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The Lorax (2012)
Planting a Seed
The Lorax is a classic and it's definitely towards a younger audience, but this is a necessary message and one that relies on the younger and next generations to carry it out. The film artfully 'plants a seed' in its audience to go forth into the world and do good
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Tripped Up
On surface level, this movie just seems to be a fun movie to watch while you are high or tripping. But that's exactly the point Terry Gilliam seems to be playing into here. Drugs are fun, but they do not have all the answers
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
If You Love Something
The artistic elements and personalities of the characters are aspects of this film I have loved since watching it for the first time. After watching it for a third time though, I finally feel like I have a better idea of the message Wes Anderson is trying to convey with this message. Anderson uses two key motifs throughout the story, the epitaph and Richie's hawk Mordecai. The message Anderson seems to be trying to convey is that we have to accept and embrace our emotions, as opposed to denying them, if we truly want to be happy.
A Bug's Life (1998)
The Little Things - A Bug's Life Warrants Appreciation
While A Bug's Life is not the greatest Pixar movie, it's ahead of its time animation certainly warrants appreciation. Outside of the technical aspects, A Bug's Life also set the precedent for Pixar movies to discuss more complex themes that exist in our society, something that Toy Story is not so focused on. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Joe Ranft's story about an ant going from zero to hero is really a facade for a deeper story or handbook about the virtues needed to empower the people and masses and bring about the changes necessary to solve problems of inequality.
Hamilton (2020)
A omanticization of America's Founding Fathers or a message from Miranda?
A common critique of Hamilton has been that it's a disgraceful attempt to rewrite our history and romanticize our founding fathers as many of them were slaveowners. This article seeks to address this critique. Did Disney release this movie ahead of its original release date to address the divides in our country? Could Miranda actually be illustrating that America and our country is an unfinished symphony?