Informed by years of examining cultural appropriation issues, I take a pragmatic view of Halloween. Cultural appropriation is a topic that is either explicit or implicit in our classrooms and one that must be . Disney doesnt have anything new on its horizon as of now. This one-note, demeaning depiction of Native Americans, as well as the cultural appropriation at play, would likely be cut by today's standards. By: David Marcus. Contrary to speculation, news writer Jim Hill stated the release date switch was not because Home on the Range was suffering from story rewrites, but to promote Brother Bear on the Platinum Edition release of The Lion King. The movie's rosy portrait of slavery and racial relations in the South immediately drew criticism at the time of the film's release. killed in an altercation with a bear, another brother kills the bear to avenge his brother's death. "Si and Am of 'Lady and the Tramp,' which premiered just a decade after the [World War II's] end, were undoubtedly conjured by the remaining prejudices of this milieu, emblems of an era when anything categorically or characteristically 'Asian' was met with misplaced fear," wrote Marcus Hunter for Flavorwire. "Dumbo" also includes a song called "Song of the Roustabouts," in which faceless black circus "workers" sing offensive lyrics like "We slave until we're almost dead / We're happy-hearted roustabouts" and "Keep on working / Stop that shirking / Pull that rope, you hairy ape.". Ed, the third hyena, doesn't talk, but cackles and spasms in a way that was reminiscent to some of Tourette's Syndrome. In one scene from the original "Dumbo," the elephant's friend, Timothy Q. The Evolution of Anthropomorphism in Animated Movies. Kenai falls down some rapids, survives, and is healed by Tanana, the shaman of his tribe. Children and their parents are likely to relate on completely different levels, the adults connecting with the transfer of souls from man to beast, while the kids are excited by the adventure stuff. Moana's music is subject to appropriation, an echo of how colonial resources were exploited in ways that prioritize benefits to cultural outsiders. Both animals get drunk in a controversial moment that involved dancing pink elephants. A trio of brothers, Kenai, the youngest; Denahi, the middle; and Sitka, the eldest, return to their tribe in order for Kenai to receive his totem, necklaces in the shapes of different animals. It defends the present day colonial mindset that believes it . 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No. But if you're unfamiliar with "Song of the South," the 1946 Disney movie that they come from, you're not alone it's been locked away in the Disney Vault for decades, and is considered the company's most offensive release. Do you find the movie Brother Bear offensive and/or inaccurate? He gets caught in a trap, but is freed by an outgoing bear cub named Koda. Set where land and glaciers meet in subarctic North America at least 10,000 years ago, when mammoths roamed our continent-"Brother Bear" makes clear this was a time when "one thing always changes into another" and where "spirits make all changes." A deeper understanding of what cultural appropriation is digs up issues of whether it is offensive and even racist. The voice cast is entirely American and white, but Disney hired a Sami musician to write the opening song. I'm a leading bear. He later recorded his translation at an Anchorage studio while being videotaped for animation reference. The main protagonist is half Japanese and is played by an actor who is also half Japanese. Kenai accepts his new surroundings and is comfortable living with the other bears. Be sure to watch for how many times along Kenai's way a prayer is given in a time of need or danger, and help is instantly there. I will address this point in the next section.) As the concept of cultural appropriation is used in this essay, it does not necessarily carry with it any moral baggage. In that sense, every person in the tribe is a shaman in his or her own right. As Ursula tells Ariel when she agrees to give up her ability to speak in order to become human and vie for Prince Eric's affections, "On land it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word / It's she who holds her tongue who gets a man. It was the only animated film to feature this technique, until The Simpsons Movie and Enchanted in 2007. A direct-to-video sequel, Brother Bear 2, was released on August 29, 2006. Last century they dubbed themselves the "forgotten minority." That person turns out to be Belle, the bookish protagonist who teaches the cruel, abrasive Beast to be considerate and kind enough to transform back into a prince at the 1991 movie's end. Mulan was played by a Chinese-American actress. Because Blaise, Walker, and Williams enjoyed Duncan's vocal performance, Tug, the de facto leader of the bears at the salmon run, was written into the film. Life in this cold climate was extremely difficult, and it behooved everyone to have some form of medicine power. By disproportionately turning