY - JOUR
AU - 도성희
TI - Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation
JO - The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China
PY - 2016
VL - null
IS - 41
PB - Korean Society of Study on Chinese Languge and Culture
SP - 301
EP - 319
SN - 1738-0502
AB - Creature movie, a well positioned genre in movie, has been loved by moviegoers worldwide. This genre, which belongs to fantasy category, is a unique brain child of commercial movie production in Hollywood. Recently as their movie industry has been booming Korea and China has been challenging this genre which needs a high level of technology, capital and production management. Korean movie "The Host" and Chinese movie "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" are the two most representative examples.
This essay tries to explain how these blockbuster movies were created in two countries by looking at the industrial background, and also analyze narrative structure of these movies by resorting to narratological and semiological method. It postulates the followings by analyzing and comparing major spaces, symbols, and cultural codes appearing in two movies.
"The Host" made a successful local application of the classic Hollywood narrative formula. Opposed to that, "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" was focusing too much on explaining the structure between reality and surreal, becoming a naive narrative as the heroic characters were disappearing.
This essay is provided as a reference with a purpose to facilitate international, commercial, and cultural engagement between two nations even when it points out the difference in degree of quality perfection of two movies.
KW - creature movie;The Host;Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe;high concept film;referring;re-creation;Chinese film industry
DO - 10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
ER -
도성희. (2016). Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 41, 301-319.
도성희. 2016, "Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation", The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, no.41, pp.301-319. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
도성희 "Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China 41 pp.301-319 (2016) : 301.
도성희. Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation. 2016; 41 : 301-319. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
도성희. "Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.41(2016) : 301-319.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
도성희. Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China, 41, 301-319. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
도성희. Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China. 2016; 41 301-319. doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
도성희. Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation. 2016; 41 : 301-319. Available from: doi:10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
도성희. "Comparative Analysis of the Two Movies, “Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe” and “The Host”: Referring Hollywood Fantasy Narrative and Re - creation" The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China no.41(2016) : 301-319.doi: 10.16874/jslckc.2016..41.013
