the classic Disney movies are some of the greatest works i have ever seen

[the_tyrant]

I always loved the music, but after revisiting the classics, I just noticed what a stroke of masterpiece they were

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0vJkw4sfP4&feature=related

JUST LOOK ARE THIS MASTERPIECE!!!!1!11!ONE

it somehow manages to roll in rascism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, Xenophobia, and war into a catchy tune that appeals to kids

the animation is just so good

just look at the lyrics:
What can you expect
From filthy little heathens
Here's what you get when their races are diverse

Savages! Savages!
Barely even human!

They're different from us
Which means they can't be trusted


its amazing how they wrapped something like this in a kids cartoon

and in every one of those movies, they always pull a cheerful ending, and insert the best jokes

[Rockstar]

In 1995, Roy Disney decided to release an animated movie about a Powhatan woman known as "Pocahontas". In answer to a complaint by the Powhatan Nation, he claims the film is "responsible, accurate, and respectful."

We of the Powhatan Nation disagree. The film distorts history beyond recognition. Our offers to assist Disney with cultural and historical accuracy were rejected. Our efforts urging him to reconsider his misguided mission were spurred.

"Pocahontas" was a nickname, meaning "the naughty one" or "spoiled child". Her real name was Matoaka. The legend is that she saved a heroic John Smith from being clubbed to death by her father in 1607 - she would have been about 10 or 11 at the time. The truth is that Smith's fellow colonists described him as an abrasive, ambitious, self-promoting mercenary soldier.

Of all of Powhatan's children, only "Pocahontas" is known, primarily because she became the hero of Euro-Americans as the "good Indian", one who saved the life of a white man. Not only is the "good Indian/bad Indian theme" inevitably given new life by Disney, but the history, as recorded by the English themselves, is badly falsified in the name of "entertainment".

The truth of the matter is that the first time John Smith told the story about this rescue was 17 years after it happened, and it was but one of three reported by the pretentious Smith that he was saved from death by a prominent woman.

Yet in an account Smith wrote after his winter stay with Powhatan's people, he never mentioned such an incident. In fact, the starving adventurer reported he had been kept comfortable and treated in a friendly fashion as an honored guest of Powhatan and Powhatan's brothers. Most scholars think the "Pocahontas incident" would have been highly unlikely, especially since it was part of a longer account used as justification to wage war on Powhatan's Nation.

Euro-Americans must ask themselves why it has been so important to elevate Smith's fibbing to status as a national myth worthy of being recycled again by Disney. Disney even improves upon it by changing Pocahontas from a little girl into a young woman.

The true Pocahontas story has a sad ending. In 1612, at the age of 17, Pocahontas was treacherously taken prisoner by the English while she was on a social visit, and was held hostage at Jamestown for over a year.

During her captivity, a 28-year-old widower named John Rolfe took a "special interest" in the attractive young prisoner. As a condition of her release, she agreed to marry Rolfe, who the world can thank for commercializing tobacco. Thus, in April 1614, Matoaka, also known as "Pocahontas", daughter of Chief Powhatan, became "Rebecca Rolfe". Shortly after, they had a son, whom they named Thomas Rolfe. The descendants of Pocahontas and John Rolfe were known as the "Red Rolfes."

Two years later on the spring of 1616, Rolfe took her to England where the Virginia Company of London used her in their propaganda campaign to support the colony. She was wined and dined and taken to theaters. It was recorded that on one occasion when she encountered John Smith (who was also in London at the time), she was so furious with him that she turned her back to him, hid her face, and went off by herself for several hours. Later, in a second encounter, she called him a liar and showed him the door.

Rolfe, his young wife, and their son set off for Virginia in March of 1617, but "Rebecca" had to be taken off the ship at Gravesend. She died there on March 21, 1617, at the age of 21. She was buried at Gravesend, but the grave was destroyed in a reconstruction of the church. It was only after her death and her fame in London society that Smith found it convenient to invent the yarn that she had rescued him.

History tells the rest. Chief Powhatan died the following spring of 1618. The people of Smith and Rolfe turned upon the people who had shared their resources with them and had shown them friendship. During Pocahontas' generation, Powhatan's people were decimated and dispersed and their lands were taken over. A clear pattern had been set which would soon spread across the American continent.

Chief Roy Crazy Horse



It is unfortunate that this sad story, which Euro-Americans should find embarrassing, Disney makes "entertainment" and perpetuates a dishonest and self-serving myth at the expense of the Powhatan Nation.

[Anthony W.]

Nobody will ever ruin Disney for me.

I grew up watching reruns of black and white, pencil drawn, almost stick figure Mickey Mouse and those were the best days of my life.

[TLAM Strike]

Nobody will ever ruin Disney for me.

I'm a cruel man... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South) :nope:

[Osmium Steele]

Dangit. Now I'm gonna be whistling Zippity-Do-Dah all day long.

[Sea Demon]

I'm a cruel man... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_of_the_South) :nope:

What's so bad about Song of the South? I loved that story. In my view, it's a classic. It was a story that showed the main black character, Uncle Remus, in a good light as a master storyteller. The young white boy in the story was shown to have respect and a kind of affection towards Uncle Remus during a tumultuous period of time in American history. I believe this movie, made during it's day, was more beneficial towards race relations than anything else. It's a shame Disney has allowed the PC police to influence it out of it's collections of works. It's a shame when people allow political "correctness" to stifle their view of a great story.

[the_tyrant]

What's so bad about Song of the South? I loved that story. In my view, it's a classic. It was a story that showed the main black character, Uncle Remus, in a good light as a master storyteller. The young white boy in the story was shown to have respect and a kind of affection towards Uncle Remus during a tumultuous period of time in American history. I believe this movie, made during it's day, was more beneficial towards race relations than anything else. It's a shame Disney has allowed the PC police to influence it out of it's collections of works. It's a shame when people allow political "correctness" to stifle their view of a great story.

the japanese version is free, and in the public domain
check it out!

[TLAM Strike]

the japanese version is free, and in the public domain
check it out!
whenever someone says "check out the Japanese version" I get nervous... :O:

[Anthony W.]

whenever someone says "check out the Japanese version" I get nervous... :O:

So, so, so true...

By the way - you also must remember that a child always asks "why"?

I can imagine many of their stories that "promoted" prejudice, prompted young kids to go find out otherwise for themselves.

Okay, yeah, we all avoided the kid that had just moved from Korea when I was in Kindergarten. He didn't speak hardly any English, and the first person I ever saw that wasn't European white. I can imagine I had the same sort of feeling the people who sailed with Columbus did when they came across Native Americans.

That's about it.

[kiwi_2005]

Not classics and don't know if they're Disney films but I liked the Ice Age movies and last animated film I watch was 'How to train your dragon' which I thought was really good.

[BossMark]

I did once love Donald Duck (Probably still do)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhh5kjGeHsU

[Platapus]

You mention "classic" Disney and you reference a 1995 film?

Damn I am old.

:D

[the_tyrant]

You mention "classic" Disney and you reference a 1995 film?

Damn I am old.

:D

it came out the year i was born:O:

if you think about it, at least it was still 2d animation
it had all the classic Disney feel
cheerful songs, montages, lots of singing and dancing, etc

unlike the newer story driven pixar productions (like finding nemo)

[Stealhead]

I would call Snow White a classic or Peter Pan those came out many years ago and some of the pixar movies are pretty good like "Up" that was a pretty good story and many of the old films have lots of story.