The Research on the Development Process and Influence of Female Images in Disney Films

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10.2991/978-2-38476-004-6_118How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Disney films; Female images; Development process; Influence; Social; Feminism

Abstract

At the beginning of the last century, American animation was still developing and trying. However, the emergence and development of Disney animation created a prosperous age of American animation, greatly promoted the development process of animation history, and tried a lot of technical and ideological innovation. In the early stage, it made a great contribution to the animation film, and in the later stage, which has also generated considerable repercussions in the field of emancipation of women’s minds and change the public’s prejudice and perception of women. Disney’s films not only brought a feast to the audio-visual experience of ordinary audiences, but also had a certain impact on the society with the development of its female characters and the highlighting of female consciousness. By studying the development process and impact of female images in Disney films, in the process of analysing the character setting and plot development of different classic masterpieces, people can understand the changes in female characters over time and the development of female consciousness in society. This paper takes the development of different female characters in Disney films as the starting point and takes the image and spiritual connotation of female characters in different films as the research object to explore its development process and influence. Through the research results, the character image design in animated films is closely related to the background, style and trend of thought of The Times that the creators live in. It’s found that the turning point of the female image in Disney films can be divided into four stages, namely “initial-traditional gentle image, transformation-pursuit of multiple aesthetics, innovation-accompanied by social influence, liberation-unique charm of women”.

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TI  - The Research on the Development Process and Influence of Female Images in Disney Films
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2022)
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