people of color into animals and other entities in their films, fans argue Disney doesn't allow them to learn and grow in their human forms like nearly all of the studio's white characters. All American Indian medicine ceremonies are also preceded by a purification ritual, the purpose of which is to invoke humbleness. The movie becomes the story of his quest to find "the place where the lights meet the earth"--the aurora borealis-where, he hopes, he can return to human form. Since they cancelled Gigantic, everything they have planned is a sequel. [5] Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley, an associate professor who taught courses on Alaska Native philosophy at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, claimed he was never given a script, but was instead given "the dialogue that they had written, which was being told by a Native person". Theres a song performed by a Bulgarian choir using Yupik lyrics written by an Alaskan professor. Amandla Stenberg, an activist and an individual who has considerable reach amongst the masses used her platform as an actress to speak out against cultural appropriation when she responded to a post on the Instagram of a celebrity teen socialite in early July. Instead of "catching" this spirit power, he is transformed into it. (1995), Brother Bear (2003), as well as Moana (2016) all include indigenous . As for the talent involved, one of the music producers was South African. Disney wisely avoided recreating this scene in the "Dumbo" remake, but they cheekily reference it. It's called The Bears. Many parents (including celebrities) have voiced their concerns over sharing the scene with their children. Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a dominant group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group. 578. For his role as the Inuit Narrator, Kawagley translated the dialogue in written form into Yup'ik and faxed the translation back to the Disney studio. Mostly, people view cultural appropriation as simply the adoption of some particular cultural aspects of another culture. "The Princess and the Frog's" Tiana, "The Emperor's New Groove's" Kuzco, and "Brother Bear's" Kenai all have one thing in common they're main characters of color in Disney movies who spend almost all of their respective stories physically transformed into animals. The Jungle Book was Disneys first feature-length adventure outside of Europe and the United-States. In nearly every American Indian culture, the bear is right up there with the eagle, the buffalo and other creatures as the most powerful of . These errors are not only imprecise, but they are counter-productive, divisive, and downright dangerous. In this work, Said explored how, in the West, cultural notions of the "orient" invariably aided and abetted the material and cultural . The company's platform . But Mulan is such an inspiring story, its fair to say it at least depicts the Chinese hero in a positive light. The DVD also included a documentary on the production of the film, an audio commentary track by Rutt and Tuke with an option for visual mode, an artwork gallery narrated by the artists, three deleted scenes, two games called "Find Your Totem" and "Bone Puzzle", and two music videos with Phil Collins. In 1953's "Peter Pan," Peter's friend Tiger Lily belongs to a Native American tribe that he and the Darling siblings visit at one point in the film. Last year, Disney showcased ancient Polynesian culture in Moana, and this year, Pixar will explore Mexican culture with Coco. August 26, 2015 11:10 AM EDT. 'Big Brother 24' houseguest Matt 'Turner' has faced backlash regarding his use of words including 'bussin' as many viewers believe it's cultural appropriation. actress Kristen Bell recalled asking her young daughters in an interview with Parents.com. Mulan takes a famous Chinese legend and turns it into the most awesome Disney movie ever. Most people had at least one small power. A version of this trope seems to appear in the upcoming Pixar film, "Soul," in which Joe Gardner (the black main character) is separated from his body and appears as a teal mass (meant to be his "soul") for what seems like most of the story. Horrified of what he has done, Kenai runs away in a fit of guilt, but Koda soon follows him. Exotifying Other Cultures Because You Think It's a "Compliment". With the recent news of a "Pinocchio" live-action remake moving forward, it's likely that these two plot points will be modernized. Writers. The story is an original folktale, but Maui is a famous character in Polynesian mythology. Phil Collins and Mark Mancina, who had written the score for Tarzan, collaborated on the score for Brother Bear. [19], Brother Bear was originally slated for a spring 2004 release, while Home on the Range was scheduled for a 2003 release. : Why Disney Channel turned down Brother Bear: The Series", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brother_Bear&oldid=1141793525, Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role - Young Actor, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 20:57. Thomas Schumacher, then-president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, approved the revised story and proclaimed, "This is the idea of the century. There are two songs performed and written by a Hawaiian musician. Tribal. (This is a linguistic score for Disney--the Kenai people belong to the Tanaina tribe, and her name symbolizes that Tahana is the essence of her people.) "Don't you think that it's weird that the prince kisses Snow White without her permission?" Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas were to reprise their respective roles while Will Friedle would have replaced Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai. Only then will we be close to a world that is more equal and respectful of others. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Chuck Williams, from a screenplay written by Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, and the writing team of Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman. (I'm sorry if this is not the right place to ask about Inuits, but I couldn't find a different sub to ask this in. It ranges from the aggressively entitled stance of, "I can do whatever I want!" to the perpetually angry approach of "everything is cultural appropriation!". My first memory of Chuck Berry came from the movie "Back to the Future.". Thus, the account not only bolsters our un derstanding of how cultural appropriation can cause harm, but may also provide the resources to lodge objections to cultural appropriation without exacerbating the harms of essentialism. [14] Byron Howard, supervising animator for Kenai in bear form, said that earlier in production a bear named Grizz (who resembles Tug in the film and is voiced by the same actor) was supposed to have the role of Kenai's mentor. While the first film dealt with Kenai's relationship with Koda, this one focuses more on his bond with a young human of his past, Nita. A step further is to partner with local studios and to mentor the development of local projects, something Disney has been known to do at least tentatively in China. [13] Layout artist Armand Serrano, speaking about the drawing process on the film, said that "we had to do a life drawing session with live bear cubs and also outdoor drawing and painting sessions at Fort Wilderness in Florida three times a week for two months []". The local shaman disagrees with this action, and transforms the brother into a bear. Isn't that the greatest? Adding a new wrinkle to the conversation is Bruno Mars, whose unmistakable references to funk, R&B, and New Jack Swing in his art have long sparked whispers of appropriation and lawsuits over . [26] In April 2004 alone, 5.51 million DVD copies of the film were sold. The wizened elder Tahana is the tribe's leading medicine person, but the other characters also wield a particular medicine power through an animal spirit helper. With Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Jason Raize, Rick Moranis. Examples of Cultural Appropriation 1. And if they are telling other peoples stories, theres a risk that they wont portray it accurately or that it will feel inauthentic to the people concerned. Its an adaptation of a 1912 American novel set in 1888 Africa. Answer (1 of 23): I once sat at a dinner party and this ridiculous subject came up, usually this sort of thing is seen for the agenda pushing nonsense it is. The term "Cultural appropriation" is a post-civil rights liberal revisionist term. Brother Bear is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Chuck Williams, from a screenplay written by Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, and the . Other schools have since opted in, including the University of Colorado Boulder, the University . "It feels like the culmination of a whole story's worth of emotional abuse and grooming.". ", "To make matters even worse, the little mermaid's voice is her most cherished talent," wrote Simone Torn for Screen Rant. Festival fashion has recently come under criticism for cultural appropriation. Three Cheers for Cultural Appropriation. Our modern understanding of cultural appropriation is highly individualised. The cartoon characters include a Brazilian parrot, a penguin from Patagonia and a Mexican rooster. February 21, 2022. [5] Around 2000, the story evolved into a tale in which the transformed Kenai is taken in by an older bear, Grizz, who was to be voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan. But Ariel literally does just that in 1989's "The Little Mermaid," showcasing an unhealthy view of relationships and romance to young women in particular. Tarzan takes place in Africa, but it features no black character. [5], As is typical for animation voice acting, Suarez and Phoenix voiced their roles separately, although they both did a recording session together at least two times. She then married an Englishman named John Rolfe and visited England, but she died at the young age of 21. Voiced by Christopher Walken, he forgoes any jive associations and is much more menacing towards Mowgli. He