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TheLostThings失物招领

Contents

Abstract2

Ⅰ.Introduction3

A:

TheMainIdeaoftheLostThing3

B:

TheGeneralIntroductiontotheSocialPhenomenaintheFilm3

Ⅱ.TheCausesoftheSocialPhenomena4

A.AnalysetheObjectiveFactors4

B.UnveiltheInnerSideofHuman4

Ⅲ.TheManifestationsoftheSocialPhenomena5

A.DisplaytheChangesofManyThings5

B.StatetheDesireforMoneyandPower5

Ⅳ.TheEffectsoftheSocialPhenomena6

A.LookintotheInfluencesontheSociety6

B:

DisclosetheLonelinessinPeople’sInnerSide6

Ⅴ、Conclusion7

A:

TheChangesoftheSociety7

B:

TheChangesofthePeople7

Notes9

Bibliography10

Acknowledgements11

Abstract:

TheLostThingisa15-minuteanimatedshortfilmbasedonthehighlyacclaimedpicturebookbymultiawardwinningauthorandillustrator,ShaunTan.It’smainlyaboutaboywhodiscoversabizarrelookingcreaturewhileoutcollectingbottletopsatthebeach.Havingguesseditislost,hetriestofindoutwhoownsitorwhereitbelongs,butismetwithindifferencefromeveryoneelse,whobarelynoticeitspresence,eachunwillingtoentertainthisuninvitedinterruptiontotheirdaytodaylives.Atlast,hefoundaplaceforit.ThispaperwillfocusontheSocialPhenomenainthisfilm.Throughsomedetails,peoplecanseetheindifferent,aloneandselfishintheirinnerminds.Tosomeextend,theyarelost.

Keywords:

industrialization;lost;loneliness;life

摘要：

《失物招领》是一部15分钟长的动画短片。

它是基于华裔漫画家陈志勇的同名绘本。

影片主要讲述了一个喜欢搜集瓶盖的男孩在沙滩上发现了一个没人要的“东西”，一个寂寞的，奇怪的生命体。

男孩认为这个东西肯定是走失了，就决定帮助它找到属于它的地方。

在寻找的过程中，小男孩看到人们眼中的冷漠，当他们走在街上，甚至没有人注意到这样一个奇怪的东西从他们身边走过。

几经周折之后，男孩把这个东西送到了一个它们的聚集地。

本文主要研究影片中折射的社会现象，通过一些细节，反映出工业社会人们内心的冷漠，孤独和自私。

从某种程度上讲，他们都迷失了。

关键词：

工业化，迷失，孤独，生活

OntheSocialPhenomenaintheBestAnimatedShortFilmoftheLostThing

Ⅰ.Introduction

A:

TheMainIdeaoftheLostThing

TheLostThingisa15-minuteanimatedshortfilmbasedonthehighlyacclaimedpicturebookbymultiawardwinningauthorandillustrator,ShaunTan.It’smainlyaboutaboywhodiscoversabizarrelookingcreaturewhileoutcollectingbottletopsatthebeach.Havingguesseditislost,hetriestofindoutwhoownsitandwhereitbelongs,butmetwithindifferencefromeveryoneelse,whobarelynoticeitspresence,eachunwillingtoentertainthisuninvitedinterruptiontotheirdaytodaylives.Forreasonstheboydoesnotexplain,heempathizeswiththecreature,andsetsouttofinda‘place’forit.Asheislookingforthecreature'sowner,hemeetsbyapersonwhogiveshimabusinesscardwithaweirdsignonit.Aftersearchingmuchofthecityforthesign,theboyisabletofindthesignandreturnthecreature,althoughhewasunabletosaywhetherthecreaturereallybelongedthere.It’sjust15minuteslong,buttheinfluencesarequitedeep.Peoplearethinkingthatwhethertheyarelosttoo.Theywanttofindwhotheyare,whytheydon’thappy,andthat’swhatIwanttofindtoo.

B:

TheGeneralIntroductiontotheSocialPhenomenaintheFilm

Inthequick-developedsociety,becauseofmodernismandindustrialization,peoplebecomeindifferent,aloneandselfish.Theycareaboutnothingexceptthewealthandpower.Theylosttheoriginalpreciouscharactersanddirectionswhentheypursuethewealthandpower.Theworldisfullofcompetitionswhichcanbringopportunitiesandsocialpositionstotherightone.Everyoneistoobusydoingotherstaffsbutfindtheirrealhappiness.Whatishappinessintheirinnerworld?

Havealotofmoney?

Orhaveahighsocialstatus?

Orhaveabighouse?

Orliveinabeautifulworld?

Everyonemusthavetheirownunderstanding.Inthisfilm,theboysaid“Somethingwiththeweird,sad,lostsortoflook.Iseethatkindofthingslessandlessthesedays，maybetherearen'tmanylostthingsaroundanymore,ormaybe,I'vejuststoppednoticingthem,Toobusydoingotherstaffs.”Nomatterhowrichtheworldis,therearestillmanyunfortunatepeopleorthings.Somecanseethem,somecannotseethem,andsomerefusetoseethem.Butthefactisthat,theseunfortunatepeopleorthingsarestillintheworldaswell.

