The audience in the wilderness: the Disney nature films. From: Journal of Popular Film and Television | Date: June 22, 1996| Author: King, Margaret J. | COPYRIGHT 1996 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Walt Disney Co. has influenced filmmaking and public attitudes towards animals and the environment through its animated and live action nature films. Disney nature films characterize the ideal human-nature relationship through themes such as anthromorphism and the subjective presentation of animals and have popularized documentary and wilderness film genres. Disney films are also attributed for society's empathy towards animals and nature in general.

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