by Amanda Dcosta

Created on: May 13, 2009   Last Updated: February 18, 2011

Do Disney Movies Contain Subliminal Messages?

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There is much speculation about subliminal messages in Walt Disney movies. Anyone who is a lover of Disney movies and who hears it for the first time would be shocked to note that many movies have so-called messages which target mainly children and the youth. However, much of these insights and rumors have to be taken with a pinch of salt. Most of them have not been confirmed, although many sites across the internet claim them to be true. Bear in mind that morphing, editing and addition of sound effects can alter and affect your stream of thought and judgment when viewing clips over the internet.

A subliminal message is a scene or word which unconsciously takes hold of the viewer and is in the form of negative or pornographic material.

* Aladdin:

There is this scene in Aladdin, where Aladdin comes to Jasmine's balcony and the tiger attacks him ... and as Aladdin addresses the tiger there is a faint whisper in the background with the roar " Children of the World, take off your clothes". This is just speculation, but nonetheless it has made the movie famous for its subliminal message to children, which has increased its sales because of it.

* The Little Mermaid:

In the movie, the Little Mermaid, there seems to be two subliminal messages. Now again, whether it is true or not, is debatable. The first reference is the cover of the movie. Here it is noticed that the palatial structure in the background has a very clear image of the male genitals. Is this intentional? Such mistakes can never and should never happen especially when dealing with Children viewers. Walt Disney has accepted this flaw and has done whatever is necessary to get it off store shelves. The second reference is when Prince Eric and Ursula get married; the minister is portrayed as getting aroused. Some say that it is the minister's knees, while others claim that it is a very clear, indisputable suggestion of erection. However, you be the judge and look for yourself. Common sense will tell you that it is a harmless scene that has been warped and twisted by the perverted minds.

* The Lion King:

Now there is the all time favourite - The Lion King. Little do we know that corruption and wickedness seeps in here too. In one of the scenes where Simba lies down at the edge of his rock at Pride Rock and sighs, his breath goes up to the skies and it is suggestive of the word "SEX". This has, in fact not been noticed by the viewing public,

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