This document compares and contrasts Disney movies, films by Duvall, works by Davenport, and productions by Henson. It notes that Disney movies glorify individualism and American values but have one-dimensional characters, while Duvall's works recreated classics but were not innovative. Davenport's creations developed youth and empowered audiences, and Henson's works were daring, emphasized character values, and blurred reality and fantasy.

1. A Disney movie:
 glorifies individualism and reinforces the Disney
way
 controls children’s interests and consumer tastes
 represents American values, the vision of eternal
youth and beauty
 has characters that are lifeless, one-dimensional,
uniform
 includes singing to help reveal the characters’
innermost thoughts,
 always ends happily
 avoids anything complicated or confusing
 teaches that only the good will inherit the earth
 adds funny and adorable characters that can take
over the plot
 is infantilized, does not
 shows a well-ordered, clean world
 focuses on male heroes and male prowess
 has rigid sexist and racist notions
Duvall
 just re-created classical tales using big-name stars,
not really innovative or truly for kids
 represents everything as predictable and boring
 emphasizes that performances of the actors make
the films; actors seem to have little conviction in
roles or over-dramatize. The films seem to be
created for the purpose of amusing the actors and
giving them a chance to show off
 have an over-emphasis on glitzy sets and costumes

2.  includes language that is American slang and there
are sexual innuendos
 has no clear educational or philosophical policy
Davenport
 develops the creative potential for young viewers
 empowers people feeling manipulated by the media
 has American settings from the 17th century to the
present day
 shows patience, cunning and courage overcome
poverty, prejudice and hardship during wars,
famine and depression
 has characters survive with pride and a sense of won
dignity
 gives viewers a sense of hope in the face of poverty,
degradation and violence
 Shows hope for a better future
 brings in a sense of history and oppression
 has American tales about conflict with a matrilineal
heritage
 have historical authenticity
 shows young women can assert themselves
A Henson film
 is daring and innovative
 uses shortcuts such as having a narrator tell the
story or silhouettes
 has puppet dog as the audience skeptic
 goes against the Disney image

3.  includes characters who deal with personal struggle,
conflict with parents, suffering
 emphasizes the values characters are portraying:
sincerity and loyalty, strength and weaknesses;
values are clearly expressed
 shows the narrator is both inside and outside the
narration and is actively involved with the audience
who interrupts, questions, mocks, laughs and sighs
 has no clear line between reality and fantasy
Disney
 glorifies individualism and reinforces the Disney way
 controls children’s interests and consumer tastes
 represents American values, the vision of eternal youth and beauty
 has characters that are lifeless, one-dimensional, uniform
 includes singing to help reveal the characters’ innermost thoughts,
 always ends happily
 avoids anything complicated or confusing
 teaches that only the good will inherit the earth
 adds funny and adorable characters that can take over the plot
 is infantilized, does not
 shows a well-ordered, clean world
 focuses on male heroes and male prowess
 has rigid sexist and racist notions
Duvall
 just re-creates classical tales using big-name stars, not really innovative or truly for kids
 represents everything as predictable and boring
 emphasizes that performances of the actors make the films; actors seem to have little
conviction in roles or over-dramatize. The films seem to be created for the purpose of
amusing the actors and giving them a chance to show off
 has an over-emphasis on glitzy sets and costumes
 includes language that is American slang and sexual innuendos
 has no clear educational or philosophical policy
Davenport
 develops the creative potential for young viewers
 empowers people feeling manipulated by the media
 has American settings from the 17th century to the present day
 shows patience, cunning andcourage overcome poverty, prejudice and hardship during
wars, famine and depression

4.  has characters survive with pride and a sense of won dignity
 gives viewers a sense of hope in the face of poverty, degradation and violence
 Shows hope for a better future
 brings in a sense of history and oppression
 has American tales about conflict with a matrilineal heritage
 have historical authenticity
 shows young women can assert themselves
Henson
 is daring and innovative
 uses shortcuts such as having a narrator tell the story or silhouettes
 has puppet dog as the skeptic who plays the doubter in the audience
 goes against the Disney image
 includes characters who deal with personal struggle, conflict with parents, suffering
 emphasizes the values characters are portraying: sincerity and loyalty, strength and
weaknesses; values are clearly expressed
 shows the narrator is both inside and outside the narration andis actively involved with
the audience who interrupts, questions, mocks, laughs and sighs
 has no clear line between reality and fantasy