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...WALT DISNEY HAS BEEN getting a little crazy these days, venturing out of the "G" rated movie for the first time and trying to attract an older audience. But they have taken a step backwards with The Journey of Natty Gann, a simplistic adventure movie set during the Great Depression...
Mature audiences will never be fooled about what is going to happen each step of the way in Natty Gann. We know Walt Disney too well to think that we will leave the movie in tears. Unlike the New England Patriots who constantly surprise intelligent people with their victories, this film reads like a supermarket counter pulp novel...
...from the grips of a vain housekeeper who is taking care of the girl while her father is working in Washington state. During her journey across the country, she grows into a young woman. If you aren't able to tell by her actions that she is maturing, Walt Disney uses makeup and lipstick to make her look older in a kind of open caption for the hard-of-perception...
...least Walt Disney didn't try to romanticize the Depression. We still see all the homeless and hungry people. We see Natty search a trash can for food. We see a man make a pass at young Natty. The world of Natty Gann is simplistic but realistic, and the numerous interesting characters whom Natty meets along her journey make this world a fascinating and entertaining place...
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