When coming across this passage I was astonished when Zipes associated Disney animations to scopophilia. I would like to ask Zipes in what way did he deprive his audiences with the pleasures of scopophilia. Is this reference to the all aesthetic characters Disney portrays in his movies? I can agree that Disney does inu
ndate audiences with delightful images and humorous figures such as this picture of from the movie Aladdin.But where does he get erotic from? And scopophilia?
Who are these audiences that would actually feel sexual pleasure from watching these fairy tales? I must admit Princess Jasmine is a very voluptuous female character but if these kinds of fairy tales are geared towards children then they should have little to no knowledge of what is to be sexual or distinguish what is erotic. Hence the picture below:
Perhaps I am misinterpreting Zipes argument. Perhaps he believes the form in which Disney reinvented the fairytale is in a way, scopophilia. He created these fairy tales in a way that enticed a new audience therefore making them want to feel pleased by Disney's magical way of telling a story. Maybe that's why they can no longer resemble themselves or feel a part of Disney's tales because they no longer relate to their identity.
Regardless of what Zipes meant by that passage, I just don't understand what he was trying to convey when using scopophilia to describe Disney's diversion in animation.
