介绍:
It's early Saturday morning and the line-up at the National Museum of China has snacked around the block and extended all the way to the nearest subway station. Most of the people are here to see the Disney exhibition. I spoke to some of the diehard fans.
"What brought you here?"
"I love Disney."
"I love Mickey Mouse."
We are here at the Disney exhibition called Drawn from Life: the art of Disney Animation Studios. The reason for this title is that it reveals through the artistry and the creative talents of Walt
Disney Animation Studios that we all share common elements of humanity. The themes of friendship, family, courage and love are universal among humankind, regardless of one's heritage.
So these themes are actually the titles of each of four galleries here. The first theme of the exhibition is Friendship. Friendship is a universal human desire and something people all over the world cherish dearly. Disney films have explored almost every aspect of Friendship. In the films, friends come in all shapes and sizes. The exploration of these friendships show how good friends enhance each other's lives by sharing the burdens and joys that comes their way.
The first exhibition at the Friendship theme is Mickey and Friends. As animated characters, Mickey and his friends adapted to almost any storyline and interacted in any setting. It is their friendship and personalities that are important. Mickey Mouse is the animated everyman. And Minnie Mouse is the faithful darling. Donald is the short tempered romantic and Goofy is the eternal optimist.
So in this section, we have early drawings of Mickey. So you can see there are drawings of various actions, animations and expressions of Mickey Mouse, from making dinner to shoveling snow to being angry. These seem to be made in the 1930s or 40s so these are actually priceless artifacts.
Next, we have the Jungle Book. The artist for the Jungle Book is Ken Anderson and here we can see his many drawings from character size comparisons from Baloo the Bear to the elephant to the tiger, the lush green forest and the blue lagoon. On a screen above, it shows how the film was created from the numerous pencil drawings.
Our next theme is Family. So families play a central role in many Disney films. They provide validation for each member's self-worth and encourage acceptance of and respect for others. The first film in this section is Lilo and Stitch, made in 2002. So family took on a whole new meaning in this movie in which 5-year-old Hawaiian girl, Lilo, and her 19-year-old sister adopts an alien creature named Stitch. The film exemplifies that families come in all shapes and sizes.
In this section, I met American tourist Brian Anderson, who got some insights into Walt Disney himself and his friendship with famous artist, Salvador Dali. The two were friends and actually planned on working on a film together but unfortunately, it never came to fruition.
"They just remained friends throughout their life. They're both very creative and innovative and they kind of push the envelope."
Some artworks by Dali are also displayed in this museum. Now you can see artworks by both of these world-renowned artists on display, side by side
In the other two galleries, themed Courage and Love, you can also see many pencil drawings from movies such as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
This exhibition not only shows the visitors how each of the movies are made but also the evolution of filmmaking from paper drawings to computer generated imagery.
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