Always thought Puss in Boots was a british kitty. Hmmm... Then he did some heart-wrenching dilated pupils, ogre butt-licking, shaking his boot-y and even ricky martin. umm, isn't he puerto rican?. Oh well, as long as they didn't plug a Spanish mole on PIB's face, get him to wear low-cut shirts, grunt-sing and litter with a tennis player/model.
This Zorro-cat was loved! I can't wait for more Shreks, donkeys, evil fairy godmothers and fairy-tale mishaps. These should be documented. It's time bedtime stories were jazzed up!
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How many of the lil kids you went out on that weakend lite trip do you think would recognize those bedtime stories?
that's the point, kraz. kids (or just anybody) needn't even realise that a stereotype was just broken.
if someone said "what?! just because the guy lives in a yucky swamp doesn't mean he's a baddie. ninjas live in the sewer and they're all save-the-world", they'd probably be more variety in bedtime stories too.
a hero without a cape would probably get more work done without the fabric flapping about near his face.
Mild disagreement - if the kids (and most adults I know) don't realize what the real context is, is it still as creative as we think it is? Won't it be like my kid bro thinking that the Britney Spears version of " I Love Rock'n'Roll" is the real thing? Unless the spark of curiosity that leads them to ask " So what was the story really like..." and pick up a book is not created, I think its charm is more because we saw meaning and creativity and interpretation, where others saw just a fun animated movie. Whatsay?
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