Semiotic Transformation in Translation: A Case Study of the Film Forrest Gump

This paper examines the issue of semiotic transformation in translation through a case study of the film Forrest Gump. By analyzing three key objects of semiotic conversion, including informa-tional, formal, and cultural elements, the study highlights the crucial role of semiotic transfor-mation in the translation process. Understanding these diverse semiotic conversions enables translators to identify potential obstacles in practical translation work and facilitates the dis-covery of appropriate target-language expressions, thereby enhancing both fluency and accura-cy in translation. Furthermore, these multidimensional semiotic transformations have contrib-uted to the creative reinterpretation of this classic literary work within the audiovisual semiotic system.