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Has Disney Lost Its Way?

(58 Posts)
Esmay Thu 20-Mar-25 16:02:14

The old Snow White film is wonderful .
I haven't seen the new version .
Bambi made me cry !
I prefer old cartoons -they have style and atmosphere .

Namsnanny Thu 20-Mar-25 13:54:51

I think childrens programs have gone downhill since The Flower Pot Men, so learly I'm no expert.😀

Indigo8 Thu 20-Mar-25 13:44:00

Perhaps we should boycott them anyway as they are American.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 20-Mar-25 13:16:22

Dwarf actors are complaining about the use of CGI dwarves as opposed to employing dwarf actors.

They raised a good point that this is one film along with the Christmas pantomimes of Snow White where they can get work.

There are also numerous reports that the actor playing Snow White thinks the original plot is misogynistic and verging on stalking of Snow White by the Prince.

It really is like going through the Looking Glass nowadays trying to adhere to new ideas and rules

Grandma70s Thu 20-Mar-25 13:12:54

I’ve always disliked Disney, ever since childhood. I just don’t like the style, so to me there is not much to lose.

Boz Thu 20-Mar-25 13:10:47

The review in The Times gives it 1*.
Apparently it is Woke to the point of idiocy.
This is one example; Snow White is named after the snow in winter not because her skin is as white as snow.
The fear of excluding non-whites is ludicrous and patronising.

Cossy Thu 20-Mar-25 13:04:34

I have seen a few Disney modern films and enjoyed them.

Indigo8 Thu 20-Mar-25 12:48:31

I have just been reading reviews of the latest re-make of Disney's "Snow White". The original was, I believe, the very first full length cartoon film. Although the two leading actors are praised, it is generally felt that the live action/CGI re-make is not a patch on the original cartoon.

The first film I ever saw in the cinema was "Bambi" when I was three so, like many other children of mine and later generations, I grew up with Walt Disney films. I have fond memories of these early films but the recent re-makes that I have dipped into are in my opinion vastly inferior. Am I just showing my age?