hmm. I am interested by Disney. I find their animation interesting even just from a 'look at its history' standpoint. I find the theme parks and the over done aspect (merchandising)of it all irritating.
We don't have a lot of paraphenila. My daughter has a homemade dress that looks like Belle's dress. her grandma made it. I ordered her a second hand sleeping beauty dress from ebay for her and we have books of the stories.
Which we have read cover to cover along with all the rest of their books about a zillion times.
I'm not fond of a lot of their movies for really small children (my own included) becauase they're awfully dark a lot of the time. There are also too many where parents get killed for my liking. Hello ? We're trashing princesses but what about LIon king where the Uncle kills the Dad? Hello? It was like the most horrible disney movie of all time in my books.
There are some gentler ones... Robin Hood, definitely Cinderella, I've been told the Aristocats (but never seen it). But by and large they are far too nasty for my almost three year old.
The stories, while they reflect really traditional gender roles, are simple to understand and I think there in lies the attraction for many of the small children. Often the motion pictures are very reflective of the times they were made in. So, if the children are old enough to understand that some of the stuff is old fashioned then I think its ok. But most kids under six aren't. As a result, my kids aren't seeing Pinnochio or Peter Pan any time soon. Hell, if you think about it old 'classics' such as 'song of the south' the original briar rabbit story isn't seen anymore becuase it was found to just be really reprehsnible after the civil rights movement.
Disney has never appealed to the sophisticated adult. They have always appealed to the culture of their times.... It isn't even just Disney animation that does this, look at the old Hayley Mills movies from the 60s if you want to see some really bad stereo typing etc.
BUT they can be used as a teaching tool about 'this is how people used to think and we dont' any more because.... and isn't that interesting that people used to think that becuase someone is a boy that they did *** and girls did ***"
In my opinion, many of films should be off limits until the kids can see the stories a bit critically, even 4-7 years old to get some of it....
We don't have a lot of paraphenila. My daughter has a homemade dress that looks like Belle's dress. her grandma made it. I ordered her a second hand sleeping beauty dress from ebay for her and we have books of the stories.
Which we have read cover to cover along with all the rest of their books about a zillion times.
I'm not fond of a lot of their movies for really small children (my own included) becauase they're awfully dark a lot of the time. There are also too many where parents get killed for my liking. Hello ? We're trashing princesses but what about LIon king where the Uncle kills the Dad? Hello? It was like the most horrible disney movie of all time in my books.
There are some gentler ones... Robin Hood, definitely Cinderella, I've been told the Aristocats (but never seen it). But by and large they are far too nasty for my almost three year old.
The stories, while they reflect really traditional gender roles, are simple to understand and I think there in lies the attraction for many of the small children. Often the motion pictures are very reflective of the times they were made in. So, if the children are old enough to understand that some of the stuff is old fashioned then I think its ok. But most kids under six aren't. As a result, my kids aren't seeing Pinnochio or Peter Pan any time soon. Hell, if you think about it old 'classics' such as 'song of the south' the original briar rabbit story isn't seen anymore becuase it was found to just be really reprehsnible after the civil rights movement.
Disney has never appealed to the sophisticated adult. They have always appealed to the culture of their times.... It isn't even just Disney animation that does this, look at the old Hayley Mills movies from the 60s if you want to see some really bad stereo typing etc.
BUT they can be used as a teaching tool about 'this is how people used to think and we dont' any more because.... and isn't that interesting that people used to think that becuase someone is a boy that they did *** and girls did ***"
In my opinion, many of films should be off limits until the kids can see the stories a bit critically, even 4-7 years old to get some of it....
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