从《狮子王I》与《疯狂动物城》看迪斯尼电影的主题变化及其“奇观电影”转向

The Cultural Connotations behind Disney Movies and the Tendency of the "Spectacle Movies"

《狮子王I》与《疯狂动物城》均为迪斯尼的代表作品,从角色的丰富性、剧情的精彩度以及在各自时代所引起的轰动效果等方面比较,二者不相伯仲。但是它们所传达出的思想主题又因时而异,前者强调对自然伦理的回归与对时代变化的焦虑,偏重经典叙事下的崇高审美效果;后者形成对现代文明的反思,对奇观审美效果的偏重。通过历时的比较研究可以窥见,迪斯尼电影在保持现实关怀传统,主题随时代而变化的同时,在审美上受视觉文化转向的影响,表现出一种向"奇观电影"发展的趋势。

Zootopia and The Lion King I are both seen as the representative movies of Disney. In terms of the richness of the characters, the degree of excitement in the plots, as well as the sensational effects in their times, the two are comparable. However, the cultural implications by the two movies vary with the times： the former emphasizes the return of the natural ethics and the anxiety brought about by the change of the times, emphasizing the lofty aesthetic effect in the classic narration, while the latter focuses on the reflections of the modern civilization, leaning toward the aesthetic effects of exotic spectacles. Through the comparative study, it can be identified that Disney movies, on one hand, are influenced by the visual cultural shift in aesthetics, on the other hand, show a development tendency towards the ＂spectacle film＂.