Re: Assorted questions 2

que.sara.saraDELETE@xxxxxxxxx (Sara Lorimer) writes:

> FB <fam.balducciNOSPAM@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I wasn't sure "fairy" was intended quite in that way. I thought it
>> might also mean "a light, twee, cutesy version of 'Huckleberry
>> Finn' ", whereas it turns out the "gay version" shade of meaning is
>> more evident.
>
> My mind is boggled after having tried to imagine a light, twee, cutesy
> version of Huckleberry Finn... or has Disney got its hands on it?

It has

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106223/

although if this comment there is any indication

True, Elijah Wood may not match the look and feel of the character
Twain had in mind, but in this movie he works well as a young boy
learning that friendship, love, and human rights mean more than
tradition. Jim, a wise but uneducated runaway slave longs to find
freedom so he can earn enough money to buy his family. Huck, a
street-smart kid running away from his abusive father, is torn
between breaking the law or betraying a freind. Which is the
greater crime? Wood's age is put to good use in allowing more
immaturity in the character. He can't understand why he can't
bring himself to turn Jim in, even though he knows it's the right
thing to do. In a heart-wrenching scene in which Huck's
selfishness causes Jim to be whipped by a cruel overseer, Huck
tries to convince himself that it wasn't his fault, only to
realize how much he and Jim actually love and need each other. All
of this takes us full-speed into an emotional climax that is quite
honestly the best ending of any movie I have ever seen. Huck Finn
is perfect.

it doesn't look as though they've cutesified it all that much.

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