Disney Life Lessons Essay
Happily, After All:
According to a recent blogger, Nenad Smikić, there are five suggested main life-lessons portrayed within Disney films that we as an uneducated audience should revisit (Smikić, "5 Life Lessons from Disney Movies."). These lessons vary from not talking to strangers to seeing beauty on the inside rather than on the outside. Another recent blogger, Sompong Yusoontorn, agrees with many of these lessons and he even gives additional lessons given from these films. Yusoontorn believes that, “When thinking about what I have learned in life, I need not look any farther than the shelf of Disney videos that have accumulated in my home,” ("10 Life Lessons From Disney Movies" n.p.). Many young viewers would agree with both claims. Henry Giroux, a well-renowned writer, agrees with this statement by writing, “…one of the most persuasive is the role they [animated films] play as the new “teaching machines,” as producers of culture” (Giroux, Are Disney movies good for your kids?, 53). Disney creates its films for an entire family to enjoy so, appealing to younger audiences is key. Although, more adult audiences also view …show more content…
The human world, by contrast, is shown as being thoroughly white, well-ordered, and predominantly male.” (“Davis, Amy M. Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation.”)
With this statement, Davis shows that Ariel also has been drawn by the power of conformity. Ariel’s conformity is reflected through the nature of the “human world”, which is that men see women as objects of beauty and not for their personality. Ariel responds to this by changing her appearance and making herself similar to whom she desires. So, according to Davis, the overall message is not “follow your heart”, but it is to follow your
According to a recent blogger, Nenad Smikić, there are five suggested main life-lessons portrayed within Disney films that we as an uneducated audience should revisit (Smikić, "5 Life Lessons from Disney Movies."). These lessons vary from not talking to strangers to seeing beauty on the inside rather than on the outside. Another recent blogger, Sompong Yusoontorn, agrees with many of these lessons and he even gives additional lessons given from these films. Yusoontorn believes that, “When thinking about what I have learned in life, I need not look any farther than the shelf of Disney videos that have accumulated in my home,” ("10 Life Lessons From Disney Movies" n.p.). Many young viewers would agree with both claims. Henry Giroux, a well-renowned writer, agrees with this statement by writing, “…one of the most persuasive is the role they [animated films] play as the new “teaching machines,” as producers of culture” (Giroux, Are Disney movies good for your kids?, 53). Disney creates its films for an entire family to enjoy so, appealing to younger audiences is key. Although, more adult audiences also view …show more content…
The human world, by contrast, is shown as being thoroughly white, well-ordered, and predominantly male.” (“Davis, Amy M. Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Women in Disney's Feature Animation.”)
With this statement, Davis shows that Ariel also has been drawn by the power of conformity. Ariel’s conformity is reflected through the nature of the “human world”, which is that men see women as objects of beauty and not for their personality. Ariel responds to this by changing her appearance and making herself similar to whom she desires. So, according to Davis, the overall message is not “follow your heart”, but it is to follow your