Ok, so I wasn't in class on Wednesday so I didn't see the video. But from what Darling was telling me I think I can pretty much make a blog post anyway.
Alright, so we live in the magic digital age, where content is always being created and viewed. To some however, they believe that the constant connection to new and original material is harming the younger generation. They don't have to wait for new animated movies to come out every few years, because children's movies and tv shows are constantly being created. Theoretically, children will not appreciate the quality of good media when they are given it because they are constantly viewing cheap media. However, I can't help but disagree.
Being able to view media is important-it allows children to create and imagine new situations based on what they see everyday. Viewing media is the first step to creating media. Reading new books. listening to new music, watching new movies inspires people to create their own books, music, and movies. There is a saying that the first step to being a good writer is to constantly read. It easily makes sense-to be able to write well, a person must be exposed to all kinds of plots, characters, and situations. Being exposed to media won't make kids too lazy to create their own-in fact, it does the opposite. It's human nature to want to create things to live beyond our legacy. It's why so many real and fictional people want to write books, like Nick Carraway, Anne Frank, and Liesel Merminger.
Perhaps the first media that is created by new content creators is not the best. The older generation thinks that the new generation will fail to make classic films like Cassanova or Snow White, or books like the Great Gatsby or Of Mice and Men. They just need the chance to make media. Fitzgerald wasn't perfect at first, neither was Disney.
