Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Disney's A Christmas Carol -Lucy Hinds
With it being December all the Christmas films are now looming on Disney+, but regardless of whatever the time of year it is, Disney’s A Christmas Carol is always a timeless classic that many of us remember. Some of us would say it was our favourite, others would say that whilst they enjoyed it, it was creepy with the ghosts scenes.
I for one love this film as the animation style & the ways it was shot were really intricate and detailed, for example the slow camera zooming in on Marley’s face in the coffin whilst slowly going from the book-illustrated style to the perfect mix of animation and real-life looks. It was also a smart way to introduce both scrooge and Marley to show they were business partners and the personality that scrooge has and why he is extra miserable on Christmas Eve and Christmas day itself.
While the film, on the surface, seems like just a lovely family Christmas film, I like that it has hidden meanings and information. An example includes Scrooge’s partner Cratchet who even though is poor and has a large family and not a great house, he tells us that family is everything at Christmas and that he loves being with his family and teaches us that family and love is one thing money can’t buy.
Another example includes the two starving children under The Ghost of Christmas Present’s robe who are called ignorance and want. He tells Scrooge to beware them both. While the children seem creepy for some, for others including myself it teaches us that if we want something too much then comes ignorance because once we get the things we want sometimes we become ignorant about the things that matter and the things that we and many others need, for example the child Want, wanted food & happiness, but as Scrooge was rich, greedy and selfish he never gave food and money to those who needed it.
I hope that from now on many people will watch this and still enjoy it for what the film is. It’s lovely, heartfelt and is the perfect film to watch all December. But I also hope that some people will now be aware of the lessons and meanings they may have missed and will learn from them as they grow.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Good Night.