Review of Song of the South (1946) by Misty — 13 May 2008
James Basket won an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in this racially controversial Walt Disney film about a storytelling old timer (Uncle Remus) whose tales of Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox help a young boy to cope with the separation of his parents and new life on a plantation. *At one point, Bill Cosby tried to buy this film for the purpose of destroying it.
Damn you Barry for rekindling childhood memories and once again subjecting me to the impressing lyrics of â??Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dahâ??! Personally, I saw this movie when I was kid (in the Boy Scouts believe it or not) and I didnâ??t pick up on any of its â??racial undertones.â?? And while it angers me that D.W. Griffithâ??s overtly racist propaganda film, Birth of a Nation is readily available at any video store while Song of the South remains banned from distribution, I can see how Bill Cosby and the NAACP might find it degrading to African-Americans (obviously Bill Cosby never saw Ghost Dad) Pudding Pop anyone?
This review of Song of the South (1946) was written by Misty on 13 May 2008.
Song of the South has generally received positive reviews.
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