Image Symbol Interpretation of Tibetan Film “Balloon”

Abstract

From the perspective of semiotics, the images in the movie text all have certain referential significance. Individual symbols and the arrangement and combination between symbols together constitute a complete movie text. Applying semiotics theory to analyze the movie text is helpful to interpret the deep meaning of the movie. Based on the basic principles of semiotics, this paper interprets the Tibetan film Balloon. By analyzing the expression of Tibetan culture by image symbols in the film, the interpretation of theme implication by surrealist images and the symbol reference and symbol matrix pattern in the meaning construction of this film text, this paper constructs a cultural picture of Tibetan characters and their survival dilemma drawn by director Pema Tseden.