Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:34 am
I actually think it's a little simpler than that.
Ultimately, Walt was an entertainer....he created Entertainment for all ages...kids and adults alike.
Now, people go to the movies or watch Television for many reasons. For Entertainment, to be informed, to forget about the every day drudge of life. There's more reasons than I have space to write about.
However, everything Disney has done has started with a germ of a story. Whether it be a story inspired by a book or such as Snow White and Mary Poppins or original ideas such as The Lion King or Atlantis and within these stories the characters will do things and have things happen to them. If the story is a good one we'll hopefully connect with them and understand what they did or what happened and feel something for them.
I guess I'm trying to say that I don't think Disney's style of entertainment has ever set out to portray a "perfect World". It is absurd to think that during the various stages of animation that this notion would even come up. The types of things that would come up would be
- Is the Story a good one?
- Does the story resolve itself
- Will people warm to the characters and feel for them?
- Is this Entertaining?
- Will people enjoy this?
So in short answer to your questions
Do you think disney is using only perfect characters for their animated movies?
Answer : No, many characters have had flaws which they have overcome as part of the stories ( Aladdin, Beast, Pinocchio ) but that's not to say that those very same characters wouldn't have other flaws and issues which are apparent in other situations.
Is disney trying to create a perfect world in their animated movies?
Answer : No, they are though trying to create stories which are meaningful, which entertain, and utimately like any business make money.
Do you think children (or you) get influenced by the idea of 'the perfect world of disney', through watching disney's animated movies?
Answer : No, that is way above the head of any child. I agree with DreamerQ18 that children can pick up a positive message but that message will always resound around what happened in that particular story to those particular characters. And as for adults they only have to watch the news to realise that life isn't always full of happy endings.
The notion that Disney may try to purport some kind of a "Perfect World" is incorrect however if the story being told resolves itself with a happy ending, as a great many of the movies do, is entertaining, and as Disney is want to hope for makes them loads of cash, then I'm sure that everyone from the story department, Animation teams, marketing, and money men would all be happy.
For us as consumers if we have spent our money and been entertained or received value for our cash, or learned something then I think the vast majority of us would be be pretty happy.
Feel free to comment on my thoughts anyone. Look forward to seeing your responses.
Ultimately, Walt was an entertainer....he created Entertainment for all ages...kids and adults alike.
Now, people go to the movies or watch Television for many reasons. For Entertainment, to be informed, to forget about the every day drudge of life. There's more reasons than I have space to write about.
However, everything Disney has done has started with a germ of a story. Whether it be a story inspired by a book or such as Snow White and Mary Poppins or original ideas such as The Lion King or Atlantis and within these stories the characters will do things and have things happen to them. If the story is a good one we'll hopefully connect with them and understand what they did or what happened and feel something for them.
I guess I'm trying to say that I don't think Disney's style of entertainment has ever set out to portray a "perfect World". It is absurd to think that during the various stages of animation that this notion would even come up. The types of things that would come up would be
- Is the Story a good one?
- Does the story resolve itself
- Will people warm to the characters and feel for them?
- Is this Entertaining?
- Will people enjoy this?
So in short answer to your questions
Do you think disney is using only perfect characters for their animated movies?
Answer : No, many characters have had flaws which they have overcome as part of the stories ( Aladdin, Beast, Pinocchio ) but that's not to say that those very same characters wouldn't have other flaws and issues which are apparent in other situations.
Is disney trying to create a perfect world in their animated movies?
Answer : No, they are though trying to create stories which are meaningful, which entertain, and utimately like any business make money.
Do you think children (or you) get influenced by the idea of 'the perfect world of disney', through watching disney's animated movies?
Answer : No, that is way above the head of any child. I agree with DreamerQ18 that children can pick up a positive message but that message will always resound around what happened in that particular story to those particular characters. And as for adults they only have to watch the news to realise that life isn't always full of happy endings.
The notion that Disney may try to purport some kind of a "Perfect World" is incorrect however if the story being told resolves itself with a happy ending, as a great many of the movies do, is entertaining, and as Disney is want to hope for makes them loads of cash, then I'm sure that everyone from the story department, Animation teams, marketing, and money men would all be happy.
For us as consumers if we have spent our money and been entertained or received value for our cash, or learned something then I think the vast majority of us would be be pretty happy.
Feel free to comment on my thoughts anyone. Look forward to seeing your responses.
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