By not only not releasing it, but making a big deal about it, they bring a lot more attention to this film. Harrison's Reports praised Driscoll and Baskett's performances, particularly the latter writing "his tender understanding of the child's problems gives the picture many appealing moments." Overall, the review felt the film had "a simple but sensitive and pathetic story, filled with deep human interest and fine, clean comedy situations, and it has an air of wholesomeness that comes as a pleasant relief from the general run of pictures nowadays." [60] Dorothy Masters of the New York Daily News wrote: "Although plot is practically ignored, Disney has worked a lot of magic with brilliant animation, effective and wonderful music, besides having made the very best possible choice for Uncle Remus. James Baskett, who portrays the sagacious dean of plantation workers, has both the benign appearance and mellifluous voice to make him the perfect spinner-of-tales. It's largely through his philosophical whimsy that Song of the South is so delightfully charming." [61] Columnist Hedda Hopper also praised Baskett's performance, and advocated for him to receive an Academy Award. [62] Korkis, Jim (December 19, 2018). "Disney Christmas Treats". Mouse Planet . Retrieved July 27, 2019. If you’re a Disney fan or a fan of classic movies, you may be interested in owning Song of the South on DVD. However, it’s essential to consider the movie’s controversy and decide whether you’re comfortable supporting a film that some people consider racist. The Magic Happens parade, which returned February 24 after multiple years on hiatus, now instead features a song from 1953’s “Peter Pan.”

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Head, Steve (November 20, 2010). "Disney Producer Encouraging About 'Song of the South' Release". The Post-Movie Podcast . Retrieved November 16, 2011. The Splash Mountain log flume ride, which opened at Disneyland in 1989, and at Tokyo Disneyland and Magic Kingdom in 1992, is based on the animated portions of Song of the South. As with the film, the ride had drawn controversy over the years due to the racial issues associated with the work. Amid the George Floyd protests in 2020, Disney announced that they will retool the ride in Disneyland and Magic Kingdom to remove the Song of the South elements and replace them with a concept based on Disney's 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. Disney stated that development of the project began in 2019. [85] The New York Times reported that Disney executives had privately discussed removing the attraction's Song of the South theme for at least five years, before putting into development the Princess and the Frog theme. [86] In July 2022, Disney announced that the new ride will be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure and will open in both parks in late 2024. [87] The Magic Kingdom version of Splash Mountain closed in January 2023, [88] while the Disneyland version closed in May 2023. [89]I am concerned by the people in these comments trying to say it doesn't have any problems and slinging insults or assumptions at one another. Everything I have to say about this film has been said by others before me. Classic Movies Etc. has been connecting movie buffs with great hard-to-find movies since 1999. We supply rare movie titles that were never available on DVD through retailers here in the U.S. and out-of-print movie titles that are no longer available through retailers. All our DVD titles are suitable and playable worldwide for all regions.

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Let the Rain Pour Down": (downtempo) Written by Ken Darby and Foster Carling; performed by the Hall Johnson Choir Inge, M. Thomas (September 2012). "Walt Disney's Song of the South and the Politics of Animation". Journal of American Culture. 35 (3): 228 . Retrieved July 2, 2016.My purpose has been to preserve the legends themselves in their original simplicity, and to wed them permanently to the quaint dialect—if, indeed, it can be called a dialect—through the medium of which they have become a part of the domestic history of every Southern family ; and I have endeavoured to give to the whole a genuine flavour of the old plantation.

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Song Of The South (U)". British Board of Film Classification. October 23, 1946 . Retrieved November 28, 2015. Jules wrote: milojthatch, do you think there is any chance for non-Americans to acquire this DVD? Maybe some obscure online retailer that happens to carry it?...

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In 1946, a Giant Golden Book entitled Walt Disney's Uncle Remus Stories was published by Simon & Schuster. It featured 23 illustrated stories of Br'er Rabbit's escapades, all told in a Southern dialect based on the original Joel Chandler Harris stories. White's were slaves in Rome. Just as every ethnic group. Song of the South is a classic & is only racist to those that are racist. Slavery as tragic as it is, is a natural thing through out human history. All I Want": Traditional, new arrangement and lyrics by Ken Darby; performed by the Hall Johnson Choir During one of Disney’s annual shareholder meetings, Iger answered an audience question about what will and won’t be made available to stream from the Disney library, adding that this film is “not appropriate in today’s world” and therefore will not be re-released.