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The Idea of Nature in Animation

The Idea of Nature in Animation. Kimberly Zebrowski. Intro. Nature in Art History Garden of Eden The “Real World” Disney Animated Films Reality Vs. Fantasy Nature documentaries: So dramatic Watership Down (1978 ) The Last Unicorn (1982) Conclusion. Question.

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The Idea of Nature in Animation

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  1. The Idea of Nature in Animation Kimberly Zebrowski

  2. Intro • Nature in Art History • Garden of Eden • The “Real World” • Disney Animated Films • Reality Vs. Fantasy • Nature documentaries: So dramatic • Watership Down (1978) • The Last Unicorn (1982) • Conclusion

  3. Question • Has our progression as a society over time changed our idealistic aspect of nature or do we still fall back into old ideals?

  4. Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights

  5. Disney Animated Films • Snow White (1937) • Sleeping Beauty (1959) • The Little Mermaid (1989) • Beauty and the Beast (1991) • Pocahontas (1995) • Various mentions of other movies and characters

  6. Snow White (1937)

  7. Forest Friends • Animal helpers act as guides • Magical aids • Heart of the film • Representation of the protagonist’s purity and innocents

  8. Sleeping Beauty (1959)

  9. The Little Mermaid (1989)

  10. “Under the Sea, Under the Sea – darling it’s better, down where it’s wetter – take it from me! Up on the shore they work all day, out in the sun they slave away” • Sea creatures giving jobs that parallel human job positions

  11. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

  12. Negative Towards Nature • Gaston and Masculinity • The safety of the castle • Winter – the dead months • Don’t leave the safety of the castle. Those wolves are still hungry • RIOT

  13. Pocahontas (1995)

  14. Nature takes a serious role from the very beginning • Animals are given personalities that are less like humans and more like animals (still some human characteristics) • Humans and nature = Property and wealth

  15. Hayao Miyazaki

  16. Watership Down (1978) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZcHLpjiEdw • Rabbits with a culture – poetry, language, and gods • Blood and violence

  17. The Last Unicorn (1982)The Harpy

  18. Real Nature, Still Dramatized • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxloZSInCg

  19. Conclusion • Yes, through the progression and study thoughts of realistic representations, environmental awareness, masculinity ideas, feminism – nature is thought to be more as a harsh reality rather than an Eden. • In the age of technology, we are becoming less and less about the outdoors. • Nature is becoming more real

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