Song of the South Quotes

Quotes about Song of the South While Walt Disney can be fairly criticized for his rather naive approach to the post-Civil War South, the Old Maestro can also be praised for his heart warming story of a kindly old gentleman helping a young boy through difficult times.

Uncle Remus Now, this here tale didn't happen just yesterday, nor the day before. Twas a long time ago. And in them days, everything was mighty satisfactual. The critters, they was closer to the folks, and the folks, they was closer to the critters, and if you'll excuse me for saying so, twas better all around.

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Uncle Remus Yes sir, that's the way with Br'er Rabbit, sure as I'm named Remus. About the time he get it stuck in his mind that there ain't nobody can outdo him, up somebody'd jump an do him scan'lous. "What you laughin bout?" says ], says he. An Br'er Rabbit, he couldn't say nothin'. "Well, then," says Br'er Fox, says he, "I'll settle your hash right now!" And with that, he grab Br'er Rabbit by the tail and made for to dash im agin the ground. But just then, Br'er Rabbit's tail snap off real short, an he tuck through the cotton patch like the dogs was after im. An from that day to this, the only tail that Br'er Rabbit's got to his name was a little ol ball o cotton.

Taglines The Story of Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear & Brer Fox.

Quotes about Song of the South * ], congressman from Harlem, {{cite book|last=Watts|first=Steven|title=The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life|year=2001|publisher=University of Missouri Press|isbn=0-8262-1379-0|pages=276–277|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NgARIndAbjAC&vq=song+of+the+south}}

Uncle Remus You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far.

Quotes about Song of the South An insult to American minorities everything that America as a whole stands for.

Uncle Remus ], bein little and without much strength, he's supposed to use his head stead of his foots.

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Uncle Remus Once upon a time - not your time, nor yet my time, but one time - I was goin fishin', and I was just thinking how the flowers and critters was curious things. They can look into your heart and tell when it sings, if it's whistling a tune, or singing a song, and they all say "Howdy" when you come along.

Uncle Remus It happened on one of them zip-a-dee-doo-dah days. Now that's the kind of day where you can't open your mouth without a song jumping right out of it! Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ayMy, oh, my, what a wonderful dayPlenty of sunshine headin my wayZip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!

Taglines We're headin for the Laughin Place!

Quotes about Song of the South What I take away from the movie, is the following: That Uncle Remus is a warm, good-hearted character who captures the imagination of a lonely little boy who happens to be white. The boy is absolutely colorblind, and the audience relates to him. There is an incredible moment when Uncle Remus takes the boy's hand in his, and there is an insert of the white and black hands clasped together. It's the emotional climax of the movie.

Johnny I wish I had a Laughing Place.

Ginny Me, too.

Uncle Remus What makes you think you ain't? Course you got a Laughing Place.

Johnny Really, Uncle Remus?

Ginny Really?

Remus Everybody's got one. The trouble is, most folks won't take time to go look for it.

Johnny and Ginny Where's mine?

Remus Well, now, that I can't exactly say. Cause where tis for one mightn't be where tis for another.

Johnny Come on, Ginny. Let's start looking.

Uncle Remus Well, sir, you ain't never seen nobody that had humble-come-tumbledness down as fine as what Brer Rabbit had it then. Poor little critter, he learned a powerful lesson. But he learned it too late. But it just goes to show what comes of mixin up with somethin you got no business with in the first place. And don't you never forget it.

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Quotes about Song of the South The ] recognizes in Song of the South remarkable artistic merit in the music and in the combination of living actors and the cartoon technique. It regrets, however, that in an effort neither to offend audiences in the north or south, the production helps to perpetuate a dangerously glorified picture of slavery. Making use of the beautiful Uncle Remus folklore, Song of the South unfortunately gives the impression of an idyllic master-slave relationship which is a distortion of the facts.

Br'er Rabbit Please don't throw me in that briar patch!

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