Last night, my good friend RICHARD and I started planning a Disney Movie Marathon, including some of our closest buds. Everybody is totally psyched to actually do this. (Except, ironically, my boyfriend...) I was wondering why, so I decided to analyze why I love Disney movies.
1) The hand-drawn animations. Yes, I was talking before CGI. There's something so much more child-friendly about something that wasn't made on a computer. 2-D is far too underrated. Besides, the little creatures are cuter. Think I'm wrong? Go watch any Universal Studios movie, and then go watch Snow White.
2) They give classic stories another chance in the spotlight. Snow White, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Mulan, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, you name it, they're all very old stories. many are centuries-old, others have passed more than one millennium. Obviously, most prevalent in Hercules, the stories are cleaned up to meet the Disney standard everyone is so aware of. As these are movies for young children, I see no problem in censoring it. Little kids shouldn't have to learn the ugly truth before they have to.
3) The music. Did you know that the guy who wrote the music for The Phantom of the Opera also wrote the music for Pocahontas? (Andrew Lloyd Webber, BTW!) It is sophisticated music with amazing lyrics. Maybe, as a singer I'm biased, but they actually hire(d) amazing singers that can do both pop, musical theater, and opera. SOPRANOS FTW!
4)They create a standard. I heard about a mother that refused to let her daughters watch the Princess Movies because of the unrealistic standards they project in Prince Charming. Well, AHEM, if I prefer Prince Eric, who is very gullible, and Prince Phillip, who is basically perfect, then I can do so. I see her point though, and no one wants their child to be disappointed with what life has given them. I imagine, if I was a parent, nothing would break my heart more. On the other end of the spectrum, high standards will keep anybody from settling for someone who doesn't treat them well. And, let's be honest, a little fantasy is what makes the world spin. If no one thought, no one would have any action. That mother should know that the standards of her children are taught by how they are raised, and how they are treated in their home. DURR
I always cry at the of The Little Mermaid. I can't remember all of the great movies. These are conversation starters. I am comment-desperate. PLEASE.
Tarzan, TLK, Peter Pan, all the ones we mentioned in Gym class...*looks up list on the Google*
ReplyDeleteOMG! I totally forgot some awesome ones! Fox & The Hound, The Artistocats, Lady & The Tramp...I think I just have a thing for animal movies.