기호학적 분석을 통한 애니메이션의 주제 연구

Abstract

The most of the scenes in <The Triplets Of Belleville> created by Sylvain Chomet is without dialogue and they convey a story through images. This work used advantage of animation to show characters, backgrounds, and situations. Most of the people living in Belleville are overweight and walking with a waddling gait, and there is a character that reminds us of Mickey Mouse. The triplets barely make a living by eating mutant frogs in polluted waters, and there is filled with images that seem to have some meaning, such as the fat Statue of Liberty holding a hamburger in Belleville. Although this work shows a simple heroic narrative structure in which a grandmother who is the main character rescues her grandson kidnapped by the mafia with triplets, the outstanding images make us consider many things deeper rather than just a confrontation between good and evil, or didactic contents. This study analyzes the theme of <The Triplets Of Belleville> using Actantial model of Greimass and semiotic rectangle as analysis tools. It is hoped that this paper is helpful for those who are curious to know about the meaning of the work, which has many meanings with unique images.