The Use of Satire in American Animated Film South Park
Abstract
The offensive language, violence, pornography of South Park do not just stay on the surface. The merciless and nondistinctive satire upon stars, politicians, religious leaders, God and average people often triggers a large scale of discussion on sharp issues such as religion, society, gender and politics.
This paper analyzes the satire of South Park from three aspects: the picture and sound elements, texts and ideology. This paper analyzes how South Park differs from traditional American animation by using a simple paper-cut image to create a unique aesthetic style, becoming a pioneer in satire. First, this paper analyzes the basis of satire: the characteristics of the appearance and personality of the four protagonists and the unique 2D style of South Park, which lays the ground work for textual and ideological analysis. Next, textual and ideological analyses in specific episodes are followed to see how the creators of South Park cleverly express their point of view on related topics through the seemingly absurd polts and dialogues.
Finally, this paper also analyzes the significance of the satire in South Park. It's not just a emotional catharsis, but is also a way to let the audience think about the serious topics in a relaxing atmosphere.
Key words: South Park, satire, picture and sound analysis, textual analysis, ideological analysis
摘        要
《南方公园》中秽语、暴力、色情的情节不仅仅停留在表象层面。其对明星、政要、宗教领袖、神灵、普通人一视同仁的夸张批判和无情讽刺，在美国社会引发了对宗教、社会、性别、政治等尖锐问题的大规模讨论。
本文从《南方公园》的画面和声音元素、文本、意识形态三个方面对《南方公园》的讽刺手法进行分析。分析其如何采用简单的剪纸形象营造出一种独特的风格，成为嘲讽的先锋。本文首先分析了讽刺的基础：四名主角的外形及性格特点以及《南方公园》独特的2D风格，这为接下来的文本分析和意识形态分析做铺垫。接下来，本文结合具体剧集，对《南方公园》进行了文本分析和意识形态分析，分析作者如何通过貌似荒诞的剧情和对话巧妙地表达出对相关话题的见解。
最后，本文分析了《南方公园》中讽刺手法的现实意义。《南方公园》的讽刺不仅仅是一种对现实不满而产生的感情宣泄，同时也是一种能让观众在轻松的氛围中对严肃的话题进行深入思考的表达手法。
关键词：《南方公园》，讽刺，画面与声音元素分析，文本分析，意识形态分析