Hello
readers!
How’s
your week? Mine is filled with school assignments and tests L
Working
hard to get all of them done…
But
still, I manage to spare some time to share something with you guys ;)
My
post today will still be related to my last post about The Lion King.
When
I was browsing for the pictures (remember, I wasn’t allowed to take pictures so
I had to take pictures from the web to show you some features in the play), I
found something that was a bombshell. This thing has been under debate since
quite a long time ago, but I’ve just known about it recently.
It
is said that there is a sexual promiscuity subliminal message in the Disney The
Lion King film.
Sounds
complex and unfamiliar? I know, I did not get it either at first. :p
Due
to curiosity, I looked deeper about this, and guess what? This is something
worthwhile to be thought about and I want to share my opinion with you.
First,
about subliminal message, it is flashes of words, images, or sounds that appear
in advertisements, TV shows, films, or music. Mostly when this message is shown,
we do not recognize it. Therefore our conscious mind ignores it, but this
message is taken in by our subconscious mind.
Second,
sexual promiscuity is the act of sexual with multiple partners. One of the
popular examples is the one-night stand, which is a sexual relationship that
lasts only for a night. It is considered unethical and taboo in many cultures,
including here in my country. These one-night standers are often considered as
ragtag and immoral people.
In
The Lion King film, there is a scene where Simba flops down on the cliff and a
cloud of dust blows above him. As the dust fades away, it forms the letters
S-E-X.
sorry for the bad quality picture, did not manage to find one with higher quality,
since the film itself was from 1994 or so...
Disney
denied the accusation of inserting this sexual subliminal message. They said it
was actually S-F-X, the abbreviation of special effects, as a trademark of the
animators.
Well
I was thinking, if Disney did not intend to place those hidden messages, why
would they avoid the accusation by saying that it was not ‘SEX’ but ‘SFX’? They
could have said that it was just a coincidence made by the artists’ drawings.
So can I conclude that they indeed
aimed to insert certain hidden messages in their film? :o
People
are debating over the impact of these hidden messages. It has not been proven
that subliminal messages have a great effect on human’s behavior and emotional
activity, but some researches claimed to have found out that constantly viewing
these messages affect one’s brain activities. For an instance, viewing flashed
messages of fear-related words trigger the activity in a part of the brain that
associates with fear.
There
are a lot of other subliminal message findings in various Disney’s films,
including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Rescuers, etc. Moreover, most of the
subliminal messages discovered are sex-related. Due to the contentious images
and words found, Disney drew millions of copies of these films and edited those
problematic parts in the newer version or the remake of the films.
So
why sex? Sex, in fact, sells. When persons heard these rumors, they are likely to
find the messages themselves by purchasing the films. Who knows maybe Disney
intentionally puts these hidden messages for someone to find them, creating the
controversies, and boost their sales.
Disney
has always been a family oriented company, producing massive amounts of
children animations. A lot of people were disappointed by this subliminal
messages controversy. It is comprehensible that some people do not find this as
a problem; it might just be a human error or a matter of perception. We will
never know. Nevertheless, Disney should be much more careful, they should
double, TRIPLE check the animations before they release the film. By doing
this, Disney protect the children and adults from seeing these disturbing
images.
I,
personally, have grown up on Disney’s films. Even until now I watch and adore
them. I was totally appalled by this controversy and am still wondering why
would they do such things… :’( I mean, if they insert these messages in adult
films, I wouldn’t be so taken aback. But these? Sexual subliminal messages in
children’s movies? I feel that this is very disheartening. Children nowadays
are attached to the media as their entertainment, thus these awful features
will definitely affect them. I hope
Disney will learn from this and put an end to whatever they’re intending to do
(these, evil, subliminal messages) or simply just minimize the human errors (if
these things are really just loads of
multiple human errors).
Whew,
such a long post. So, did you find this interesting? Share your thoughts in the
comment box below! I’d be more than glad to discuss with you J
I’d
better exit this blogosphere and continue working on my tasks for now…
‘til
next time guys, toddles!
Lots
of Love,
Stace.
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