The document discusses the author's fond childhood memories of watching Disney movies with their sisters. They believe the movies' positive messages about good triumphing over evil helped shape their optimistic and honest outlook. While Disney films may idealize reality, the author thinks they can still teach valuable lessons to children by demonstrating good morals. The author argues Disney movies had a positive influence on them and most likely other children through promoting important values at a young age.

1. When I was very young, my favorite form of media was anything
that had to do with Disney. My Mom took me and my siblings to
Walt Disney World every May for as long as I can remember. A
specific media-related family ritual for me would have to be
watching Disney movies with my two older sisters. If there was one
on TV, there wasn’t a doubt that we would be there watching it. I
truly did enjoy them and whenever I see the same Disney movies
playing today it makes me nostalgic for those times.

2. These experiences are so memorable because of the happiness these films
evoke in young children. Disney films in particular are known for their
“happily ever after” endings, and good always triumphing over evil. These
positive messages are important to learn when you are younger, and I think
that I learned a lot of these values through the movies. I enjoyed the various
films that all told different stories, but for the most part demonstrated the
same lessons and morals.

3. I do believe that these movies influenced my life and how I view the world. I
have always had a very optimistic outlook on life, and always believe in being
very honest and truthful. However, I also have a tendency to sometimes be
naive or too kind, which I think are qualities that can be found in these films
as well. The morals and values that I have established are from a variety of
experiences and lessons, but I also think that my exposure to these movies so
often and from such a young age has had an impact on how I view things
today.

4. I do not think that any kind of negative judgement could be made about these
films. If anything, it may be that they stray too far from reality, or are too
idealistic, but then again they are children’s movies. I think that for the most part
Disney movies have a positive effect on kids because they demonstrate such good
morals and lessons that should be learned at a young age. They are definitely
valuable and I think a staple in a majority of the homes we all grew up in.
If this type of media were to fit into any of the media metaphors discussed in
Chapter Two, it would be media as curriculum. The book mentions that from one
perspective, films such as these Disney movies promote “inadequate socialization
because they offer inadequate mirrors of society.” On the contrary, it also
discusses how these movies may not interpret the world perfectly as it is, but
allows people to view other potential realities, helping us to understand the world.

5. All movies in general have a wide effect on the human population. They are a
way of conveying any type of message or story, be it political, educational, or
for entertainment purposes. They become a piece of art and history given the
time period or culture they are produced from. In terms of what I discussed
in this project, I do think Disney films influenced me from a young age,
specifically in having good morals and values. I think that overall, movies as a
form of media serve the purpose of being informative, entertaining, or both.