Ⅱ.TheCausesoftheSocialPhenomena

A.AnalyzetheObjectiveFactors

Recession,war,criminal,terrorismoftenhappensinthisworld.In2001,"9.11"Incident;in2003,TheIraqwar;in2006,theAmericanfinancialcrisis……Eventhoughthethemesofourtimesarepeaceanddevelopment,itisstillnotpeacefulsomehow.Urbanizationhasbecomeaglobaltrend.Anditisthecommonruleinthedevelopmentofeverycountry’seconomyandsociety.Itistheinevitablesituationineconomywiththeindustry.BasingontheanalysisabouttheactualityofcitydevelopmentinChineseandintheworld,thispaperthinksthatittakesonimportantpracticalsensetostudyonurbansustainabledevelopment.Urbanizationsymbolizethatthesocietyisimproving,peoplehavemoremoneyintheirpocketsnow.Butjustaseverycornhavetwosides;somebadinfluenceschangetheworldsecretly.

B.UnveiltheInnerSideofHuman

Duetothegreatinternationalbackground,peoplehavelostthesenseofsecurityandfeeltheshadowoffear.AsH.LMenckensaid:

”herewastheveryheartofindustrialAmerica,thecenterofitsmostlucrativeandcharacteristicactivity,theboastandprideoftherichestandgrandestnationeverseenonearth—andherewasascenesodreadfullyhideous,sointolerablybleakandforlornthanitreducedthewholeaspirationofmantoamacabreanddepressingjoke.”1“Hereissomethingthatthepsychologistshavesofarneglected:

theloveofuglinessforitsownsake,thelusttomaketheworldintolerable.Outofthemeltingpotemergesaracewhichhatesbeautyasithatestruth.Theetiologyofthismadnessdeservesagreatdealmorestudythanithasgot.Theremustbecausesbehindit;itarisesandflourishesinobediencetobiologicallaws,andnotasamereactofGod.”2（“TheLibidofortheUgly”,AdvancedEnglish,Book2）.Industriesmaketheworldimprovequickly,changetheyworldgreatly.Peoplearesoproudofthebigachievementswhichtheymakeduringseveraldecades.Butjustintheseveraldecades,peoplearechanged.Theydon’tlackofmoney,butthebeautifulcharacters.

Ⅲ.TheManifestationsoftheSocialPhenomena

A.DisplaytheChangesofManyThings

Therearemanymachines,likeelectricgenerator,voltage;therearemanyinventions,liketelevision,telephone.Scienceandtechnologyhavecometopervadeeveryaspectofourlivesand,asaresult,societyischangingataspeedwhichisquiteunprecedented.Amongthesemachinesandinventions,Internetisthemostpowerfulonewhichchangestheworldmostly.Anditstillkeepschanging.Nowadays,peopleenjoythesegoodthings;theythinkit’squitegoodfortheirlives.Thepaceoflifebecomesfasterthanbefore,andeverythingchangessofast.Internet,forexample,mostpeopleloveit.Films,ads,andotherinformationcanfindonit.TheycanbuyanythingintheInternet,andit’seasytodothat,nobodywantstofindthetroubleforthem.Theyenjoythisniceinvention.Atthesametime,skyscraperscanbeseeneverywhere,it’stillasymbolfortheimprovementofthisworld.Intheoldtimes,howcanpeopleimagineliveinthe100-floorhighbuilding,butnowtheyareallcometrue.Peoplethinkit’smanifestationofoursociety,theyareproudofthesebigachievements.

B.StatetheDesireforMoneyandPower

Becauseofthequick-developedworld,peoplechangeswiththeworld.PeopleoftenuseAmericandreamtoencouragethemselvesthatnothingisimpossibleifyoutryharder.ForthemeaningofAmericandream,McMillandictionaryexpressesthat“theideathattheUSisaplacewhereanyonecanbecomesuccessfuliftheyworkhardenough”.3Theybecomeunsatisfiedwiththeirlives.Theywantmoretofittheworld.Theypursuethepower,money,andpositions.Peoplenolongersimple,theybecomecomplicated.Oncetheycan’tgetwhattheywant,theytryeverymeantoreachit.Peoplebecometheslaveofmoneyandpower.Theywantmoreandmore.Theworshipofmoneyisgenerallyadmitsbymorepeople.Inordertogetmoremoney,peoplestopatnothingtogetasmuchmoneyaspossibleasifmoneyiseverything.Moneyworshipisamoney-drivenunderbellyofideologicalandmoralvaluesandthatthemoneyiseverything.Yetthegrowthofbusinessandindustryalsowidenedthegulfbetweentherichandpoor.

Ⅳ.TheEffectsoftheSocialPhenomena

A.LookintotheInfluencesontheSociety

Theworldischanging,nomatteritgetsgoodorbad,everyonemustadmitit,sopeople'smindshavetochangewithit.Withacomputer,peoplecanbuywhattheywantonline,theydon’thavetobuythingsinthemarketorwaitinlinetopayforthegoods.BecauseoftheInternet,ineffect,eliminatesscarcityinthemedium.Ontheotherhand,itsuggeststhatpeoplelosttheirownimaginations,theydependonthecomputer,andthatisnotagoodthing.Modernskyscrapersbegintoappearinthecity,takingawaymuchoftheancientcharmandmystery,whichisconsideredasagreatpitybymanypeople.Maybeitisreallygoodtolivehighinthebuilding,watchingthepeoplehighuponthemjustlikeaKingorQueen.Ormayjustlikeafool.We'llallbeleftwithallthetackykindofconcreteandwhateverthat'sleftbehind.Whenwalkingonthestreet,skyscrapersbecomeanespecialscenethatsomeonemaywonderhowcouldtheylookexactlythesame?

Obviously,iftherearearchitectsofanyprofessionalsenseordignityintheregion,theywouldhavedesignthehousesaccordingtothegeographicalpositions.

B:

DisclosetheLonelinessinPeople’sInnerSide

Peoplearelost.Theyarewonderingwhotheyare?

Whataretheydoingfor?

Theyjustlikeamachine,doingthesamething,accordingtotheorders