Onwards we go to the importance of the film musical and the impact they have on childhoods and what it reaches us. Previously, we covered the Sound of Music and Annie but what else can we dip into our bag of tricks and uncover. Have a look at the best childhood musicals!
by Leah Stone
Onwards we go to the importance of the film musical and the impact they have on childhoods and what it reaches us. Previously, we covered the Sound of Music and Annie but what else can we dip into our bag of tricks and uncover. Have a look at the best childhood musicals! by Leah Stone This week I received some help in choosing the films for this week’s Straight On Till Morning article, and got some of my close friends to tell me some of their favourite childhood films. So, here are the four that I have chosen: by Leah Stone It is Forrest Gump’s 20th anniversary this week and so I am going to delve into this classic. Forrest Gump, a 1994 American Comedy-Drama, is, simply put, a bundle of life lessons in one film. The film follows Tom Hanks as Forrest (for which he won the Oscar for best Actor) and his extraordinary life. The film starts with adult Forrest sitting at a bus and from there tells the story of his life, with a few visits back to that bus stop. by Leah Stone I discussed in a previous article about the importance of the film musical Annie on people’s childhoods and what it teaches us. However, this next Straight on Till Morning topic will be split into two sections over two weeks, and will focus on the impact of many, many musicals (which is why this will be broken down into two articles.) by Leah Stone This week I decided to explore the namesake of this weekly feature, as the title “Straight on Till Morning” is a quote from the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, and Disney created an animated film in 1953, based on the play and subsequent novels. The film follows the adventures of Wendy and her two brothers, John and Michael. Wendy often told her brothers fantasy stories before bed, and the all find themselves dragged into a fantasy story of their own, accompanying Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, and his fairy friend Tinker Bell, to Neverland, where they meet the lost boys, the island’s Indians, mermaids and the pirates, led by Captain Hook. Hook is Peter Pan’s worst enemy and seeks to kill him for feeding one of his hands to a crocodile, and giving him his name. At the end of the film, Hook and his crew are chased off by the crocodile and Peter returns Wendy and her two brothers home. by Leah Stone Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made history. It was the first full length animated film ever produced. Made by Walt Disney Productions in 1937, it was a milestone in film production and paved the way for further animated films to come, improving on our technology and skills to create the high-tech and extremely detailed animation we have today. But Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is not just a major film because of its impact on animation technology, it also has played a huge part in the childhoods of many people. by Leah Stone I chose The Iron Giant as this week’s article because I keep having this vivid memory of curling up with my brother to watch this film, time and time again, as it was one of his favourites. by Leah Stone With all of the hubbub over the latest Tarzan film set to be released on the 2nd of May in the UK, I decided to cover the whole of the Tarzan franchise in this week’s article. by Leah Stone This week, I decided to look at films that aim to grow as its audience does, whether that just by the characters aging, or raising the age ratings to go with the audience, or to try and relate to the lives of the audience on some level. I shall be looking at three prime examples: Toy Story, Harry Potter and Monsters Inc. by Leah Stone There are two standout musicals that nearly everyone sees in their lifetime, in one form or another, one being Oliver! And the other Annie. And with the remake of Annie nearing our cinemas, I decided that I would cover Annie as my feature this week. The original film was released in 1982. Most people know the story, a little orphan girl living with an awful Orphanage Supervisor, Mrs Hannigan, however she eventually finds a family who loves her, and is taken in by the billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his secretary Grace Farrell. |
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