In this song, where old abandoned cars share their narratives of their own experiences of America, only to be crushed into identical compact metal cubes after doing so - we see diversity *w/i* the dominant culture being leached out b/c it is "worthless". ![]() Watching that again I see how this film goes beyond the simplified notion that 'bad' American pop culture goes about destroying other cultures while propagating itself via consumerism. I liked it so much I recorded it onto a cassette lol. I remember I really liked the song w/the junkyard cars (reference to a disposable culture?). That's only one way to look at it though, I think. The scene does not further the narrative (*big* no no in Hollywood), but it's a beautiful image despite the low production values of the film, and underlined (for me), this relationship b/w nature/technology and ppl the shared function of nature/tech as resources for human consumption, objects whose worth are measured by their usefulness to humans and the consequences of that relationship. s/he turns to look back and sees that the flower is now dead and wilted. The toaster shies away saying something like: no, I'm not a flower. The flower 'sees' itself reflected in the toaster's chrome, and reaches out towards its own image. In one scene, the toaster finds herself (or himself, I couldn't tell) w/a flower. There are some really interesting scenes that just wouldn't cut it in a blockbuster Disney flick. While on its surface it seems to be in keeping w/the Disney formula, what w/the song numbers, cutesy characters, G rating and all, it actually deviates *a lot* from the usual Disney fare. Sounds very sweet, but in fact, upon rewatching it, saw it as a very complex examination (criticism actually, would be more accurate) of postmodernity, late capitalism and generally, the relationship b/w humans and their resources. ![]() It's not exactly a fairy tale, but definetely has fantastical elements 5 appliances residing in a summer cottage go out in search of their old 'master' who now lives in the city. I don't know if anyone's seen The Brave Little Toaster, but I loved this little Disney flick as a kid, and was blown away when I watched it again recently. To August 2003 Archives Table of ContentsÄisney redeems itself ^_~ (the brave little toaster) ![]() Disney redeems itself ^_~ (the brave little toaster) - This
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