Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children's Films
• Offers a serious, up-close reading of the children's films that dominate a large portion of our popular culture• Argues that the political messages in most American children's films are fairly mainstream, profamily, procapitalist, and far from radical• Debunks a number of claims of improper, anti-American content in a number of children's movies• Expands its coverage beyond Disney and Pixar to include rival Dreamworks• Provides chapter-by-chapter coverage of films from different studios, including two chapters on Disney, one on Pixar, and one on films from other studios (with a special focus on Dreamworks)• Offers bibliographical listings of both printed works cited and films cited in the text• Includes a comprehensive index"Booker (English, U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville) examines dozens of films from Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, and other studios, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) to Up (2009), in an analysis of the underlying political and cultural messages of children's films. Contrary to claims that some children's films teach anti-American ideas, he finds that the vast majority tend to support mainstream American values, such as individualism, family, and capitalism. The text contains an alphabetical list of all films cited in the text, including the name of the film, the director, and year of release."-Reference & Research Book News