Song of the South - The Cinema Snob
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Writer and Creator: Brad Jones
Illustration: Shaun Millington
Theme Song: Sad Panda
End Stinger: The ToonWerks
The Cinema Snob reviews Song of the South for Musical March (in September).
"Please, keep telling this former slave why you are so sad!"
My favorite line in any Snob review.
I can't wait to see Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit in Kingdom Hearts 3.
This deserves more likes than it got
I could slap a damm fool! AND YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO GIVE RESPECT TO MY TOOL YOU DAMM FOOL DO NOT MAKE ME BRING YOU THE PAIN
Agreed
I read that his Uncle Ruckus
Take my money if it happens please
It’s really heartbreaking to hear what happened to Bobby Driscoll (Johnny) was essentially let go by Disney after hitting puberty, and was almost driven to being homeless. He died at age 30 almost penniless. He was also the voice of Peter Pan.
And apparently Disney doesn’t feel bad for letting him go in the slightest by the looks of things…
*cough cough* Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers (the movie)
Very common tale for child actors in those times
It's actually gets even sadder. He drank himself to death, wasn't found for several days and was buried in an unmarked grave because he wasn't identified
His family only found out a year later when a relative was trying to get their estranged family all together again.
I think this movie came to haunt him
They made James Baskett such a convincing old man. He was only 42 when he played the character. Unfortunately James died a couple years later.
spindalis79 James Baskett’s performance as Uncle Remus was easily the best thing in this whole boring movie! His smile is infectious, he’s clearly the most charming character in the film, and the integration of Uncle Remus with the animals in the B’rer Patch is still impressive considering the time period.
And they redid the Splash Mountain ride as a Princess/Frog ride.
😳 im 42.
@@randalgraves6979 I am now as well.
Holy crap, he was 42? That WAS convincing
Disney blu-Ray two-pack of shame: Song of the South/Star Wars Holiday Special.
I would *so* buy that!
Hey, they DO have Star Wars now...Huh.
George Lucas wouldn't allow the Christmas special on DVD since he mentioned that if he had the time, he would destroy every copy of the damn thing.
King Old Man Bob
I mean he doesn’t own it anymore he sold it to Disney and donated all the money to charity
You mean Song of the South/Star Wars Sequel trilogy
@@MarikCharleswood
The sequel trilogy belongs with Chicken Little, Home on the Range, and The Wild.
All and all, can we agree that Zip-A-De-Doo-Da, was a bomb ass awesome song when we were little?
Questionable racial politics aside, Uncle Reemus is so goddamn charming.
The actor that played uncle remus wasn't allowed to attend the Premier in Atlanta, GA because the cinema was segregated. Cinema Snob for real!
That's sad.. =(
Sarah Harris that's depressing
He was given an honorary oscar due to Walt's campaining
Not surprising from a region that a century ago hanged an elephant publicly for killing an unqualified drunk. Tennessee, come for Graceland, stay for the train car that was used in the atrocity.
Men with mustaches weren't allowed to work at Disneyland for decades (the Simpsons parodied this with Ned Flanders in the "Hummel" episode). and women weren't allowed to be animators in the studio for a long time too, though they were allowed to ink the pre-made drawings. Miziyaki still avoids hiring women animators outside of inking/rough story boards.
I actually remember singing that "Zippity Do Dah" song for a spring concert in elementary school. Which had to have been the late 80s/early 90s. They never did bother telling us what movie it was from.
I assumed it was from the parks before I knew what it was from
Tbf it was a very popular song regardless of the movie it came from. Even The Jackson 5 did their own cover in 1969 🤷♂️
What I never realized until now is just how beautiful the old animation was in this film. Problematic stuff aside, it IS a beautiful-looking film.
Impressive with the cartoon and live action blending in so good for being made so long ago.
I don't think the movie is racist, just dated. Certainly racist through today's lenses but back then it wasn't.
But that is not because of that that it is still one of my favorite movies of all time.
What I find awesome about the film is the overall good nature of it, it teaches values to children but instead of shoving them down your throat, it conveys them through the breathtaking visuals. Surely is nothing fancy by today standars with directors like Hayao Miyasaki or Isao Takahata, but for it's time is impressive, both live action and animated intertwine in a cohesive story with a basic plot yet is not just one moral of the story but plenty.
Also there's a second line of aestetic that most people don't really see at first sight, a subtle underline of sadness, as if even after slavery was abolished there's still an insurmountable issues to take care of, which was true both in the 1870s and in the 1940's when the movie was made.
