The Construction of Space and Image in the F ilm “The World of Yang Ming” under the Aesthetics of Dichotomous Structure Opposition

Abstract

As the Chinese fi lm industry explores the suspense genre, newcomer director Liu Zimou has challenged and innovated with Yang Ming Li Wan, which has been labeled as “black humor”, “script-killing fi lm” and “post-modern fi lm” since its release. Since its release, Yankee Doodle Dandy has been labeled as “black humor”, “script-killer fi lm” and “post-modern fi lm”. Using structuralist dichotomy theory, this paper will analyze three aspects of the fi lm: spatial construction, symbolic collage, and image construction, in order to explore the aesthetics of dichotomies in “The Famous”.