The South Reconstruction

The movie “Song of the South” is a heartwarming, comedic family film presented during the Reconstruction Era. A combination of live action and animation, the movie is certainly one of Disney’s best works. It shows the innocent friendship between a young boy and a good-natured old man. Seven-year-old Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) goes with his parents to live on his grandmother’s plantation in Georgia. What is thought to be an exciting vacation, turns out to be a temporary separation of his parents. His father is returning to Atlanta for important business and Johnny and his mother Miss Sally (Ruth Warrick) are left at the plantation. Johnny, clearly upset with his father’s departure, decides to run away with only a bundle. While departing, Johnny …show more content…
However, this film was not politically incorrect it does not portray the African American characters as slaves because slavery was abolished before the Reconstruction Era. In addition, the film does not contain any racial slurs, violence a, or hate toward blacks and instead, the characters who represented servants or laborers were treated with respect. Furthermore, Uncle Remus is greatly respected by all the whites in the film except for the two kids, Joe Favers (Gene Holland) and Jake Favers (Georgie Nokes), and Miss Sally. To address the critics who believe the film is politically incorrect, Miss Sally’s dislike towards Uncle Remus does allude to the segregation between the whites and blacks in their current society, but this kind of relationship between the characters appears to be a mere coincidence, as there is no specified hatred portrayed in the movie. Some may argue that a society where blacks are not continually oppressed about whites is impossible to depict or that some of the portrayals of the African American characters to be offensive, but “Song of the South” is nothing more than just a children’s film and Disney has done a phenomenal job in creating …show more content…
Disney’s previous films with both live action and animation include “The Three Caballeros” and “The Enemy Bacteria.” I would say the “Song of the South” is one of the best live action and animated film made by Disney. It was directed by Disney animator Wilfred Jackson and the color cinematography was made by Gregg Toland. They are definitely the masterminds behind Br’er Rabbit, Br’er Fox, and Br’er Bear. The three animals are brought to life, given human qualities, and embark on fun adventures in each of the stories told. The live action and animation combines both the seriousness and meaningfulness of the film with a comedic tone to appeal to younger audiences. The children will definitely be laughing and enjoying these