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http://dx.doi.org/10.7230/KOSCAS.2012.29.061

Story of the monkey: The modular narrative and its origin of

Wang, Lei (School of Animation and Digital Arts Communication University of China)

Publication Information

Cartoon and Animation Studies / v., no., 2012 , pp. 61-75 More about this Journal

Abstract

The essay explores the narrative structure of the classical Chinese feature animation, (a.k.a. Da Nao Tian Gong, 1964). The film is presented with a modular structure which is quite unique compared with the storytelling in feature animated films from other cultures, but could be connected with the tradition narrative structure in Chinese Zhanghui style novels in Ming and Qing Dynasty. By relating the original text of the story, the 16th century novel Journey to the West (a.k.a. Xi You Ji), with the film , the essay addresses the question of how the narrative tradition in Chinese classical literature influenced the Uproar in Heave for its segment narrative structure, character driven storytelling strategy and mirrored repetitive 2 plot lines. The subject of this essay is even more significant after the restored 3D version of was re-released in the spring of 2012 and became one of the best-selling animated feature film in the history of the country.

Keywords

Chinese animation; Non-linear narrative; ;

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