Saturday, 5 December 2015

What is my Essay Even about?

My main idea for my contextual studies essay was to write about what I had for the last 2 years but in deeper detail. So for my first essay I had wrote about Disney's little mermaid in comparison with the original Hans Christian Andersen version and how the story had adapted from original to Disney and how the "art of story telling" had evolved from finely illustrated books to cutesy movies. 

My second year essay was on Ghibli movies and how they sought characters from old folk lore and myths. I mentioned how the use of these characters indicated Ghibli's worries about the environment and other factors like consumerism. 

For this year I had planned on a combination of both of these essays comparing Disney to Ghibli and how different cultures influence the same story making it be told differently. I had planned to compare Disney's Little Mermaid to Ghibli's Ponyo as they are both adaptations of Hans Christian Andersens Little Mermaid. I wanted to show how East and West had created different stories off of the same plot and folk tale. By comparing the underlying similarities and the major differences I had hoped to show the influence of the cultures from where the movies originate. 

However this year I have been advised to look into a different aspect of Disney to show how it is a powerhouse, running the world. I have looked into the capitalist ventures of the company to emphasise how they have changed from this all-American idyllic company to a greedy corporation.I wanted to mention Banksy's creation of "Dismaland" and compare his use of Disney's iconography to the new meanings he gives them, using them as a way of criticising capitalism and all things wrong with society. I have made reference to a town completely created by Disney called "Celebration Town" which shares some of the same artificial qualities as their theme-parks do. 


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