So most current media could learn a thing or two about this 71 year old movie, for starters not being bland as sand papper. If you want to generate an impact on other people don't spoonfeed your crap down people's throat like CNN, Buzzfeed, MTV Decoded, etc. INVITE people to see life over a different set of lenses and CHALLENGE them to think for themselves.
Adam W Well, for the record, in the movie, Remus is a SHARECROPPER, not a slave. Possibly a former slave, but he's not a slave when the movie takes place.
This was set in a post-slavery era I think, immediately after (Reconstruction) seeing how the ex-slaves were still living on or near the plantations. Just checked the Wiki and it says this was so.
pretty good in mary poppins too
@@BurnRoddy yeah. Walt disney even fought for the main actor to get the oscar that the academy tried to deny him
"The film you are about to see is a product of its time. It depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that were common in American society [and still are, but that's beside the point]. This depiction was wrong then and is wrong today. While the following does not represent The Walt Disney Company's view of today's society, this film is being presented as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed."
How hard would it be for Disney to place a disclaimer like that in front of the film and release it that way?
Jordan Quiles In fact, that's more or less the same title that Warner Bros. puts in front of its questionable Looney Tunes shorts, and there has been no backlash towards WB whatsoever.
Well, that's why I used the WB example (adjusted for medium and production company). WB's figured it out, why can't Disney?
Why would the depiction of prejudice be wrong in a movie, especially set in the south during Reconstruction? Are we not supposed to have realism? bad guys? Is everyone supposed to be perfect now? No conflict, no drama and nothing else that might offend?
No no, that refers to the prejudice being depicted. It's ambiguously worded, but should make sense in context.
Jordan Quiles yeah that's a solution. Though only animation fans would care about this movie. And even they won't care too much. And film fans in general.
Looked up Bobby Driscoll, who played the boy in this. He appeared in 5 other films released that year and at least 3 the prior year. Say what you want about his performance but he was a damned hard worker...
His life after Disney and his death was the most saddest story I've ever heard. He died a homeless drug addict and his body went unidentified for years and was buried in an unmarked paupers grave. We know where he's buried, but we will never know where his true resting place is. His life all went to shit after Disney fired him: drugs, jailtime, and reckless behavior. All because he hit puberty.
The Tar-Baby comes from West African folk-lore, just like most of the other featured in Br'er Rabbit series. When African Slaves came to America, they continued to tell the same stories passed down by their ancestors, albeit changed slightly over the generations since they were never written down but recited orally from parents to children. Joel Chandler Harris (a white southerner) was one of the first to actually document and publish most of this oral folklore, albeit only for his own personal profit, and he did little to credit and reimburse the people he recorded his work from.
The Tar-Baby is racist or not based upon the context in which it is used, when referencing or retelling the original folklore it is not necessarily racist (such as when Toni Morrison used it in her novel Tar-Baby), but is so when it is used as a euphemism for an American of African descent, in the same manner that calling someone an "Eggplant" is racist, but Eggplants themselves are not inherently racist.
It is always a manner of context.
Eggplant is probably one of the weirdest slurs. I get that some of us black people can be so dark, we look vaguely purple, but that's like calling a white person "snow".
Then again, slurs don't usually make much sense to begin with.
@@sonikku956 I agree, but might I add that Eggplants are gross when used in the context of food. Just like mutton
Good points but how often is someone called Eggplant in real life? Not that you should remind people of anything like that but definitely not a relatable example to use as a comparison.
Never heard eggplant before but that does explain why the eggplant wizard in kid Icarus’s mouth has that look of anime style blackface.
This reminds me of the Sicilian scene from True Romance.
It's funny how the animal main characters are fox and rabbit. It almost like Disney had self awareness when they made Zootopia.
Of course they did, Judy even wears the same outfit as Brer Rabbit at one point.
I'm pretty sure it's all just a coincidence simply because rabbits, foxes and bears are common wild animals in North America. Not everything has to be turned into some kind of elaborate web of interconnected filaments. These kinds of fan theories are usually bunk.
Of course they're self aware. They own this dimension. xD
I'm actually pretty sure they are, even down to their coloration. Believe it or not, Song of the South saw a very long life span in Europe in the form of newspaper comic strips, where Br'r Rabbit would go on to have a wife and family.
And yet Judy and Nick don't get a bear sidekick. Maybe in a sequel, perhaps?
