This is going way too far. Having thought about this a bit more, I have a recommendation. This is a story about a lily-white family arriving on a tropical island and colonizing it for themselves. Every other Disney show main female character has long flowing hair, such Jessie, Candace, Bree, Mabel, Star, KC, even Avery, who is a studious and jumpy nerd. The Swiss Family Robinson was originally published in German in 1812 and titled: "Der Schweizerische Robinson" by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss, and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss. Omissions? But , in this case, here here! One of the more mature struggles in the film is between the parents: William (Mills) is quick to adopt a can-do attitude about living on the unknown island, whereas his wife Elizabeth (McGuire) initially wants the family to figure out a way to head to New Guinea, their original destination.The other major struggle throughout the film with more teeth in it than the vaguely defined threat of pirates, about whom more soon is between the two older Robinson boys, Fritz and Ernst. Adults may also notice how none of the Robinsons speak in a Swiss accent, and in fact, their vocal characteristics vary wildly. He sings in a poorly accented English voiced by a white actor and plays the piano with chopsticks. These include Charlotte Turner Smith's Rural Walks: in Dialogues intended for the use of Young Persons (1795), Rambles Farther: A continuation of Rural Walks (1796), and A Natural History of Birds, intended chiefly for young persons (1807). Swiss Family Robinson looks great. Other parents will do their own thing. You can still watch them under the adults profile and have the conversations with the kids about it. The new notices have been implemented with the assistance of an advisory council composed of various organizations including GLAAD, the African American Film Critics Association, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, IllumiNative, National Association of Latino Independent Producers, and RespectAbility, among others. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. It happened and at the time it wasnt a big deal. These are mostly white liberals taking offense for other people since white liberals love sticking their nose into other peoples business. Like Robinson Crusoe, the survivors are resourceful and have the skills to survive on a desert island, but they retain character traits specific to their national identity. Many of us have an abundance of wonderful memories with Disney films. He married a woman from the island, started a family and reigned over his 'small kingdom' until his death in 1905. The novels, in one form or another, have also been adapted numerous times, sometimes changing location and time period: In 1963, the novel was dramatized by the Tale Spinners for Children series (United Artists Records UAC 11059) performed by the Famous Theatre Company. Everybody has their favourite, but plenty will argue that one of their more overlooked gems is Swiss Family Robinson. Just as we dont need a label on coffee to tell us it is hot and not to place it between our legs. "When, How Robinson Crusoe's island became a Swiss fiefdom, Daniel Defoe's story of Robinson Crusoe has inspired many Swiss figures. These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now, reads an explanation on Disneys Stories Matter website regarding the new advisory notices. Im totally watching my DVD of Song of the South in honor of this absolutely nonsense! The films now unavailable on childrens profiles are The Aristocats, Dumbo, Peter Pan, and Swiss Family Robinson. Swiss Family Robinson is also a family film, which means there's something for everyone in it even adults. If anything was challenging about Swiss Family Robinson, it would have to be on the technical side. JoshuaRheyr8253. During a trip in 1877, he landed on the Chilean island that inspired the story of Robinson Crusoe. The Robinsons, in all of their survival activities, don't devote any time to water purification, and food doesn't seem to be much of a problem, either. Swiss Family Robinson (1974) E16 - Return Paradise. The ship survives the night, and the family finds themselves within sight of a tropical desert island. Unbelievable. But this has go to end. Its a Disney-produced channel, after all, so what could possible offend or traumatize them? Although the film contains numerous scenes with the pirates, you can check out one which gives an indication of how theyre presented throughout the film below. Im wondering if someone took away your ability to read. Curiously, all three kids don't sound like they're from Switzerland or England, braying about in their quintessential mid-century American accents. Ultimately, the father wonders if they will ever see the rest of humanity again. Corrections? I wouldnt be surprised! As if Song of the South is THAT bad?! Why dont DIsney just remove every movie made prior to 2020 and suspend Disney+ until such time as they can put some new content on there that doesnt offend the Cancel Culture crowd because I am sure that if they wanted to they could find something that offends them in every Disney movie (although probably wouldnt offend the majority). Technically, Swiss Family Robinson is a beach movie. The ways in which, are problematic are not unique to this one film. Because in real life Native Americans were mistreated and driven out of their homes. It's got a decent enough cast among the family. As the island from Lost wasn't just some tropical isle where a plane crashed and a bunch of survivors had to make do with limited resources, adults will realize that the seemingly innocuous (if abundant and danger-laden) setting of Swiss Family Robinson is also not at all random or obscure. