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Casey Garcia

Annotated Bibliography: 3 sources / 2 from the SCF Library

ENC 1101/ Bojanowski

October 28, 2019

Annotated Bibliography: Film Genre

Booker, M. K. (2010). Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children’s Films. Santa Barbara, Calif:

Praeger. (p.p. 2, 6). Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.db15.liccweb.org/ehost

This chapter defines Children’s Animations through four characteristics including a sense of animated

objects in perspective of a child’s sense of conception. Booker expresses right of the bat that animations

have animals that can, sometimes, take the position of a child in the film, appealing to the child watching

as it stimulates a sense of calmness and harmless action. Also following, slapstick violence can keep a

child intrigued as it is perfected harmless, yet is active motion. The chapter continues to note that,

specifically, Disney’s characterizes ‘innocence’ with magical pretenses allowing for the child to live in

wonder through the film. This give insight on cild physiology in a way, as we see what stimulates a

child’s mind to keep focus in animations. Keeping the innocence in the animations, allow for authenticity

to float through and the child feels safe to keep watching. Overall, creating a sense of security for

children, as animation allows no complexity too much for a child to comprehend.

Cheston, B. (2019). Cinderella (film). Salem Press Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://

search.ebscohost.com.db15.linccweb.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=93787448

&site=eds-live

This arctic discusses the reasoning for the storyline, and further lays out the journey to be had in

order to succeed. Disney Studios hit a major downfall after World War Two, prompting Disney to

choose Cinderella to bring happiness to the nation, as it was most like one of the Studios biggest

successes, Snow White. In the film, mice come to life being able to communicate with princess,

guiding her through the horrors of her stepfamily, yet never giving up or feeling like a failure.

Towards the end of the animation, Cinderella’s fairy godmother enters the scene to give
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her what she’d been so patient for, happiness. The film expressed a new light for post war trauma

in women, as Cinderella spoke of character and optimism.

Woods, I. (n.d.). (2012). Ilene Woods Talks Cinderella: Walt's Love for the Character. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlDHN38cbvA.

In the interview with with Ilene Woods, she discusses her role as Cinderella, and the effects she felt the

character gave off. Woods says that Cinderella was a very out-going, fun spirit who always held her head

high, regardless of all the bad things thrown at her. Continuing, it was stated that several people viewed

Cinderella as caring about having a man, ability to say she had a man wrapped around her finger. Woods

argued that the princess went to the ball unknowing about the prince, therefore, never having intentions in

of marrying him, or having a man, changing the way people perceived the character. Woods went on to

say that a favorite scene was of the soap bubbles, in which prior to the ball scene, Cinderella was tasked

with cleaning the floor of the house. On hands and knees, the princess scrubbed, yet sang happily, keeping

bright lights in the mind and soul.