Help with dissertation - Parenting in Pixar films

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#1

I am currently writing my thesis on Pixar films, especially with regard to parenting and the depiction of home life in Pixar movies.

I am hoping for any insights that you may have. My second chapter (the first being a general overview of Pixar’s history with Disney, Steve Jobs etc) is going to be focused generally on Toy Story, A Bugs Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, Cars and Ratatouille… looking at things like Mike and Sully acting as surrogate parents to Boo, or Woody and Buzz looking after Andy for example…

The third chapter will focus on case studies of The Incredibles and Finding Nemo as I percieve these to be the films that focus most directly on family and are basically polar opposites of the same continuum. Finding Nemo revolves around a single fathers search to find his lost son, who he has not let mature and has protected him from learning life skills, also we find other characters like Crush, a laid back parent, and Gil who plays like a demi-father to Nemo and allows him to learn things on his own. The Incredibles depicts the nuclear family with the father being the protector (strong and muscly) and the mother taking care of the house and rearing the children (flexible).

I am going to post this thread on all the feature forums so please feel free to comment about any of the films on this one or go to the relevent thread and discuss it their.

Please please please only constructive feedback only, this is pretty important for me.

Thank you to anyone who replies!!!

#2

Well, good luck. (You’re going to need it. Mwahahahaha!)

I’ve always wondered about Andy’s father. Either he’s always sleeping or he’s commuting (which both happen in California), or maybe he’s not part of the family anymore. I think he died, and Woody was possibly given to Andy by his father? :confused: Oh, well. I’m still confused.

As for the toys looking after Andy, I think that’s what they feel their job is, to make him happy.

#3

I think the relationship between Waternoose and Sulley is also something to be taken into consideration. Waternoose treated Sulley like a son, yet betrayed him and ended up pretty much disassociating himself with him.

And, in A Bug’s Life, Flick is quite like a father to Dot, trying to teach her the ‘facts of life’ as such, but at the same time he himself remains very childlike.

Good luck with your thesis, 97249! :smiley:

#4

The waternoose and Sulley ideals are very interesting and I have included them in the thesis cheers

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#8

Ohhh, ok, I see. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Okay, sorry. Just trying to make a point. :wink:
Guys, I know it’s spam, but he’s trying to get us to write his paper for him, because obviously he needs help with it. Howeverm, since this is Pixar Planet, I have a feeling tthat this could become a very interesting discussion on all of these threads. What do you think? :wink:

#10

My suggestion for him would be to put this all on one toppic and get his answers there instead of one per movie.

But back on topic: If any of you guys can help, please do.

#11

I’m not trying to get you guys to write my paper for me, thanks for that assumption. I have written alot of it, and thought I’d use Pixar Planet (a website for fans of Pixar) to aid me by gaining opinions from the true fans of the films! If you belive what I am doing to be pure lazyness then you are wrong! I am trying to ensure I get the best mark possible… its my degree… kinda comes with the territory!!!

I don’t know how to combine all the threads into one forum and thought that by putting one in each film I’d reach more of you guys… plus I dont mind searching through all the spam to find the useful information…

So thank you to everyone who is actually intent on helping me and we’ve all had a giggle at the Monty Python Spam song so congrats for that gag!!

#12

97249: :mrgreen:

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#16

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#17

interesting…I’ve nevr even thought about Andy’s dad.

#18

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