Whyatt and his friends invited Many of us have an abundance of wonderful memories with Disney films. Thehighest-grossing film of 1960, this adaptation of the classic 19th-century novel by Johann David Wyss is one of the most enduring non-animated Disney films, thanks to home video, reruns on cable TV, and the Disney+ streaming service. (I'm an avowed fan of the background music of the Disney theme parks, yet I did a double-take when the mother Robinson started playing the "Swisskapolka" on the organ during that dance scene. The story was a best-seller at home and abroad, attracting an English-speaking readership in particular. The novels, in one form or another, have also been adapted numerous times, sometimes changing location and time period: In 1963, the novel was dramatized by the Tale Spinners for Children series (United Artists Records UAC 11059) performed by the Famous Theatre Company. I know it feels good to use melodramatic language when venting, but lets keep things grounded in reality and not mired in alternative facts. Those of us who are parents with uncanceled Disney Plus subscriptions will continue to enjoy uncensored Disney classics like Dumbo, and some of us will have discussions with our kids about certain characters so we avoid the possibility of a future call from schoolteachers asking why our child was adopting a Stepin Fetchit voice and referring to himself as Jim Crow in class. This article is about the original novel. Im wondering if someone took away your ability to read. No problem me and my white privileged family will watch it together.the point is most people have morals, know right from wrong, do the right thing, treat people how they would want to be treated and most likely nothing from an amusement park ride or classic kids movie is forming those beliefs you cant change the past or history..implement change going foward no problem but lets not try to fix every little thing that someone takes offense too..especially when it was never meant to be dipicted in that fashion. , and when you think of Disney live-action fare, this is likely not a title that leaps to your mind. WebA Swiss Family Robinson remake is currently in the works for Disney+, as well as a live-action Peter Pan & Wendy, both of which we can expect to handle race much better "They were able to construct a fascinating tale and build up its potential. There has recently been discussion about the pirates in Swiss Family Robinson, with some audiences arguing that their inclusion means the film is likely to offend. This is going way too far. THANK YOU! Since you canceled your, Disney Gift Card Website Upgrade Pushed to February 3, PHOTOS: NEW Open Edition Disney Princess Autograph Pins Available at Walt Disney World. The Swiss Family Robinson. Although movie and television adaptations typically name the family "Robinson", it is not a Swiss name. This is an example of totalitarian wokeness. who wrote the story for his children at the end of the 18th century. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. forms: { Sixty years on, we may not think much about. But this has go to end. The Swiss Family Robinson, novel for children completed and edited by Johann Rudolf Wyss, published in German as Der schweizerische Robinson (181227). Swiss Family Robinson s1 e06 Cave Tiger. They're Swiss, in other words, and they discuss their Swissness often and in loving detail. Through a few statements pieced together, it's established that the Robinsons were a wealthy family from Bern, Switzerland. The plucky, crafty Robinsons of Swiss Family Robinson are so good at surviving the harsh conditions of a tropical island (and getting off a sinking ship with plenty of supplies) that they make it look easy. Thought police have indeed existed in human history. (Even though I strongly dislike The Aristocats, I feel slightly bad for the 1970 animated feature because no one at Disney realizes they have excluded the word "The" from the title.) We want to hear from you! But that's not the case with Swiss Family Robinson, which will amuse and mildly startle adult viewers. The flora, fauna and geographical particularities of non-European countries were richly described and illustrated," says Claire Jaquier. So, how many warning labels will it take to get Song of the South on Disney+? In truth, what Disney+ really needs is context. Disney made a lot of live-action movies in the 1960s and 1970s, but few are as fondly remembered as Swiss Family Robinson. Im glad I cancelled my subscription. Ernst (played by 60s-era Disney stalwart Tommy Kirk) is a bookish sort, but both he and Fritz end up havinguhlet's call them teenage yearnings for Roberta (Janet Munro), a young woman they rescue from the pirates and invite into their family. Swiss Family Robinson (1974) E04 - Animal Kingdom. In The Song of the Roustabouts, faceless Black workers toil away to offensive lyrics like When we get our pay, we throw our money all away.. } It shows them speaking in an unintelligible language and repeatedly refers to them as redskins, an offensive term. Super WHY! I remember humming the tunes as a little girl. That's especially true because there's a very obvious element of racist representation that's not accounted for in the more detailed description on the website. The aristocrat became governor of the archipelago, which he rented for 1,500 dollars a year. It is no accident that The Swiss Family Robinson was made into a film by Walt Disney in 1960," says Claire Jaquier, a specialist in literature and cultural history of the Swiss Enlightenment at the University of Neuchtel. The last who The song We are Siamese is from Lady and the Tramp. The film, Disney's first shot in Panavision, is a widescreen marvel in no small part because it was actually shot on a tropical island: Tobago. This portrayal reinforces the perpetual foreigner stereotype, while the film also features lyrics that mock the Chinese language and