Ancient for the Present: Analyzing Traditional Cultural Elements and Unique Modernity in Contemporary Animation Films

Abstract

Entering the 21st century, as global cultures entered a new stage of intermingling, Chinese animation also rode the fast train of the times into a new stage of development, in which Chinese animation pushed the boundaries, from characterization to the cultural core of the story background, Chinese animation emerged as modernity culture wrapped in traditional Chinese culture, the two complement each other and together contribute to the narrative of storytelling expression. This paper takes a typical Chinese animated film between 2016-2023 as the object of study, and conducts theoretical research on Chinese traditional culture and the unique culture of modernity in animation narrative.