has since responded. Additional vocals by Patrick Pinney, Bob Bergen, Rodger Bumpass, Roger Rose, Debi Derryberry, Randy Crenshaw, Phil Proctor, John Schwab, Bill Farmer, Pamela Adlon, Hope Levy, and Sherry Lynn. Aladdin was Disneys first attempt at a non-European folktale. Further, cultural appropriation often occurs as the backwash of colonization, and contributes to widening existing divisions and perpetuating patterns of historic dispossession and oppression. "Noticeably marked by their ethnically coded 'street' accents, the hyenas blatantly symbolize racist and anti-Semitic stereotypes of 'verminous' groups that form a threat to society.". [6] In 1997, veteran animator Aaron Blaise came on board the project as director because he "wanted to be attached so that [he] could animate bears",[7] and was soon joined by co-director Robert Walker. Jacky Chan was at the height of his comedic career in the late 90s, and he voiced a part in the Chinese dub of Mulan, so Disney literally had him at their disposition! [24][25] By January 2005, the film had earned $169 million in home video sales and rentals. After Sitka's funeral, an enraged Kenai blames the bear for Sitka's death. The term "cultural appropriation" has been used to describe everything from makeup and hairstyles to tattoos, clothing and even food and wellness practices. Is it accurate? Shauna White Bear is on a mission to take moccasins back from the cultural appropriators who stole the hand-crafted footwear from Indigenous people and continue to profit from it. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. He plays the piano with chopsticks, speaks in a stereotypical accent, and sings about fortune cookies. The particular animals they represent symbolize what they must achieve to call themselves men. Appropriation on the other hand, is simply taking one aspect of a culture . Cultural appropriation is starting to become more . Authenticity evolves with experience. Aurora founded Brother Vellies in January 2013 with the purpose of preserving the craft of design throughout the African continent by creating a sustainable business model. The Emperors New Groove does for pre-Colombian Peru what Hercules did for Ancient Greece. Dwayne Johnson is half-Samoan through his mother. Frozen features Norwegian traditions ranging from rosemaling on walls and dresses to trolls, Fjord horses and saunas. Kendrick Lamar performing at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. It was not only black musicians who appreciated Elvis. Today, many believe the crows to be racist caricatures of black Americans for their use of "jive talk." Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is based on a German fairy tale and Pinocchio is based on an Italian novel. It incorporates a few elements of African culture, like the Zulu chorus at the start of The Circle of Life and the Swahili catchphrase Hakuna Matata. So here Kenai takes the first prerequisite step to succeeding. [15], Following the success of the Tarzan soundtrack, Phil Collins was offered the opportunity to compose songs for Brother Bear, as well as let him "co-write the score". The pair of moose is voiced by a pair of Canadian actors. Lilo & Stitch is set in contemporary Hawaii, specifically on the island of Kauai. "[29] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from top reviews from mainstream critics, calculated a score of 48 based on 28 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The film was the third and final Disney animated feature produced primarily by the Feature Animation studio at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida; the studio was shut down in March 2004, not long after the release of this film in favor of computer animated features. On the mountain, Kenai is cornered by Denahi, but their battle is interrupted by Koda, who steals Denahi's spear. Pocahontas rewrites history and kind of falls into the noble savage trope, wherein the good indigenous character has not yet been corrupted by the evil of civilization. "She loves singing more than anything but she won't be able to do that anymore because she has to make things work with the first dude she sets her eyes on. A solution to mitigate those risks is to hire consultants from the concerned groups, or better yet, hire creators from the concerned groups and let them tell the stories they want to tell. Look for much more on American Indian medicine powers to come. The Simpsons veteran Pete Michels was to helm the series and was allowed to watch a copy of the film so that he could construct a pilot. [3] In order to be human again, Kenai must travel to a mountain where the Northern lights touch the earth. Was Elvis the 'king of cultural appropriation' or a tireless . It was beautiful and moving. [27], The film was released in a Blu-ray special edition combined with its sequel, Brother Bear 2, on March 12, 2013.