tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post7347570703657981596..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Bits and Pieces of Our DaysKaren Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-43940107865611378162011-04-18T07:57:58.485-05:002011-04-18T07:57:58.485-05:00Oops -- here is the correct link for Greydanus'...Oops -- <a href="http://decentfilms.com/reviews/tangled" rel="nofollow">here</a> is the correct link for Greydanus' review.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-38436065928089026942011-04-18T07:54:16.098-05:002011-04-18T07:54:16.098-05:00Kim, you also might want to read Steven Greydanus&...Kim, you also might want to read Steven Greydanus' review, found <a href="http://decentfilms.com/reviews/tangled%22" rel="nofollow">here.</a> <br /><br />I don't completely agree with his take on it, though I think it's worth discussing it with the kids. From his review: <br /><br /><b>Tangled, then, is yet another animated tale of youthful rebellion against unreasonable authoritarian parenting. That Mother Gothel isn’t Rapunzel’s real mother is something of a technicality, particularly since her true parents are symbolic figureheads rather than developed characters (I don’t think either of them gets a word of dialogue).<br /><br />In fairness, Tangled offers one of the more intriguing instances of the theme. Rapunzel is a dutiful daughter who regards Mother Gothel with real (if misplaced) filial piety, who hugs her and repeats a childhood ritual profession of mutual love. It’s monstrous and smothering (literally so; Mother’s puffy sleeves smother Rapunzel when they hug), but recognizable and human. When, on the verge of her 18th birthday, Rapunzel finally, tentatively rebels against the long-standing taboo keeping her in her tower, she’s wildly conflicted, swinging back and forth between euphoria and weeping self-recrimination.<br /><br />This is not, then, the typical parental authoritarianness or youthful defiance of, say, The Little Mermaid. Still, in the context of the widespread trope in animated films of unreasonable parents and heroic filial rebellion, parents may reasonably find it troubling. I wish the genre provided more images of positive parents (refreshing exceptions include The Princess and the Frog, Ponyo, Kung Fu Panda and The Incredibles), but I wouldn’t necessarily want animated films never to depict problematic parent–child relationships, and I like the take in Tangled better than most.</b><br /><br />I can understand why the Gothel portrayal might give some parents pause, but I do think it matters that Gothel isn't Rapunzel's real mother. Her selfish and controlling ways are worth discussing with the kids. <br /><br />And Lisa, yes, we are a bunch of cotton-headed ninny-muggins! :)Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-49999026762097492452011-04-13T20:41:07.288-05:002011-04-13T20:41:07.288-05:00You hadn't seen Elf? You guys are a bunch of c...You hadn't seen Elf? You guys are a bunch of cotton-headed ninny-muggins!<br /><br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-29400251164744138382011-04-13T20:20:51.409-05:002011-04-13T20:20:51.409-05:00Thanks for the tip on Tangled. I know we'll wa...Thanks for the tip on Tangled. I know we'll watch it sooner now, rather than later. It has literally been so long since we've watched a grown up movie, I can't remember what the last film we saw was. Right now we have a Narnia and a Padre Pio bio waiting.Kim Bargernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-62847508013938672172011-04-11T15:29:26.424-05:002011-04-11T15:29:26.424-05:00Thanks for the warning about Ramona and Beezus.
Be...Thanks for the warning about Ramona and Beezus.<br />Beezus and Henry <i>kissing</i>???<br />Say it ain't so!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I've started re-reading (make that re-re-re-re etc-reading)<br />the <i>Ramona</i> books.Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440768465424239595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-5495799032901020932011-04-11T14:36:11.617-05:002011-04-11T14:36:11.617-05:00Love all of those movies (except Ramona and Beezus...Love all of those movies (except Ramona and Beezus and Tangled, both of which I have never seen).Danaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-6788428423635437592011-04-11T10:41:45.279-05:002011-04-11T10:41:45.279-05:00Sounds like you've been busy! And Katie loves ...Sounds like you've been busy! And Katie loves Betsy too!christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800441088372947329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-73419244109464417482011-04-11T07:49:36.917-05:002011-04-11T07:49:36.917-05:00I didn't realise therewas Ramona and Beezus mo...I didn't realise therewas Ramona and Beezus movie. (Kissing? Ewww!! Don't think Ramona would approve.). Cherub is just discovering Ramona and loving her. We are half way through the first book as bedtime reading.The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139740404665123205noreply@blogger.com