Lloyd was looking at you disappointed because as a Siamese Cat, he was offended by the clip from the Aristocats
He should be offended by the scene from Lady and the Tramp
As a cat, he should probably be offended by the Walt-era films in general, except Pinocchio and 101 Dalmatians.
yeah, they didn't portray cats very well.
To be fair it made me hate cats, not Asians.
'William Peed'
But did he flush?
Nope. But he did Shat(ner)
He didn’t even wash his hands
He’s better known as bill peet
I just want to give Uncle Reemus a great big hug!
Johnny's mom is basically "Micro Aggression: The Lady".
I saw this in the theaters during its last release in 1986 because my dad used to read me the B'rer Rabbit stories from the 1970 Disney book version as bedtime stories. It was an experience to see it on the big screen and I wish Disney would officially release it from the vault.
I also saw this in the theater in 1986. The only part I truly remember was the bully boys rubbing their asses after being struck with a switch/branch.
I also watched this in its last 1986 theatrical release. I had it for some time on VHS, albeit a Spanish dubbed version. It did get released to home video, just not in the US.
@@danixdefcon5 Yes In The UK
So.... Br'er Bear is a Victim of REEFER MADNESS?
Look, if GONE WITH THE WIND can be an embraced film classic despite the fact it tries to make you feel bad for the side in the Civil War that was keeping slaves, and has a slave character shrieking about "knowing nothing about birthing no babies", I see no problem with letting SONG OF THE SOUTH come out.
The problem are the same morons that want Gone with the Wind, well...gone. ^^
www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/25/us-critic-deniably-racist-gone-with-the-wind-should-be-banned-from-cinemas
Jesse Shade Um, any war is going to have innocent people killed. Pretending one side was completely blameless is incredibly short-sighted. Not that Song of the South was doing that anyway. It was an unsuccessful attempt to make a film based on a popular work at the time.
Zippty zoppy zop
Disney wanted to make a film of the stories from his own childhood.
+*Manic Pixie Fangirl *
SOTS was a success but not by a wide margin
By 1940's standards, this was progressive. Not kidding. Go look what they did to Willie Best. The actor who had to perform under the moniker "Sleep and eat"
For as racist as this movie is, it's still Disney, so you know the animation is going to be top notch.
There was actually criticism of it at the time too. Most of it was directed at the idea of undoubtedly former slaves living so happily on a plantation during reconstruction rather than half the stereotypes though, the progressive for its time part is more like giving big roles to actors for characters like Remus. Of course the main point of the movie being made was to keep the folk tales alive so the portrayal of the framing device characters in it is a separate issue.
@@cornparade6874 funny enough, the film got it from both sides, in SPITE of trying desperately trying to avoid controversy.
Disney, for its time, was being pretty progressive. It TOTALLY fails by modern standards, but they were trying to make something that they would have considered pretty inclusive and liberal. Such a crazy piece of film history. Even in the 40's, it's crazy that the Disney company even attempted to make a kids movie that tied in with concepts of slavery. The animation is beautiful though, and they way they incorporate animation and live action footage STILL holds up.
By 1940’s Disney standards, even, it was progressive. Most of us grew up on a different cut of Fantasia than the original...
B'rer is short for "Brother." They called themselves B'rer and Sis in the stories.
Sabrina Loizides-Merideth Are you saying this is the origin story of Disney's Brother Bear?
Or Brother Bear was the origin story for Song of the South since Brother Bear takes place in the time of mammoths and Native Americans. LOL!
Which always makes me think it should be pronounced more like brurr or brother with the th removed.
+Sabrina Loizides-Merideth p
I always thought B’rer was just their last name and somehow they all related to each other and they said their last names before their first name.
its a crying shame that Hattie McDaniels oscar was stolen as she was the first black actress to win one I hope the Academy would regift her a posthumous oscar if its not too controversial
Even more sadder now
This will make do until the Day The Clown Cried review
Jerry Lewis as a clown in the concentration camp
Not until 2024, I think. He made some arrangement with the Library of Congress to release it that year, I think.
trustno173 On one hand, I'm excited to hear this. On the other hand, we all know that the movie is total garbage (by the description alone how could it NOT be?) and we'll all forget it the following day.
It depends on how bad it really it. I mean, if it is an awful piece of shit like we're being led to believe then I doubt it'll be forgotten, if it's just a crappy attempt at Oscar-bait then it may only be remembered for how long it was hidden from public viewing. Brad could review the other WWII Jerry Lewis movie, Which Way to the Front, which did get released, was crap, and no one cares about it nor remember it.
trustno173 the problem with the day the clown cried is that it tries to tackle the serious drama of Nazi concentration camps but decides to include slapstick humor. Which way to the front is shitty but it's at least a straight comedy and doesn't feature the main character leading Jewish children to a gas chamber before performing one last show for them.
zipadee doo da, zipadee day my my what a wonderful rewriting of grim history to make people comfy
Harland Dante "Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay, my that white insensitivitay!"
