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Friendly reminder that the Beast “Fell into despair and lost all hope.” And then when he met Belle she gave him hope again because the first thing he learned about her was that she was willing to give up her dreams for the love of her crazy old father.
Hi! I just started following your blog yesterday and have read a good portion of your Disney meta, and I have to say that you are 100% on point with all of it, specially when you are comparing and contrasting the original classic animated films and their live-action remakes. I can't stand those soulless, stiff cash-grabs and how they stain the legacy, message and characters of the original movies and get the point of the movies and characters's personalities and motivations so awfully wrong, it actually infuriates me in a way. People will say that we are way too attached to these movies and that we need to let the newer generations enjoy these new version, but why would you want to introduce the newer generation to a remake of a far superior movie that gets its message across much better and doesn't shoehorn agendas down people's throats? Most of the remakes have done a disservice to the original animated classics and have no grasp of what made them timeless and magical, but the key is in heart, which is what the remakes, for the most part, severely lack. I won't underappreciate all of the people that have worked hard in these movies and I do believe they want to make the best product they can get out, but the problem mainly lies on the people who are part of the story team and the executives at The Walt Disney Company. You made an good point about how the newer Disney Princesses, specifically the ones depicted in the remakes, are more about independence and freedom than love and sacrifice. Like, okay, independence and freedom have been part of their stories to an extent, but it was never the main aspect of it. The essence of Disney Princesses is their heart and soul, how they are willing to see the good in others, how they will sacrifice for those they love, how they will help those in need, how they inspire change in others. That is what a Disney Princess is at her core to me: Love. It's never been about how independent, tough and fierce they can be, even though that can be a part of their character, ofc, but it isn't the main selling point of them for me and many others who truly love and understand these characters. That's the reason, imo, they have always been the pillar and heart of Disney. They represent the ideal of femininity, love, compassion, hope, faith and selflessness; sure, they aren't "perfect", but they are still examples of what we could and should be. That's why it's annoying when people criticize and attack them. They aren't ditzy, useless and weak hot prizes for a prince; that's such a gross interpretation of them that's far from true; their external beauty accentuates their internal beauty. That's the whole point. The princes fight for them because of their love, their nurture, their kindness, their selflessness, etc., not simply because they are pretty or whatever. I know this has gotten too long, but given that you are used to writing long passionate posts on these topics just like me, I don't think my "mini-meta-rant" will bother you too much hahaha. Keep up doing your own thing <3
Thank you! This is very kind! I like a lot of your blog’s content, too!
Yeah, I work with kids, and one of them was telling me that her favorite movie is Live Action Aladdin. And I was floored. Then she said “and it’s so much better than the original!” And then I was mad.
Because what Disney is doing is changing the values that the stories and characters were invented to represent. So now I’ve got a kid who prefers the version of Jasmine who isn’t all about faith—she’s all about empowerment. So. Not only is she learning a completely different (and worse) life lesson from a character who used to teach a great lesson, but her tastes are getting developed toward cinematic junk food.
What Disney is doing is pasting over their old characters’ values. And they’re getting the newer generations used to a low standard for storytelling. Those are two major, culture-shaping parts of a kid’s development—what they value, and what they have a taste for. It’s just all-around bad, and everyone is right to be up in arms about it, including you!
Anyway, thank you very much for your kind words!
People are telling me I hate all remakes except Cinderella (2015.) I resent that. I’ll have you know I liked the new Planet of the Apes franchise, too.
Also from the looks of your blog you do really love disney and care so much about the originals and that's good. But as for me I hate Disney and will no longer watch anything from them. Everytime I watch the original movies it just sad cause that's what Walt created. Walt is turning over, screaming in his grave right now. Everything he created, his messages is being destroyed... Disney is sinking and failing now
Yes, that does seem to be the case. I don't love Disney, I love God, and He's good, beautiful, and true. I love stories that remind me of Him. Disney used to make stories that were good, beautiful, and true. They have been struggling to do that ever since around 2016, I would say.
The truth of the matter is, they can't actually destroy what they used to make. It got made. It's not destroyable. All they can do is turn their backs on what they made. That doesn't mean their audiences have to also turn their backs on the classics.
I'll give you an example.
A couple years from now, if they keep going in the trajectory they're going, Disney will remake Frozen. They'll make plenty of changes to "update" the characters and please the loud people with progressive values. And they'll cut out the part in the story where Olaf very specifically says, "Love is putting someone else's needs before yours." Because right now, and much more in the next few years, nobody likes that message. "Love isn't putting someone else's needs before yours," they say, "love is being true to yourself!"
And you and me will be sad. But not that sad. Because we'll just point to the original and go, "Too bad, Fake Disney. You already said that self-sacrifice is true love in the original Frozen. You can try to take it back, but it's too late. You said it. Sucks to suck."
...That is, if the company survives long enough to make those mistakes.
So just say what I say. #notmyDisney. My Disney, the Real Disney, made stories that are good, beautiful, and true. The Real Disney was built on innovation and taking risks and trying new things, not rehashing old stories and twisting them up to satisfy progressive demographics. And there are still some people working for Fake Disney who used to work for Real Disney, and they might be able to turn the ship around and get her sailing straight again.
And if they can't we'll just keep enjoying the classics from Real Disney 🤷♀️
Me @ the new Little Mermaid Live Action Trailer:
Here every summer for a few years they are making outdoor cinema events, where you basically plop your butt outside ans they put on a movie.
That's cool! And free most of the time.
They can put anything on. Old movies, recent movies, anything.
I saw in my area that some towns will put on Lilo and Stitch and httyd.
Something smelled fishy. I had to check
OF COURSE, both were the remakes! OF COURSE
Httyd is planned to be showed in several cities/towns. NOT ONCE it is the original.
NOT ONCE!
