Comments on: Scape Ghost http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/ Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 20 May 2012 23:39:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Suz http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-305 Suz Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:26:50 +0000 http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-305 Sadly, a lot (but not all) of today's children's stories and movies are nothing more than watered down and censored versions of the stories from my childhood - the stories that had me cuddling a little closer to my dad during a movie, or pulling the covers over my head at night. Stories by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen are scary - and rightfully so! Children love the thrill and excitement of not knowing what might be around that corner. I think parents are often more frightened by the unknown or macabre than their children are. The Neverending Story, The Labyrinth and Dark Crystal are gloriously frightening, and they teach an important lesson to children - that the world isn't all unicorns, marshmallow fluff and friendly dinosaurs. Some stories don't have happy endings, and there is usually at least some grief, loss or irony in those that do. The tin woodman loses all of limbs and doesn't get the girl in the end, and call me morose, but I rather like that. Sadly, a lot (but not all) of today’s children’s stories and movies are nothing more than watered down and censored versions of the stories from my childhood - the stories that had me cuddling a little closer to my dad during a movie, or pulling the covers over my head at night. Stories by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen are scary - and rightfully so! Children love the thrill and excitement of not knowing what might be around that corner. I think parents are often more frightened by the unknown or macabre than their children are. The Neverending Story, The Labyrinth and Dark Crystal are gloriously frightening, and they teach an important lesson to children - that the world isn’t all unicorns, marshmallow fluff and friendly dinosaurs. Some stories don’t have happy endings, and there is usually at least some grief, loss or irony in those that do. The tin woodman loses all of limbs and doesn’t get the girl in the end, and call me morose, but I rather like that.

]]> By: Christian http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-289 Christian Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:14:21 +0000 http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-289 I’m really glad you brought this up, Kevin. Honestly, I think kids can deal with a lot more than we give them credit for. Look at some of the classic stories before they were adapted by Disney. Pinnochio kills Jiminy Cricket with a hammer in the first chapter, a woodsman abandons his children in the forest because his wife demands it, Ariel stabs herself in the heart. These were the tales our grandparents read, the stories that shaped their morality, their caution when they stepped out into the world. I for one think we’re too careful with kids these days, save a few exceptions. I guarantee the last three Harry Potter books are more inspired and educational than anything that can be seen on Saturday Morning. What do you think? Have you read the original Wizard of Oz? (Just for the record, I wouldn’t recommend this site to little kids. Not because we do anything terribly offensive, but because I think it would bore them to tears.) -Christian I’m really glad you brought this up, Kevin.

Honestly, I think kids can deal with a lot more than we give them credit for. Look at some of the classic stories before they were adapted by Disney. Pinnochio kills Jiminy Cricket with a hammer in the first chapter, a woodsman abandons his children in the forest because his wife demands it, Ariel stabs herself in the heart. These were the tales our grandparents read, the stories that shaped their morality, their caution when they stepped out into the world. I for one think we’re too careful with kids these days, save a few exceptions. I guarantee the last three Harry Potter books are more inspired and educational than anything that can be seen on Saturday Morning.

What do you think? Have you read the original Wizard of Oz?

(Just for the record, I wouldn’t recommend this site to little kids. Not because we do anything terribly offensive, but because I think it would bore them to tears.)

-Christian

]]> By: TheK3vin http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-286 TheK3vin Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:38:10 +0000 http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-286 "The author has stuck to the original plot of WoO, including... the brutality: the tin man slowly hacking away all his body parts and replacing them with tin pieces." "Recommended to: ...kids" Hm. “The author has stuck to the original plot of WoO, including… the brutality: the tin man slowly hacking away all his body parts and replacing them with tin pieces.”

“Recommended to: …kids”
Hm.

]]> By: David http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-285 David Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:04:07 +0000 http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-285 I agree; I really like that artist's style. I agree; I really like that artist’s style.

]]> By: Anthony G. http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-284 Anthony G. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:59:17 +0000 http://theincompletes.com/2009/04/19/047-scapeghost/#comment-284 EW. EW.

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