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You never need feel guilty about parking your little ones in front of a Disney movie again, according to British anthropologist and author Desmond Morris. He’s told the BBC that watching musical fantasy stories such as Cinderella and Alice In Wonderland is good for children’s development. Whereas what’s very harmful are TV programmes which are “too quick and too raucous. It doesn’t allow the child to take in what it’s seeing,” Morris said. “But as far as feature films are concerned, they’re wonderful. Apart from the story, there’s also the musical impact and the visual impact.” Morris says the key is for parents to view Disney films with the little ones. “It’s wrong to use the TV screen as a substitute for interaction with the parent. The point is that if a parent sits down with a child, that’s different from just dumping a child in front of the TV screen.”
UK Anthropologist: Musical Fantasy Films (Like Disney’s) Are Good For Kids
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I agree with that statement. I bought Beauty and the Beast last week and it was great, even if I’m in my twenties.
You’re lucky this is an entertainment newsite and not a parenting site. I was going to retweet this, but I don’t want to subject you to angry mommy bloggers/commentors who abhor all screen entertainment with a venom typically seen here for studio heads. Not to mention the feminists who hate the Disney princess phenomenon to an incredible degree (Arial trades her voice for a vagina! Boo!).
I think recent Disney movies are subpar, but the Pixar films are glorious for kids. And, like you, used to put on Disney at 5 AM to catch some more sleep. It’s not just the Walt Disney Presents, but also the beginning sounds of the opening bedroom sequence for “The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh.”
I like Disney fare and btw, “feminist” is not a dirty word! Look who runs this site, hello!
However, CINDERELLA is nearly unwatchable. It is soooo dated!
Well I agree with this I still love and cherish the musical kids shows, like I went scalvaging in my rents old collection of vhs tapes for bednobs and broomsticks which I would soo love to share with my children when i start a family, I think for any parent they should deffinately have most of the disney classics collection and such, they were so educational and memorable for children, they learned very valuable life lessons from each of them, and the very easy and catchy tunes imbedded these memories so well. And its a great family movie too, and learning technique cuz how many parents and uncles and aunts have managed to help their kids to learn to identify and say things like “nemo” or “woody” or “Buzz”?
Historically, the majority of Disney animated features are about women doing empowering things. When it comes to the princess films, the character of the handsome prince didn’t even play a real role until “Sleeping Beauty.”
But using feminism as an argument against movies about strong women who do what it takes to get what they want is weak. Even though I have a penis, I still consider myself akin to those who seek equal rights (I am gay). Disney princess films are empowering, not degrading. They show young girls that women can be strong and capable of anything. And after “Sleeping Beauty,” those films also teach young boys the value of doing what’s right for women, especially if it means fighting beside her instead of for her.
Who is doing the study about the effect on parents who are watching Sleeping Beauty for the 87th time this weekend.
I totally agree with this statement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I am talking about the article when I say, statement, not bob sanders statement. I have seen every disney movie about 1,000 times each but I still love all of them!!!
“(Arial trades her voice for a vagina! Boo!).”
I’m constantly amazed at the people who think that the voice trading is somehow the “message” of the movie… when it’s the exact opposite.
The trading of the voice to the villain is the villain’s idea. DUH! Since when does the Villain represent the moral of the story?
Using that logic, the message of Star Wars is you should give in to the Dark Side, and the message of Avatar is that you should bulldoze trees.
The movies from Disney’s prime like Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin, etc. are classic and wonderful and I can see how they’re great for kids, especially if you’re watching them with your kid (and they’re well crafted enough that they aren’t painful for adults to watch! yay!) The Studio Ghibli movies, even if they aren’t musicals, are the same way I think (well, maybe not Princess Mononoke but Spirited Away, Kiki’s Delivery Service and other greats are!)
Raised my kids with Disney VHS tapes, I enjoyed them…the kids enjoyed them even Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, lol. My kids turned out just fine..good memories.
If you’re going to show your kids a movie 87 times in one weekend, you’re not raising your kids right.
Sorry, folks. These movies trade in stereotypes that creep me out. And I’m a guy.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang wasn’t a Disney movie. . . lol all you want. Just check your facts.
Thanks!
And be sure and pick up Desmond’s book “The Naked Ape”.
What is Desmond Morris, about a 100? Being an anthropologist doesn’t make you smart about gender issues.
As the parent of a toddler who loves Disney movies, I totally agree with this. We own a lot of the old movies (Jungle Book, Aristocats, Alice, etc.) but have also picked up most of the newer Disney & Pixar films. My 4 year old son enjoys them all, even The Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid! And I totally identify with the parent who commented before about watching Sleeping Beauty for the 87th time in a weekend…only at our house it’s Toy Story 2, or Wall-E, depending on the weekend!
This would be all fine and dandy, if they included “Song of the South”,
or let’s try one they DO release (sorta) on DVD, “Fantasia”,
but, whith the original soundrack and voices…
that “sublime” or “hypnotic” voices and melodies…
WOW, you can see a person’s attitude change, almost like they are programmed to respond by the handlers at disney.
Why not read fantasy genre or make music with your kid instead?