When you wish upon a star

Lately, i've been obsessed with Disney films. It's not because i want to be a princess or secretly think that i am one. It's because they are escapist films done brilliantly. The reason i am so drawn to Disney films is that they are like a trip in themselves to watch. I don't know how affected you get by them but i get super whipped into the narrative and the emotions of it all. The music has a lot to do with it. In fact, i think the music is a huge part of the Disney allure. They are just SO damn good. Watching a Disney film literally feels like getting high for me. The same processes happen in my mind, maybe i'm just super sensitive or silly but i'm hooked onto the fantasy of Disney. It sounds really weird, i know. If you haven't watched a Disney film for a while, please do and let me know if you get that giddy feeling as well. Especially if you're in your 20s like me and have a load of baggage on your back that you carry everywhere. Watching one of these films really gives you this new perspective a on life, even if it's just for five minutes until that song is over.

Everything is so innocent and sweet that it borders on oddity. And it's this sort of oddity that you'd probably see in a rave or an experimental art video. The sweetness, escapism and wholesomeness of Disney is so strange that it easily borders on the edges of horror. Like Snow White, which i find to be the most scary Disney film. For children, the moments of horror are just that. But for a 20 year old like me, they are more sinister than potions and poisoned apples. It's about the power of evil in the real world and how you never know what's turning around the corner until it's in front of your face. Last night, i was watching clips from the films pictured plus ' Thumbelina ' which isn't a Disney film but may as well be and i sort of got a bit teary. The moment totally caught me by surprise. " What are you crying for?", i seriously questioned myself. I felt very stupid and emotional for welling up like that, especially over a Disney song but i can't deny how far they reach into me .

When you've lost all hope in the world, listen to this song

Let me be your wings - Gary Imhoff & Jodi Benson