중국 추리 미스터리 영화의 코미디 전략 연구 -시리즈 영화 <당인가탐안(唐人街探案)>을 중심으로- = A Study on the Comedic Strategies in Chinese Detective Suspense Films -Focusing on the <Detective Tangren> Film Series-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Within the process of genre classification in Chinese cinema, the fusion of comedy and suspense represents a crucial pathway to transcend narrative homogeneity. The Detective Chinatown film series premiered in 2015, accumulating a cumulative box office of 12.2 billion yuan by 2025, establishing itself as a phenomenon-level IP through its blend of ‘rational deduction and absurd comedy’. This study employs Henri-Louis Bergson’s ‘Theory of the Comic Figure’ and Mikhail Bakhtin’s ‘Carnival Theory’ as its core analytical framework. Integrating positioning theory and differentiation strategy theory, it deconstructs comedic elements across three dimensions—characters, language, and scenes—and summarises strategic approaches. Findings reveal that, firstly, in constructing comedic mechanisms: at the character level, mechanised behaviour and one-dimensional thinking generate ‘rational-absurd’ comedic tension; while at the language and setting levels, drawing upon Bakhtin’s theory, comedic spaces are built through cross-cultural linguistic hybridity, the vulgarisation of elite discourse, and the carnivalesque and chaotic transformation of settings. Secondly, in terms of creative strategy, the series employs a conservation strategy to enhance IP distinctiveness, an innovation strategy to break through homogenisation, and a family-friendly strategy to achieve all-age appeal. This ultimately establishes a genre paradigm grounded in suspense and empowered by comedy, offering reference points for both theoretical development and practical application within Chinese detective suspense cinema.