ZIP A DEE DOODA
ZIP A DEE DAY
MAH O MAH
WHAT A *BUSHWHACKED* DAY
well, while overall too happy, these people are currently NOT slaves, so by that point, the history is not that horribly grim? They still lack a lot of freedoms, but they're no longer owned by other people. I imagine going "being owned" to "not being owned" is fairly uplifting?
Maybe, but literally THREE YEARS after this movie was set, the Klan came along to "put them back in their place." You really can't ignore the historical context here.
+Laura I imagine that's precisely why they did not set it 3 years later. Isn't it kind of like saying that a movie set in 1930s should not be cheerful, because WW2 is on the horizon?
3:50 A black man talking from an empty chair. Clearly this was directed by Clint Eastwood.
And with a movie that’s got the same racial politics!
God I’m scared to imagine what Clint Eastwood’s Song of the South would be like
@@crimsondynamo615 There there snowflake, no need to worry...
Oh, Snob. You never fail to disappoint me. Sour ass mood lifted. Thanks, man.
wysiwyg43 Sooo... you were disappointed?
Floornine ::: I was before I watched the video. At 10:50, I was LMAO
So you're saying Snob always disappoints you.
just enjoy Snob's sour attitude instead!
People seem to be missing that uncle remus is the kind of man that just sees a child that needs comfort and not any color or status. There is a lot to be said to that notion.
Wesley Parris BULLSHIT
Yeah don't be a jerk 15:45
And if it was in a movie that wasn't aimed at small children, full of stereotypes, that whitewashed the effect of the war on Georgia and made it look like life for former slaves was just peachy keen....that would be great. But kids think "I saw it in a Disney movie. It must be true" and this is not what they should see.
And you seem to be missing the point that Uncle Remus was literally property.
@@randomkeir um no. The movie is set during reconstruction. Slavery was not a thing anymore. No one was property in this movie.
In spite of the uncomfortable racial politics of this movie, it probably would have gotten another release if it were just an overall better film. If it were just kinda bad or just kinda uncomfortable, it wouldn't still be stuck in the Disney vault; but unfortunately, it's both at the same time. It's way too much risk for what amounts to very little potential reward.
cyanmanta At least half of Disney's films are "kinda uncomfortable".
Yeah it isn't racist enough to be shunned, but it isn't good enough to be demanded. That and it isn't that it has a "racist" aside like say Dumbo or Lady and the Tramp, the whole movie is washed in it. Though I could probably make a fun game asking people what part of the movie is legitimately racist and watch them fumble.
Nionivek::: I wouldn't fumble with what parts are racist in it. Without thinking, I'd reply that the content and carefree nature of the ex- slaves portrayed in the film. Then, the characters speak . . . ~*shutter*~
I'm transported 200 years to the past. >_
It's a very idyllic depiction of the South post Civil War, which isn't really racist, but it isn't really good either. It's really just a shitty setting for a kids movie that doesn't work even with all the gussying up, and it manifests in how 'off' the movie is.
It's overly inoffensive to the point that it's an incredibly dull, offputting mess. It doesn't even work in a dated, quaint sense like other old-timey movies.
Except for the animated parts the movie was quality of a TV movie and about as exciting. Although not really a bad movie, all in all.
I don't believe this was made with bad intentions. It's just an adaptation (maybe a little too faithfully) of a story that was written during a time where the word racism didn't exist. Call someone a racist back then and they'd assume that you meant they'd hang out by the track all day. Not to mention, this was made in the 40's. There was WAY more offensive stuff out there.
It shows Slavery and Plantation life through the eyes of a child. It also doesn't shy away from the topic, showing the run-down huts, the slaves sitting around the fire etc. it also never patronises the viewer.
Agreed. I mean, geez, the kid missed his dad and he was convinced enough to run away to Atlanta, but then bonds with Uncle Remus who tells him stories. That's NICE. His mother naturally doesn't understand, but even her own mother gets it. I think the reactions are realistic considering what is shown, but the ending was slightly cornball. That being said, his dad came back home and one way or another, they essentially promise they'll be there for him by sharing briefly in the stories that Uncle Remus told.
