Disney movies okay?

[PraiseHimFirst]

Now that I'm aware of all the symbolism and subliminal messages in Disney's movies, I'm wondering if it's okay to let my son watch them. Do other Christian parents allow their kids to watch them? My son also watches some Nick Jr., Veggie Tales and Cherub Wings..

 

[Mike]

Disney has a shady side to be sure. I've heard an entire messages from pastors on "The Little Mermaid" pointing out that the message to kids is that it's alright, even good, to disobey your parents efforts to protect you. Go ahead! Push the envelope! Explore new lives! The big message to Christians is: Christian parents are keeping the secret of a more fulfilling life hidden from you, so you need to get out on your own and break free from their repressive chains.

Of course Disney owns Touchstone which allows them to produce movies that protect the Disney image while pushing lines of decency.

 

[PraiseHimFirst]

I never liked TLM. In my opinion, the underlying message was that it's okay to sell out to evil as long as you get your way in the end. In Ariels case, she sold her voice to the evil woman for legs.. There are a lot of hidden meanings in their movies, but nothing I picked up on until I was an adult.

Like The Lion King.. it's basically saying that, in order to get your way, sometimes people get in the way and have to be taken out (first Mufasa then Scar)..

 

[heather]

The Little Mermaid was my favorite movie when I was little. I have to admit that I never took any messages from it. I enjoyed the entertainment, but I never thought that there was too much deeper than a girl who falls in love and gets married.

I think that in some situations, adults see too much into things. Now, that doesn't mean that I don't think we should monitor what our children watch. I think it's a very responsible thing to do.

 

[Cheyenne K]

Disney can definitely be questionable. I mean, a lot of the movies were taken from their original context in the books and made different. My advice is to really use your discretion with them, expecially anything that is now on the Disney Channel. When I watch certain things with my little cousins, I often wind up turning something else on because of the content. A lot of the movies (and shows) have subliminal messages that aren't great for a child to watch, simply because of the influences on their character. But other things, while they still have the message, a child watching it wouldn't pick up on. As a child, I used to love the Little Mermaid, and never thought anything about that. I just liked mermaids and marine life and thought that part was cool.
But I also have to say is a problem with Nickelodeon, so I would monitor that as well. I'm not sure about Nick Jr., but I know the regular Nickelodeon and Teen Nick have some really mature stuff on the shows or some sort of bad influence. iCarly especially. The bigger problem with Nick being is that all three channels play the same certain shows, so you could put one on thinking it's Nick Jr., but it could be Teen Nick, where even the commercials have some sort of content.
Veggie Tales rock though.

 

[PouringRain]

I let my kids watch Disney movies. I've always loved The Little Mermaid, since it was brought up. LOL I like the original story line much better than the Disney one.

 

[r3skyline]

the lion king had some deep christian messages hidden within itself

i love that movie.

http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/tsbtlk96.html

 

[Mike]

I let my kids watch Disney movies. I've always loved The Little Mermaid, since it was brought up. LOL I like the original story line much better than the Disney one.

Does the book end up with the father basically saying, "You know Ariel, you were right all along. I was a fool for hanging on to outdated morals and truths and not allowing you to seek whatever is you hearts desire. Who am I to say what's best for you? As anyone can see, your disobedience has served you well and was rightly rewarded with happiness forever after."

I know I long for the day my kids give me the stink-eye and question why I set boundaries to protect them. And I'm sure the Lord loves it when we do that to Him too.

 

[l'Chante]

Okay. I guess I’m in trouble here because I collect Disney & Pixar DVD’s.

Mike, you know I adore you, but aren’t you a little harsh here? I used ‘The little Mermaid’ to explain racism to by daughter. The way King Triton judged humans without taking the time to know them made it easy for me to explain to my daughter that one cannot judge people by generalising. I explained to her that mommy works with wonderful black people and that we are friends, and just because some people look different to us doesn’t mean that they are not nice people. The movie made it so much easier to bring my point across. We watched Pocahontas and Dumbo for the same message.

Disney also provides a platform for my daughter and I to make some popcorn and cuddle in front of the TV when she is sick and I need to keep her still. There is no sex, violence or bad language in the movies and there is always a topic for discussion afterwards like how nice it was when King Triton apologised when he was wrong.

She is not allowed to watch Nickelodeon because according to me it just promotes disgusting manners like breaking winds and picking your nose. For some reason people consider this funny.

 

[Mike]

IC, I see your point, and I get how someone could use TLM as a platform for a racism discussion, but I would say the overall message of the movie trumps anything good that can be taken from it. People are open to their opinions if they think I'm paranoid. :D I am of the opinion that Disney has an agenda.

