Ok I admit it!
9 years ago
General
I'm officially admitting it to myself here and now, I like kids movies more then most adult movies! Why is that? Well, adult movies don't seem to have any message, purpose or meaning. Every single story focused on kids has a meaning, it has a message!
Take deadpool. Enjoyable movie, certainly don't regret watching it. However the message essentially can be summed up as "dicks can save the world too!" Pretty lame message. Really I find when looking at it, most adult focused movies don't have any meaning, they are simply a ride to enjoy but not to savor for hours after.
I have on more then one occasion debated meanings found in "Kung Fu Panda" with my boyfriend. We agree that he was destined to be great because no matter how high he rose he still brought a sense of fun to his discipline and marveled at the accomplishments of others just like Ugwei or Yoda for that matter lol. But is there any debate to be had after watching Iron Man? Don't get me wrong, its a good series but there really isn't much substance to it....
Is it so wrong to ask for meaning in a film or a book?
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have messages that are atemporal and even when we were adults still being useful
And while Ironman, Deadpool, Batman and what not else is on offer by Marvel and DC surely NEVER had a great plot to begin with, their best times were in times of worry and crisis, as their task was simple: they are the good ones, they turn the tide. With things as Al quaida, IS etc. being there as constant thread, these deus ex machina-films surely don't do much else 8as they also are meant to hit the nerve of the public so that they sell well).
Kids movies on the other hand have to put a lil bit more into consideration: are their characters lovable, indentificational? Does their story have enough speed to keep childrens interest up, yet enough depth to not be dull? And in the end it all should have some educational- or self-finding-experience- value if possible, because kids and education.
As far as these things go, i really like new thought out concepts, because -let's face it- Tangled, cinderella, Snow white and all the other fairy tales surely can only vary so much, already having lost their messages over the ages...