The Evil Of Disney
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poliphiloI'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!
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!
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Date: 2004-12-01 11:15 am (UTC)I thought Princess Mononoke had too much story. Too many charaters. Too much going on. The pace was breathless.
But Spirited Away is wonderful. A modern day Alice in Wonderland. Creepy and wildly imaginative and very, very beautiful.
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Date: 2004-12-01 01:02 pm (UTC)I also love European animation. Unfortunately they are really hard to come by. By my sister-in-law, who is a starting animator herself, knows more and sometimes even shares that knowledge with us. :)
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Date: 2004-12-01 01:12 pm (UTC)Yeah, I must look out for more from Ghibli. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Date: 2004-12-01 06:16 pm (UTC)I too had assumed that there were two movies with similar titles.
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Date: 2004-12-01 02:19 pm (UTC)Miyazaki is the greatest animator that I know.
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Date: 2004-12-02 12:30 pm (UTC)They have this great scheme whereby you pay them £15 (or thereabouts) per month and they send you DVDs through the post. Their catalogue is huge- and encompasses just about everything that's available in the UK.
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Date: 2004-12-01 02:41 pm (UTC)I agree so much. The beautiful world, the kindly spirits, the worries of the children and the care and support of adults--it's a very happy film.
One day I put it on my dvd player and just played it over and over. I love the little song "Totoro, To-to-ro"...
It's very much a film for adults, too.
I suppose you've seen The Triplets of Belleville? Very dark and strange! I loved it. (And the music--)
Spirited Away is very powerful stuff. It's a more mature vision of the darkness of childhood--it's captivating in a way that Totoro can't be...
Did you like Kiki's Delivery Service? I found it charming.
I liked Castle in the Sky a little less--it has beautiful backgrounds--like storybook illustrations--and interesting characters, but somehow the second part didn't engage me as much as the mystery of the first part.
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Date: 2004-12-01 02:15 pm (UTC)I would urge you to see Grave of the fireflies which is tragic but lovely.
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