Disney

06.01.07

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Disney is such a huge corporation and it started about a century ago (1923). It’s created so many things and implanted so many ideas into the heads of children, both good and bad.

Let’s see here… has anyone noticed the roles of women and men in many of the movies (more recent or popular ones)? Beauty and the Beast, Lady and the Tramp, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin all portray lesser or hideous men who are saved by a “fairer” or “better” lady. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella show that women must be “saved” from some gallant prince. In all honesty, Disney doesn’t really have a certain stand point on its views on the roles of women and men, but it depends on how often they portray a certain kind of image. Do they care about the images their movies impart in the minds of children? As long as it doesn’t offend too many people, then it’s fine, right?

I wonder though, if they have a movie where the man is saved from the perils of evil by a woman.

And damn their music. I’ve been listening to their three Greatest Hits CDs today and I just feel really… romantic. I feel like I want to be one those princesses who needs to be saved with a kiss. Or maybe I can just settle to waking up every day with the man I love with a kiss. That would be really lovely… to be snuggling in bed with someone and should he wake before me, have him lightly kiss me (of course, not really minding that I have morning breath ) just to wake me up.

It means no worries, for the rest of your days…

Speaking of songs… I always get the chills when I listen to Mulan’s “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” I don’t know why, but damn it, every time I listen to that song, I get goosebumps.

I wonder how those people in the Disney costumes (the non-human ones) sign their names with their big foamy hands? It’s been a while since I’ve been to Disneyland, so I don’t remember.

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Julie typed:

Saturday, January 6, 2007 @ 1:28 pm GMT-8

Hehe I think they probably can’t do autographs that well in those costumes. Well, see, maybe disney doesn’t have a stance on roles and just does stories that sound good? There is also Pocahontas that was kinda a new role of a woman displayed. I never saw Mulan but I think that was a tough woman role.
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Jessica responded:

Saturday, January 6, 2007 @ 1:36 pm GMT-8

lol…actually, disney just rips off grimm’s fairy tales…lol…but they make them more ‘nice’ for lack of a better word.
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Rosie expressed:

Sunday, January 7, 2007 @ 8:12 pm GMT-8

Regarding Disney, it’s just a dream factory and always has been good at it, probably now it’s kind of obsolete due to concerns as yours but you must remember that these movies you mentioned are adaptations of stories which originally don’t have the happy endings we get. Cinderella is the quintessential romantic story told a million times as well. Now, I just watched Mary Poppins (a movie also adapted by Disney) and she is an anti-heroine who changes the life of a cold hearted man from his evil employers.
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Mickey declared:

Monday, January 8, 2007 @ 12:04 am GMT-8

Ariel. She was a kick ass character. and Mulan.. and Anastasia..
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Elizabeth said:

Monday, January 8, 2007 @ 5:10 pm GMT-8

I love disney movies. They are probably the best movies around! I wish I have someone to be with. I like this one guy and he is such a good friend.
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Hannah declared:

Monday, January 8, 2007 @ 7:02 pm GMT-8

You make a good point about all that stuff- as far as I know, none of their movies have a woman saving the man from perils of evil- it’s always a damsel in distress.

I love disney music like crazy. I’ll Make A Man Out Of You constantly gets stuck in my head.
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Mona shouted:

Tuesday, January 9, 2007 @ 11:34 am GMT-8

I watch Disney movies for the music. I have to say, they have very nice music.
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