GRIZZLY PEAR

written snapshots

Walt Disney’s Melody Time, 1948

If you’re a fan of mid-century aesthetics, this is a must-watch.
If you enjoy the occasional surreal animation, it’s got that too.
(Check out Blame it on the Samba).

I didn’t watch this as a kid.
Most likely better to skip this on a grainy VHS tape.
It was a treat to watch this on a big screen TV in high def.

Too bad my kids won’t enjoy this for the first time as adults.
I wonder what they will enjoy in thirty-five years.

Will their aesthetic pleasures follow mine?
Most likely the opposite.

The quantity of cheap entertainment at our fingertips continues to boggle my mind. Even without Disney+ I’d still have the world of YouTube. But high def, guaranteed curation, and no ads are worth a small tax to the Mouse.