Realism, Formalism, and Classicalism: A Comparative Study of Chinese Women’s Cinema Styles
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This research compares Chinese women’s cinema across three styles and analyzes the differing psychological responses of audiences. Narrative persuasion and media appreciation as the two measurement variables use to examine audiences’ psychological tendencies while viewing different styles of Chinese women’s cinema.
The literature of realism, formalism, classicalism, media appreciation and narrative persuasion is conducted. Quantitative method, a quasi-experimental design research method, is adopted. The study concludes that, compared to the other styles, the influence of classical-style women’s cinema on narrative persuasion is more significant, while the influence of realistic-style women’s cinema on media appreciation is more pronounced.
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