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shamanicshayminWhat's the line between responsibility and censorship?
You remember your favorite kids classics growing up, like Disney or Bluth or whatever? We go back to watch them again and we realize "Holy shit, this is dark stuff." Take All Dogs Go To Heaven. Rated G. Smushy and cute, right? Wrong. There's gambling, smoking and drinking. We kiddies didn't think much of it back then, but to today's Health Department, it's OMG A BIG DEAL!1!11 and would smack a PG rating for a single puff alone. There's a detailed sequence of both Heaven and Hell (the latter which I recall gave many kids nightmares. Not me, but still scary), so fundies would be automatically pissed. There's death and murder and guns--lots and lots of guns. At which point the soccer moms are screaming. Oh, and there's a scene where Itchy gets beaten up by gangsters. Wow, that's cheery.
So it's just Bluth right? Nope, Disney's sinister too. If I recall, The Great Mouse Detective had a bar and a prostitute. Don't get me started on The Hunchback of Notre Dame either, and it's sugary compared to the book... and STILL dark.
Puri loves all these movies and have fond memories of them from as a kid. It's not like I was OH GOD DAMAGED FOR LIFE!!1!1! like the soccer moms claimed. I knew death happened. I still cried, but hey. Fact of life. I wasn't stupid enough to try smoking on my own. Hell, a lotta the darker themes went over my head until I was already old enough to understand anyway. If an enraged soccer mom whined about the meaning of Frollo's "Hellfire" being him wanting to keep and molest Esmerelda, I'd just give her a confused look and go "...Huh?" When you're a kid, this stuff goes over your head. So who cares?
Since when did people equate G-rated films with stupid shallow happy fluff with no mention of bad evil things like "death" whatsoever? I thought G movies were for everybody, not clueless toddlers that later grow up and get sick and gag at anything labeled "family friendly". Just because something is G-rated doesn't mean it's for ignorant oblivious Peter Pan wannabes. They're capable of substance and conquer just as much as a PG-13 or R movie can. Animation is a medium, not a genre: it's another way to convey various topics. Just look at Miyazaki and anime!
Maybe I'm just scared of soccer moms trying to sugarcoat everything and poison our memories. GUESS WHAT MA: BAMBI'S MOM IS DEAD.
Not saying G-rated film should allow gore and guts or anything like that. There's a fine fine line between having your 5-year-old kid watch Snow White and the SAW films. But if it crosses censorship ("OH NOES IT HAS AN UNHAPPY ENDING!!11!1"), that's when I'll have to look at you like you're the thought police.
I worked backstage for when my Mom and her best friend (and everyone in the Chattanooga Little Theater) performed Sweeney Todd. I don't remember how old I was then; I just know a lotta the themes went over my head. (Hell, I forgotten Mrs. Lovett had a creepy obsession with Todd! XD) I was basically, "Okay, Sweeney wants revenge on the evil Judge who locked him up and took away his wife and daughter. Okay! :D" Puri was a timid one who always covered her eyes and looked away from the throat-slicing scenes. Other than that, Puri was just fine and adored the musical to pieces. :o /was the only little girl who sang "Johanna" in line for entering Dollywood. In the theater, you got a red cut and fake blood on the throat, that was it. If the Tim Burton movie had come out while I was still that age, Mom and Dad would've NEVER let me see it. XDDDDD! Or at least sit with me and tell me not to look at the gory parts, but even then, it's a dark film. Puri would've been too scared. She would've stuck with her theater memories until then.
See? Puri has responsible parents. Nomnomnomnomnom. ♥
Soccer moms aren't thinking what's best for their kid. They're thinking what's best for themselves and their delicate sensibilities. :P
You remember your favorite kids classics growing up, like Disney or Bluth or whatever? We go back to watch them again and we realize "Holy shit, this is dark stuff." Take All Dogs Go To Heaven. Rated G. Smushy and cute, right? Wrong. There's gambling, smoking and drinking. We kiddies didn't think much of it back then, but to today's Health Department, it's OMG A BIG DEAL!1!11 and would smack a PG rating for a single puff alone. There's a detailed sequence of both Heaven and Hell (the latter which I recall gave many kids nightmares. Not me, but still scary), so fundies would be automatically pissed. There's death and murder and guns--lots and lots of guns. At which point the soccer moms are screaming. Oh, and there's a scene where Itchy gets beaten up by gangsters. Wow, that's cheery.
So it's just Bluth right? Nope, Disney's sinister too. If I recall, The Great Mouse Detective had a bar and a prostitute. Don't get me started on The Hunchback of Notre Dame either, and it's sugary compared to the book... and STILL dark.
Puri loves all these movies and have fond memories of them from as a kid. It's not like I was OH GOD DAMAGED FOR LIFE!!1!1! like the soccer moms claimed. I knew death happened. I still cried, but hey. Fact of life. I wasn't stupid enough to try smoking on my own. Hell, a lotta the darker themes went over my head until I was already old enough to understand anyway. If an enraged soccer mom whined about the meaning of Frollo's "Hellfire" being him wanting to keep and molest Esmerelda, I'd just give her a confused look and go "...Huh?" When you're a kid, this stuff goes over your head. So who cares?
Since when did people equate G-rated films with stupid shallow happy fluff with no mention of bad evil things like "death" whatsoever? I thought G movies were for everybody, not clueless toddlers that later grow up and get sick and gag at anything labeled "family friendly". Just because something is G-rated doesn't mean it's for ignorant oblivious Peter Pan wannabes. They're capable of substance and conquer just as much as a PG-13 or R movie can. Animation is a medium, not a genre: it's another way to convey various topics. Just look at Miyazaki and anime!
Maybe I'm just scared of soccer moms trying to sugarcoat everything and poison our memories. GUESS WHAT MA: BAMBI'S MOM IS DEAD.
Not saying G-rated film should allow gore and guts or anything like that. There's a fine fine line between having your 5-year-old kid watch Snow White and the SAW films. But if it crosses censorship ("OH NOES IT HAS AN UNHAPPY ENDING!!11!1"), that's when I'll have to look at you like you're the thought police.
I worked backstage for when my Mom and her best friend (and everyone in the Chattanooga Little Theater) performed Sweeney Todd. I don't remember how old I was then; I just know a lotta the themes went over my head. (Hell, I forgotten Mrs. Lovett had a creepy obsession with Todd! XD) I was basically, "Okay, Sweeney wants revenge on the evil Judge who locked him up and took away his wife and daughter. Okay! :D" Puri was a timid one who always covered her eyes and looked away from the throat-slicing scenes. Other than that, Puri was just fine and adored the musical to pieces. :o /was the only little girl who sang "Johanna" in line for entering Dollywood. In the theater, you got a red cut and fake blood on the throat, that was it. If the Tim Burton movie had come out while I was still that age, Mom and Dad would've NEVER let me see it. XDDDDD! Or at least sit with me and tell me not to look at the gory parts, but even then, it's a dark film. Puri would've been too scared. She would've stuck with her theater memories until then.
See? Puri has responsible parents. Nomnomnomnomnom. ♥
Soccer moms aren't thinking what's best for their kid. They're thinking what's best for themselves and their delicate sensibilities. :P
