Enchanted Tiki Room - The Movie? - General Tiki

M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Sun, Jan 15, 2006 11:00 AM By forcing a lens of modern cynicism onto one's view of everything, I guess it's possible to miss the fantastic abstract and stylized artforms in Mary Blair's design of the Small World ride. So let me get this straight: in your view, if I don't care for It's Small World, that automatically makes me a postmodern cynic who reviles everything pure and innocent? Don't you think that's a bit presumptuous and judgemental? I enjoy Disneyland immensely and have for my entire life. But that doesn't mean that I'm required to love and worship every single part of it like it's a holy temple, and I don't need a theme-park ride full of singing dolls to teach me about optimism and sentimentality. I have 2 kids who've shown me more about that than Small World ever could.

By forcing a lens of modern cynicism onto one's view of everything, I guess it's possible to miss the fantastic abstract and stylized artforms in Mary Blair's design of the Small World ride.

So let me get this straight: in your view, if I don't care for It's Small World, that automatically makes me a postmodern cynic who reviles everything pure and innocent? Don't you think that's a bit presumptuous and judgemental?

I enjoy Disneyland immensely and have for my entire life. But that doesn't mean that I'm required to love and worship every single part of it like it's a holy temple, and I don't need a theme-park ride full of singing dolls to teach me about optimism and sentimentality. I have 2 kids who've shown me more about that than Small World ever could.

Post #207732 by MrBaliHai on Sun, Jan 15, 2006 11:00 AM