Lost in the Stars: Humanity and Society in Metaphor

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10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_36How to use a DOI?

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Lost in the Stars; animal metaphors; characterization; humanity; society

Abstract

This paper is to explore the metaphorical approach the value of the metaphorical approach to film-making and to the presentation of film. Metaphors run through almost the entire film creation of Chen Sicheng’s Lost in the Stars. Director Chen Sicheng not only gives the audience a visual and auditory impact through metaphors, but also expresses his thoughts about human beings in a simple, concrete and familiar way, and even criticises the sick psychology of the society and the weaknesses of national nature. In this work, we will discuss the metaphorical techniques in Lost in the Stars under Chen Sicheng’s direction from the metaphor of animals and the metaphor of “cage”, and explore the value embodied in the metaphorical techniques: metaphors are used to present multiple images of television characters and to map social problems.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuhan Zhu
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - Lost in the Stars: Humanity and Society in Metaphor
BT  - Proceedings of the  2023 5th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 330
EP  - 336
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_36
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-170-8_36
ID  - Zhu2023
ER  -