Everybody's got a vice
I grew up on Disney movies, and I cannot say they weren't a big part of my childhood. Having said that, I'd like to call importance to establishing a difference between childhood and adulthood. With adulthood, or perhaps pubescence, one should begin to question things for his or herself and begin to look for answers to those questions. As a result of this natural process I would hope most people would realize the childish nature of their past tendencies and inevitably succeed at growing out of liking such stori. That, sadly, is not the case. It seems to me like my generation is full of little princesses, aged 18 and up but with the mental maturity of a 10 year old, and this goes for men as well. Disney is dangerous because of how wide of a scope it encompasses, how many eyes and ears and young little minds it reaches. When a corporation reaches that level of control over entertainment, like the documentary wisely said, it's important we stop and think about what exactly are the messages behind these stories we feed to entire generations.
I think the documentary was well made and I enjoyed it's use of children's opinions to highlight the kinds of messages underlying their movies. I do have to say that it's not 100% negative, and the cartoons I watched during childhood (though to be fair they were mostly Warner Bros.) did help with learning loads of classical music, which I wouldn't recognize until later.
Here's what Charles Bukowski had to say about Mickey Mouse and the Disney ideal:
(the audio is low and captions are italian so I'd recommend using headphones or speakers)
I think the documentary was well made and I enjoyed it's use of children's opinions to highlight the kinds of messages underlying their movies. I do have to say that it's not 100% negative, and the cartoons I watched during childhood (though to be fair they were mostly Warner Bros.) did help with learning loads of classical music, which I wouldn't recognize until later.
Here's what Charles Bukowski had to say about Mickey Mouse and the Disney ideal:
(the audio is low and captions are italian so I'd recommend using headphones or speakers)
And here's a good video that epitomizes my general feelings towards Disney in generally and really effectively highlights what a ridiculous, absurd and cult-like foundation it thrives on. I think it's hilarious. Enjoy!
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