• WanderingThoughts@europe.pub
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    1 month ago

    Superheros also just preach that you have to maintain the status quo, never tackle the root of the problem, just violently attack the symptoms and that only a small few special people can save you, so everybody else just has to get out of the way and cheer.

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      1 month ago

      While this is a good narrative to make about Disney if we want to hate on them, it’s not true though.

      The Disney movies for kids is almost all about not maintaining status quo and actually challenge it. Or being different than anyone else

      Frozen and Moana are recent examples. Pirates of Caribbean for an older audience. There’s many more.

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        1 month ago

        Disney kids movies aren’t about super heroes usually. But even Lion King is how you can’t escape adult responsibilities and have to continue the cycle.

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          That’s true, every movie takes on something different.

          But then again there’s Pocahontas that came out at the same time that tackles racism and the importance of nature.

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            1 month ago

            Would’ve been enlightening if Cap asked a few normal Germans along the way how the whole Nazi regime came to be instead of just pummeling people.-

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              Ehh, wrong movie format. Mostly because by the time someone is literally an enemy combatant, it’s a bit late for words.

              Though he has been in a ton of movies by now. If he hadn’t rocketed in to the 21st century by putting himself on ice maybe it could’ve come up.

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      Yeah, like Mulan showing that girls can also fight or Merida showing that girls have an opinion of their own.

      No more like Mike Wazowski showing all Monsters that laughing is better than screaming. Or Lilo befriending an alien weapon. Or Captain Jack Sparr-oh…

      Remember, we are talking about Disney heroes and A LOT of them question the status quo (not all, but a lot).

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      You’re talking about Disney movies. Intended for children. They’re not gonna go shoot someone in the head because they’re responsible for denied health insurance.

      Why are you expecting kids movies to be an accurate intricate commentary of society in the first place?

      It’s movies, for kids. Most people grow out of that. But some keep being obsessed with “superheroes”