COMM 273: Media & Popular Culture at TLU: Dumbo Outline

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Dumbo Outline

*attention getter* (maybe narrative or interesting quote from Walt Disney)

Introduction:

Thesis/Topic: Dumbo 1941 vs Dumbo 2019

Genre:

1941 Dumbo: animation, family, drama, musical
2019 Dumbo: family, adventure, fantasy

Social History:

Original Dumbo created two years into WW2
Remake of Dumbo set right after WW1
Original Dumbo had Disney workers go on strike, portrayed as clowns in film
Remake of Dumbo has man who reminds audience of Walt Disney (downfall at the end)

Box Office:

1941 Dumbo: $1.6 million
2019 Dumbo: $45 million

Ideology:

Original Dumbo is racist

black crows, “Jim Crow”
“The song of the Roustabouts”

2019 Dumbo caters to modern ideas towards race, gender and animal treatment

Conclusion:

Original Dumbo vs 2019 Dumbo is very different, re-state thesis

	Dumbo 1941	Dumbo 2019
Genre	Animation, Family, Drama, Musical	Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Ideology	Racist undertones	Inclusive characters, progressive views

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