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I’m not sure what to think about the new Disney princess movie.  A return to hand-drawn animation excites me and I think it’s great that the movie features an African-American protagonist.   But the previews I’ve seen cause a bit of concern about old stereotypes being perpetuated.    The voodoo side of things concerns me too. 

I haven’t seen the movie yet but just read this review…http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/movies/reviews/2009/princessandfrog.html

Any thoughts?

On November 6th, 2009 – Disney is releasing a 3D adaptation of Charles Dickens classic holiday tale ” A Christmas Carol”.    They’re promoting the movie in a very different way – they’ve teamed up with Amtrak and have put together a 4 train car exhibit for a 40 city “whistle-stop” promotional tour.    The cool thing is that this attraction is completely free.    We just went to see the Disney’s Christmas Carol train and you can read all the details and all about our experience here: http://www.squidoo.com/Disneys-Christmas-Carol-Train-Tour

I want to mention this movie and the tour on this blog because I was excited because the clips from the movie had some points that we, as Christians, will appreciate.    There has been a move away from the word “Christmas” but this movie is a Christmas tale through and through.   The clip I saw included this quote from the exchange between Scrooge and his nephew:

“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,” returned the nephew.  “Christmas among the rest.  But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round — apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that — as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.  And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!”

It sounds like neither God nor Christmas are going to be edited out of the Christmas tale.  I’m eager to see the whole movie.