Exploring the Protection and Inheritance of Sports Intangible Cultural Heritage through “<i>I Am What I Am</i>”

《雄狮少年》系列电影以舞狮这一体育非遗文化为载体，通过少年阿娟的成长故事，揭示了传统文化在现代社会中的生存困境与创新传承的可能路径，引发了社会对体育非遗保护与传承的广泛关注。本文通过对电影《雄狮少年》的深入剖析，结合文献资料法、影像分析法、逻辑分析法等研究方法，以宏微观结合的方式，探讨其中所呈现的体育非遗文化元素，分析体育非遗文化面临的传承困境，并基于电影所带来的启示，提出加强体育非遗文化保护与传承的策略，旨在为推动体育非遗文化的可持续发展提供理论参考。The “I Am What I Am” film series uses the lion dance—a traditional sport recognized as intangible cultural heritage—as its cultural vehicle. Through the coming-of-age story of the protagonist Ah Juan, it reveals the survival challenges faced by traditional culture in modern society and potential pathways for innovative inheritance, sparking widespread societal attention towards the protection and transmission of sports-related intangible cultural heritage. This paper conducts an in-depth analysis of the film “I Am What I Am”, employing research methodologies including literature review, visual analysis, and logical reasoning. Combining macro and micro perspectives, it explores the cultural elements of sports-related intangible heritage presented in the film, analyzes the current inheritance dilemmas faced by such cultural forms, and proposes strategic measures to strengthen the protection and transmission of sports-related intangible cultural heritage inspired by the film’s revelations. The study aims to provide theoretical references for promoting the sustainable development of sports-related intangible cultural heritage.