How Do Disney Movies Have A Negative Influence On Children

The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films presented the thoughts of stereotypes being present among children who have access to media devices as well as through their own familiarities. In movies, animated Disney movies in particular, older individuals are seen based off of their role through gender, face, position, or appearance. A raised question in the journal was whether these characters changed the feelings of younger children’s opinion on older adults. The researchers involved focused on the depiction of older characters within animated films to see just how influential they are on a younger audience. The findings shown post experiment told that even though many characters in the movies were shown as positively influential, some were shown with a negative influential ability on younger audiences specifically. Those involved lean towards the side stating that these movies do have a powerful influence on children and their research explain why such an occurrence happens.
First and foremost, a breakdown of the product took place among thirty-four Disney movies. Each movie involved, stringently animated Disney movies, were found in a theater at
Whether or not elderly characters pose as a negative influence on children giving them harsh feelings towards adults in reality was examined through research. The research concluded that some elderly characters pose as a positive influence to children while some pose as a negative threat. Even though more were viewed as positive, stereotypes were depicted throughout the experiment. Such results allow outsiders to see that animated Disney movies have a variety of characters with multiple influential abilities on an audience. “Disney films may not be the primary source of children's negative perceptions of older people; however, there is evidence that the media do influence children's perceptions” (Robinson, Callister, Magoffin, and Moore,