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10 International Animated Films That Showcase World Cultures – Dana Ziyasheva reports (Guest Post)

September 1, 2022June 5, 2023 Guest Post animated films, Crocodile Gena and Cheburashka, Dana Ziyasheva, disney pixar, encanto, guest posts, Kirikou and the Sorceress, Uproar in Heaven, World Cultures

The United States has always been a culturally diverse country, and it will become even more so in the future. In 2019, more than half of Americans under age 16 identified as a racial or ethnic minority for the first time – so not really a minority after all! Young audiences want to relate to what they’re watching, explore their heritage, and learn about their friends’ cultural background. And Hollywood has started to take notice: Moana, Mulan, Coco, and Encanto added ethnic diversity to Disney/Pixar’s time-tested formula, with action-packed, broad-stroke narratives centered on their title characters’ identity search.

Reviews

ENCANTO/THE MITCHELLS VS THE MACHINES – Review by Martha K Baker

December 22, 2021December 26, 2021 Martha K. Baker abbi jacobson, animation, Bryan Howard, encanto, Jared Bush, Jeff Rowe, Michael Rianda, stephanie beatriz, the mitchells vs the machines

Animation so often suggests a movie for “the children,” but two entries require a bit of consideration. Both Encanto and The Mitchells vs. the Machine follow the pattern established by “Sesame Street,” that is, something for almost everyone. Each film appeals to children, although not wee ones, as well as to grown-ups. They are both loud and colorful. They both have messages about family, and they both have music.