The Evil Of Disney

[poliphilo]

I'm told that Werner von Braun- the scientist who built rockets for Hitler (slave labour was involved) and later for NASA, also designed rides for Disney.

I love it. A life that links the Third Reich, the Space Race and Disneyland deserves to be novelized- deserves to be turned into the biggest of block-buster movies.

I've always hated Disney. The way his factory turned all those great children's stories into formulaic, sentimental kiddie-feed. Pah!

Note the word "hate". Not "dislike". This an affair of the passions and not so far removed from love. The animation in those early films- Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo- leaves me gasping with admiration.

And I have a weird, twisted regard (as you may have guessed) for Mary Poppins and its companion-piece, the under-rated Bed-knobs and Broomsticks.

That Disney magic- an evil spell cast across children's entertainment for more than half a century, so that rivals felt they had no choice but to attempt to do the same thing only worse: how glad I am- how very, very glad- that Pixar has escaped from its shadow!

Comments

[ibid.livejournal.com]

I agree. there seems to be a split between afficionados on this one.
I would urge you to see Grave of the fireflies which is tragic but lovely.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

Grave of the Fireflies? I have never heard of it.

[ibid.livejournal.com]

www.nausicaa.net has lots of info.

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

Grave of the Fireflies? I have never heard of it. Who did it?