culture such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Egg Foo Young. They actually help Dumbo. After a nice day of diving and swimming at an idyllic spot, Father Robinson proclaims his want and intention to never leave the island. How did they manage their way to the sea? (Even though I strongly dislike, , I feel slightly bad for the 1970 animated feature because no one at Disney realizes they have excluded the word "The" from the title.) Answer: The Fortune cookie always wrong., The crows and musical number pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans on Southern plantations. It's all very dated at best and problematic at worst. Rarely do I approve of profanity. True as it may be that Disney wasn't the only studio stereotyping people of color in the late 1950s or early 1960s, it doesn't make this aspect of the film any more palatable. Complete act of misdirection. The 126-minute film is somewhat episodic in this way, as we gradually see how the Robinson family becomes more and more comfortable with island living. (Sadly, there is no Will Robinson of whom to speak.) Im totally watching my DVD of Song of the South in honor of this absolutely nonsense! Are these Disney films Ive mentioned going to be removed from kids profiles and will they have warning labels about these films like Pocahontas which admits that it was wrong what was shown in these films. 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. I doubt kids get the references the movies portrayed. WebKids, Educational, Learning, Entertainment, ABC, History, Books. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. looks great. Maybe that mostly enforced dress code placed on the Robinson family is just an attempt to kill any and all throbbing biological urges indicative of teenage boys. This is a joke. The backlash has surfaced in the wake of Disney+ revising the accessibility of Dumbo (1941), Peter Pan (1953), The Aristocats (1970) and Swiss Family Robinson on the platform. In their continued effort to promote diversity and inclusion, Disney has made select films unavailable on childrens Disney+ profiles due to negative cultural depictions, particularly racist stereotypes. Is that the purpose of a Disney movie? That sense of simplicity works both for and against the 1960 film. Thats exactly what they did. . But it's impossible to ignore, and correct to acknowledge. This is a story about a lily-white family arriving on a tropical island and colonizing it for themselves. (Sadly, there is no Will Robinson of whom to speak.) You can let your kids have access to the adult profile in your Disney Plus account. 23:41. If so, that should be explained. It happened and at the time it wasnt a big deal. For once during the pandemic, the news was unrelated to the theme parks, their continued closure in California, or their stripped-down operation in Florida. This portrayal reinforces the perpetual foreigner stereotype, while the film also features lyrics that mock the Chinese language and culture such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Egg Foo Young. The possibilities for new stories are endless, which makes it very attractive to audiences". Parents are still able to continue deciding what their children should and shouldnt see, even with the new changes being implemented. Swiss Family Robinson (1974) E04 - Animal Kingdom. Revisiting 'Swiss Family Robinson,' Disney's Problematic Box Office Smash From 1960, As they're sometimes wont to do, Disney made news a couple weeks ago. Super Why. And most importantly, Disney has to consider the bad influence of the award winning show Gravity Falls, where Gruncle Stan taught the kids: When the cops arent around, everythings legal! Or how about the time he had the kids print fake money and they ended up in jail? The first two of the four volumes were published in 1812 and 1813, and the second two in 1826 and 1827. They could say nothing at all, or refuse to make these films viewable. However, it is no longer available in the childrens category. 23:42. They obviously have such a deep knowledge of plant life that they know what to eat and what to avoid, their raft-making skills are on point, the older boys can spear fish, and the family somehow manages to build the fanciest and most complicated treehouse in world history. So sad were going down this road to appease the woke cancel culture rather than appreciating (and learning from) historical art for what it is based upon when it was produced. The Wysses, "both father and son, were intellectuals, the former a pastor and the latter a professor of philosophy. In other news,is Rick Ross inComing 2 America? But , in this case, here here! It's noticeable then for adult viewers, by the act of omission, that the Robinson parents' names are never revealed. The family also befriends a large turtle and walks by some flamingos and ostriches at one point. Those dogs get into a scrap with a tiger, and the Robinsons later try to save a zebra that gets trapped in what seems to be quicksand. But on top of that, Swiss Family Robinson looms so large in the hearts and minds of millions becauseit offers big, grand, unpredictable adventures while also being relatable. A more realistic, accurate, and modern-day word for the Robinson saga is "traumatic." Swiss Family Robinson is also a family film, which means there's something for everyone in it even adults. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as on their immediate wants. Other parents will do their own thing. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Ive noticed most people cant seem to read here! So are they going to remodel the Peter Pan ride into something else? Below is a Stories Matter video more about The Walt Disney Companys current diversity efforts. As the island from Lost wasn't just some tropical isle where a plane crashed and a bunch of survivors had to make do with limited resources, adults will realize that the seemingly innocuous (if abundant and danger-laden) setting of Swiss Family Robinson is also not at all random or obscure. There has already been a live-action Dumbo remake which cut much of the problematic elements from the animated film. From Bambi to Pixar efforts such as Inside Out, their output has helped teach kids and remind adults of so many valuable life lessons, exploring complex and imperative themes in an accessible fashion. Many appear in yellow face or brown face and are Um, yeah Youre the one who wrote that Disney is planning to take away classics like these. I didnt imagine that or read it incorrectly. Heck, the Robinsons don't even deal with sunburns. 23:39. The movie shows that you can be different and be successful based on your abilities, not on your appearance (think judged by the content of his character, and not the color of his skin- MLK). Swiss Family Robinson (1972) Family Animation. I loved the song We Are Siamese, growing up. "Up until the 1920s and 30s, Le Robinson suisse was used and quoted by renowned authors such as Charles Ferdinand Ramuz and Catherine Colomb. Also in The Hunchback of Norte Dame 1996 depicts Quasimodo who has disabilities with a deformed body being made fun of and getting jeered and tortured by the crowd which scene made me upset. Oh wait never mind. The male characters, meanwhile, do take off their shirts, if working in the sun, but they're careful to rarely display their navels. "The protagonists are characterised primarily by the Protestant ethics espoused by the father and pastor: the family, which venerates its homeland, is pious and believes in the virtues of hard work and religious obedience.". Its all up to you now. Dumbo is racists? It's one of the 100 highest-grossing films ever released in the United States.So, you can understand why the film has persisted over time, if gradually less so in the last few decades. Is it not wonderful to be lectured on morality by a company in business with the Chinese slave holders? Again, the word for this movie, in good and bad ways, is "simple." Older viewers will notice that multiple male members of the Robinson family have physical needs besides food and shelter on the brain, and they demonstrate it in as explicit a way that a Disney movie from 1960 would allow. These include Charlotte Turner Smith's Rural Walks: in Dialogues intended for the use of Young Persons (1795), Rambles Farther: A continuation of Rural Walks (1796), and A Natural History of Birds, intended chiefly for young persons (1807). Furthermore, Candances round eyes are round as a ball, which should offend all white people because no white people have eyes as round as a quarter, its ridiculous. Again, the word for this movie, in good and bad ways, is "simple." In this sequel, of the family's final years on the original island, the family is called Zermatt.[3]. The Swiss Family Robinson achieved worldwide popularity. "The Wysses cooked up all the ingredients for a successful story," notes Daniel Maggetti. Waiting for them to cancel Disney for being antisemitic. It's got a decent enough cast among the family. WebSwiss Family Robinson is by no means the only troublesome film the Walt Disney Company ever released. The ways in which Swiss Family Robinson are problematic are not unique to this one film. Theyre just making sure that anyone who watches understands that some of the content that was considered appropriate at the time the movies were made is now viewed through a different lens just giving everyone some context. Roberta will, of course, fall for one of the young Robinson men that largely is what her character exists for, or so it feels. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. This resembles other educational books for young ones published about the same time. Here are the things in Swiss Family Robinson that are totally lost on kids. There's no point excusing any of these choices, and you can contextualize it all you like. You cant learn from something that doesnt exist. The book is the most successful of a large number of "Robinsonade" novels that were written in response to the success of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719). I think that Tarzan isnt appropriate for kids, and the classification is 0+ age its crazy, when his parents die and when the villain die is the worst scene on the Disney movies. The German title translates as The Swiss Robinson which identifies the novel as part of the Robinsonade genre, rather than a story about a family named Robinson. Leave it alone and enjoy it for the artful entertaining material that it is. Those same pirates threaten the Robinsons' safety on multiple occasions. The family Many appear in yellow face or brown face and are costumed in an exaggerated and inaccurate manner with top knot hairstyles, queues, robes and overdone facial make-up and jewelry, reinforcing their barbarism and otherness. They speak in an indecipherable language, presenting a singular and racist representation of Asian and Middle Eastern peoples. They have to be seen and understood in the cultural context in which they were made several decades ago. But good intentions or not, the Robinsons are colonizing a strange land for themselves with no regard for its original denizens. The aristocrat became governor of the archipelago, which he rented for 1,500 dollars a year. But Wyss' novel is also modeled after Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, an adventure story about a shipwrecked sailor first published in 1719.