the films made in my generation are on their way to becoming classics. maybe i'm being a little bit dramatic, and let's be honest, liberal with my compliments (because goodness there has been some flops. twilight anyone?), but i'm darn conservative in regards to the level of impact films such as the disney princess collection, Harry Potter epic and (even i'll admit it) the Twilight Saga have had on my culture. i'm 17 years old...and have witnessed the birth and completion of both the written and visual versions of Harry Potter and multiple disney adaptions of beautiful fairy tales. and let's not forget the Toy Story trilogy (which concluded with Andy as a high school graduate on his way to college); beautifully serendipitous to say the least. my childhood seems to have been landmarked by these notable films and as they all begin to conclude, one by one...so does my own legal status as a child (let's not be one for technicalities, and argue the differences between being a minor and a child). my impending birthday lines up nicely with the beginning of college and a new plethora of responsibilities. its the end of an era.
so you would think that with all these nice correlations, the effect that disney's announcement that no more disney fairy tale movies will be made in the 'foreseeable future' would not be so devastating. maybe devastating is too strong a word. but i AM sad. sad that disney's logo (the castle), will no longer be so meaningful, that my favorite fairy tales will no longer by creatively adapted, that both the story and the films that remind me of my childhood will no longer be created. disney said they are trying to change with the times...
but from what i can see, the kids, the ones who 'changed' the most ...they really haven't changed at all. they still dream of Neverland, and of towering turrets, and of magic and of true love.
at least i still do.
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