Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? And Other Forbidden Disney Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0984341552 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Through interviews with many of the artists and animators who created Song of the South, and through his own extensive research, Korkis delivers both the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the film and a balanced analysis of its cultural impact.What else would Disney prefer you did not know? Plenty.Korkis also pulls back the curtain on such dubious chapters in Disney history as:Disney's cinematic attack on venereal diseaseWard Kimball's obsession with UFOsTim Burton's depressed stint at the Disney StudiosWalt Disney's nightmares about his stomping an owl to deathWally Wood's Disneyland Memorial Orgy posterJ. And that's why it has forbidden the theatrical re-release of its classic film Song of the South since 1986.But is the film racist? Are its themes, its characters, even its music so abominable that Disney has done us a favor by burying the movie in its infam
Great movie good book Roger Farnham I saw "Song Of The South" as a first run movie as a kid and the whole country was singing "Zip-a-de-doo-dah" for months. I recently saw it again as an import DVD and my question is, where is it racist? The hero is Uncle Remus, a black ex-slave who is not treated as a slave. He is, in fact, the hero of the story. Most people object to the fact that the "slaves" are happy and singing, showing that they are not mistreated. Contrary to popular belief, the story takes place after the U.S. Civil War, during the period known as "Reconstruction" so the workers ar. Your One-Stop Laughing Place Jim Korkis is one of those rare individuals in any field, the kind of expert who's a friendly, one-stop "go to" guy for anything on Disney. If he doesn't know the answer, nobody does. And if he does know, he'll let you know for free, just out of sheer love for his vocation. What more could you ask for in a historian?His latest book, "Who's Afraid of Song of the South?" is a much-needed account of Disney's most notorious work. Though talked about endlessly, there is actually very little written about the movie based on hard facts and anecdotes from the key. "Political correctness has deprived audiences of all races of a wonderful film" according to M Libby Payne. I saw Song of the South in 19Political correctness has deprived audiences of all races of a wonderful film M Libby Payne I saw Song of the South in 1947 when I was in high school. Having studied "Uncle Remus" stories in Southern literature in school, I had no problem with the dialect. The lessons were deep and the animation delightful. There was nothing disrespectful about it and Uncle Remus was the absolute star. The music was awesome and timeless. What a loss that it is locked in a vault never to be enjoyed again. Also, the bios of the actors were very good. I never realized the breadth of Walt Disney's less advertised "public service" type films either. A must read for o. 7 when I was in high school. Having studied "Uncle Remus" stories in Southern literature in school, I had no problem with the dialect. The lessons were deep and the animation delightful. There was nothing disrespectful about it and Uncle Remus was the absolute star. The music was awesome and timeless. What a loss that it is locked in a vault never to be enjoyed again. Also, the bios of the actors were very good. I never realized the breadth of Walt Disney's less advertised "public service" type films either. A must read for o