Is Disney Movies Really Appropriate For Children?

For as long as I can remember I have always watched Walt Disney movies, but now that I am getting older I wonder if Disney movies were really appropriate for me to watch as I was growing up, I wonder if Disney movies are appropriate for young children all together. There is many different things that happen in a Disney movie and there is mothers all over that is questioning if it is appropriate for their kids. Mackenzie Beverly is one person that thinks that Disney movies are a little on the inappropriate side for children. Beverly states in the article 7 Classic Disney Movies That Taught Us Terrible Lessons, “The Lion King: To Be Successful, Sometimes People Got to Die” (Beverly). Many would probably see this in many different ways. For example, The Lion King was and still is one of my favorite movies and I believe that The Lion King can be a bit violent for children at this age, but The Lion King is also teaching children that in order to get what you want you must fight for it. The Lion King 2, teaches children that just because there might be different opinions amongst different groups of people, does not mean that all that is involved is not the same. So, The Lion King can give off different vibes to different people, it just depends upon how the movie is looked at. Beverly also lists Cinderella as one of the Disney movies that has taught children terrible lessons, and by doing so Beverly quoted, “Some kind of "Fairy Godmother" will sweep into your life at any moment, and find you a man to take care of everything. Just keep wishing!” (Beverly). Although Beverly believes that Cinderella has taught children this, it does not mean that this is the same way that children look at Disney’s Cinderella. Instead, I believe that children learn that if you keep dreaming and have a lot of faith and work at it a little bit that your dreams may just come true. This is the way that I look at Cinderella, even though Cinderella does disobey the stepmothers wishes as to her staying in for the night, she makes her life better by going with her dreams. Beverly also believes that the Disney movie The Little Mermaid teaches young children, “A little compromise with evil is okay, as long as everything works out okay in the end!” (Beverly) Okay, yes Ariel basically makes the deal with the devil, but to be fair, Ariel did not know that Ursula was evil when she first met her, Ariel did realize it later however. Even though Ariel made a deal with Ursula she still continued to fight for what she believed in and for what she loved, and I think that this is the real purpose behind Disney’s movie The Little Mermaid. Many people have different beliefs and thoughts on Disney movies though, and most will probably keep their own opinion and stand strong for them. Although Beverly believes that The Lion King is one out of seven movies that has taught us terrible things, the Disney Movies Guide says differently. According to the Disney Movies Guide, The Lion King is ranked number one Disney movie at a poll percentage of 91.39%. The Little Mermaid is also on the top of the list coming in place at number four with 88.51% poll votes. So, even though one person believes that these two particular movies have taught our youth terrible things, the rest of the Disney world disagrees, or do they all really disagree? Caitie Flum also has a few things to say about some Disney characters, one in particular, Cruella De Vil. In Flum’s article Jolly Holiday: Disney Villian’s Flum states, “She scared me when I was a kid. Not only did she look scary, but she had an incredibly scary song to go along with her! She also went after the innocent: a bunch of cute puppies! Looking back, she was also pretty deranged/insane, which makes her an even more interesting villain now!” (Flum). Therefore, with an adult saying that Cruella De Ville was scary then and even a little bit now, that makes many wonder how scary could she be to a young child watching 101 Dalmations at this day and age? Cruella De Ville wasn’t the only Disney Villain that Flum had listed in her article, she also listed, Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Which again sends in mixed opinions about The Little Mermaid, but Flum had this to say, “Ursula scared me so much as a kid! The tentacles freaked me out and she was such a great example of how power can be used for evil instead of good.” (Flum). Ursula also freaked me out as a young child, now that I am older looking back I am surprised my mom let me watch Ursula, because I probably got nightmares, but it also didn’t do any real harm to me, so I see why I was still able to watch The Little Mermaid. Disney’s Bambi is the one movies that I truly do not think that young children should watch, maybe at an older age, but not young children. I am not the only one that says this. According to Ralph H. Lutts, “Each time the film is rereleased parents worry about the impact of the death scene on their children.” (Lutts). This is the one reason that I too do not think that Bambi is an appropriate Disney movie for young children to watch. Although, there is so many different opinions on the way that people look at Disney movies, Disney movies will always be the number one children’s movies that people will love. Disney will always be the family movie that most families will grab out of the movie cabinet on family night. Disney will always be the movie that is close to everybody’s heart. Disney will always be close to my heart.

 

Works Cited

Beverly, Mackenzie. "7 Classic Disney Movies That Taught Us Terrible Lessons." 02 01 2009.

Flum, Caitie Flum And Jason. "Jolly Holiday: Disney Villains!" Walt Disney World For Grownups 15 04 2011.

Lutts, Ralph H. "The Trouble with Bambi: Walt Disney's Bambi and the American Vision of Nature." Forest and Conservation History. 1992. 160-171.

Horses And America

Many believe that the first settlers of the west were the human's, but I believe that the first settlers in the west were the horse. The horse that runs wild and free through the open fields that they have called home. The horse is the one animal that is truly free, until more and more human's have began to populate the world. The more human's that begin to settle towards the west the less horses there are to roam the lands. Humans have taken so much from the horse that we will never be able to return it. What the horse one time called home is now covered over with black top and buildings. The horse was captured by human's and used for labor work, such as farm work and hauling items while the settlers were traveling. Human's were capturing horses to work upon their own land. The land of the west is not the human's land, but it is the horses land. The horse was one of the first settlers here, along with the Indians, but the Indians thought of horses as much more than what humans think of them today. Today horses are no more than glue or dog food to some humans, but to an Indian the horse was the spirit of the west. The horse should always run wild and free on the lands that they were raised upon. The humans should not mess with the horses. There used to be thousands of horses running wild throughout the land, but now it is down to just hundreds. These horses are not a nuisance, they do not tear up humans land, they do not disturb the humans, so why bother them? It is because humans are selfish and greedy, all that they think about is themselves. Considering the horse is worth a little bit of money the humans don't mind capturing them and selling them off. Horses are the spirit of the west and they always will be as long as there is a few that is still roaming the lands, no matter how some people may think of it, or how others may not. I truly and honestly believe that horses are the first settlers on this land and they are the one mammal that can call this land as home.

