Disney "Moana" Through the Critical Lenses

How does it feel to think about Disney through the critical lenses posed by Christensen and my slides? How did these frameworks help you think about Moana?

Both Christensen's text and Dr. Bogad's slides were very helpful when watching the movie "Moana" through the proposed critical lenses. The questions that Christensen proposed to her students were helpful to me as well because they provided a focus and a perspective to analyze. Dr. Bogad's slides were great support for me during this work. It helped me understand more about Disney movies. It also made me understand that we can have different points of view and that we can do a critical analysis of our world.

"Our society's culture industry colonizes their minds and teaches them how to act, live and dream". (Christensen (2016), p. 175)

When I analyzed "Moana" I needed to think about more than just characters and settings. I needed to understand what was happening beyond what my eyes could see. It was very interesting to watch this movie from a different perspective. There is a lot that I discovered and that I now know about this film. It is important to understand the world we live in. We need to provide our students with opportunities where they can question the media and where they can understand the messages behind these films. In my Princes Conventions Chart,  I was able to take note of important aspects of the movie "Moana".  It was helpful for me to complete this chart and I learned so much about the movie "Moana" and its meaning.

References:

Marshall, E., Sensoy, O.  (2nd. ed.). (2016). Rethinking Popular Culture and Media: Mulan's Mixed Messages. (pp. 106-108). Rethinking Schools Ltd.

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