ABSTRACT
With the development of the film industry, more and more film and television productions have been produced in China, and a variety of female characters have played a crucial role in these films. Moreover, as time changes and people's consciousness shifts, the status of women in society has also undergone a radical change. As a result, the role of women in Chinese cinema has also changed accordingly. This paper uses a comparative study to analyze the reasons and factors influencing the transformation of female characters in Chinese film and television from “chicks” to “big women” from a feminist perspective. The results of the analysis show that the transformation is a process, and the reasons for the transformation are the result of many factors, such as the introduction of feminism, and the awakening of women's own awareness. According to the analysis, the society should pay more attention to films narrated from women's point of view, and reduce the phenomenon of consuming women on screen, which could help the female image in Chinese films to complete the transformation from a “chicks” to “big women”, and promote the diversity of Chinese film and television works.
