Comments on: Rudolph the Depressed and Traumatized Reindeer http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html La Belette Rouge means "The red weasel" in French Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Frank http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-39319 Frank Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:41:13 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-39319 Belette,

Okay, I guess you have a point, but I always like this show BECAUSE he got the raw deal. I was always moving from town to town as a kid and got treated like an outsider a lot. Rudolf and I were of a kind, the same. He and Herbie take off, leaving behind all the dull conformity to hang out with the coolest guy on the tundra: Yukon Corneilus, who not only is their instant friend, but has a gun, a dogsled team and has no trouble with hardly anything. They find the island of misfit toys and talk to king Moonracer, only Indiana Jones had more fun than these guys. I’d have LOVED to have a watergun that shot jelly. Then, they all go back to santa town, where everyone realizes how much they suck. The ‘Misfits’ are now suddenly needed to save christmas, which they do. Not for the people that gave them a hard time, but for all the kids out there who were waiting for presents. That’s what I call self sacrifice. Sometimes we are made by how we react to rejection, how we handle scorn, how we realize that most people are dull and boring. Looking back, I suppose it’s not a ‘healthy’ christmas special, but life usually isn’t healthy. Now, why do you hate a Christmas Story?

]]> By: Kate http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-38308 Kate Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:44:17 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-38308 Dear Belette ~
I watched Rudolph once or twice as a child (under 10) and decided that it was just wrong! My Mom would continue to watch it every year (along with the rest of the trite animated Christmas stories) while my Dad and I would play dominoes, rummy, or scrabble…I thank him every year for not making me endure the pain and torture of the drivel. Then again, I also have successfully avoided both the Wizard of Oz (although I love “Wicked” and the other ‘retellings’) and The Sound of Music for all these years. The trade off? I had to sit through all the 49er playoff games of the 1980′s with my Mom while Dad went to see the pandas or feed the hungry with Rev. Cecil in the City!

]]> By: Karin http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-37651 Karin Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:27:46 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-37651 This made me laugh from deep inside. I grew up watching the Rudolf movie and never liked it. As a child I didn’t know exactly why, nor did I have the ability to express how it disturbed me. As I had my own children I simply dismissed the movie and helped them choose other holiday programs. Now I understand my rejection of Rudolf! All these years I thought maybe it was the voices (grating and annoying)that I didn’t like. I always went for the annimated “The Snowman” movie because it has beautiful music and no voices. (Although I suppose it has it’s own degree of grimness in preparing kids for the death of those they love). You have given me words to say when people ask “how can you not like Rudolf?!”

]]> By: Pearl http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-37610 Pearl Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:56:49 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-37610 Oh my, this is so funny… I am not American, and when I point out certain incongruities of American culture I get frowned down. I’ve learned to live with it, but I am glad someone else can objectively point out some flaws in Rudolph’s story.

]]> By: BLissed-Out Grandma http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-37608 BLissed-Out Grandma Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:23:01 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-37608 I don’t remember actually watching “Rudolph” but when I read your analysis I’m glad of that. The song tells a simpler story, and I hope that’s all my grandkids ever know about Rudolph!

]]> By: cloudia http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-37607 cloudia Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:33:26 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-37607 legends and folk stories do carry much deep wisdom…

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]]> By: Christine http://www.labeletterouge.com/2011/12/rudolph-the-depressed-and-traumatized-reindeer-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-37605 Christine Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:42:57 +0000 http://www.labeletterouge.com/?p=6179#comment-37605 There seems to be a trend somewhat, to analyze our fairy tales and children’s stories and I’m not sure why.

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