with the new disney movie brave coming out, it got me to thinking about my favorite children's movies. not in a long time have i wanted to see a disney movie more than this new movie.
movies have always been a big part of my life. my dad took me to my first movie when i was 2 to see the fox and the hound. although i don't actually remember going to see the movie, i take comfort in knowing that just my dad and i went to see that movie together.
i grew up watching the original animated disney version of cinderella. it was back when vcr's were how you watched movies at home, and it was pretty much the only vhs movie we owned for my age. i loved that movie. when i think back to my childhood, laying on our living room floor watching cinderella was definitely one of my fondest memories.
for years after that, i never missed a new animated disney movie in the theater...the little mermaid, aladdin, beauty and the beast, the lion king (the movies of my younger days)...but i never loved any of them more than cinderella.
but, my absolute favorite has got to be the movie UP.
death was touched in a way that would not be too dramatic for children in the movie, bambi, and even in dumbo. however, UP was able to depict death with human characters that was beautiful and real. but, not just because the movie has a "great death scene", does it make the movie my favorite.
all too often these days, children's movies have an adult undertone, with jokes and sarcasm only adults will get. although UP has a bit of this, it is definitely a fun, feel good, movie, filled with beautiful color and a wonderful message of friendship. it is an instant mood lifter, and even great to watch when you are sick in bed (been there, done that).
have you seen the movie, brave? what did you think? what is your all-time favorite children's movie?
