『나는 반금련이 아니다』 원작과 각색의 비교 연구 ― 영화와 원작의 각색 과정을 중심으로

Abstract

This article aims to analyze several variations and their meaning found in the process of adaption as the novel 『I Am not a madam Bovary』 written by Liu Zhenyun was made into a movie. Such comparative analysis indicates that the movie is faithful to original work but brings different ending to show that movie director and writer had different point in which they have focused on. Prior to the work analysis, the relationship between movie and original work and meaning of adaption were simply discussed and comparative analysis between the movie and novel revealed difference in characters, story development and time and space mainly. In Chapter 2: the type of character, a heroin and key figure named Li Xuelian used to pay for through her body in the relationship of profit under the strokes of writer. But the movie director highlighted her image as a naive, countrified woman guided by self-interest, trying to solve everything with ‘money.’ Also, a cow which was her companion like family was substantially covered in the movie more than original work and it’s presented as something important to convey implicative message of writer. In Chapter 3: the story development, the movie director and writer made different ending. The movie director put more emphasis on pain a woman had to go through due to ‘birth control and population policy’ and criticism on national policy. But the writer focused on ‘protest’ and ‘lawsuit’ and was more likely to criticize vested interests. Finally, Feng Xiaogang directed space and unique picture composition in the movie to deal with sensitive topic, ‘protest’ and ‘lawsuit.’ Especially, the changes in regular screen ratio like rounded and square shapes allowed to add new meaning in a narrative structure of the movie. Intersection between Feng Xiaogang who rules at the box office and Liu Zhenyun who covers social issue gained popularity and support from many audience and readers. Although the adaption movie was faithful to original work, it exhibits value and potential of the adaption as an independent creative production. Although 『I Am not a madam Bovary』 is an adapted film faithful to original work, it’s second creative production that reflects outlook of the movie director and considered as a concrete example that shows various functions of adaption movies.