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Post by Shenzi on Sept 4, 2012 2:17:11 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I know I don't come around much anymore, I am so sorry about that. I found something on Twitter than I thought you all might find interesting even if you already know of it. I didn't XP In 1946 Disney made a film called 'Song of the South' that was never released to VHS in the US because it's portrayal of slavery offended. It was this film that the Disneyland ride Splash Mountain was adapted from. www.chacha.com/gallery/3149/odd-disney-movie-facts/29130songofthesouth.net/movie/overview/index.html
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Post by Briar Rose's Dark Knight on Oct 7, 2012 13:32:12 GMT -5
The sad thing is that this film marked the first time that an African-American male won an Oscar for acting. The false claims of racism have scared the Disney company into hiding the movie.
Are there racially insensitive terms used in this film? Yes, but it was in a historical context as the movie is set in the post Civil War South. That does not make the film racist.
For those who want to track it down, the movie is not available in the U.S., but Japan has made it available and some people have reverted to getting bootleg copies from Japan since Disney will not release it in the U.S.
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Post by Silver on Oct 7, 2012 14:27:24 GMT -5
Not trying to be disrespectful to you BRP. But I feel I must make this correction. While James Baskett was indeed the first male actor of African descent to win an oscar for acting. The very first person to actually win the acting award was Hattie McDaniel who won Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind in 1939.
I have never seen this movie. The only thing I have seen of it is the "Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah" scene. It was featured on my old "Disney Sing Along" video tapes.
I would like to view this film to have my own opinion on it.
According to film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, (in the CD booklet from Disney's Greatest Volume 1 CD) the character of Uncle Ramus is a man who "looks on the bright side of life no matter dark it can be". This indicates that to me that people may have misunderstood his character's joyful dispostion. Based on that small description alone, it reminds me of Cinderella. A woman in the life of unvolentary servitude still makes an effort to be kind and pleasent to those around her. It's not that she's happy with her actual life. It's that she believes putting out positive energy will be more rewarding to her rather being negative. Perhaps this was what Disney was trying to covey.
Obviously I won't be able to say this for myself until I see it. Just saying there's kind of a familar character trait in Uncle Ramus based on someone else's opinion who has seen it.
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Post by Briar Rose's Dark Knight on Oct 7, 2012 17:06:14 GMT -5
Thanks for the correction. Now that you mention it, I think I remember that he was the first African-American male to win it. I did not know about Hattie McDaniel. And don't worry. It's not disrespectful to correct me.
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Post by Merida Brave on Dec 27, 2012 12:30:55 GMT -5
This is one film that I haven't seen in it's entirety. I've really only seen bits and pieces on the Disney Channel. I really want to view the whole thing. The songs I've seen are really catchy. I think that this should be re-released.
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Post by Shenzi on Sept 22, 2014 18:59:09 GMT -5
This is one film that I haven't seen in it's entirety. I've really only seen bits and pieces on the Disney Channel. I really want to view the whole thing. The songs I've seen are really catchy. I think that this should be re-released. It wouldn't necessarily be a re-release. It was refused a VHS release here in the US since it was accused of being raciest. Hence why I've never seen it, I'm sure my best friend would have gotten me to watch it otherwise like she did Mary Poppins hehe.
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