There are many things that (thankfully) go over children's heads. I was thinking about this today as Alaina watched Dumbo. It made me reflect on several Disney movie plots, and the mixed messages they send.
Let's take the awkward baby elephant that gets wasted, wakes up in a tree, thus discovering he can fly.
Or the 16-year-old scantily-clad mermaid who defies her father's authority to be near her supposed "soul mate," with whom she has never spoken.
And then there's the strained family dynamics in the pride lands, where an envious uncle murders his brother and attempts to murder his nephew. The nephew returns to avenge his father, and, after a fight to the death, resumes the throne.
And let's talk about the sinister step-mother who subdues her orphaned step-child into domestic slavery. This daughter of a judge is wondering where CPS is at.
And yet I still love Disney movies. Every one. Except maybe The Black Cauldron. That one is creepy.
Well, if you think the Disney version is bad, you should start reading all of the original fairy tales. We have a beautiful book of all the classic fairy tales & I am so used to the Disney version that I was shocked when reading such a beautiful book had such terrible stories & no good twists! ha :)
ReplyDeleteAnyway, had fun reading & catching up on the last couple of months of your blogs!