I think the thing to remember is that Walt Disney really did make all of his "history" stories through "rose colored glasses." Look at "The Happiest Millioniare" with its song to the wonders of Detroit and "So Dear To My Heart" or "The One and Only Genuine Family Band" with their take on the turn of the century. I will grant you that he missed the point with this one, but it wasn't meant to be vindictive.
To quote Lindsay "The Nostalgia Chick" Ellis: "Song of the South promotes the negative stereotype that black people are boring."
joe momma lol i remember that. That was great.
joe momma Will Smith and Denzel Washington would like to have a word with anyone who thinks that.
+Brandon Roberts
Just a product of a racist time*. But yeah; all things considering there's not much wrong with it. You could say Transformers is worse in a few ways.
+Riley Rivalle I grew up in a place that's very much like Alabama, so there is such a thing as not taking notice of being insensitive until you're able to see it from the outside, living somewhere else.
I would rebrand it from product of a racist time to a product of an overtly racist time, where the enablers are being lulled into a false sense of security that the victims are actually enjoying it. Like it or not, the sentiment is still here, it just might be more covert.
Lindsay of course was joking, but it doesn't change the fact that people still think "compared to those a-holes last month running people over and beating them, I'm much better". Actually better only comes from admitting while segregation may be over, unless you live in a big city, you don't meet many outside your ethnicity who doesn't work for you in some capacity.
I rather watch Lindsays feminist ramblings all day than 98% of the people at Channel Awesome. 1% is the Critic and 1% is Snob... sometimes...
I have to admit that certain parts of this movie are reminding me of the princess and frog much more than i wish it would....
Brandon Roberts Not really
Come on, Lea, at least it wasn't as boring!
Master Markus True. But, it was just as offensive as SOTS
I don't think it was AS offensive. It took place after slavery and didn't focus on race issues as much. I get that it does have the same weird "look at these white people who sure are swell to the black people who obviously suffer from serious social prejudice - BUT WE AREN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT JUST BE HAPPY, DAMMIT!" thing.
Song of the South also took place "after slavery". Brad even mentioned this in the review.
Imagine someone took this formula and made it like an adaptation of the Shining, with Uncle Remus giving the lecture about how "mamma called it shining", and there's still a creepy dead guy in a bear suit LOL!
A snob episode with a rabbit and no one gets reamed?
Zero stars.
ANND it has a character called Uncle "Ream"us. Talk about a total rip-off!
Monroville lol true dat 😄
Looking forward to that Song of the South world in Kingdom Hearts 3.
Oh. My. God.
Square Enix would have to have BALLS to pull that one.
Maybe Sora helps Brer Rabbit defeat the Klan by leading them to bee hives.
Then Sora recognizes Brer Rabbit's outfit of a pink shirt and blue pants and his relationship with a Fox and realizes this might be a rule 63 alternate universe of Zootopia.
ACEnBEAKY ironically I think Sqaure Enix would take the risk. They need to get more money for losing so much time with their later games.
Sora, Donald and Goofy fighting against Walt Disney's classic stereotypical racism
alabzam that would be epic
Kieren Buckley that would be cool
27:22 I completely agree with Brad, this should be released officially, I hope it will one day.
Walt Right scared the shit out me five seconds into this video.
He would make a chilling supervillain.
It's hard to believe that one of the greatest movie songs of all-time came from this.
Or one of Disney's most popular rides.
Cinema Snob tackling "Song of the South" first thing I'm seeing on my birthday? Fuck yeah!
Unfortunately, yes.
Squinky so basically its like
"its 9/11? TIME TO PARTY"
Squinky Oddly enough, the only people I know personally with 9/11 birthdays are two sets of twins. One were my babysitters, born 1970. The others, classmates of my daughter, born 2003.
Funny story about Splash Mountain. Around the early 2000's I took a band trip to Disney World. Well on the Splash Mountain ride I brought a disposable camera with me. During the ride I took a few pictures and well, I stupidly set the flash on one of them. As soon as that flash went off the whole ride LITERALLY stopped (boy, I hope there weren't people near the big waterfall 😸)and the lights turned on followed by a BOOMING voice saying "PUT THE CAMERA AWAY!". All I could think for the rest of the ride was "Well, aren't we uppity for somebody monitoring a ride based off a movie Disney refuses to acknowledge 😾". Damn I need to find those pictures 😹
Can flash trigger epilepsy ?
Walt Right is creepier than any character to come out of Hollywood in the last 20 years, including Pennywise.
He needs his own short.
I don't think I want to see him in shorts.
