The British Film Institute (BFI) has released a list of 50 movies that they say all under-14-year-old children must see. More than 70 movie critics gave their top ten children’s movies from around the world. The result is a wide variety of famous Hollywood blockbusters, such as ET and Toy Story, as well as more obscure movies, like Where is the Friend’s House, an Iranian movie released in 1987. The number one film is Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 movie Spirited Away. Five of the top ten movies were not in English.
英國電影協(xié)會公布“50部兒童(14歲以下)必看影片”。在全球范圍內(nèi),超70名影評人挑選十大兒童必看影片。包括《E.T.》,《玩具總動員》在內(nèi)的好萊塢巨制,以及像《何處是我朋友的家》等不知名電影,該部影片是一部上映于1987年的伊朗電影。高居榜首的是宮崎駿于2001年發(fā)表的《千與千尋》。前五名均不是英文電影。
The BFI wants to encourage parents and schools to treat film as a serious school subject, the same as literature and art. The BFI website highlights the fact that films are a part of children’s heritage. The top-50 list was created to promote the movies that children should see rather than those they shouldn’t see. The website also notes some weak points of the list. The majority of the films are from English-speaking countries and most of the movies have boys as the central character.
“英協(xié)會”希望讓父母和校方了解到,電影同文學藝術(shù)一樣,也是一門嚴肅的學科。“英協(xié)會”官網(wǎng)強調(diào)稱,電影是兒童遺產(chǎn)的一部分。公布“50部榜單”目的在于鼓勵兒童看電影,而不是“禁看榜單”。網(wǎng)站還表示稱,榜單存在缺陷。絕大多數(shù)為英語國家電影,多數(shù)也均以男孩為主人公講述。