Educational thinking from the foreign animated films

从动画电影看外国人的教育思维

(The following films mentioned are best recommended)

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If you often watched the foreign animated films, did you notice that these films are more wonderful, humorous, mature than domestic films (I’m not belittle the domestic films). That is one of the reasons why some adults besides children like watching animated films. but the important reason is that people especially children can rethink about themselves, the lives and even the world, then learn something from the films after watching these.

经常看国外动画电影的童鞋有没有发现外国动画电影要比中国的要精彩，幽默，不幼稚（本人并不是贬低本国动画），这也是为什么大人也会看动画，但最重要的是看完后发人深思，而在小孩眼里会学到道理。

The characters from the foreign animated films often include animals, weather the little ugly fish from the Finding Nemo, the lion , zebra, hippopotamus, giraffe from the Madagascar, the mammoth, megalonyx, smilodon from the Ice Age, the puss in boots from the Shrek, or the parrot who is endangered but finally free to fly in the sky from the Rio, and some other Animal United . From their lovely, cute, humorous, funny, innocent, and jocular expressions or behaviors, we can find loveliness, kindness, preciousness and other things from these animals, children will have the knowledge that they should protect animals, love animals and will even learn something like solidarity, or the fatherhood from their. These films also have some themes such as decreasing species, global warming , environmental deterioration and so on forth.

外国动画电影大多涉及动物，不管是《海底总动员》中小丑鱼，《马达加斯加》系列中狮子、斑马、河马、长颈鹿，《冰河世纪》系列中长毛象、巨爪地懒、刃齿虎，《怪物史莱克》系列中穿靴子的猫，还是讲述濒临灭绝的最终自由飞翔在天空的《里约大冒险》中的鹦鹉等所有《动物总动员》，从他们那些可爱、卖萌、幽默、搞笑、天真、诙谐的表情、言行、举止中我们会发现动物的可爱，善良，珍贵，小孩会知道以后要保护动物，爱护动物，甚至从动物身上学到的团结，父爱。其中也不乏动物种类减少、气候变暖、环境恶化等主题。

There are also some topics about the relationship between human and animals. Bee movie reveals that human who enslave bees to make honey day and night for them give nothing for bees, while bees are tired to death by smog when making honey. Ratatouille shows the sincere friendship and cooperation between Linguini and Remy, we can see that some disgusting animals are helpful for us, not harmful for us at ordinary times, everyone is equal. On the other hand, we should not judge a book by its cover, a rat from the sewer can also cook some delicious food. The topic about friendship and trust can also seen from How To Train Your Dragon and Mononoke Hime, human beings are not enemy for animals, and so are animals, the war is not needed. The fierce and frightful animals can also be gentle. The friendship between the owner and his pet dog in Frankenweenie is also touching. Another film, Summer Days With Coo, satirizes the excessive reports about the environmental problems and bully by the solemn tone. Even though we love animals ,we can not stay with them forever, they come from the nature and belong to the nature.

另外一些题材围绕人与动物之间关系展开，《蜜蜂总动员》揭露现实：人们奴役蜂群，辛辛苦苦为他们酿蜜，却什么也没有给蜜蜂。蜂群还被每日取蜜时的烟雾喷枪搞得疲惫不堪。从《美食总动员（料理鼠王）》里小宽与老鼠小米之间真诚的友谊和默契的合作的启示中得出平时那些令人讨厌的动物并不会危害人类，或许有助于我们，动物与人是平等的，从另一面揭示不要以貌取人，哪怕是一只生活在阴沟里的老鼠也会做出美味的菜肴。同样类似的友谊、信任也出现在《驯龙高手》中，人与动物不是敌人关系，不需发动战争；外表再凶狠吓人的动物也有可爱温顺的一面，宫崎骏《幽灵公主》也是。《科学怪狗》中主人与爱犬的友情也令人感动。另一部电影《河童之夏》以严肃的语气对环境问题、霸凌、媒体的过度报道等日本社会问题也加以讽刺，或许我们再爱动物，也不能把它们一直留在我们身边，在大自然出生的动物终究还是该回到大自然。

Apart from the above films which are mentioned, some films focus on human. The princess in Tangled has a dream to touch the outside world, the old man in Up is always on the way of pursuing of the original dream which his beloved wife had no chance to realize with him, Flynt Lookwaad in Clouds With A Chance Of Meatball persists in pursuing the dream for invention without support. These all reveal that : we can live without water in 10 days, we can live without foods in 7 or 8 days, but we can not live without dreams in a minute. We can learn the greatness of love from Corpse Bride, feel the true meaning about life from Spirited Away, know the kindness of human beings and father’s love from Despicable Me.The Megamind maybe becomes the hero like superman in The Incredible to save the world, we should be magnanimous and tolerant.. we can find that the treasure from life is the process of the whole journey of life instead of the moment when reaching destination. Victory , honour and fame are far from the essence of life.

还有一些题材以人为主题，不管是《长发公主》追求想要认识外界的梦想，《飞屋环游记》中老人永不言弃追求夫妻俩的最初梦想，还是《美食从天而降》中弗林特·洛克伍德虽不被支持但仍坚持自己发明创造的梦想，都揭示出：人可以10天不喝水，7、8天不吃饭，2分钟不呼吸，但是不能没有梦想1分钟。从《僵尸新娘》中学到了爱情的伟大，从《千与千寻》中感悟了生活的真谛，从《卑鄙的我（神偷奶爸）》中说明了人性本善，父爱的伟大，《超级大坏蛋》有一天也会成为《超人总动员》，拯救世界，我们应该大度一些，待人宽容。从《赛车总动员》发现生命真正可贵的是旅程，而不是冲过终点线的瞬间，胜利、荣誉和名声远远不是生活的真谛…

As the adults , We are supposed to be touched after watching these films, let alone the children, they are easier to accept these points. I think this may be one of reasons why the quality of foreigners is more higher than us. What if we educate children not only by parents and teachers’ teaching ,but also through the form of animated films to spread virtue effortlessly. Children are supposed to have deep impression. I hope that China will have some kinds of studio Ghibli , Disney , DreamWorks……in the future.

身为大人的我们看完都会进行一次心灵的洗礼，更何况是小孩，他们会更容易接受这些道理。我想这也是外国人为什么素质比我们高的原因之一，我国如果教育小孩不只通过家长、老师的谆谆教导，还通过动画的形式轻松地传扬美德，孩子印象会等深刻。希望我们中国以后也出现几个宫崎骏(吉卜力工作室)、迪士尼、梦工厂。。。