waltdisneyconfessions:
“I think that people need to move on from Disney. I will forever love the movies and watch them when I’m feeling down, but they are children’s movies. We need to stop holding onto them so hard and face reality. It’s nice to escape for a bit, but most of us are adults now. Childhood fantasies have no place in the real world.”
Ridiculous.
I hate people who say things like this, “Get over Disney movies/animated movies, they’re nice but childish; please join us in the ~*real world*~”
I’m sorry, but I DO know that I live in the real world and find that watching these “children’s” movies help me get through it. Whenever I feel that the world has beaten me down and left me feeling lower than low, pop in Cats Don’t Dance and I will feel inspired and ready to show the world that I can do anything. Problems with my family, feeling like I don’t belong? Let’s watch Lilo and Stitch and remind myself that despite our differences, our fights and our imperfections, family is family and no one gets left behind or forgotten.
Honestly, people who think this way just make me upset. Disney movies and plenty of other animated movies have helped me deal with the tough reality of the real world. Is it escapism? Sure, but more so than that, these movies help me have hope for the ~*rEaL wOrLd*~, allow me to become stronger and a better person with the messages they teach. They inspire me, they motivate me, they remind me of all the good in the world.
If you are happy being so “adult-ish,” that’s fine, but don’t look down on others for enjoying such a simple pleasure of these kinds of movies.