Reality is creepier than fiction, and Walt Right is right out of a Miser Metokur comments section.
culwin Walter white fuse with Fred Rogers is a deadly concoction
honestly, when Walt comes on screen I have to look away, he creeps me put so much
I appreciate this film for it's effects & the messages the stories conveyed, but I'm not blind to the more cringe worthy aspects of the film
Brandon Roberts yeah I'm sure the black actors were treated like actual slaves. For realism ya know lol
To be 100% honest, this is one of my favorite movies, up until today (I used to watch it a lot when I was a kid, as it aired a lot here in my country). Yes, it has problems, but then again, it's a product of its time, so that was to be expected.
The guy playing Uncle Remus wasn't allowed to attend the premier, because he was black.
Bill Jacobs That's so awful I can't believe it. Where did you read that?
This is a widely known fact, plus the black supporting actress from GOTW who won an Oscar couldn't attend either.
This movie was my introduction to a lot of Black folklore for better or for worse.
Fun Fact Uncle Remus was the inspiration for Uncle Ruckus.
That part always freaks me out when you see Uncle Remus's chair and hear his voice but you don't see him.
I cried when this showed up on my notifications.
when i heard about what actually happened behind the scense. it made my jaw dropped. just read those aweful story. how they treat Uncle Remus at Oscars!? its heartbroken stuff.
15:23 "Race Jam"
Everybody get up; it's time to slam now. We got a real jam goin' down - welcome to the Race Jam.
IG121gigawatts my rabbit
Br'er Rabbit: Eh, what's up, Mick?
"Those butterflies have Jungle Fever!" That line killed me.
We actually got a copy of this from our local library. I will say the animated segments are much better than the live action ones. I think it should be released with a documentary about the movie and racism in animation and how characters evolved with the times. Make it a teaching tool.
I love how Snob gives the African-American characters sarcastic lines "You live in a mansion. I live in a pile of sticks. Fuck off!" And "Hattie McDaniel is just glad not to be making a curtain dress for that bitch., Scarlett O'Hara."
"He also eats spoiled little white boys who pester old men who want to keep to themselves!"😆 They look like they actually are saying that.
Man, I can't wait for Tyler Perry's Song of the South remake with visual effects by George Lucas. Starring Kevin Heart, Chris Tucker, a nameless child actor, Achmed Best (jar jar binks), and of course the man himself Tyler Perry
Madea of the South
How hard do we need to lobby to get Brian a role as a slaver? Or is that joke stone-cold dead now?
I'm in favor. It would finally get people to admit that Jar Jar Binks was in no way a racist caricature. (He was just a Marlon Wayans caricature.)
Isn't it racist to think Jar Jar is black in the first place?! It's like saying, "Jafar looks more Arabic than Aladdin because Jafar is uglier and has a big nose." It just sounds rasict as hell... (I say this as half midde eastener myself...)
Both do take place in Georgia after all
Petition for Snob to review Ralph Bakshi's very dark and fucked up parody of this movie, "Coonskin"/"Street Fight," next.
I second that!. BUT PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAASE Fire and Ice first.
Lizzy Chrome he should have a bakshi month
"Very dark"
God that fucking pun
Either that or Uncle Jemima's Pure Mash Liquor.
I vote for ''Hey Good Looking''.
24:05 you should have spliced in Paul Heyman yelling "Gore! Gore! Gore!"
Or at least Phelous yelling it.
Ever since I saw the Nostalgia Chick review, I was itching for more critics to look at this movie. The Snob never fails to please!!
I cant wait till Phelous reviews the dingo version.
I don't think its Dingo, but there is an Irish made-for-TV version: www.imdb.com/title/tt2251404/
Lee Rogers 😂😂😂😂😂
The animation still looks amazing
I have loved this movie ever since I was a kid, and to see the Snob take it on is... well, pretty cool!
All throughout the animated parts, I've just been busy geeking out over recognizing what was used in Splash Mountain.
This movie offends me as someone who likes films that aren't boring.
History is boring
@@altarush Nope, history is infinitely fascinating.
The original stories were by slaves for slaves, to show how you can out smart the masters.
Believe it or not I'm walking on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flying away on a wing and a prayer, who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me
10:00
ZIP A DEE DOO DAH
INTERRUPTING
BEAR!
I have vague memories of watching this on a church lock-in on VHS.