Horror Movies And Stephen King!!

"Why We Crave Horror Movies", by Stephen King is a very short article, opposed to something that most are familiar with out of Stephen King.

King's thesis statement is most likely the fact that even though these movies are "horror" movies and will most likely be scary, we still feel the craving to want to go and watch these movies no matter if we have nightmares or not.

While King refers to "Jack The Ripper" and "The Cleveland Torso Monster", he is supporting this theory by saying, people would much rather watch somebody being murdered or hear about the murder than do simple things, this is fun to them on a different level!
When King calls horror movies "innately conservative, even reactionary", he is referring to them as; the movie is how the watcher makes it, if he or she thinks it is scary than that is how the watcher will feel, but others may have different opinions on the movie. When King states that horror movies are "anarchistic, and revolutionary", he just means; depending upon the viewer again it depends upon their reaction, but if the horror movies are constantly changing then the viewer is more likely to be intrigued by the movie.

King refers to the term "alligators", he is meaning that these are the people who crave the horror, such as the characters in the movie, or just the viewer of the movie. He also states, "all you need is love as long as you keep the gators fed", he is just simply meaning if there is a lot of horror than the alligators are going to be happy.

　

I agree with King when he says that horror movies and human nature is linked. Human nature is the way one person reacts to horror movies. Myself, I love horror movies, there is some movies that I jump out of my seat with because I believe that the part being shown in the movie is scary, but others might not believe that this same part in the movie is scary. One might believe that Rose Red by Stephen King isn't a very scary horror movie, but I believe that it is scary, considering it is a house that builds itself. So, it is all based upon how the viewer takes the movie and what the viewer's point of view is.

Nanotechnology

How Small Can We Go by Alice Park is a very interesting article. The niche field of nanoengineering is working on making sure that the next big thing will be able to fit in some pretty tight spots (pg 90). There is mini robot that is able to neutralize attacks by detecting toxins before it is even reached into the human body. These little minature robots would be able to do so much more as well. Before reading this article I knew that their was robots all of shapes and sizes that can do multiple things with just the most advanced touches, but little did I know that there was micro-robots that could go into a human body and do such amazing things that these self propelled robots are able to do. Most do not think that there is such a robot that is able to do these things, but now that Alice Park has clearly stated that their is such a robot in her article it is a bit convincing to see that these micro robots are no secret and they do exist and their is more to them than meets the human eye. One thing in the article that is interesting is that these self propelled robots are inside a human body throughout surgeries and they are there to deliver drugs and so forth. That is amazing that their is actually robots inside a human body. These robots can also be used for so many different things other than human bodies, the possibilities are unreal. Sending these robots to the center of the earth could even be a possibility, because they are able to detect and remove toxins from a human body, so surely they can detect toxins anywhere else as well. Nanotechnology in the future can do so much, it could help humans really discover what is out there in the world. Maybe there is still species right here on Earth that human's still do not know about, perhaps they are so small the human can not see with the naked eye. These micro robots can help not only human's throughout healthcare and so forth, but they can help human's explore. Hopefully, micro robots do become a really big thing and that they really help the human population.

What would I create with artificial intelligence?

With unlimited funds and access to equipment I would use artificial intelligence to create a person robot, she would be my assistant, my cleaning lady, she would be my back up. She would be able to do much more than an ordinary person, she would be able to do every day chores very quickly and efficiently. This robot would be faster than a human. She would be able to do the dishes faster than the dishwasher, she could do the laundry and have it folded by the time most would be getting ready to do the laundry, because this robot would be automatically programmed of the household chores that would need to be obtained and by which time. This robot would not only be a cleaning lady though, she would be somebody to talk to around the house when there is times that I talk to myself. (That way I won't be talking into space without getting an answer, I would have this robot there to answer me. This robot may not be very advanced on responding to somebody, but I would have it as advanced to where it could respond and actually make sense as to what is being said and have a common knowledge on how to answer.

This robot would be used for so many things that the list is endless. Although I would use her as a cleaning lady personally. I would also like her to be a babysitter or house watcher. For example, she would be able to detect if anybody is trying to break into the house, just like an ordinary alarm system that costs so much to buy all the add on equipment, and would be able to send signals to the local police department. The robot would also be able to detect fires and signal those to the proper authorities as well. This robot would be an all in one act. She would be a cleaning lady, an alarm system, a built in babysitter, and somebody to talk to when the nights are quiet or just when somebody in the house is having a bad day.

There is so many things that I can think of to use a robot for if I had unlimited funds to build and create a robot. There is so many different types of robots that I would build that I wouldn't even know how to begin trying to explain them all. Robots are helpful in life, and I would use the access to the equipment and unlimited funds to try to make robots even more helpful to society. Imagine all of the endless possibilities for a robot, because there is no end to what they can do, if something can be thought about it can be made until proven other wise.