Originally Posted By Brer Bunny Hi guys!!!! wow...its great to be back! i havent been on in sooo long. Well, anyways I got news that Song of the South will be coming to DVD FALL 2006!!!
Originally Posted By 0075EGG I'm so happy to hear that Disney is finally releasing Song of the South on DVD,and I'm feeling like that song:Zip-a-dee-dooh-dah-ly happy!
Originally Posted By Imagineer This At the shareholders meeting Iger said he was having second thoughts about releasing SOTS on dvd because they wanted to be "sensitive" to people's feelings.
Originally Posted By Imagineer This This is far from the truth. If you haven't already seen it rent the Touchstone Movie "Bringing Down The House" with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah.
Originally Posted By Imagineer This Steve Martin plays a tax attorney with a client who sings an offensive plantation song at dinner in front of Queen Latifah. It is meant to be a comedy, but the movie has a lot of ethnic jokes and stereotypes.
Originally Posted By retlawfan <<Well, anyways I got news that Song of the South will be coming to DVD FALL 2006!!>> That's not what I hear...
Originally Posted By Imagineer This If Disney was so "sensitive" for the audience that might not like Song of the South for its content they sure did not care about offending anyone when they made Bringing Down the House. That is why Disney is such a "BIG" hypocrite! <a href="http://www.pluggedinonline.com/movies/movies/a0000079.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0000079.cfm</a>
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Once again, people here are missing the point. Iger is not saying that SotS is offensive. Iger is saying that there are PEOPLE OUT THERE who find it offensive, and will complain. Iger is just preventing a sure-thing-headache. But the company knew that people would not be upset by the stereotyping in films like Bringing Down the House. So they released it, and they were right - nobody blinked. So maybe the people who are the REAL hypocrites are the people who have been bullying Disney to keep SotS in the vault for 25 years, while not worrying about other films. Iger is no hypocrite. He's a business man.
Originally Posted By JeffG >> "Once again, people here are missing the point. Iger is not saying that SotS is offensive. Iger is saying that there are PEOPLE OUT THERE who find it offensive, and will complain." << I don't think that is a completely accurate way of characterizing Iger's comments either. What he specifically noted was that he feared people would not look at the film in the correct historical context. He never said that the film wasn't offensive or that those who objected to it were wrong. I absolutely believe that the film should be available. In fact, I own the Japanese laserdisc myself and am very glad that the film is, thus, available to me and to my family. I just don't think it is helpful to the cause of getting the film to be released to pretend that the problems with the film don't exist or are primarily the result of an overreaction. The film has some very positive messages, some great animation and songs, and a very warm and winning central performance by James Baskett as Uncle Remus. These assets are ones that I definitely do not think should be lost. Unfortunately, the film is also full of stereotypes and sanitized depictions that greatly misrepresent the nature of race relations during that period of our nation's history. The film was made during a time before the civil rights movement really took hold and is very reflective of the attitudes of that era. Iger's key point was that he feared that context would be overlooked. In many ways, I think with this film Disney is kind of a victim of their own success when it comes to the creation of a timeless quality to their films. When a classic Disney film is reissued, they tend to generate interest that is more typical of new releases than of catalog titles from other companies. I'm not entirely sure that "Song of the South" would play the same way (even without the racial overtones, the film feels more dated than other Disney films of that era), but I can understand why Disney would be more concerned about the reactions to a reissue of this film than other studios are about other films with similar issues. -Jeff
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <Unfortunately, the film is also full of stereotypes and sanitized depictions that greatly misrepresent the nature of race relations during that period of our nation's history. The film was made during a time before the civil rights movement really took hold and is very reflective of the attitudes of that era. Iger's key point was that he feared that context would be overlooked.> Interesting pov, for sure. 'Gone with the Wind' has some interesting perspectives of the Civil War -- certainly sanitized. So do many of the early 'Charlie Chan' movies. If presented properly, Disney could certainly release 'Song of the South.' But, heck, I thought they chickened out by not having Uncle Remus as a character in 'Splash Mountain' but that's just me. Jim 'I like Seasons of the Vine' in Merced, CA
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Before Shaggy started yesterday a cartoon preview was for Song of theSouth DVD for future release but it was not the version that has been banned. It was a cutesy cartoony version for young children and i don't remember seeing anything with Disney production during the short preview.Did anybody else see it? There must be a lot of animated movies comingout because the previews started with Cars and just went on and on!
Originally Posted By basil fan Sanitized? Of course. 99.9% of all Disney movies are "sanitized", at least in part. So are many, many non-Disney films. Beyond Experiment 626 <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/stitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ disney/stitch.html</a>
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I like the film, I remember seeing it as a very young child and I was very enamored with Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit. Is it gonna be released or not?
Originally Posted By Disneyworldland I think it's sad that some people still treat black people like they are children. Song of the South is a wonderful film, release it and stop treating black people like fragile children.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I've always said if freakin' "Gone With the Wind" can be released, there's NO reason why SOTS (which is even less offensive) can't be.
Originally Posted By Disneyworldland Tall, I agree but GWTW is one of the great films ever made so please must you say "freaken"
