红色电影, 情感谱系, 生成演变,

Approaching the emotional spectrum of Chinese Red

films and its evolutionary logic from the perspective of affective

history reveals that their emotional structure has undergone

three distinct historical phases. During the ‘Seventeen Years’

period (1949–1966), the emotional core centered on the dual

pathways of ‘revolutionary passion’ and ‘class-based love and

hate,’ which legitimized the new regime through narratives of

‘recalling past bitterness and celebrating present sweetness’

and through heroic mythmaking. In the New Period (1977–2012),

emotional emphasis shifted toward a dialectical synthesis of

‘national pathos’ and ‘national glory,’ providing an affective

foundation for national identity by simultaneously healing

historical trauma and extolling national development. Entering

the New Era (2012–present), emotional expression has evolved

into an internalized symbiosis of ‘great-power confidence’

and ‘individual belonging.’ Through narratives of embodied

strength, justified action, and micro-narratives that analogize

family and nation, national identity becomes deeply rooted in

individual emotional consciousness and identity affiliation.

Overall, this evolution reflects China’s grand historical trajectory

from political revolution to state governance, and onward toward

national rejuvenation.

Red films, emotional spectrum, affective

evolution, national identity