Saturday, October 25, 2008

Extra, Extra.... Disney Movies are for Everyone

Who loves Disney movies? I do and I bet you do too. Whoever said that Disney movies were just for kids hasn't watched one in a while. Now, I love all the Disney movies even though I haven't seen them all. Lady and the Tramp being my all time number one on my list, then Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, and last, but not least, is The Jungle Book (http://homepage.usask.ca/~jjs142/movielist.htm). This is just my top 5 though. So, of course I have more. Now, a question that has been in my mind for a while is which ones are better, the older ones or the newer ones? That is the question.

As far as Disney movies go, I'd have to say that they're not limited to small children anymore. They're meant to be seen by the whole family. From the youngest kids to the eldest grandparents. Family fun for everyone is filled in the hours and hours of Disney movies that are around these days. New ones are still being released each year too. So, your bored at home on a rainy day and can't figure out what to do, find a classic or newer Disney movie and watch it with everyone.

Not only are they fun to watch, but they help to teach kids manner also. You can learn table manners in Alice in Wonderland (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043274/) and Lady and the Tramp (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048280/), and how to be polite to others in almost every other movie by them. It's kinda sad to say this, but if you weren't around they'd be able to learn everything they need to know in life from Disney movies

Who's to say which ones are better between the newer movies and the older ones? Sure, it's been said that in the older ones are sexist against women and that they could be seen as encouraging drugs, but can anyone prove it. As far as I can tell with the newer Disney movies, there's nothing sexist or druggie about them. I think whoever started this rumor was on drugs themselves, and that they should have kept it to themselves. This is just my opinion though, and I'm sure a lot of people will disagree with me.

I guess the new question I have for all you lovely readers is what are you going to have your children watch, Disney movies or something else? Also, should you have to teach your kids everything yourself or have a little help from Alice in Wonderland and Lady and the Tramp? My main point here is that our parents had us grow up watching things that they believed to be good for us, and I know when I have children I'll have watch Disney movies just like my mom did for me.