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. We have been dumbed down and this only fosters our not knowing how to think but rather being told what to think. Jeesh, some ppl eh?! So, how many warning labels will it take to get Song of the South on Disney+? But good intentions or not, the Robinsons are colonizing a strange land for themselves with no regard for its original denizens. Racist imagery and cultural stereotypes in six Disney animated classics including Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, Lady and the Tramp, The Aristocats, Dumbo and Swiss Family Robinson are being flagged on the Disney+ streaming site with warnings and detailed explanations of the negative depictions in each title. The principal characters of the book (including Isabelle de Montolieu's adaptations and continuation) are: In the novel, the family is not called "Robinson" as their surname is not mentioned. Today, the island bears the name 'Robinson Crusoe' and about forty descendants of the von Rodt family still live there, observes Stphane Gol, Swiss director and author of, Swiss technology tackles the climate crisis, The Rorschach test, invented by a Swiss psychiatrist, turns 100, The Swiss Family Robinson, Crusoe's Swiss cousins. (There are no doubt some viewers who may genuinely wonder, for good or ill, why there's a warning in front of The Jungle Book at all, in spite of its own colonizer background. Such ridiculous hypocrites! If they have any. All Rights Reserved. Never once thought anything of it, regarding race or racism. Though other adaptations may complicate the matter somewhat , obviously sets its action far away from a tropical island, and also features the nefarious Dr. Smith the Disney version of. And will those films get warning labels? Those unique cultural indicators made the final cut of Swiss Family Robinson, and the boys' names stayed as Swiss-German as they were in the original 1840 novel Ernst, Fritz, and Francis. It was his son, Johann Rudolf, who published the novel. ); window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { At Disneyland, back when it was open, you may well have trodden on the old Swiss Family Treehouseor Tarzan's Treehouse as it's now named. But it should/can be used as a learning tool. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Here's the polar opposite of a spoiler. In truth, what Disney+ really needs is context. S01E47 - The Swiss Family Robinson. There aren't any surfing scenes, bonfire parties, or other tropes found in the genre that was popular around the time of Swiss Family Robinson's initial release in 1960, but it's a film that takes place almost entirely in, on, or around a tropical beach. There has recently been discussion about the pirates in Swiss Family Robinson, with some audiences arguing that their inclusion means the film is likely to offend. Things are getting a little more than silly. Both novels are important to Swiss literature, but Heidi remains the better known of the two. Fortune cookie always wrong., The crows and musical number pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans on Southern plantations. In a scene that kids would take literally in that people want to marry other people Father agrees, in very few words, that this could cause a problem the longer the family stays on the island. The Swiss Family Robinson father, mother and four sons survive a shipwreck on the high seas. (Sadly, there is no Will Robinson of whom to speak.) He married a woman from the island, started a family and reigned over his 'small kingdom' until his death in 1905. So sad were going down this road to appease the woke cancel culture rather than appreciating (and learning from) historical art for what it is based upon when it was produced. who wrote the story for his children at the end of the 18th century. Instead, the news focused on where Disney began: its earlier animated and live-action features. videoshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKw_soo5o7IqDZLoPFoDqTchl8UKjS- In this sense I can appreciate the desire to have children raised in an environment where biases are not learned at an early age. WebKids, Educational, Learning, Entertainment, ABC, History, Books. There has already been a live-action Dumbo remake which cut much of the problematic elements from the animated film. Only new shows should be subject to new standards. Viewed through a sensitive, 21st-century lens, Swiss Family Robinson consists of one harrowing, dangerous, life-threatening, and thus potentially psychologically damaging event after another. The movie shows that you can be different and be successful based on your abilities, not on your appearance (think judged by the content of his character, and not the color of his skin- MLK). The Robinson family's epic journey was born of the imagination of the Bernese pastor Johann David Wyss, who wrote the story for his children at the end of the 18th century. The movie Robinsons, however, aren't real people, and they just roll with the scary and don't seem much worse for the wear. The 126-minute film is somewhat episodic in this way, as we gradually see how the Robinson family becomes more and more comfortable with island living. Viewers both young and old understand early and frequently that the Robinsons initially got on a boat bound for New Guinea, departing from their home in Bern, Switzerland, to escape the European conquest of Napoleon Bonaparte, placing the story somewhere around the year 1800. WebWhy did the Swiss Family Robinson not get into the boat? M shum rreth seris . In a strictly modest Disney movie from 1960, showing off a belly button would be downright profane, so most instances of shirtlessness