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To: the OlLine Rebel

I NEVER get bored by truly great innocent, tasteful old Disney movies like ... Bambi "


Truly innocent? "Bambi" taught an entire generation of kids the evils of gun-toting, white, male hunters.


122 posted on 06/22/2004 8:12:35 AM PDT by Blzbba
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To: Blzbba

1) It was never presented in a distasteful manner. Yes, there is some "ugliness", but it's just a feeling of sadness, knowing something's wrong, really. And at least it was reality, as well as NOT some sympathetic characters who did the deed. We're don't see Bambi or his mom behave in some crude manner, yet made to feel they're the "good guys". IOW, it's NOT an "anti-hero" movie.

2) How did you know the guys were white? It was just scary that humans were coming to kill them. Reality for a deer at least.

Bottom line is these movies are not presented from the "criminal" viewpoint (anti-hero e.g., "Godfather"), not sympathetic to bad behavior of ANY kind. Even crude remarks, rudeness, or crass behavior is never *presented* - much LESS glorified as "funny".


HUGE difference. To paraphrase the German Shepherd breed standard for this occasion, "Difficult to describe, but unmistakeable when present". Apparently I need my Common Sense tagline restored.


150 posted on 06/22/2004 8:38:46 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (I was there! I passed Reagan's casket 6/10 3:40 PM!)
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