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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 Has our progression as a society over time changed our idealistic aspect of nature or do we still fall back into old ideals? Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights 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 Snow White (1937) Forest Friends Animal helpers act as guides Magical aids Heart of the film Representation of the protagonist’s purity and innocents Sleeping Beauty (1959) The Little Mermaid (1989) “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 Beauty and the Beast (1991) 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 Pocahontas (1995) 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 Hayao Miyazaki Watership Down (1978) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZcHLpjiEdw Rabbits with a culture – poetry, language, and gods Blood and violence The Last Unicorn (1982) The Harpy Real Nature, Still Dramatized http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=UxxloZSInCg 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