Disney's 2019 remake of Lady and the Tramp caused a little bit of a ruckus when it first came out...for an oddly historical reason in a movie about talking dogs.
In this video essay, I explain how Disney's historical revisionism may actually be more accurate than they thought, and why we as the audience automatically assumed they were wrong.
Research paper cited in this video:
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Clips included in this video:
Lady and the Tramp, 1955, Walt Disney Pictures
Lady and the Tramp, 2019, Walt Disney Pictures
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, 2014, Fox
Sergeant York, 1941, Warner Brothers
Jurassic Park, 1993, Universal Pictures
One Million B.C., 1940, United Artists
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, 1953, Warner Brothers
One Million Years B.C., 1966, Seven Arts
Planet of Dinosaurs, 1977, Cineworld Pictures
Johnny Tremain, 1957, Walt Disney Pictures
The General, 1926, United Artists
Song of the South, 1946, Walt Disney Pictures
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, 1967, Columbia Pictures
To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962, Universal Pictures
The Birth of a Nation, 1915, Epoch Producing Co.
The Littlest Rebel, 1935, 20th Century Fox
Roots, 1977, ABC
Amistad, 1997, DreamWorks Pictures
Remember the Titans, 2000, Walt Disney Pictures
The Help, 2011, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Django Unchained, 2012, Columbia Pictures
12 Years a Slave, 2013, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hidden Figures, 2016, 20th Century Fox
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