[28]. One major criticism Keziah received was that she profaned the dress by wearing it to a party. It's a controversial topic, one that activists and celebrities like Adrienne Keene and Jesse Williams have helped bring into the national spotlight. Sweeney. Well, think again. In 1955's "Lady and the Tramp," the character Aunt Sarah has two Siamese cats named Si and Am, who sing "The Siamese Cat Song." Brother Bear (2003) I dont think India will do a Disney-quality animated movie any time soon, so a musical collaboration seems like it could be a great idea. Essay about Cultural Appropriation. In a scene where Dumbo is being bathed, a clown runs in with a bottle of champagne and the ringmaster protests, "Hey, no booze near the baby.". It seems unlikely that Disney would show children drinking in one of their new releases today, but older animated films depict exactly that. Cultural appropriation affects the soul of people, a sense of their inherent value, and it also affects their pockets, their capacity to rise above their circumstances through the fair rewarding . Cultural appropriation can happen in different areas in society, including the way people view . Slowly but surely, there could be all kinds of Disney princesses: a Kazakh princess, a Korean princess, a Thai princess, an Amazonian princess, etc. The voice cast isnt Peruvian, nor Latino, nor indigenous. We have over 500 surviving tribes over here in the Americas, and they all speak different languages and have different cultures and religions. This was a wrap on a small film produc. They received little positive attention, and I don't ever recall seeing an American Indian sit-com on television. It focuses on the continued adventures of bear brothers Kenai and Koda. Collins's lyrics for the song were first translated into Iupiaq. Brother Bear is a 2003 American animated musical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. "[35] Kenneth Turan, reviewing for the Los Angeles Times, complimented "the richness and fluidity of its visuals" and the "satisfying ending", but derided that "Brother Bear has an appeal that can't be denied. [36] Stephen Holden of The New York Times felt the film was too similar to The Lion King. The cast is mostly from Hawaii and New-Zealand. In this form they can wreck havoc with their enemies and have additional skills at hunting as well. I play a Native American transformed into a bear. Getty. Brother Vellies . Downhearted, Kenai confesses the truth to Koda, who runs away, grief-stricken that Kenai was responsible for his mother's death out of avenging Sitka. Sky lanterns are typically associated with China and Thailand, but they also exist in Portugal (still probably imported from China). Saludos Amigos (1942) & The Three Caballeros (1944). What a perfect gift! 2019, A Movie-Analysis of the Nature-Society Relations and underlying Cultural Values in Walt Disney Animation's Feature Film "Brother Bear", in respect of Norman K. Denzins Approach The relation between nature and society has been a topic of discussion not only in sociology but also other scientific fields such as ecology, biology . DEFINITIONS. When a person has come of age and the spirits are ready, Tahana calls for a ceremony in which she reveals the totem to the recipient, who in turn must "catch" the spirit power of it, as most natives now say. Irene Bedard, a Native American actress, voiced Pocahontas. Unless there's a personal connection to the culture, these tattoos could be seen as cultural appropriation. Of course, the former is a much larger portion . Cultural appropriation is the "adoption or taking of specific elements of one culture by another without substantive reciprocity, permission, compensation, understanding, or appreciation" (Chepp, 2012). The morning after Pinocchio is brought to life, two strangers convince him to skip school and sell him to Stromboli, a puppet master who threatens to chop the boy into firewood if he doesn't perform for him in a life of servitude. An apologetic Kenai leaves to reach the mountain. I hope in the future they do more fairy tales set in real places. Abdul-Jabbar is a six-time NBA champion and league Most Valuable Player. Representation or appropriation? as well as other partner offers and accept our, Walt Disney Productions/RKO Radio Pictures, Visit Insider's homepage for more stories, Kristen Bell recalled asking her young daughters in an interview with Parents.com, many believe the crows to be racist caricatures of black Americans, "Pinocchio" live-action remake moving forward, wrote Elizabeth Broadbent for The Huffington Post, apes embody historically dehumanizing, racist comparisons between black people and apes, Kenzie Allen, a descendant of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, told The Atlantic, The New York Times said of the song in 1993, Dann Hassler-Forest wrote in The Washington Post, argues YouTuber Rowan Ellis in her video essay. Denahi arrives and, falsely believing that Kenai was killed by the bear from earlier, vows to avenge Kenai by hunting it down. India has a ton of filmmakers already and a huge demographic. Brother Bear: Directed by Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker. 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