I don't want to repeat what I've said above, but taking what I did say, I believe this movie was a subtle message (actually, not so subtle) that kids should get out from under their parents' outdated belief rock and consider all the things this world has to offer, despite their parents warning them to not be "of the world". In effect, "your parents are closed minded if they tell you some things are better left avoided".

Any movie that seems to undermine my attempt to protect my child and keep them on a Godly path, is not a movie I want them watching.

 

[l'Chante]

Fair enough. Each to his own. And please don’t think that I’m being disrespectful. I just don’t fully agree that “Unda da Sea†is all that bad.

 

[Mike]

Fair enough. Each to his own. And please don’t think that I’m being disrespectful. I just don’t fully agree that “Unda da Sea†is all that bad.

Heretic! Heretic! I'Chante's a heretic!!

Watteva... Just my thing of course. But the song is catchy. I agree with that. :headphones

 

[l'Chante]

Heretic! Heretic! I'Chante's a heretic!!

Pfffft! I've been called worse. I think. Mind you, what is a heritic? Give me a moment to grab a dictionary, and then I'll give you a cyber slap or something. :biglaugh

 

[l'Chante]

Hey!! I’m soooo not a heretic, you…. you… you…. Mike, can you please help me with a really nasty English word?

 

[Mike]

Hey!! I’m soooo not a heretic, you…. you… you…. Mike, can you please help me with a really nasty English word?

You mean "American English"? (cause those people across the pond put "u"s all over the place where they don't belong and they don't realize certain words are spelled with a "z" rather than an "s") ;)

I'll have to think on that. I don't know any. :halo :halo :halo

 

[l'Chante]

I'll have to think on that. I don't know any. :halo :halo :halo

Oh, so that's how we are going to play it? You throwing big, misspelt ‘American’ English words at me that I don’t know, and you think I can’t fight back? I know a couple of big misspelt Afrikaans words that I can throw at you, Mike.

Jy dink ek beledig jou nou, maar eintlik tik ek nou net ‘n klomp nonsense omdat jy nie ‘n idée het wat hier staan nie.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, you Little Mermaid hater!

 

[logical bob]

You mean "American English"? (cause those people across the pond put "u"s all over the place where they don't belong and they don't realize certain words are spelled with a "z" rather than an "s") ;)

Oi! Get your hands off our language! I've heard a RUMOUR that you Americans think it shows VALOUR not to be RIGOUROUS with your spelling. I must ADVISE you that we are the CENTRE of the world, linguistically speaking.

It's enough to drive you to WHISKY. :yes

 

[jasoncran]

You mean "American English"? (cause those people across the pond put "u"s all over the place where they don't belong and they don't realize certain words are spelled with a "z" rather than an "s") ;)

Oi! Get your hands off our language! I've heard a RUMOUR that you Americans think it shows VALOUR not to be RIGOUROUS with your spelling. I must ADVISE you that we are the CENTRE of the world, linguistically speaking.

It's enough to drive you to WHISKY. :yes

and who one the war of indepence? saved the brittish buts twice?

we kept the old tounge, and are closer to the language of the middle english then your dialect.
we have an r at the end of banana, and the here is pronouced in the word here.

 

[Theofilus]

and who one the war of indepence?

That would be the French. You would have totally lost the war without them.

we kept the old tounge, and are closer to the language of the middle english then your dialect.

:rolling

English is an "old tongue"???? You have got to be kidding! Can you read this?

siþen þe sege and þe assaut watz sesed at troye
þe bor3 brittened and brent to brondez and askez
þe tulk þat þe trammes of tresoun þer wro3t
watz tried for his tricherie þe trewest on erþe
hit watz ennias þe athel and his highe kynde
þat siþen depreced prouinces and patrounes bicome
welne3e of al þe wele in þe west iles
fro riche romulus to rome ricchis hym swyþe
with gret bobbaunce þat bur3e he biges vpon fyrst
and neuenes hit his aune nome as hit now hat
ticius to tuskan and teldes bigynnes
langaberde in lumbardie lyftes vp homes
and fer ouer þe french flod felix brutus
on mony bonkkes ful brode bretayn he settez
wyth wynne
where werre and wrake and wonder
bi syþez hatz wont þerinne
and oft boþe blysse and blunder
ful skete hatz skyfted synne

And that's only about 650 years old. The Icelandic sagas were written down in the 13th century. Many people have them in their homes in versions where nothing has been changed but the font. Most high school kids can read and understand them without any help.

Any body in here speak Hebrew? Now that's an "old tongue".

 

[jasoncran]

middle english as in the kjv, we are closer to that then the brits.

i can read in the kjv english easily. i read paines book the common sense, in the middle english of that time. only one word i didnt get, viz.

we dont call the world for ground on a car 'earth" or a generator a dynamo. or the trunk the boot or the hood a bonnet or gas petro.

we call okras okras not lady fingers.