自动画电影诞生之日起,美术元素在动画电影中起着不可替代的作用,是动画电影的物质基础。动画影片需要美术元素的包装,在造型、色彩上精心设计。美术元素是人们接触动画电影最客观、直接的视觉元素,影响着动画电影的艺术风格,决定着动画电影作品的受欢迎程度。本文以动画电影《疯狂原始人》为例探析动画电影中美术元素的应用,丰富电影美术理论。 Since the date of the birth of an animated movie, art elements play an irreplaceable role in animated films and are the material basis of animated films. Animated film requires the packaging of art elements, well-designed in the shape, color. The element of art is the most objective and direct visual element that people come into contact with animated films, influencing the artistic style of animated films and determining the popularity of animated film works. This paper analyzes the application of the art elements in animated films by using the example of the movie “Crazy Primitive” and enriches the theory of movie art.