Children's cartoons are full of murder and mayhem
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The British Medical Journal has found cartoon films aimed at young children are rife with death & destruction.
They examined a number of films released between 1937 and 2013.
Grisly deaths in cartoons were common, with shootings in Bambi, Peter Pan, and Pocahontas, stabbings in Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid, and animal attacks in A Bug’s Life, The Croods, How To Train Your Dragon, Finding Nemo, and Tarzan.
Notable early screen deaths included Nemo’s mother being eaten by a barracuda just four minutes and three seconds into Finding Nemo, and Tarzan’s parents being killed by a leopard four minutes and eight seconds into Tarzan.
After taking account of total running time, children’s main cartoon characters were two and a half times as likely to die as their counterparts in films for adults, and almost three times as likely to be murdered.
So I suppose these will be another item that goes on the "think of the children" list.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/kids-cartoons-are-hotbeds-of-murder-and-mayhem-study-1.2150915
They examined a number of films released between 1937 and 2013.
Grisly deaths in cartoons were common, with shootings in Bambi, Peter Pan, and Pocahontas, stabbings in Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid, and animal attacks in A Bug’s Life, The Croods, How To Train Your Dragon, Finding Nemo, and Tarzan.
Notable early screen deaths included Nemo’s mother being eaten by a barracuda just four minutes and three seconds into Finding Nemo, and Tarzan’s parents being killed by a leopard four minutes and eight seconds into Tarzan.
After taking account of total running time, children’s main cartoon characters were two and a half times as likely to die as their counterparts in films for adults, and almost three times as likely to be murdered.
So I suppose these will be another item that goes on the "think of the children" list.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/kids-cartoons-are-hotbeds-of-murder-and-mayhem-study-1.2150915
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Think of the animals
Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting removing 18 certificates or advocating the out and out violence in film and TV. It's simply a recognition that death is a part of life, and so are skinned knees and getting dirty when playing out.
But as a kid I did watch and have pretty much every good horror film out.
I channel hopped and found Tom and Jerry.
In the space of a few minutes Jerry managed to electrocute Tom, blow him up with dynamite and then suck him into a hoover.
At various stages Tom was a skeleton or some shambolic resemblance to a cat.
I loved it.
No matter what happens to them a few seconds later they are ok and back to running around fighting so it's funny
In mostly Disney cartoons death is very serious and done is a serious way and once they are dead that's it they are dead and they are often killed in front of their children.
BTW I'm not saying ban them I love the Disney films but I do see it as different the comic deaths in other cartoons
Yeah, Disney made some good animated films, and they still do. The other well-known animation film studios make some good films as well.
It wasn't until the jump to television that cartoons were marketed strictly to kids and even then it took a decade or so before various groups started bleating loudly enough about wholesome entertainment before the content became truly dumbed down and modified. It was a sad state of affairs that lasted until the late '80s/early 90s when animation went through something of another sea change and the general audience began being targeted again.
Has anyone actually come up with any evidence to suggest children watching the likes of Tom & Jerry will become the psychopaths of tomorrow?
So your purpose in starting this thread is . . ?
Do I need a purpose or was I suppose to message you first and get permission to start it?
I didn't realise there had to be a purpose.
What a strange and slightly defensive response.
Well if there's no purpose whatsoever then why bother?
PS it would be good if you sought my permission beforehand - bear this in mind for future possible threads.
Strange to ask someone why they post a thread, it's a discussion thread and it's a topic to discuss.
So 'sanitised' versions of fairy tales do more harm than good . . how do you work that out?
Yes . . but be honest, the last bit of the opener is a bit of a giveaway isn't it?
The original purpose of fairy tales in their original form was to pass along cautionary tales of the dangers in life. Fairy tales, as they are now, don't do that. They have been sanitised so they don't offend middle class sensibilities and morality.