This article, written by Margaret Lazarus basically discusses her views on a popular movie at this time, The Lion King. She begins by talking about how excited she and her sons are to see the newly released box-office record breaking Walt Disney movie. Shortly after, she jumps right into discussing how stereotypical and prejudiced the movie is. She claims that it is stereotypical and prejudiced against African Americans, gays, and even the ghettos of current society. She points out that the golden-maned “good” lion presents his first born male child to the others of the ecosystem or animal kingdom, and they all pay tribute to this lion cub, who will one day be their king.…
Racism in Disney movies is a problem especially in the movie “The Princess and the Frog”. Many children don’t understand what is happening in the movie but there are hidden messages that need to be addressed. Disney movies have influenced many children over the years, from making kids happy, sad and learn valuable life lessons. One lesson that needs to be addressed is racism in Disney movies, such as The Princess and the Frog, young children aren’t old enough to comprehend racism in Disney movies, but it is a problem that needs to be solved.…
This is due to the fact everyone likes some form of familiarity in their stories, and whether it 's watching looney tunes or reading these stories at a young age, these stories are familiar to almost everyone. Foster uses Hansel and Gretel to discuss this point. While the story could have a different themes and a different setup, a story of two people lost in a problematic area has been used many times. QUOTE- "…
Nowadays, Disney movies are a hit or miss: it is hard to live up to the motto “a film the entire family can enjoy” with every movie. Yet, Disney made an animated masterpiece when it created a utopia for zoo animals. Zootopia is caked with humor, layers of character development, a deep understanding of how stereotypes and racism affect society as the icing on top with bits of symbolisms being the cake topper. With these features and themes, Zootopia is Disney’s latest movie to engross more than its intended children audience. First and foremost, Zootopia’s humor can be appreciated by the entire family.…
In “Justice for elephants”, Natalie Prosin uses imagery, diction, and ethos to convey that elephants are not meant to be “property” but, as she states, should have “ common rights.” In the beginning of the article, Natalie Posin shows some harsh imagery in her favorite movie “Dumbo.” “ There is a heart-wrenching scene where Dumbo is being cradled by his mother, who is chained inside a boxcar.” It really shows a negative image when a disney movie shows Dumbo’s mother chained in a boxcar.…
The west was a large part of American culture and ultimately shaped the American ideals in the 1800’s. With it’s closing and conquering in the late 1800’s, Americans became scared because their safety net was finally gone. The west was important to Americans before it was even it’s own country. Americans wanted to expand out west, for a variety of reasons, but simply couldn’t because of the fierce tribes and foreigners blocking their way. After the French and Indian War, the problem seemed to be solved, but it wasn’t.…
What is the purpose of the work? To inform, persuade, entertain, describe, or analyze? -The purpose of this passage the author wrote was to inform us on how people want the characters in animated movies to have the right actors as the voice, not only white people. What is the writer’s point of view? What does the writer want the reader to do?…
In the film Zootopia by Disney, there are multiple themes that take place in the movie. A few of the themes are corruption, man vs. self, and fear. The most important theme that plays a huge role in the movie is segregation and it’s shown by man vs. society. In the beginning 0f the movie and towards the end of the movie, segregation is shown.…
Disney and Pixar created this movie in 2012, which portrayed a young princess Merida who was coming to the age of marriage. This teenage girl did not want to get married though! She was more interested in riding through the forest shooting her bow and arrows at targets. The princess is not your typical “pretty girl.” Merida is a red head girl who likes to do things with her hands and be in the outdoors.…
Fairy Tales are an important means used to teach life’s basic truths to children. These stories contain deep moral beliefs that sculpt basic understanding of right and wrong for society. Throughout time they have been adapted to a more child friendly form, even so that the film industry now bases child-oriented movies on classic fairy tales. Fairy tales, such as Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid”, appeal to a sense of romance, adventure, and the fight between good and evil. Society supports retelling the fairy tales because they support traditional moral values society desires its children to learn.…
In the essay “What’s Happened to Disney Films?” author John Evans states the concerns of parents with regards to Disney motion pictures and how they are not as child-friendly as they were in the 1960’s compared to the 1990’s. Evans focus on the issues brought about in these films ranging from the use of profanities to violence, which should not be in Disney films. I understand the logic behind the authors position, he believes that the content of Disney films has taken a turn for the worse. Firstly, the author states that Disney has become a conglomerate having many subsidiaries and that it has had troubling effects on what Disney considers child-friendly.…
In the movie Zootopia there are several themes that keep coming up throughout the whole movie. Change is a big theme in the movie seeing how Zootopia is place where prey and predators come together and live. Just living together in the society is change because prey and predators are not supposed to get along in a world like today. There are two types or change that are presenting in this movie, change for the better and change for the worst.…
Brain Time Throughout history movies have always been used as a way to escape reality. Movies are created with out of the world story lines in order to catch the attention of the audience. Eventually, this phenomenon picked up and directors and producers were on a mission to become the best in the business. One in particular that has taken over the animated movie world is Pixar which is a section to Walt Disney.…
The animals in the movie had human-like characteristics. They speak English, walk on hind legs, wear clothes, go to school, go work and have a family just like we all do. Throughout the movie, Judy Hop kept repeating the motto “Zootopia, where anyone can be anything”, does this sound…
“To the bone” is a new thought-provoking Netflix original movie that is revolutionizing all young people all over the world because of the severe case of anorexia that this movie presents. The story begins with a talented young girl called Ellen that has a striking anorexia problem since her childhood because of all her family and self esteem problems that led her to an eating disorders rehabilitation center. The movie is very impressive because it show us all the shocking things an anorexic person suffer and everything for what they have to go through to get ahead in their lives.…