tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post5197022283175183338..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Little Mermaidelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-770451614056141122007-06-26T09:02:00.000-04:002007-06-26T09:02:00.000-04:00+JMJ+Alaughland:At least Disney stayed faithful to...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>Alaughland:<BR/><BR/>At least Disney stayed faithful to the original material. His love for the books also shone through each film, making many of them classics in their own right. In contrast, the newer adaptations (<I>The Little Mermaid</I> onwards) take so many liberties that they might as well have different titles. I'm glad that Disney has started coming up with original stories, because at least they now leave the classics alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-8463596376394159672007-06-25T22:45:00.000-04:002007-06-25T22:45:00.000-04:00As a little boy my brother, who is now 70, loved T...As a little boy my brother, who is now 70, loved The Jungle Book and would mention it quite often. I wonder had he been a little boy at the time of the release of the Disney version would he ever have had the experience of reading Rudyard Kipling's enchanting story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-17725615053861698722007-06-25T09:24:00.000-04:002007-06-25T09:24:00.000-04:00I agree with you both. Parents need to make certai...I agree with you both. Parents need to make certain that their children read the original stories.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-10086380527063278712007-06-25T03:32:00.000-04:002007-06-25T03:32:00.000-04:00+JMJ+This was my favourite fairytale when I was a ...+JMJ+<BR/><BR/>This was my favourite fairytale when I was a girl! The Disney version is cute, but the message that true love demands sacrifice (which it does even when love is requited) is completely lost. :(<BR/><BR/>I remember being shocked to find out that <I>Bambi</I>, <I>The Rescuers</I> and other early Disney films were books before they were movies. Then I just felt sad that Walt Disney's intention to honour these children's classics by producing movie versions of them has only ensured that most children will now simply watch the movie instead of reading the book. Some may never know that there is a book! :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-55772783143154177782007-06-25T00:43:00.000-04:002007-06-25T00:43:00.000-04:00Hans Christian Andersen would be horrified with th...Hans Christian Andersen would be horrified with the Disney thing, along with all the other authors of such wonderful children's stories, i.e., Winnie the Pooh, Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com