13 March 2006
family films?
I've wondered this before, but the idea resurfaced as I watched The Apple Dumpling Gang: For being so-called 'family entertainment', Disney movies don't show many of the generally-accepted 'standard' family: mom, dad, 2.5 kids, etc. Gang's about three orphans, and it's not the only film that comes to mind about kids raised by other relatives, foster parents, or animated creatures*. I realize there's a point to be made about amking do with what one has, but still this pheomenon strikes me as a bit odd.
* In fact, the only Disney film we could think of, in ten minutes or so, containing a mom, dad, and their kids was 101 Dalmations, and they're not even people.