It
was a very long time ago. In middle
school, maybe, 6th grade. A
new girl joined our class. She was from a
family of diplomats and had just arrived from abroad. She had lots of cool stuff: ‘What Love Is…’ stickers,
erasers of different shapes and colors, ‘BIC’ pens… She showed us photographs of fun places, and
taught us about life ‘over there,’ TV shows, movies… We were all mesmerized and intrigued by her
stories, but one day she said something that kind of brought me back to my
senses. She said, “I hope one day we’ll
learn how to make animation like Disney, so we don’t have to watch ‘Hedgehog in
the Fog’ any longer!” I couldn’t believe
my ears. I thought ‘Hedgehog’ was great,
and it was beyond my understanding how anybody could think differently. I remember I tried to defend ‘Hedgehog,’ but
my attempts were dismissed. Disney
ruled.
I
have a lot of respect for the original, old school Disney. I love it.
And it’s wonderful that Russian kids can now enjoy Mickey Mouse and his
pals, laugh at the seven dwarfs, and sing along with Snow White. But with all the respect, ‘Hedgehog’ doesn’t
have to strive to be like Disney. It’s
not Disney. It’s different. It’s a gem in its own right. Don’t rob yourself of it. It’s only about 10 minutes long. Open your heart, and let “Hedgehog” in. From Russia with love.
Live
for the Love of it,
The
Happy Amateur
This IS a gem!! Thank you for sharing, Happy! I can't figure out how to get "blogger," blogs to come to my inbox when I've joined or followed them. Kind of a bummer as I don't always stroll around to see everyone's blogs but I would if posts appeared in my email inbox. Any way, just so you don't think I've forgotten about you and if you have any tips to remedy. Thanks a bunch! Smiles to you!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed it, Hannah!
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