Scriptwriter for new live action remake of Bambi believes today's parents and children can't handle the original's themes of death
According to Breitbart, the screenwriter who penned Disney's umpteenth live action remake of a classic cartoon claims modern parents and children don't have what it takes to handle the original's storyline where Bambi's mother was killed by a hunter's bullet:
But even some later examples, depending how you view this whole topic, had some traumatic results, recalling the 1986 Transformers movie cartoon, where Optimus Prime was slain by Megatron, along with several others from the Autobot line who'd been attacked by Decepticons. Apparently, though the movie was a flop, a lot of children who did see it were traumatized, while their parents were outraged by extension. One report I read in the past decade stated there was a boy who allegedly locked himself in his room for several days and wouldn't come out because he felt that devastated. This, of course, was in the USA, and sadly, incidents like these give credence to the Disney screenwriter's claim. If this were in Japan, I've got a feeling that, even if children who saw the Transformers cartoon film were insulted, they wouldn't react as badly. But that would only confirm what's wrong with education in the USA and some other parts of what we call the west, since it seems like nobody's responsible enough to teach kids why they shouldn't let stuff like this get the better of them, even if it is objectionable and tasteless.
But lest we forget, unlike the 1986 Transformers cartoon, Bambi's storyline in 1942 was off panel, so while the issue of death itself may be a touchy one, and not impossible for even that to cause distress, it's still far different from what later filmmakers took to doing. And what the new Disney's setting out to do can justly be described as lazy cowardice, because after all, they can at least make use of a PG-rating (which the Transformers movie did, though some could argue PG-13 might've been a better choice).
Anyway, the Irish Sun says there's been online backlash on social media against the latest PC changes that look to be implemented for a live action remake:
But it'd be ill-advised to believe this new take on Bambi will be kid-friendly in every sense, considering where they went with all the LGBT themes and such in recent years. What it might do is make conservatives out to look like villains. The original cartoon film was significant for making forest hunters feel embarrassed. But if Disney does plan on making this new take a political swipe at half the audience, that'll just suggest they're out for revenge after Florida governor Ron deSantis took punishing steps against them for what they were doing.
It should also be noted even illustrated children's classics like Babar the Elephant King by Jean de Brunhoff dealt with such themes as a parent's death years before Bambi did, as the title pachyderm monarch's own mother was slain by a hunter, and if memory serves, in the original book, the mother's corpse was in plain view, as was the hunter himself. Babar would be depicted fleeing to a city where an old lady became his mentor, and later returned to his jungle to reclaim his country and become king, with lady elephant Celeste becoming his queen. Those stories, to my knowledge, never generated controversy like Transformers or even Bambi did, and if not, that can help demonstrate how Disney's hysteria continues to rate as ludicrous, and makes clear they have no idea how to market their products well, or educate children how to best prepare for the world ahead. But then, their wokeness serves to further explain all that.
A screenwriter who worked on Disney’s planned live-action remake of Bambi said some of today’s children and parents are too sensitive to handle the original movie’s pivotal death scene, in which Bambi’s mother is shot and killed off-screen.If the death took place off-screen, can it really be that bad? Either way, my own mother watched the original in her childhood, and said she was traumatized by the theme of death. So it's not like it's that new. Losing a mother and father and rendered an orphan can be a terrible subject.
Lindsey Anderson Beer, who worked on the remake but has reportedly since moved on, said the new version will be more kid-friendly in an interview with Collider.
But even some later examples, depending how you view this whole topic, had some traumatic results, recalling the 1986 Transformers movie cartoon, where Optimus Prime was slain by Megatron, along with several others from the Autobot line who'd been attacked by Decepticons. Apparently, though the movie was a flop, a lot of children who did see it were traumatized, while their parents were outraged by extension. One report I read in the past decade stated there was a boy who allegedly locked himself in his room for several days and wouldn't come out because he felt that devastated. This, of course, was in the USA, and sadly, incidents like these give credence to the Disney screenwriter's claim. If this were in Japan, I've got a feeling that, even if children who saw the Transformers cartoon film were insulted, they wouldn't react as badly. But that would only confirm what's wrong with education in the USA and some other parts of what we call the west, since it seems like nobody's responsible enough to teach kids why they shouldn't let stuff like this get the better of them, even if it is objectionable and tasteless.
But lest we forget, unlike the 1986 Transformers cartoon, Bambi's storyline in 1942 was off panel, so while the issue of death itself may be a touchy one, and not impossible for even that to cause distress, it's still far different from what later filmmakers took to doing. And what the new Disney's setting out to do can justly be described as lazy cowardice, because after all, they can at least make use of a PG-rating (which the Transformers movie did, though some could argue PG-13 might've been a better choice).
Anyway, the Irish Sun says there's been online backlash on social media against the latest PC changes that look to be implemented for a live action remake:
DISNEY has sparked fan outrage over "sensitive" Bambi remake - with many complaining it's "ruining another classic".Maybe the most frustrating thing of all is if Disney withdraws the original from commercial sales, just like they did with Song of the South, and I vaguely recall reading years before they wanted to withdraw Lady and the Tramp from circulation as well. Won't be a shock if they did. The film was accused of employing racist metaphors for Asians.
The film is one of many that will be given a live action remake.
Disney executives released details about the proposed Bambi revival, but instead of being ecstatic, fans reacted with rage.
The producer disclosed that changes will be made for its "sensitive audience," after Disney was hit backlash. [...]
In addition to physical differences from the original film, major changes will be made to the film's depiction of Bambi's mother's death.
She reassured supporters that the changes will respect the 1942 classic despite this.
But fans were not happy with this news and took to X to air their frustration.
But it'd be ill-advised to believe this new take on Bambi will be kid-friendly in every sense, considering where they went with all the LGBT themes and such in recent years. What it might do is make conservatives out to look like villains. The original cartoon film was significant for making forest hunters feel embarrassed. But if Disney does plan on making this new take a political swipe at half the audience, that'll just suggest they're out for revenge after Florida governor Ron deSantis took punishing steps against them for what they were doing.
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