Thanks to the Chinese government’s cultural policy implemented in the 2000s, especially the national animation protection and development policy that has been steadily implemented for over 20 years, recently produced Chinese animations are equipped with technical skills and directing skills and are attracting attention on the world stage. it started. The animation “I Am What I Am”, produced in 2021, is a work that has received high ratings from the audience. This work is a realistic animation that has not been well dealt with in animations in the past, realistic problems of Chinese society, ‘children left behind’ neglected in the countryside, poor life of peasant workers, and poor medical system in the countryside, as well as social problems such as the life of the heirs of traditional culture, He melts relatively heavy and dark materials such as the severance of traditional culture into his works. In this way, it is different from the existing classical narrative IP animation in that it presents a new direction to the Chinese animation industry by realistically reproducing contemporary Chinese society. In particular, the strong cultural characteristics of Guangdong province that “I Am What I Am” exudes through video and music captured the eyes and ears of the audience. In addition, it presents a thrilling impression to the audience by unraveling the problem of ‘children left behind’, one of the special cultural phenomena of modern China, as the growth story of the main character, a boy named A-Juan.
This paper tries to focus on reading the Chinese cultural code flowing through “I Am What I Am”. A look at the characteristic Chinese culture revealed in the film, followed by the issue of the spread and succession of traditional culture, focusing on the ‘Guangdong Lion Dance’, an intangible cultural heritage that connects the past and the present. I would like to talk about the director’s perspective on the life of a young boy.
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.