![]() They have squeaky high-pitched, cheerful voices while Practical sounds cranky and phlegmatic. Actually, Three Little Pigs proves a very Republican reading of economic hard times, appropriate since Walt Disney was an anti-New Dealer, but its "lazy and fun-loving people get what they deserve" message is undercut by various elements of subversion.įirst of all, the two dopey pigs who build their houses of straw and stick are just more fun than "Practical Pig," who's a sourpuss. Those homes of straw and stick, like the homes paid for through bad mortgages, prove flimsy in the face of Big Bad Mortgage Collectors who come looking for the bill. For one thing, it's a movie about a housing crisis. In fact, Three Little Pigs has elements even more relevant to our financial conditions than those of 1933, when it first came out. Perhaps it will resonate again with our own. ![]() Blessed with one of the catchiest songs ever sung, Disney's Three Little Pigs asks, "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" a message that resonated with Depression-era audiences. ![]()
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