A beautiful phase it was,
So
beautiful
That
it felt like magic all around.
Yesss,
Childhood is the most beautiful and exciting phase of anyone's life.
But
what made it this perfect? The answer is obvious - 'CARTOONS'
Remember
when we were cute little toddlers, what did we do all day long? We just
watched cartoons and had the time of our life.
Oswald,
Noddy, Bob the Builder, the mere reference of these brings back so many
memories.
Not
only these cartoons were funny, they helped us to get to know the society at an
early age. Watching them always proved to be fruitful!
Remember
the theme song of 'Bob the Builder' -
"Bob
The Builder, Karkedikhaengae"
These
cartoons inspired children, motivated them to dream big and then achieve those
dreams.
The
value of honesty, hardwork and good habits-this is what all was shown in the
cartoons of our times! They had a charm of their own.
But
present day cartoons have lost this charm completely. All of them are
monotonous!
The
element of creativity at its best is missing in cartoons nowadays.
Not
only the animated programs but even some teenage shows such as Hannah Montana,
That's so Raven, Wizards of Waverley Place were eye catching with an innovative
concept.
But today none of Disney's productions match up to them. In our time
Disney could be taken as a synonym for magic. But now it seems its sparkle is
fading away.
Earlier
action was to add humour and brought liveliness to the shows. But now it has
become more of an element of revenge and hatred.
Remember
Popeye the sailor man? He ate spinach for energy and it's so funny that
ChotaBheem re-energises by eating a ‘laddu' only.
Doraemon
does have an innovative and new concept, and while it does teach the kids how
to get through daily life, it arouses in kids a desire of having a robotic
friend and dependency of life on gadgets.
Noddy
,on the other hand, portrayed to not only solve one’s own problems but help
others too.
While
for kids the new cartoons are entertaining as well, the feeling we had while
experiencing childhood through the camera lens of our cartoons, and by
vicariously living life through their characters, is probably not the same for
the kids of this generation. One of the reasons for the same might be that
Disney productions no more targets a teenage audience. Disney gave birth to
some of the most phenomenal teenage actors, however today their focus seems to
have shifted from the day to day small screen to the big screen. Disney has given
us Frozen, one the best anime movies of our times, and now also invests in the
movies, like Khoobsurat. This shift of the company though it does keep us
entertained, in a way has made the tv today, boring and time pass rather than
fun and enthralling.
Whatever
said and done, let’s be honest, we’ve also grown up. Maybe in our busy day to
day lives, where we’re constantly thinking about the next step, the magic
cartoons seemed to portray is no more relatable because we’ve become more
realistic.
Childhood however is the most fun, care free
and magical part of our lives, where we’re so full of innocence that the
cartoons give us hopes and dreams each day. Our childhood was definitely filled
with this all, and we hope for the ones who’re coming after us, the feeling is
the same, because in these years we lived the best time of our lives.
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