The Research on the Characteristics and Influence of Stereotypes in Movies ---Taking the Movie "Zootopia" as an Example

Ziheng Wang Wang

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/24/20231596

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Wang,Z.W. (2024). The Research on the Characteristics and Influence of Stereotypes in Movies ---Taking the Movie "Zootopia" as an Example. Communications in Humanities Research,24,127-132.

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The Research on the Characteristics and Influence of Stereotypes in Movies ---Taking the Movie "Zootopia" as an Example

Ziheng Wang Wang *^,1,

¹ Beijing No.80 Middle School

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https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/24/20231596

Abstract

Stereotypes exist in public life, and by analyzing the ways in which stereotypes are presented in movies and measures to reduce them in real life can have a sustained positive impact. This article takes the movie "Zootopia" as the research object, and uses literature research and case study methods to analyze the ways in which stereotypes are presented in movies, as well as the negative effects and related countermeasures against stereotypes. Through research results, it was found that the types of stereotypes in the movie "Zootopia" include gender stereotypes, occupational stereotypes, and racial Stereotypes. The negative effects of stereotypes include hindering the ideological development of young people, influence the direction of social public opinion and causes professional bias and makes it easy to generalize. The public can mitigate negative impacts through two channels: one is through movies such as using public figures and set contrasting personality, and the other is through real life such as using the Internet for Publicity and promote gender education.

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Zootopia, Stereotypes, Movies, Influence

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Wang,Z.W. (2024). The Research on the Characteristics and Influence of Stereotypes in Movies ---Taking the Movie "Zootopia" as an Example. Communications in Humanities Research,24,127-132.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies

Conference website: https://www.icihcs.org/

ISBN：978-1-83558-251-0(Print) / 978-1-83558-252-7(Online)

Conference date: 15 November 2023

Editor：Enrique Mallen, Javier Cifuentes-Faura

Series: Communications in Humanities Research

Volume number: Vol.24

ISSN：2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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