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
There’s an entire genre of re-told fairy tales, most with a bloody cast. Nad all the old tales had their violent side. It will sink or swim dependent on the fanbase. That fanbase is NOT the toddler cohort that loves Peter Rabbit and, by the time they reach the age targeted by this version,they will not be damaged.
There’s something to be said for someone casting Farmer MacGregor as the victim. Shows some compassion. I know I curse rabbits in my garden. Little buggers kill ornamentals, too. You know, gangbangers plead they’re only helping to feed _their_ families.
There are always two sides to every story, even Peter Rabbit. It’s a story, like so many others, not sacred canon.
Honestly, I think there’s a lot of hyperventilating going around.
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