a. Title of Article:
Did Disney succeed in creating a family-friendly 'Into the Woods'?
b. APA Citation:
Romney, G. (2014, December 23). Did Disney succeed in creating a family-friendly 'Into the Woods'? Retrieved February 26, 2015, from http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865618317/Did-Disney-succeed-in-creating-a-family-friendly-Into-the-Woods.html?pg=all
c. Source Summary:
This source is a follow up to the release of Into the Woods, the author compare the Broadway show to the movie in respect to the level of appropriateness and how it reached the audience. The author provides analysis and does not overwhelm the reader with quotes.
d. Important Quotes:
1. "It was because of the moral themes that he encouraged parents to bring their children, saying the consequences of the stories would resonate with all."
2. "While much of the challenging content has been softened, the dark themes and negative consequences remain."
e. Analysis:
Into the Woods seems like a good venture, it combines all of the classic fairytales into one, the story is already there and on stage. So what is the obstacle? Screen adaptations are hard, especially when a suggestive theme has to be put into a childrens movie. So there is always the option of teaching a moral or scaring a child to death and exposing them to adult themes, When I was a child, my mother exposed me to mature movies with important life lessons. It is important to teach children life lessons and media can achieve this, but how does media achieve it without exposing too much too soon. Disney mainly sticks to appropriate themes for their child audience, but this film was rate PG-13. By embedding suggestive content Disney has alienated a majority of their audience. At the same time, Disney must stay true to the musical, otherwise older audience will become upset. Is it more important to improve morals or shield from adult content.
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