If you were an avid Disney Original Movies watcher like I was, you probably sang the title of this post just like they used to sing it right before any original movie on Disney Channel. First thing is first: I have to define what I mean by an original movie on Disney. I'm talking about anything before (and including) the first High School Musical. With that said, I was watching one of the classics today (Right on Track) when I realized just how different the newer movies on this channel are; and by different I mean worse. Way, way worse. Each of the old movies had some sort of message while also having a very original plot. Some of them were also even based on real people and their inspirational stories. To prove my point let's take a quick stroll down memory lane.
Right on Track- A movie about one of the first junior female drag-racers. Not only a really cool idea for a movie, you don't really hear about drag racing much anymore, but also a really good message that girls can do anything boys can do (and they can even beat them).
Smart House- Two kids and their single father win a competition and move into this crazy-cool house that's beyond high-tech. The computerized house manifests itself into a mother figure and basically goes insane. In the end the kids realize there's no rush to get a new mother; their dad is doing pretty good on his own. Not only that but the movie throws in ANOTHER lesson in it; nothing can take the place of a parent, no matter how cool.
Alright I don't wanna bore you with the plots of every movie so I'm gonna try and keep the rest of these short.
Luck of the Irish- It's important to know where you come from and to be proud of your heritage.
Double Team- Identical twins are two different people and should not be constantly compared to eachother.
The Color of Friendship- Kind of self explanatory; the color of someone's skin does not define them.
Motocrossed- Girls can do anything boys can do.
And for my final example, although I only scratched the surface, I'm gonna use a controversial one: High School Musical. It's controversial simply because some of the radical Disney Original Movie fanatics do not consider this as part of the list of the quality movies. For a good part of people, this was the first of the many bad movies that have been made since. I disagree because the trilogy didn't mean to start off as a trilogy and certainly didn't mean to be the blockbuster hit that it became. It started out as a single movie with a plot that had not been done before on Disney Channel (even though now it seems to be the only concept they do). The lesson that comes from this movie is none other than labels do not define someone. It teaches people to not (and excuse my cheesy reference) "stick to the status quo" if they do not want to.
Now a days all the movies that Disney produces are all about singing and a boy and a girl that by the end of the movie finally hold hands or, if it's a particularly racey movie, hug! It might just be me, and I might be completely biased because obviously I'm not the audience that the channel is appealing to, but I accredit those old movies for a bit of why I am the way I am. Especially thanks to those movies where the girls are better than the boys because, well, that's basically my life ;)
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