Script written by Nick Spake
Remember when you would watch Disney movies as a kid and everything was wonderful, magical and rosy? Then you rematch the same movies as an adult and wait… you start to realize that there are some disturbing things going on in these films. Such as, you identify more with king Triton than Ariel! While Triton could occasionally lose his temper, he had a good reason for being so strict in retrospect. When your kid is only sixteen, they're NOT old enough to make life-alerting decisions. If your teenage daughter told you that she wanted to run away and marry a guy she just met, firmly telling her, “no,” would be a perfectly reasonable response. In Dumbo, he got drunk. After Dumbo and Timothy accidentally consume an alcoholic beverage, they're suddenly bombarded by a parade of pink elephants. While the ensuring musical number is a highlight of the film, most children likely overlook the fact that the under-aged Dumbo got totally wasted. read more...
Remember when you would watch Disney movies as a kid and everything was wonderful, magical and rosy? Then you rematch the same movies as an adult and wait… you start to realize that there are some disturbing things going on in these films. Such as, you identify more with king Triton than Ariel! While Triton could occasionally lose his temper, he had a good reason for being so strict in retrospect. When your kid is only sixteen, they're NOT old enough to make life-alerting decisions. If your teenage daughter told you that she wanted to run away and marry a guy she just met, firmly telling her, “no,” would be a perfectly reasonable response. In Dumbo, he got drunk. After Dumbo and Timothy accidentally consume an alcoholic beverage, they're suddenly bombarded by a parade of pink elephants. While the ensuring musical number is a highlight of the film, most children likely overlook the fact that the under-aged Dumbo got totally wasted. read more...