involve the Robinson guys hilariously pulling up their long pants almost up to their chests so as to not flash anything untoward. Revisiting 'Swiss Family Robinson,' Disney's Problematic Box Office Smash From 1960, As they're sometimes wont to do, Disney made news a couple weeks ago. It is also a story about family relations. The leader of the group in Dumbo is Jim Crow, which shares the name of laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Those same pirates threaten the Robinsons' safety on multiple occasions. It's an attractive premise which appeals to readers. Most of the titles receiving this treatment are old-school animated classics. THANK YOU! After the Robinson guys build their elaborate, multi-part, pulley-enabled network of treehouses, Father whisks Mother up to show her their literal love nest and bedroom. If you're a Disney+ subscriber and play those titles now, you'll see a generic message letting you know that the film you're about to see has something offensive that was treated as unproblematic upon release but is now correctly seen as Not Great, Bob! The following day, they decide to get to the island they can see beyond the reef. Swiss Family Robinson s1 e15 attack cat. There are all kinds of things wrong and shocking about how the character of Roberta is handled in Swiss Family Robinson. Add in the drowning and flailing zebra, Francis attempting to violently trap an elephant, and two dogs brutally fighting off a tiger in a scene that goes on for way too long, and Swiss Family Robinson isn't the cute and innocuous movie adult watchers remember from their childhood. The ship's crew evacuates without them, so William, Elizabeth, and their four sons (Fritz, Ernest, Jack, and Franz) are left to survive alone. Ive been saying this about Song of the South forever heck even Whoopie G has stated publicly she wishes they would release it to start a convo. In their continued effort to promote diversity and inclusion, Disney has made select films unavailable on childrens Disney+ profiles due to negative cultural depictions, particularly racist stereotypes. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The story was a best-seller at home and abroad, attracting an English-speaking readership in particular. "At that time, it was rather rare in our country for German books to be translated into French," says Professor Daniel Maggetti, director of the Centre des littratures en Suisse romande at the University of Lausanne. Why is Andi the only unattractive one with stereotypical Asian short hair? Robinson Crusoe Island was devastated and Switzerland financed the reconstruction of the tomb of the Bernese baron, in addition to an explanatory plaque. They obviously have such a deep knowledge of plant life that they know what to eat and what to avoid, their raft-making skills are on point, the older boys can spear fish, and the family somehow manages to build the fanciest and most complicated treehouse in world history. Disney is making it worse by trying to hide. In the novel a minister, his wife, and their four sons are shipwrecked and become castaways on an island in the East That hasnt changed. Thankfully, you still can. } The French version, 'Le Robinson suisse', rapidly acquired a devoted following, which allowed it to become a core classic of Swiss literature." Presence Switzerland, The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs presents. And yet, of course, it is problematic. Stranded on a desert island, the family tame their new environment and make it their home. The guys only figure out Roberta's true identity when her scarf falls off, but then they don't really have a romantic interest in her until their mother gives her a cringe-inducing, ultra-feminine makeover. The narrative fosters the notion of belonging and Swiss heritage, which made it easier for readers to identify with it," notes Daniel Maggetti. Roberta will, of course, fall for one of the young Robinson men that largely is what her character exists for, or so it feels.Then, of course, there are the pirates and that's where the title card about stories mattering comes in. Instead, the news focused on where Disney began: its earlier animated and live-action features. On one hand, we can acknowledge that what Disney is doing by inserting a title card nodding towards the reality of the studio's earlier, more problematic films is vastly more than they ever did prior to the advent of the streaming service. The first two of the four volumes were published in 1812 and 1813, and the second two in 1826 and 1827. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together., Continued: Disney is committed to creating stories with inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe.. And it's kind of remarkable that Disney wouldn't make nearly so many expansive, epic adventures moving forward considering the vast success this title found at the box office. Despite the hot sun beating down, Mother Robinson never appears in anything other than a dress that covers every bit of skin from her neck down to her ankles. Um, whos taking away classics? Nothing has been censored, nothing has been cancelled. On the island, the family must also constantly adapt to survive, which is a source of new adventures. Super WHY! This portrayal reinforces the perpetual foreigner stereotype, while the film also features lyrics that mock the Chinese language and culture such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Egg Foo Young. It was his son, Johann Rudolf, who published the novel. At times it is difficult to explained nuance views to adults. WebThose unique cultural indicators made the final cut of Swiss Family Robinson, and the boys' names stayed as Swiss-German as they were in the