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   Message 232 of 2,118   
   Stephen Cooke to Juan F. Lara   
   Re: Walt Disney Treasures - ON THE FRONT   
   11 May 04 18:23:35   
   
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   XPost: alt.video.dvd, rec.arts.movies.past-films, alt.disney.collecting   
   From: am082@chebucto.ns.ca   
      
   On Tue, 11 May 2004, Juan F. Lara wrote:   
      
   > Stephen Cooke   wrote:   
      
   > > Well, the animated images of Nazi troops marching and the classroom scene   
   > > where a bunch of Hitler Youth pinocchios (they have the same basic look   
   > > and design as the "real boy" version of the little wooden head) yell out   
   > > "The rabbit is weak! He must die!" certainly qualify as disturbing.   
   >   
   >      Yes.  It's supposed to be disturbing though, because it was an anti-Nazi   
   > cartoon.   
      
   Well of course, but because Disney has sat on these films for so long, and   
   we're not inured to the images, they have just as much, if not more, power   
   when viewed today.   
      
   swac   
      
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