论迪士尼电影《木兰》中的文化“他者”现象_英语论文

On the Cultural Otherness in the Disney Movie Mulan

摘要

本篇论文主要以迪士尼电影《木兰1》和中国乐府诗《木兰诗》为研究对象，将分别从木兰、木须、皇上这三个主要电影形象着手,重点分析阐述电影制片人眼中也就是西方的文化视角下这三者的形象、性格、象征意义，并与中国传统文化中人们所赋予他们的外貌、性格以及其背后反映的一些思想进行比较，阐释 “他者”文化内涵。通过这样的对比分析，以期帮助读者理解中西间的文化差异，更加客观地对待不同文化视野下的艺术创作。

关键词： 木兰 木须 皇帝 他者 中西文化

Abstract

Taking the Disney movie Mulan I and the Chinese Yuefu poem the Ballad of Mulan as research targets, this thesis will mainly analyze and illustrate three main characters in the movie, i.e. Mulan, Mushu, the emperor, especially their appearance, personalities and symbolization in the view of the producer whose opinion reflects the general western idea. And, as their counterparts, the appearance and personalities of Mulan, the dragon and the emperor in Chinese traditional culture are included in this thesis, as well. By comparing and contrasting in this thesis, I hope I can help the readers understand the cultural differences between Chinese and western cultures, and the meaning of cultural “otherness” in order to treat the works of arts from different cultural perspectives more objectively.

Key words: Mulan Mushu emperor eastern and western culture