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God Help the Outcasts
I hadn’t seen Disney’s 1996 adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame in many years, but I’m glad I revisited it recently. It has a song that really spoke to me on this viewing. It’s called “God Help the Outcasts.”
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged animated films, classic films, disney, drama, films, getting a job, God, job, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, musical, songs, soundtrack, the hunchback of notre dame, videos
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Magic Mirror on the Wall, What Disney Film Is the Most Symmetrical of All? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs!
Walt Disney’s first foray into full-length animated filmmaking in 1937 is an example of symmetrical storytelling. I’m excited to reveal the chiasmus found in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. First, I should acknowledge the elephant in the room. Three … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged animated films, chiasmus, classic films, disney, drama, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, musical, relationships, romance, snow white and the seven dwarfs
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Why I Love The Sound of Music Even More Than Bluey
Bluey is a great TV show. The music is excellent to listen to, often referencing classical compositions. The visuals are compelling and rich. And the stories are frequently moving. Its primary audience is children, yet it also speaks to adults … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged bluey, Christianity, classic films, films, jesus christ, movie review, movies, musical, relationships, religion, the sound of music, TV shows
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The Lion King’s Circle of Life Forms a Chiasmus
Jo is back! She asked me if I could look at The Lion King (1994) to see if it’s a chiasmus. That sounded like a reasonable request to me. After all, she sent me her fully fleshed out How to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged animated films, chiasmus, disney, films, movie review, movies, musical, relationships, the lion king
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Man of La Mancha and How to End a Story
Man of La Mancha is a movie that’s grown on me over the years. I first saw it as a child, and I didn’t understand it at all. The only musical I enjoyed at the time was Fiddler on the … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged don quixote, drama, film endings, films, man of la mancha, movie review, movies, movies based on books, musical, peter o'toole
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Mary Poppins and Our Financial House of Cards
Two financial topics in a row? I promise I’m not going to only talk about money in all of my future articles, but debt and the banking world are weighing heavily on my mind at the moment, and I have … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged bank, disney, family, films, mary poppins, money, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, musical
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Mary Poppins’ Chiasmus Is Practically Perfect in Every Way
I was going to say that this is my first musical Cinematic Chiasmus article, but then I remembered that I actually wrote about Beauty and the Beast (1991) several years ago. Oh well. In any case, Mary Poppins is the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged chiasmus, films, mary poppins, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, musical, songs, soundtrack
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The Long-Lost Origin of the Deja Reviewer
Today is a special day for me worth celebrating. It marks the 10th anniversary of the first article I ever published as the Deja Reviewer, and this is the 600th article I have published on this website. Back on June … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged animated films, films, movie review, movies, musical, personal, pixar, wizard of oz
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