Saturday, December 06, 2008

Disney Fairy Tales - How Timeless and Reassuring Are They?

Ever since I was a child, I have known that Walt Disney was (and continues to be) the consummate cinematic master of the traditional fairy tale. Some critics argue that he does serious injustice to the original source materials. But you must realize that, as cultures and lifestyles change, so do the societal and cultural meanings of "Snow White," "Cinderella," "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and the other fairy tales Disney brought (and continues to bring) to his respective medium (Day 2). All in all, this continuously transforms the universal message of the fairy tale itself, no matter what we perceive Disney or the original authors to be like altogether (Orenstein). Continue ...

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