Speaking as a black person that grew up in Alabama, I can definitely see how the live action part of the movie is pretty cringeworthy and apologetic to slave-era treatment and racism in general. I'm a little more lenient on the animations and the stories because they're actual folk stories that were told by African Americans and adapted from old African stories before that, so even if the depiction may not have necessarily been the best, the details of the stories themselves wasn't white folks being offensive. I knew a bunch of Brer Rabbit stories without this movie's context (the one that comes to mind is the briar patch) just from being told them as a kid, and I do like seeing animated versions of folk tales.
I know a lot of people bring up the Tar Baby because they think it's solely a race thing, but that's not something that was created by white people. That's an actual story. It wasn't originally told to be a racist thing.
Repeating again that I am black, I am from the south. I'm not just some white dude talking out my ass. I kinda describe stuff like this using my favorite Cinema Snob quote: "it offends white people that think black people will get offended"
Nice, and thanks for posting this. As a white guy who tries his best to not offend, it's always good to hear from those with different backgrounds.
Oh, this is gonna be *good.*
I really loved this movie as a kid, especially the character of uncle Remus. Honestly I wasn't aware of the racism in this story since I am German and when I watched it as a kid, I didn't even know about the slavery in South America. I still like the movie of its artistic style. Even though the racist undertones are a big problem, the movie will always have a special place in my heart
Can we get Slasher September in March?
Doesn't Snob already reviews a lot of slasher stuff each year ? Although that could be sweet, there must be tons of more obscure slashers out there.
I don't think Disney will ever, EVER do a remake of this movie without severe backlash, at least until they absolutely run out of ideas. Hell, I think they'll remake The Black Cauldron and The Great Mouse Detective before Song of the South!
"Aww, you so sensitive!"
Now there's a gif. Especially if it includes that little accentuation of that last syllable.
Disney's cancellation of this film has now finally gotten to the point that the ride Doug mentions, the Iconic Splash Mountain, just got a major overlay that removed all "Song of the South" references. Instead, it now is based on Disney's only African-American Princess, Tiana, and her movie, "The Princess and the Frog."
I know! On one hand, it will be sad to see Splash Mountain go, but I am SO HAPPY that Tiana will be getting her own attraction! ❤ She deserves it! ^_^
@@TheMouseAvenger I agree--although I'm thinking Disney cruise next year sometime. Disney Treasure, here we come!
When you have good intentions but you're also a film that was made in the 40s.
The Walt Right character is just so creepy yet hilarious and it's why I love your bunch of characters you did, Brad. :D
This was made in 1946? The integration of animation and live action is bloody impressive! It's almost as good as its integration of white and black equal- ....yeah, I want to watch this for the technical aspects.
Fun fact: Uncle Remus was also the voice of one of the crows in "Dumbo" ;)
Fats Crow
🤯 that just blew my mind
OH MY GOD THIS IS IT!! This is it!!! *grabs popcorn*
This upload is HIGHLY underrated. Funny as hell. Great job man.
Pissed myself silly at the .50-.55 sec mark! Cinema Snob I can always count on you to make me augh no matter how bad my day was or if I'm depressed....thanks man!!! :)
This movie is racially insensitive, but in the same sense that pretty much all movies of the 1940s were racially offensive. The movie isn't really hateful, but it is tone-deaf when it comes to depicting what life would be like for African Americans during the reconstruction era.
I think Disney should release the movie on Blu Ray, but load it with special features discussing both its historical significance (in combining animation and live action, James Baskett's Oscar win, Zip a Dee Doo Dah, etc.) and how it was unfortunately the product of a racist time in American history. It could be an educational tool to show how Disney's treatment of race has evolved over the years.
Another problem with SOTS that goes to show that it was made in the late 1940s that nobody but me seems to address is that not only is it racist, but it’s also sexist as well (no big shock. Like I said, it was made in the 40s) because after the bullies pushed a girl (which, on its own, is a mean thing to do, so I guess the bully characters are even less unlikeable because as characters, they were just doing their job) in the mud, it was treated like a (misogynistically) big deal that a girl got her clothes dirty (which means she was prissy (which would very likely lead to her having catfights with mean girls if there were any in this) and yet because of that, she’s treated like a good guy).
@@RandoLePerson The movie was literally protested in 1946 when it came out. There were people marching outside of theaters with picket signs. While some people had no issue with it, there were many black people offended over the movie from the very start.
Good Joke there 13:00
If Song of the South could be protested back when it was new, how come other racist, sexist movies at that time couldn’t? For example, not even The Birth of a Nation 1915 had the same treatment!
@@kieranstark7213 Because when Birth of a Nation came out, black folks were being lynched on the daily.
I never clicked anything so freaking fast.