original 1840 novel Ernst, Fritz, and Francis. Super Why. Father even gives the guys a look that definitely says, "Hey, back off, I'm going to see where this goes," as he follows Mother into the treehouse, where they reminisce about their honeymoon, and everyone but the most little of little kids knows what happens on a honeymoon. Over the years, there have been many versions of the story with episodes added, changed, or deleted. Father speaks with the natural, clipped British accent of the man who portrays him, John Mills, while Mother speaks in a mid-Atlantic dialect that highly theatrical, vaguely British, mid-20th manner of speech used primarily by actors like Katharine Hepburn. ", Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA The film, Disney's first shot in Panavision, is a widescreen marvel in no small part because it was actually shot on a tropical island: Tobago. on: function(evt, cb) { The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies. The story is about a Swiss family that is marooned on an island and must make the best of their new lives. The first piece of the puzzle that is this film's legacy is its box-office success. Ernst (played by 60s-era Disney stalwart Tommy Kirk) is a bookish sort, but both he and Fritz end up havinguhlet's call them teenage yearnings for Roberta (Janet Munro), a young woman they rescue from the pirates and invite into their family. Her granddad had her wrap her head in a scarf to make the pirates think she's a man, which viewers presume is so they wouldn't kidnap her and do horrible things to her. RheyrUighta4722. { (I'm an avowed fan of the background music of the Disney theme parks, yet I did a double-take when the mother Robinson started playing the "Swisskapolka" on the organ during that dance scene. still from Swiss Family Robinson, Disney+. Here are the things in Swiss Family Robinson that are totally lost on kids. And Frollo stalking and harassing Esmeralda made me uncomfortable to watch. As the ship tosses about, William prays that God will spare them. Another offensive show is Bunkd, in which an Asian girl studies super hard, and when her friend told her to take it easy a bit, she said if she let up, she would disappoint her mother, who would then die, and does her friend want her mother to die??? But the biggest draw this adaptation has is, like the film itself, simple: it's a movie about people on a tropical island that was shot on a tropical island. They take away classics like these, degrading the value of the service for families, all for the sake of woke-ness and political correctness. But the biggest draw this adaptation has is, like the film itself, simple: it's a movie about people on a tropical island that was shot on a tropical island. A Swiss Family Robinson remake is currently in the works for Disney+, as well as a live-action Peter Pan & Wendy, both of which we can expect to handle race much better than the original films. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The cat is depicted as a racist caricature of East Asian peoples with exaggerated stereotypical traits such as slanted eyes and buck teeth. Initially, they construct a treehouse, but as time passes (and after Elizabeth is injured climbing the stairs down from it), they settle in a more permanent dwelling in part of a cave. But it's not enough. I remember humming the tunes as a little girl. The family It's an attractive premise which appeals to readers. (In that way, you could argue that it's a perfect template for some of the attractions of Adventureland, which even now traffics in stereotyping, as when showcasing a group of ravaging natives in the Jungle Cruise.) Fritz rescues a young Englishwoman named Jenny Montrose, who was shipwrecked elsewhere on their island. The book presents a geographically impossible array of large mammals and plants that probably could never have existed together on a single island, for the children's education, nourishment, clothing, and convenience. What a joke, Disney are crazy, Ill never pay Disney for anything as long as they keep this crazy radical mentality. callback: cb Ernst (played by 60s-era Disney stalwart Tommy Kirk) is a bookish sort, but both he and Fritz end up havinguhlet's call them teenage yearnings for Roberta (Janet Munro), a young woman they rescue from the pirates and invite into their family. Eventually, a British ship that is in search of Jenny Montrose anchors near the island and is discovered by the family. Also in The Hunchback of Norte Dame 1996 depicts Quasimodo who has disabilities with a deformed body being made fun of and getting jeered and tortured by the crowd which scene made me upset. The larger point is one I've repeated before, both on Twitterand on this very website: Disney+ needsa host. Super Why. Ken Annakin made a handful of films for Walt Disney Pictures, and they were rarely challenging. For example, while trying to make land, the Robinsons fight off sharks and successfully get them to back off by shooting at them, and moments later, they marvel at a turtle that winds up towing their heavy boat full of salvaged junk. WebWhen Angelino Jack Robinson gets a new job in Australia, he decides to take his sissy wife Ann, brave sons Shane and Todd and wining daughter Elisabeth 'Lizzy' by sailing yacht from Hong Kong to Syndney. The family also befriends a large turtle and walks by some flamingos and ostriches at one point. But that's not the case with Swiss Family Robinson, which will amuse and mildly startle adult viewers. The message also encourages the viewer to visit a website that's intended to explain how stories matter stories of all kinds and shapes, highlighting the diversity that Disney is trying to achieve now while also describing and calling