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Published: 2015-09-30 15:13:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 3544; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 8
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The final colored version of my part Β in a collaboration I'm working on. I tried to base his design off of his Splash Mountain counterpart.Related content
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I wish I could get a stuffed Br-er Rabbit, myself!
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It's a shame they don't sell him anymore. :/ Though I suppose I can understand why with the controversy of the movie the ride is based off of. Β It always bugs me though when I walk through the gift shop and see them selling a barrel of Thumper plushes. I love him and all, it just feel weird because he has virtually nothing to so with Splash Mountain. XD
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Drat it... Even so, that movie gave us some of the catchiest music, ever!
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Hey, the good thing is that in the ride, the music is drastically expanded on and cleanly recorded.
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Yep! "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is my favorite!
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I go back and fourth between that one and "How Do You Do?" myself. ^^
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"Ev'rybody's Got a Laughin' Place" is my second favorite.
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I just love all three of them, to be honest!
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Yay Br'er Rabbit! I grew up on his tales (despite being white) and was thrilled to pieces to get a plush of him at Disney; my mom even bought it then and there instead of waiting until the end of the day like we normally would because they were only available at the shop where we found it. Still have it and occasionally pull it out just to cuddle.
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No way! When I was a little girl, my dad bought me him after I decided to brave the ride for the first time. I brought him back to Disney for the first time in over a decade for nostalgia the summer, and tbh, he still chills on my bed to this day.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one still cuddling this little guy!
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Yeah! My parents also found me a copy of the "Song of the South" DVD; I think even they were surprised how loudly I squealed when I opened it Christmas morning.
My brother is a fan though he's got this habit of being very persnickety about how you do the character voices, basing it on the accent my mom tells them in (learned from her storyteller father). Though the one time he mimicked someone he was complaining about, it was painfully bad.
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Aw, that's so sweet.
I've always wanted to see the movie to understand and see for myself why it's so controversial. Considering the controversy, I always found it amusing and a bit strange that Disney went with a "Song of the South" theme for a ride, as much as they try to distance themselves from the movie.
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I've only gotten to watch part of it but I think the reason is because it's accurate to when it's set and also a Fair For Its Day portrayal that's considered disrespectful and distasteful to most modern audiences...who for some reason have no problems with stuff like "South Park", whose whole purpose is to make fun of any and everything in the most distasteful and disrespectful way possible.
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I agree that the expectations of modern audiences has changed over time; things that were acceptable 50-60 years ago aren't today. By no means does that make some of the problems of the film alright by any means, but people tend to forget that the film was written not only from a completely different social perspective in its time, but that it takes place in the first half of the 19th century on top of that. It's worth noting that that along makes it a very important social commentary because of that.
To be fair, the subject of slavery and racism is a very rough topic for anyone in the US because of its history. So I really understand why people get so up in arms about it. It has such a sad and painful history that I think most people still have a hard time confronting it. One of the things about Splash Mountain that makes it so great is that it was able to capture the essence of the animated shorts of the movie without bringing in the most controvercial aspects that keep it from being rereleased today. It's sad that characters such as Uncle Remus- who is such a likable, kindhearted guy- aren't included, but at the very least, it was able to introduce generations of children, such as myself, to these characters and fables in a way acceptable to modern audiences' standards.
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True enough. My mom and I shared 2 of the original Uncle Remus stories with her class last year, in full voice. They loved it.
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I've never been able to read the original stories myself, but it's on my to do list.Β
That's so sweet!
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There's lots of books and you could probably find some of them as read-alouds on YouTube.
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