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Disney’s Dark Side and Maleficent

April 23, 2014 By Fred Mitchell Leave a Comment

We’ve previously shared with you a list of not widely known Disney short films and animations that are unlike what you would expect or at least… well, weird. But the weirdness stems from originating somewhere into the past while the things they addressed have considerably changed in the meantime.

What we want to talk about today is a different trend in Disney movies that seems to be ongoing and growing: Disney is getting darker, it seems. Some see this as something to be concerned about, since the movies are meant for children, while others are enthusiastically embracing the change, arguing that the Disney movies haven’t been solely for children for a long time now.

Disney’s Dark Side

First of all, let us all take a moment to remember Bambi (1941). After witnessing his mother killed by the hunter, Bambi cries and just wanders through the forest, in the snow, calling for his mother, until he runs into his dad. The dad then says: “Your mother can’t be with you anymore”. The end. Bambi is literally the go-to nickname nowadays when one wishes to call someone a sad, sad, sad face. The countless pop culture references to the heart-breaking deer all speak of how kind of horrible the movie was. And that was only the beginning. Disney didn’t stop there, oh no it didn’t.

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How about The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)? Sure, it’s based on one hell of a book that included many cruel and sad scenes in the first place, but Disney managed to not tone it down as much as one would expect from a company producing children’s movies. The beginning of the movie features Frollo killing Quasimodo’s mother in a pool of blood and attempting to drown him in a well like “the demon” that he is. How lovely, right?

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But nothing is quite as depressing as Up (2009): in the 4 minutes opening the film, a couple falls in love, marries, dreams of children and adventures and travelling together, only to have their hopes crushed by miscarriage and heartbreak, followed by the wife’s illness and dying. If that’s not enough to plant the seeds of commitment issues in the new generation, I don’t know what is.

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Maleficent: A Masterpiece of Darker Disney

Maleficent seems to be a masterpiece to crown Disney’s dark side developed so far. Watch the trailer and it’s almost guaranteed to make you look forward to it if you haven’t seen it already. Even if you’re not usually into Disney movies so much, there are still two compelling reasons to watch it: Angelina Jolie and Lana del Rey. One cannot think of a voice more suitable to accompany Jolie’s face and the eerie beauty of Maleficent’s background story.

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The original song of Disney’s original Maleficent version is actually a cover of Tchaikovsky’s main theme of the Sleeping Beauty ballet. Probably all former kids that were Disney fans knew it, but the words and the tune seemed a bit silly ever since we grew up. Well, thanks to the gorgeously darkened Lana del Rey intense cover, not any more. I’ve known this song to melt even people who weren’t Lana del Rey fans, previously. Now that’s a really cool way to show off Disney’s dark side; listen to it a couple of times and you’ll probably find it strangely intense and haunting and addictive.

Exploring slightly darker themes like a villain’s background story or making said villain more complex by showing what drove them to become who they are isn’t the onset of an ambiguous moral compass for Disney, as critics claim, but merely a more realistic approach to the complexity of human character. Since simple black-and-white stories were kind of boring, we should hope to see more of Disney’s dark side, especially if it comes with lovely goth aesthetics and more Lana del Rey.

Filed Under: movies Tagged With: dark side, disney, maleficent

Welcome to the Dark Side: 3 Squid Ink Recipes to Make You Drool

January 27, 2014 By Fred Mitchell Leave a Comment

If your level of awareness regarding food health is high, it means you already know that besides choosing their dishes based on the number of calories intake, vitamin or fiber content and long – term effects and properties over our bodies, some people choose their food also by color. And if you already know that everything natural and green is healthy for you, while the entire rainbow of colored fruits and vegetables will do you a world of good if you consume them regularly, today we will take you a step further and invite you to the Dark Side, where the cookies do indeed taste better, because here, we cook in black.

Yes, we are gong to talk about black food, and not the kind of black you may be familiar with, as in caviar or blackberries, but food that gains a natural black color when combined with squid ink. And food treated with squid ink does not only look like something that would feed Darth Vader’s black soul, but gains fullness, richness, a sea flavor, while it seems the other spices and flavors also become more poignant and delicious. Not to mention that some dishes look like works of art. So we will take a quick look together over 5 squid ink recipes to make you drool and if you manage to master them, maybe we’ll let you cook for our Sith Lords over here.

1. Squid Ink Pizza

This guy who made it deserves an award for bringing to the table two of the most appreciated things in the dark world: pizza and the color black. According to his own saying, the ingredients he used are as follows:

Garlic and Herb flavored pizza dough, seafood mix (scallops, shrimps and calamari rings), three different types of cheeses (Parmigiano-Regiano, Pecorino-Romano and parmesan cheeses) and sun dried tomatoes soaked in olive oil

And squid ink, of course, which made everything look like in the picture. We bet our used Lightsabers against a pair of new ones that this pizza was not only delicious, but would make any Sith Lord happy with his dinner. Read the full recipe and cooking process here.

2. Squid ink risotto with char grilled marinated squid

It sounds complicated, but in truth, it isn’t. Here on the Dark Side we like both rice and squid, so it is only logical to try soaking the risotto with the ink. This means your regular white rice becomes a black mass (ha! good one!) of full powerful flavors. This one is from BBC Food and it looks delicious.

All you need is risotto and squid, among many other items, such as garlic, onions, some chicken stock and many other spices and flavored herbs, but it is best to let you write down all the ingredients and preparation steps you can find here.

3. Squid-Ink Meringue Cheese Mousse

We saved best for last, because as a follower of the Dark Side, you are aware that yes, there are cookies, yes, they are better than any cookies in the world, and, surprise! they are black too. Well, they became squid ink black not so long ago, but since we discovered the culinary masterpiece of the Covelli Italian Bistro & Wine Bar. Among the most mind – blowing squid ink recipes to make you drool, this one does not only take the cake, but IS the cake. Assuming that you already know hot to make meringue (elimination exam for joining the Dark Side, we hope you practiced a lot before facing the admission committee), for bonus points, you can check out the principles of creating a spectacular squid – ink meringue cheese mousse here.

As you see, the competition for joining the Dark Side is fierce and only the best can win the cooking competition. There are more squid – ink recipes to make you drool and convince the Sith Lords you are worthy of dining and wining at their table, so start doing your homework!

Filed Under: creative Tagged With: dark side, food

Reality Meets Lego Star Wars

September 28, 2011 By Anne Burwell Leave a Comment

His work has been published in national newspapers all over the UK, shown on BBC television, and featured in many magazines all over the world. I’m talking about celebrated artist Mike Stimpson. So, what does he actually do that’s gained him so much popularity in the media? Well, he specializes in taking photos of LEGOs. His latest collection of photos depicts Star Wars Lego characters doing rather unusual things.

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Filed Under: creative, fun Tagged With: american beauty, bike, dark side, darth vader, fun, funny lego, funny star wars, lego, mike stimpson, photography, plastic, shark, star wars, stormtroopers, toy photos, toys. photos

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