imagines fairy-tale heroines in ‘modern day scenarios’ and replaces the ‘happily ever after’” withhyper-realism
Reminds me of deconstruction-- just like Watchmen or The Boys might be for the superhero genre
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unprecedented access to technology has changed the way . . .‘digital natives’ communicate, interact, process information and learn” ([23 ], p. 4). The authors statethat “the viral video is the cultural currency of today’s youth”
I have experienced this personally with the rise of tiktok and other social media platforms drastically affecting the culture of kids today. Accessibility is a huge part of cultural relevance, especially with fairy tales and then movies and now social media-- it is interesting to see how Disney changes in order to fit this shifting of platforms
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can be found regardless of authorial intent, and this does not lessen its importance to those for whomthe meaning exists.
VERY interesting statement. What happens if the audience takes an oppositional view, disagreeing with the author or interpreting it completely differently than what the author intends?
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ill be seenand understood through an innumerable number of personal experiences.
Very interesting how this concept is applied to both fairy tales in general and Disney's adaptation of it vs. the adaptation/parody of the adaptation, adding a further layer of varied interpretation and reaction. Does this confuse the analysis a bit, with so many interpretations and reinterpretations, with different audiences seeing different things?
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