Sunday, October 2, 2016

Disney Fan Theories

I always hear about ridiculous sounding fan theories for Disney movies and they fascinate me.  I think they mainly fascinate me because I would never be able to think of them or find these continuities (or discontinuities) that some people can string together.  The community of people finding and working through these fan theories - Disney and otherwise - is huge, and probably on average one of the smartest groups out there.  Whether or not they are real, each one is extremely interesting and offers a whole new layer to the film(s) involved.  
One that quickly caught my eye was from the Toy Story franchise.  People have theorized that the old owner of the Jessie the cowgirl doll, Emily, wound up being Andy's mother.  This theory is backed up by many pieces of evidence.  One is that Andy's hat is identical to that of Jessie, when we'd expect maybe it would resemble Andy's.  One is that both Jessie's owner and Andy's mother look strikingly similar.  This theory is definitely not foolproof.  It could be coincidences, there could be other motivations for the evidence pieces listed, but I like to believe in these theories.  The Disney magic really is enhanced by the open interpretation from the viewers.

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