중국 TV드라마 <보보경심(步步驚心)>(2011)과 리메이크 한국 TV드라마 <달의 연인: 보보경심 려(麗)> (2016)의 서사 비교 연구－그레마스 기호학에 의한 분석을 중심으로－

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the storytelling of the Chinese drama “Scarlet Heart(2011)” and the remake Korean drama “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo(2016)” based on Gremas’ semiotics methodology to see how the same source narrative mutates in different cultural contexts. Gremas’ semiotics are a valid methodology for grasping its orientation and final meaning by analyzing a narrative based on the specific behavior of the character. The Chinese drama “Scarlet Heart" shows the typical storytelling of a fantasy romance drama centered on the so-called “time-space transition(時空穿越)” motif, while following the genre convention of Chinese costume drama(古裝劇), which exhibits traditional culture spectacularly as major events of the drama revolve around ancient Chinese time and space. On the other hand, the remake, “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,” strongly reflects the genre customs of melodrama, the mainstream genre of Korean dramas, showing storytelling that basically focuses on emotional exchanges between characters while showing the same event development as “Scarlet Heart.” Camera walking, which mainly captures the facial expressions of characters, rather than focusing on the detailed layout of architecture, clothing, and props, while setting ancient time and space as the background, also disproves this genre’s characteristics. In other words, the remake Korean drama “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” has the same original script as the Chinese drama “Scarlet Heart,” but it has quite different storytelling characteristics depending on its unique cultural context. Graemas semiotics confirm this difference in the storytelling of Korean dramas in a relatively objective way.