Millennial Outpost

Vol.1 – Disney Is A Bad Influence

Every Disney movie has at least one or more disturbing themes that can be seen throughout parts or all of the film. It is really not surprising to find these themes in current and future films that Disney may produce. The question that I ask myself is “What are we allowing our kids to watch?”, and “why are we allowing Disney to produce these films for our kids?” In a world where we supposedly shield our kids physically from everything out in the world, we essentially just toss them in front of a television screen to be absorbed mentally of the mind-numbing machine.

Disney is one of the most popular producers of animated cartoons, and other featured films that targets primarily kids of a young age and families. Nothing else compares to Disney when it comes to the quality of the animation. The characters, the situation, or the overall environment is based on themes that are not entirely appropriate to the younger viewers that it is meant for.

For those that believe Disney is not that bad, here are a few examples of the dark themes found in animated films. First, the classic animated film “The Lion King”, what is wrong with the Lion King you might ask? “The Lion King” is a movie about a lion cub that grows up with a dysfunctional family, where his uncle is a lying, deceiving, and power-crazy maniac who manipulates the hyenas, and other creatures in order to become King. The Uncle is willing to kill his own brother and betray his nephew in order to ascend to power and retain his high-ranking leadership position.

In Snow-White and the seven Dwarfs, The seven dwarfs are each named after different side effects of cocaine use. And what color is cocaine? That is right, the white powder is as white as snow. Snow-White gets kissed by the first guy that kisses her and marries him, it’s degrading to women and teaches girls that women need a man to save them. Also, Prince Charming kissed her without her consent which can be construed as rape and the fact that she was in a long sleep points to a drug that can be an indication that she was roofied, and sexually assaulted.

Rumpelstiltskin is a murderer, thief, and kidnapper

Beauty and the Beast – Belle is held hostage and develops Stockholm syndrome.

Robin Hood and his merry men are thieves, they say they rob from the rich and give to the poor, but either way – Whatever their intentions, they are still criminals committing larceny, grand theft, burglary, and police evasion. The lesson given to kids watching is that it is okay to be disrespectful of law enforcement, ignore the authority, laws, and rules of society. It also teaches kids to see only the evil of capitalism and does not show the good. It also gives the impression that working hard is a waste of time if someone will provide you with a free handout anyways.

Pirates of the Caribbean is not an animated film, it’s a live action featured film, but because Disney produced it – it’s fair game. The movie has the darkest themes than any other production. Not only is it about pirates and their pursuit for greed and power, but there are also some very adult themes and elements not suited for younger viewers. The rapid drug use (of mostly alcohol involving rum and whisky), but there are sexual overtones with the female characters that appear on screen. Throughout the entire movie, pirates are being blown-up, killed, lying, deceiving, and grasping for money and power.