On the Theme Construction of “Life and Death” in the Animated Movie Coco

Abstract

In 2017, Pixar’s animated film Coco created a happy “ghost world” for the audience with its fantastic imagination. In the eyes of many people, the topic of “life and death” is extremely heavy, and it is even rarer to discuss this topic in publicly screened animated films. However, the high box office of the film and the praise of everyone confirms the success of Pixar’s adventure. This article conducts an in-depth analysis of the film’s values, story background, plot design, creative techniques, etc., with a view to summarizing the rules for the success of the film and providing lessons for Chinese animation film creation. On the Theme Construction of “Life and Death” in the Animated Movie CocoDownload