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Favorite Childhood Movie Essay

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Questionable Moments in Your Favorite Childhood Movies that Will Make You Do a Double-Take!
Do you remember those Saturday nights, during summer vacation, when your mum would put on a Disney movie for you? Can you recall being enthralled by the exhilarating adventures of a sword-wielding hero, the gorgeous princess, the nasty villain, and the dreamy landscape? Will you ever be able to forget those early childhood impressions and sensations?
I say that it’s time to revisit them once more. Now, as an adult. Don’t you agree?
Perhaps, you’ll feel glad at meeting old companions, or maybe you’ll chance upon things you never noticed before, moments that escaped your eye until now, scene that make you do a double take and say “wait, what?!”
Yes, such questionable and controversial moments do exist in your favorite childhood movies. Don’t believe me? Read on below to see for yourself.
Pinocchio (1940) and the ‘Donkeyfication’:
This is a sweet movie about a wooden doll seeking to be a …show more content…

What leaves a lasting impression on our soul is the relationship between Dumbo and his mother. Because of her over-protective sensitivity centered on her society-jeered child, the mother is locked away behind iron bars. When Dumbo goes out to meet her, a beautiful and tear-filled scene ensues, where the mama elephant strokes her baby with her trunk and hums a lullaby. Dumbo starts crying and when his friend, the mouse, brings him something to drink, it turns out to be alcohol. From that moment on, a sorrowfully sentimental scene about the special bond between a mother and a child is jerkily and tastelessly converted into an alcohol-inspired gaudy humor extravaganza, cued by Dumbo’s dream of dancing elephants. The transition is too sudden, glorifies alcohol for a younger audience. Not cool at

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