"You live in a mansion and I live in a pile of sticks, so fuck off."
So true. Even as a six year old watching the tiny clips of this back in elementary school, I thought the same exact thing. XD
But then again, this is one of the best reviews.
Wow! I was always curious about this movie. Thanks for reviewing this, Snob.
With all this white boy killing talk, makes me think someone is wanting to watch Django unchained again. Besides myself!
The movie certainly has its place in history. The song was burned into my head since childhood, and that's pretty impressive considering I was born in '92.
All in all, regardless of the lens you choose to view it through, this movie is fuckin' boooooooooring.
I sung this song alllll the time with no awareness....it was on a vhs sing-a-long.
... Talking about this film is such a fucking minefield. I'll just go with, "Good review, Snob," and leave it at that.
So did the filmmakers actually make the kid run from an angry bull? This was 1946 after all.
That's a funny thing, the answer is no. It's funny because while the Hays Code barred non-white actors from appearing in movies, it provided a great shield to animal treatment. It wasn't until its dissolution in 1968 when the office was let go and Cimino killed those horses that brought it back.
It looked like the kid was running in another direction from the bull while the bull was aiming for the right of the kid off camera.
26:18 Neckbeard primed and calibrated. You may fire when ready.
"This is like Winnie the Pooh if Christopher Robin was a character from Roots." OMG
Seriously, this whole review is one of the funniest ones you've ever put out. I'm constantly having to pause the video because I'm laughing too hard.
I spit out my water so many times laughing, I nearly burnt out my laptop monitor...
Uncle Ruckus’s favorite movie next to The Littlest Rebel and The Birth of a Nation
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that Uncle Remus looks high as fuck when he introduces the first story and all through the first rendition of Zip-a-Dee Doo Dah?
Probably the only way he could make it through the production of this movie...
Well YOU try to act more normal with this direction: "Ok now you are walking through a cartoon wonderland in a mood where it is literally impossible to feel anything but ecstatically happy"
Because Uncle Remus had been sniffing Tar Babies
Considering this movie was made in the 1940s, it’s pretty tame. There are so many other movies made in that era that were way more racist towards black people that this movie. As a black person, I just see this movie as a standard, cheesy, saccharine Disney movie about a wise older figure befriending a naive little boy with memorable musical numbers and colorful animation. Not to mention if it weren’t for this movie, then the creators of Who Framed Roger Rabbit may not have had the ambition to make one of the greatest family movie of all time.
Honestly this movie isn't that bad. It's a product of it's time and even then it's not as racist as some cartoons of the time were.
Alec Pridgen No, it was a literal lesson to kids don’t leave your home. Besides this movie was made after slavery was abolished so what gain would the makers of this film have from keeping their non existent slaves with them?
@@TimTE01 While all that may be true it doesn't mean we should ignore that it existed. Ignoring our past and the views of our past makes it much easier to repeat them. This movie really was less racist than others of it's time you can't even argue against that, not saying it wasn't at all racist but when you take other movies of the time as a basis for comparison this isn't shit.
@@TimTE01 I think the fact Remus leaves instead of being sold kind of shows the time period but maybe that's just me.
@@TimTE01 the thing about allegories is you can make them fit almost anything you want if you try hard enough if you couldn't film theory and dissection channels wouldn't be so popular. I'm not saying it isn't racist I just think you are putting a lot of emotion into a movie you've most likely never actually watched.
One of your finest episodes! Excellent job
The guy who played Uncle Remus was never allowed to the premier of the film. How fun right? :D
For everyone talking about how they’re hot for Uncle Remus it’s funny how this comment isn’t top rated #shade
Aww yes, that time Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks wrote a Disney movie
Growing up (outside of the States), we used to listen to the cassette tape of this. We ended up naming our black cat "Tarbaby" because of it, too. It wasn't until later that I learned never to tell anyone the name of our cat. We were so young and naive back then...
I love it when the black guy survives in horror movies. Times Uncle Reemos evaded death in this horror movie: 5.
damn right Brad, don't pull no punches, you do what you think's funny and let the people who don't like it b**** and moan, this is been one of your best musical reviews I've ever watched.
I wish this movie was in the same universe of django unchained. At least something will happen
Fer Zum zip a dee do *pop* zip a dee *bang*
I count 6 songs.... I count 2 ballads.
I like the way you sing, boy
I guess the plantation would be called 'Shanty Land'
Django has become a fugitive that named himself Remus to protect the shit kid's mom, that is Schultz granddaughter, . Also, Toby is Jules great granfather.