Quote: (10-27-2015 04:44 PM)AnonymousBosch Wrote:
Zelcorp and Mikes, it's got to be a year or more since I watched the video, but I thought his thrust was both 'magic' in 'Frozen' is both a metaphor for psychosis and female sexuality, and he tied that into the concept that girls will learn from the movie that female power and ability is innate and they don't have to strive to achieve anything in their lives: they'll just naturally be good at anything they ever choose to do.
You're allowed to disagree with his opinion. 'Frozen' was interesting to me though, because of how shameless the propaganda is.
When I first heard 'Let It Go' it was older women telling me how much they loved the song, and, reading the lyrics, it perfectly captures what I think of as core female psychology:
1. Everyone is watching and judging my behaviour.
2. It's just so hard to be good!
3. I want to exist in a pure emotional state, unfettered by convention and morality.
Of course Disney wants to train girls to follow the whims of their unrestrained Id: they're more likely to buy things they don't need on impulse.
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I agree with your assessment on the interpretation and the symbolism - also the symbolism presented by Molyneux - however his more dire first view is, that all those fantasy series like Harry Potter or Star Wars are all crazy imaginations of mental patients who escape into a world of wonder:
I guess all children's fairy tales should be banned and we should read 5 year olds the Wall Street journal. What a drab shitstain of imagination. But hey - I don't need to agree on everything with everyone. I am not the Social Justice Gestapo which either accepts all marxist viewpoints or you are the enemy.
Also interesting take on the Frozen songs - gotta watch it again, since I missed the other propaganda points like all families shown in the final scenes being disfunctional too.