out the films they released that failed to represent diverse cultures effectively.Most of the titles receiving this treatment are old-school animated classics. The destiny of another Bernese man, Alfred von Rodt, also crossed paths with that of the fictional adventurer. Maybe that mostly enforced dress code placed on the Robinson family is just an attempt to kill any and all throbbing biological urges indicative of teenage boys. Those movies are still on Disney Plus in their original uncensored form. Adults will catch the occasional reference to "Bern," that being the capital city of Switzerland from which the Robinson family presumably hails. Sixty years on, we may not think much about Swiss Family Robinson, and when you think of Disney live-action fare, this is likely not a title that leaps to your mind. They take previously derogatory depictions and even names and use them in a positive manner. The world does not need the magical nonsense of Disney. And there are plenty of people commenting here about censorship and these movies being cancelled, so maybe dont speak for everyone. A more marketable, exciting, and enticing word for what happens to them on the boat and after they're shipwrecked is "adventure." The family works together to build a more permanent He was born and died in Bern. That's especially true because there's a very obvious element of racist representation that's not accounted for in the more detailed description on the website. I think Disney has gone crazy! I think that Tarzan isnt appropriate for kids, and the classification is 0+ age its crazy, when his parents die and when the villain die is the worst scene on the Disney movies. The ways in which Swiss Family Robinson are problematic are not unique to this one film. s02e18 The Swiss Family Robinson. And that includes viewers who have no survival training or experience roughing it in the wilderness just like the Swiss Family Robinson. Disneys live-action 1960 feature Swiss Family Robinson is marked for its yellow face and brown face pirates, while 1941s Dumbo, flagged last year by the channel, now receives a more detailed explanation and some historical context: The crows and musical number pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where white performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans on Southern plantations. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. After a nice day of diving and swimming at an idyllic spot, Father Robinson proclaims his want and intention to never leave the island. Animals are used as beasts of burden and made to work, and they suffer through some frightening sequences, neither of which are depicted in more contemporary family films. Dumbo is racists? and "Swiss Family Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Disney is no stranger to the concept of pirate characters in its films and its theme parks, but the pirates depicted in Swiss Family Robinson might as well be faceless stereotypes. It shows them speaking in an unintelligible language and repeatedly refers to them as redskins, an offensive term. True as it may be that Disney wasn't the only studio stereotyping people of color in the late 1950s or early 1960s, it doesn't make this aspect of the film any more palatable. There cant be many people, especially from my generation, who arent familiar with the 1960 Disney classic, Swiss Family Robinson. No child of 6,7,8 years old knows what the PC police at Disney is talking about- these movies are not racist. WebThe Swiss Family Robinson achieved worldwide popularity. })(); VIDEO: Take A Look at the Magic Behind the Making of Disneys Encanto and More Special Features on Say It With Pride: Disney+ Celebrates Pride 365 Comes Out on Disney+ YouTube and Facebook This Jun Tokyo Disney Resort Will Remove Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah From Music Loops, Disney Wins Lawsuit Over Duke Parents are still able to continue deciding what their children should and shouldnt see, even with the new changes being implemented. It's one of the 100 highest-grossing films ever released in the United States.So, you can understand why the film has persisted over time, if gradually less so in the last few decades. "They were able to construct a fascinating tale and build up its potential. Fritz and Ernst, however, are way ahead of Father on the matter because they're feeling those familiar feelings already. Whyatt and his friends invited By the story's end, it's implied that William may become the island's governor, with no consideration for whether or not anyone lived there before he and his family arrived. The backlash has surfaced in the wake of Disney+ revising the accessibility of Dumbo (1941), Peter Pan (1953), The Aristocats (1970) and Swiss Family Robinson on the platform. Although movie and television adaptations typically name the family "Robinson", it is not a Swiss name. Theyre just making sure that anyone who watches understands that some of the content that was considered appropriate at the time the movies were made is now viewed through a different lens just giving everyone some context. WebS01E47 - The Swiss Family Robinson. Such large and various wild animals aren't generally found all on one island together, adults may point out, only for Swiss Family Robinson to feebly explain this away by suggesting that the island wasn't always an island but was once connected to a continent via some kind of "land bridge.". They make their way to shore, where they build a settlement, undergoing several adventures before being rescued; some refuse rescue and remain on the island. Yall need to get over yourselves and leave the choice of viewing materials to the parents. 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