I love this movie so much

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

One of my favorite childhood memories and one of Disney's masterpieces, far better than anything they are making today. Unfortunately, it is hard to find because Disney was forced to withdraw it... Why ?! Because movie is accused for racism and bad stereotypes. Movie was not directly forbidden, but whatever agency was in charge for this kind of stuff those days, they let Disney know that showing warm family atmosphere between slaves and their owners is unacceptable and can not be tolerated. I understand fights against discrimination and for equality and tolerance, but they really push it too far and destroy many beautiful things of great value by sticking to their principals. I mean... Disney did not come up with this story in 20th century with intention to offend black race. This movie is based on book that is written in year 1800. Should they raise author from the dead to change his novel, just because society circumstances are changed 150 years after ?! If this movie is offensive to black population because of slavery, then lets banish slaves from movies about ancient Greece or Rome, lets change the history. Ridiculous. This movie is not offensive discrimination, this movie is one of most emotional and beautiful masterpieces made for kids in history of animation.

A gentle, family-friendly story about a boy's adventures in rural Georgia, "Song Of The South" blends animation segments with live action. Though the protagonist is a seven year old boy named Johnny (Bobby Driscoll), the heart and soul of the film belongs to an elderly Black man, named Uncle Remus (James Baskett). Animated characters include Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and the Tar Baby, and are used by Uncle Remus to teach Johnny truths about life. The most frequently mentioned truth, and the underlying theme of the film, is that "You can't run away from trouble".It's an unfortunate truth that the film itself can't seem to run away from trouble, as it has been branded racist almost from the beginning. Owing to pressure from the politically correct crowd, the Walt Disney Corporation still refuses a broad release of the film in its entirety here in the U.S., concerned as it is with its public image and its financial "bottom line".Such selfish censorship is deplorable. The story's setting is post-Civil War America, not the antebellum era. Further, the use of Black dialect is wonderfully genuine, and teaches us a truthful history. And the character of Uncle Remus is as admirable and magnanimous, or more so, as any contemporary story protagonist of any race.If I had to render a criticism of the film, it would be the sound and its visuals. On the copy I watched the sound was a tad muffled, probably due to antiquated sound equipment. And the color cinematography at times seemed blurry and had poor lighting contrast.Ideally, this film would be removed from Disney Corporation's control, and placed in the public domain. That's unrealistic. But, nevertheless, viewers can still find ways around the pious censorship.With its upbeat signature song. "Zip-a Dee-Doo-Dah" and its Oscar worthy performance by James Baskett, "Song Of The South" makes for great viewing by people from age 3 to 103 of all races.

I just watched it for the first time two days ago. This has been on my to-see list for a long time, but it's almost impossible to locate. How did I obtain a copy? I moved into a new neighborhood not long ago, and while looking up titles housed at the local library, I discovered that SONG OF THE SOUTH was in the county system and I could request it from a nearby branch. It took two months to get it, because I was fifth on the list requesting it. I was beginning to wonder if I'd ever see it. But then I received an email last weekend that it had arrived and I went on Monday to pick it up. The minute I got home I put it in the DVD player and sat down and watched it.And just so people know, this was no bootleg copy. It was a disc manufactured by Disney (just not available for sale in the U.S.). On the back of the case, I could see that it had been printed and distributed in Australia under a division of Disney based in London.The disc had bonus features which helped me understand some of the film's screening history. It was originally released in 1946 and advertised heavily on radio and in newspapers. It eventually aired on television in the early 1970s as part of The Wonderful World of Disney. Then, as evidenced by a trailer included on the disc, it was re-released to theatres in 1986 throughout the United States. I guess the mid-to-late 1980s (the Reagan era) were the last days before political correctness took hold of the country.Anyway, as I pressed play and started watching the film, I was expecting it to be totally offensive and cringe-worthy. It is not. In fact, it is very integrated the way the black and white children get along (it seems very progressive for a motion picture produced in 1946). I thought it admirable the way the white boy played by Bobby Driscoll looks up to Uncle Remus (James Baskett) and Aunt Tempy (Hattie McDaniel). It's a beautiful film, told in the usual heart-warming classic Disney way.The Uncle Remus character does not seem like a negative stereotype at all. He has extraordinary value the way he entertains (enthralls) the children with his delightful stories of Br'er Rabbit, and in the way he helps Driscoll's character deal with having an absent father. In fact, when the boy is injured near the end of the film, it is the plantation-owning grandmother (brilliantly played by character actress Lucile Watson) who brings Uncle Remus inside the house to see her grandson. She seems to think very highly of this man at the end of the film. She sees him as much more than a slave. If she can look past the limitations of her close-minded society, then why can't we? Why can't we enjoy this lovely and heartwarming film the way Walt Disney intended it to be enjoyed?

I had the chance to view Song of the South from a Chinese laser disk, and the film is excellent It's just too bad the film isn't getting released on DVD in the USA. The film is perfect Disney. The live action scenes are excellent, the acting is excellent the cast is excellent. Probably my favorite part of the film is the animated parts. The voice acting is great, and the animation is spot on. The whole animated sequences are excellently told. I just loved this film. I don't care how racial it can be taken as. Get over it, we were who we were back then. This film should not have to suffer in the vaults. If there is any film that should be kept in a vault in would be the ones with sex, violence all of this. But yet they are all out in the markets, being in the theaters and Song Of The South a sweet family film is being kept away. Give me a break Disney release the film already!