Author(s): Xue Jiayi

Abstract: In the era of the new media era, the nonverbal symbolic communication in animated films has become widely popular in contemporary social media, and its role is increasing indispensable. In intercultural communication, the traditional barriers of linguistic communication are gradually being dissolved by communication through language symbols carried out within the mobile internet framework, bringing about great changes in intercultural communication methods. Based on the relevant theories of intercultural communication, this paper focuses on the Otherness Narrative of nonverbal symbol as the research object, and then analyzes the dilemmas of the symbolic misinterpretation and stereotypes in intercultural communication. The aim is to provide theoretical reference for enhancing the effectiveness of intercultural communication in animated films.

Keywords: animated films, cultural decoding, intercultural communication, non-verbal symbols, the Other Narrative.

Article Info: Received: 19 Nov 2025; Received in revised form: 17 Dec 2025; Accepted: 20 Dec 2025; Available online: 23 Dec 2025

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.106.66