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...major redeeming quality is, as has long been expected from the colorful teaser images and trailers, its stunning visuals and special effects. Burton succeeds brilliantly at painting an astonishing Wonderland that is at once ominous and irresistibly intriguing. Much like Disney??s original animated film, “Alice in Wonderland” sets dark, foreboding tones around many of Alice’s new encounters. Especially when Alice first enters the rabbit hole, the looming doors and tattered walls cast a menacing environment that effectively looms over the miniscule Alice...
...after a tangent about Disney??s “The Princess and the Frog,” Ayogu pauses. “Basically, I’ve figured out the meaning of life,” Ayogu says. “One, be happy, and two, make other people’s lives better. And that should be one in the same...
Though later his life would be caricatured in one of Walt Disney??s most celebrated films, Captain John Smith holds a more practical position in American legend than simply that of the man Pocahontas saved; according Wikipedia’s encompassing entry on “American literature,” he was also the first American author. During the early 1600s, Smith, a prominent member of newly colonized Jamestown, penned several works on the then-nascent history of the land he had christened New England...
...Pocahontas,” and “Peter Pan” communicate stereotyped, white supremacist messages. After the screening, Baran turned to the audience for reactions, sparking a discussion about whether the films’ messages were innocuous or harmful, how portrayals have changed over time, and Disney??s social responsibility. “Children are being socialized with very strong images,” said Ryan P. Mahoney ’12, recalling stereotypes of torn dresses and headdresses in “Pocahontas.” “Disney is so omnipresent...
...feature its first black princess in the film “The Princess and the Frog.” But before these weavers of false hope can convince us of a happily-ever-after between an African-American and an amphibian, we should call to mind a few of Disney??s past lovers and their lies. 5. Simba and Nala—Some of the greatest romances come to fruition over a song and a passionate lip-lock. But lions can neither sing nor kiss! Nice try, Disney, but you can’t pull the fur over...