This study aims to see how Simcheongjeon was reinterpreted in a modern way focusing on the movie, “Madame Ppaengdeog”. The most common media in modern society is multimedia environment and internet. In order to find the meeting point between these...
This study aims to see how Simcheongjeon was reinterpreted in a modern way focusing on the movie, “Madame Ppaengdeog”. The most common media in modern society is multimedia environment and internet. In order to find the meeting point between these and classic novels, we will have to pay attention to the characteristics of today’s multimedia environment. To this end, this study analyzed the movie “Madame Ppaengdeog” and Simcheongjeon from the perspective intertextuality.
First of all, this study examined the content element of Simcheongjeon that is still loved today, through the analysis of narrative structure, characters, and space. By looking into how the characters in Simcheongjeon solve problems, it analyzed how their characteristics were transformed and modified in “Madame Ppaengdeog”. Also, it reviewed the reason why ' the Palace of the Dragon King', one of the most interesting elements in Simcheongjeon was put in the setting. The setting of the fantastic place, ' the Palace of the Dragon King', helps contribute to the realization of the theme in Simcheongjeon.
Next, this study analyzed in detail how the content elements of Simcheongjeon was realized in the scenario of “Madame Ppaengdeog” through the changes in character setting, variations of narrative, and changes in time and space. In terms of the changes in character setting, it pointed out the characteristics of “Madame Ppaengdeog” characters were strengthened or transformed for the unconventional ending. Regarding variations of narrative, analysis was done in two ways, one of which about the insertion of events that do not exist in Simcheongjeon, and the other about transforming main story units of Simcheongjeon. In terms of changes in time and space, it examined how the theme was realized through the changes in the setting of time and space, as the movie could not adopt the fantastic elements of Simcheongjeon.
Lastly, it looked at what was changed from the scenario when “Madame Ppaengdeog” was made into a movie, and tried to find the significance of “Madame Ppaengdeog”. When a scenario is made into a movie, the director’s intention is involved and this can be seen as a transformation to create a twist in the plot. This study will review the intention of the director in “Madame Ppaengdeog” by analyzing the differences made when a complete story is reborn through the use of different medium. Through this analysis, the significance of “Madame Ppaengdeog” will be found and this study, based on this discussion, will examine the meaning that can be found when “Madame Ppaengdeog” and Simcheongjeon are analyzed from the perspective of intertextuality.
As for the limitations of this study, it targeted the scenario of “Madame Ppaengdeog” and analyzed its contents rather than the characteristics of the movie itself. However, one of the most appropriate ways that classics can maintain its life and be enjoyed by the public is to review the way it was transformed. In this sense, from the stand point of a classics researcher, it would be significant that the movie “Madame Ppaengdeog” was analyzed with the focus on Simcheongjeon.