镶嵌在《冰雪奇缘》内的文化价值_英语论文

The Cultural Values Embedded in Frozen

摘要

迪士尼，一个家喻户晓的名字，它象征着动画电影领域最杰出，最优秀，最先进的作品。同时，作为一种人们认同的文化形式，它在东西方世界之间搭建起友谊的桥梁，促进了世界各国之间的交流与合作，为人们带来无尽的乐趣。在本文中，作者首先简要介绍有关迪士尼文化的一些背景信息，然后详尽解读体现在近年来迪士尼出版的一部热门电影“冰雪奇缘”里面的文化价值，如：家庭成员之间的真爱，人与自然环境的关系，对战争与和平的反思等等。并在本文最后部分探索有关动画领域所表现出来的积极的意义，试图向人们展示动画产业的奇妙之处与此同时希望人们享受动画的乐趣。 

关键词：迪士尼 自然环境 女权主义 娱乐 教育

Abstract

Disney, a household word, is the symbol of the most excellent and most advanced animated movie. As a cultural form, Disney built bridges between the western world and the east, and facilitated the cooperation and exchange among different countries, bringing in huge enjoyment for people. In this paper, the author briefly introduce some background information about Disney culture at first, and then mainly analyze the movie Frozen exhaustively and have extracted such cultural values embodied in it as the  family members’ love, the improvement of feminism, the awareness of protecting natural environment and the reflection of war and peace. In addition, the author explore those positive meanings of animation and  try to tell us that animation is one of the most invaluable treasure for human, trying to persuade us to enjoy the fantasy of animation and figure out the messages that animations want to convey . 

Key Words: Disney feminism environment entertainment education 

Contents

Brief  Introduction.......................................................................................................1

Chapter One : Disney Elements...................................................................................1

  1.1Birth of Disney......................................................................................................1

      1.1.1 Perspective from Economy.............................................................................1

      1.1.2 Perspective from Culture...........................................................................2

 1.2 The Development of Disney..............................................................................2

      1.2.1 The demonstration of Diversified Culture.....................................................2

      1.2.2 The Application of Advanced Technology....................................................2

  1.3 The Impact of Disney..........................................................................................3

1.3.1 Disney Elements Overwhelm Entertainment Industry...............................3

1.3.2 Disney is acclaimed by people at different ages.........................................3

Chapter Two: The Treasures in Frozen........................................................................4

 2.1 Comparison with Previous Princess Movies......................................................4

   2.1.1 The Princess is Getting Stronger...................................................................4

   2.1.2 The Princess is Changing Attitudes............................................... ..............5

 2.2 Transplantation of New Concept........................ ..............................................6

  2.2.1 Relationship of Human Beings and Environment.................. .....................6      

2.2.2 Relationships Among Family Members.................................. .................10

2.3 Critical Thinking in Ethics................................................................................11

    2.3.1 Reflection of Selfishness…………………………………………………..11

2.3.2 Review of War and Peace……………………………………………………11

Chapter Three : Prospective Values Brought in by Frozen............ ....... ...............13

    3.1 Animation Contains Entertainment and Education................... ..................13

3.2 Animation Commemorates Past and Embraces Future................................13

3.3 Animation Combines Reality and Dream.....................................................14

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………….14

Bibliography………………………………………………………………………...15

Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………16