[1]. That is why another Swiss literary classic, Johanna Spyri's Heidi, became the more popular of the two. Her granddad had her wrap her head in a scarf to make the pirates think she's a man, which viewers presume is so they wouldn't kidnap her and do horrible things to her. While the Robinsons endure numerous frightening encounters with the sea, pirates, and vicious animals, they don't seem too worried about the things most likely to harm or kill them which are precisely the things an alert, concerned parent watching Swiss Family Robinson would most certainly notice or think about when assessing how they'd fare on an island, post-shipwreck. Disney is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe.. If the Robinsons were real people, the psychological scars suffered would run deep and would take years of therapy to alleviate. Directed by Ken Annakin and based on Johann David Wyss 1812 novel of the same name, VHS copies of the film were worn out by many in their youth. One of the more mature struggles in the film is between the parents: William (Mills) is quick to adopt a can-do attitude about living on the unknown island, whereas his wife Elizabeth (McGuire) initially wants the family to figure out a way to head to New Guinea, their original destination. The captain is given the journal containing the story of their life on the island, which is eventually published. Those unique cultural indicators made the final cut of Swiss Family Robinson, and the boys' names stayed as Swiss-German as they were in the original 1840 novel Ernst, Fritz, and Francis. The family works together to build a more permanent (Welcome toOut of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+. I suppose as a Northern European with Scots/Irish ancestry I should consider any reference to being stingy as an ethnic slur. What a joke, Disney are crazy, Ill never pay Disney for anything as long as they keep this crazy radical mentality. Yeeaubrey 1770. The movie opens with the Robinson family which includes two teenagers and a little kid trapped in a tiny room on a ship as it fills with water. As we speak, Classic books , while not being burned, are being removed from public and school libraries across our beautiful USA. Also in Bedknobs and Broomsticks and The Rocketeer features Nazis who put millions of people in concertation camps in real life. And yet, of course, it is problematic. According to Maggetti, has another dominant theme linked to Swiss history that of exile. Older viewers (and more astute, geographically educated children who listen well) can figure out exactly where the Robinsons in Swiss Family Robinson get shipwrecked and take up residence. There are after all mirror neurons. WebJohann David Wyss ( German: [johan dafd vis]; 28 May 1743 11 January 1818) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson ( Der schweizerische Robinson) (1812). Sixty years on, we may not think much about Swiss Family Robinson, and when you think of Disney live-action fare, this is likely not a title that leaps to your mind. They eat random fruit off trees, which could easily be poisonous, and no responsible parent would allow their kids to sample wild jungle plants. More specifically, the news focused on the dark side of where and how Disney began, acknowledging its racially and sexually insensitive material in films like The Aristocats, Dumbo, and The Jungle Book. The ship survives the night, and the family finds themselves within sight of a tropical desert island. The message also encourages the viewer to visit a website that's intended to explain how stories matter stories of all kinds and shapes, highlighting the diversity that Disney is trying to achieve now while also describing and calling out the films they released that failed to represent diverse cultures effectively.Most of the titles receiving this treatment are old-school animated classics. Viewed through a sensitive, 21st-century lens, Swiss Family Robinson consists of one harrowing, dangerous, life-threatening, and thus potentially psychologically damaging event after another. Super Why. At Walt Disney World's iteration of Adventureland, which is still open, the treehouse retains the Swiss heritage and the polka song that the family dances to in the midst of the film. The leader of the group in Dumbo is Jim Crow, which shares the name of laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. With much effort, they construct a vessel out of tubs. 23:42. (In that way, you could argue that it's a perfect template for some of the attractions of Adventureland, which even now traffics in stereotyping, as when showcasing a group of ravaging natives in the Jungle Cruise.) WebThose unique cultural indicators made the final cut of Swiss Family Robinson, and the boys' names stayed as Swiss-German as they were in the original 1840 novel Ernst, Fritz, and Francis. The book presents a geographically impossible array of large mammals and plants that probably could never have existed together on a single island, for the children's education, nourishment, clothing, and convenience. Every other Disney show main female character has long flowing hair, such Jessie, Candace, Bree, Mabel, Star, KC, even Avery, who is a studious and jumpy nerd. Halloween Episode: In "The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Halloween", everyone in Storybook Village is celebrating Halloween. Despite the geographical peculiarities and inconsistencies in their depiction, the animals in Swiss Family Robinsonare one of the film's biggest attraction points, both in the present day and most certainly when it first hit theaters in 1960, when less media and less zoos and aquariums meant fewer chances to get a glimpse of a tiger, zebra, shark, or sea turtle up close. Keep venting on sites like this if you must. Things Only Adults Notice In Swiss Family Robinson. The guys only figure out Roberta's true identity when her scarf falls off, but then they don't really have a romantic interest in her until their mother gives her a cringe-inducing, ultra-feminine makeover. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { Peter Pan, released in 1953, is tagged for its stereotypical depiction of Native people that neither reflects the diversity of Native peoples nor their authentic cultural traditions. 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