But this degradation seems to me aimed at a more infantile sensibility than the original.
The original didn't hide the darker side of life/
Or the nature of rabbits
Posted on 09/25/2017 3:53:46 PM PDT by dynachrome
But this degradation seems to me aimed at a more infantile sensibility than the original.
The original didn't hide the darker side of life/
Or the nature of rabbits
Our culture has definitely devolved.
100 years ago, accidents were more likely to be fatal. Families without a bread (or carrot) winner had to fend for themselves. Working children were commonplace.
Today, single mothers also fend. Fatherless rabbits must still feed their families. Context changes, realities remain similar.
It’s early and I’m not caffeinated, yet don’t both versions speak to surviving in their own culture and time? Our era is not as charming as the vision Potter painted/wrote. Likely, her era wasn’t, either. The truly dark aspects were simply not popularized. Still, Peter Rabbit _is_ her creation and it remains, regardless of what new interpretations are offered.
Did “West Side Story” somehow obviate “Romeo and Juliet”? Were either more than a gloss on the reality? It’s all entertainment.
Another weak white man. McGregor
Nor did the sequel.
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