| Diet is the most essential thing among everything of the human being. From the primitive society, it has been given other meanings beyond its original meaning, being a symbol.Film has been connected with the dietary symbol since its birth,as a narrative carrier, or a base for emotional expression, or a characterization of cultural connotation,it is closely associated with the characters in the film, plot and implication.The meaning of dietary symbol is decided by the specific environment. The creator,through flexible connection with the adjacent symbol in film, creates different meanings of the dietary symbol in different structural styles. One is the social meaning of the dietary symbol, as thenarrative carrier and cuisine isomorphism. The second is the erotic symbol, with the connection between dietary symbol and sex or lust. The third is the close relation with the characters, as the indicator of emotion expression. The forth is the cultural implication of the dietary symbol, from which we can see.The meaning and explanation of the film are mostly decided by the subjects who watch the film. In the film creating process, the creator must bear in mind at any time,that the film should be created on the premise of the future audience who are absent then. While watching the film, the imagination of the audience is the origin of the screen world, whose recognition of the camera and the characters in film are the bases of the understanding of the film. On the recognizing base of these two levels, the audience recognizes the dietary symbols represented by the food itself, tableware,cooking method, dining form, and dining scene, and the deep meaning behind these signifiers, such as emotion, desire, ceremony character, political implication, ethnic culture, protocol regulations, etc. Besides, while watching film, the discrepancies of acceptance caused by the subject position’s overturn and the lack of imagination, may result in the audience’s disagreement with the dietary symbols in film. |
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