Splash/Song of the South

Alex · 09-25-2006, 01:13 PM

Because they were hoping that once Daryl Hannah's 15 minutes were up she'd be willing to live in the ride as a permanent human animatronic?

The thing about Splash Mountain and Song of the South is pretty much all of the controversy surrounding the movie (and while it is valid controversy it also shouldn't prevent re-release of the movie so long as Holiday Inn plays on TV every year) is due to the live action portions and not the animated portions. The ride includes nothing from the live actions segments of the movie.

Even if they won't release the whole movie I would love to see them at least release the animation.

Snowflake · 09-25-2006, 01:40 PM

Well, I do hope Disney does release SotS. I can't remember having seen it, except endless loops of Zip-aDee-Doo-Dah and that was always delightful to me. Of course, I'm not an African American. Now, if they add some kind of contemporary intro to the film, what's the big deal? I'm not sure what is so offensive about it since I've not seen it.

American film is rife with non-PC material, a good deal of which has been or is still currently available on DVD and in libraries. Birth of a Nation is an obvious example. Naturally, this film does not get the rental a Disney film would. I think presented with taste and consideration they could do it.

Alex, I love Holiday Inn (but not really the Abraham blackface number, not one of Bing Crosby's more stellar moments) Then again, what's the Mickey and Judy Busby Berkeley blackface number? Then there is Al Jolson in Going to Heaven on a Mule, now that IS offensive.

Do we know if Song of the South is even in the discussion of being released pipeline?

09-25-2006, 01:13 PM	#1
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Because they were hoping that once Daryl Hannah's 15 minutes were up she'd be willing to live in the ride as a permanent human animatronic? The thing about Splash Mountain and Song of the South is pretty much all of the controversy surrounding the movie (and while it is valid controversy it also shouldn't prevent re-release of the movie so long as Holiday Inn plays on TV every year) is due to the live action portions and not the animated portions. The ride includes nothing from the live actions segments of the movie. Even if they won't release the whole movie I would love to see them at least release the animation.
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09-25-2006, 01:40 PM	#2
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Well, I do hope Disney does release SotS. I can't remember having seen it, except endless loops of Zip-aDee-Doo-Dah and that was always delightful to me. Of course, I'm not an African American. Now, if they add some kind of contemporary intro to the film, what's the big deal? I'm not sure what is so offensive about it since I've not seen it. American film is rife with non-PC material, a good deal of which has been or is still currently available on DVD and in libraries. Birth of a Nation is an obvious example. Naturally, this film does not get the rental a Disney film would. I think presented with taste and consideration they could do it. Alex, I love Holiday Inn (but not really the Abraham blackface number, not one of Bing Crosby's more stellar moments) Then again, what's the Mickey and Judy Busby Berkeley blackface number? Then there is Al Jolson in Going to Heaven on a Mule, now that IS offensive. Do we know if Song of the South is even in the discussion of being released pipeline? __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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