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I remember watching this movie for history class, and had no idea that it was a Disney property, having initially aired as part of the "Wonderful World of Disney" line-up. It made me more interested in history, as well as in the terrifying segregation and racism depicted.
I was going to mention that too (though it may be the same production company.) Either way the ABC movies always seemed better than the Disney Channel movies.
Along with "The Color of Friendship", this was a beautiful insight to racism, prejudice and segregation, all aimed at a younger demographic. I can't believe this film isn't more well known, and the acting and writing is top notch, without sugarcoating the seriousness of Ruby's situation. Many kudos, Disney Channel! ❤️👏🏾
Policeman: "The governor of the great state of Louisiana says you can't enter." Deputy U.S. Marshal Al Buffer: "Thank you, sir, but the president of the Untied States says I can."
David Sumner or it really resonates when a maga crowd can't accept reality that their candidate lost and they loot and burn up their surroundings with no repercussions.
@@samanthanickson6478 I'll take that bet. I will carry a sign that says that Joe Biden is President near a pro-Trump rally if you will agree to wear a MAGA hat in a Left wing area.
Seriously, these type of racial movies were better handled back then then I believe they do now. It doesn't look like they are trying for brownie points, but the fact back then they actually were trying to tell stories of race with good care. And I love it. To this day, this movie adaptation of the events is my favorite because it really didn't hold back what this child went through. Ruby's mother died this year, but I will say Ruby did so much in the grand scheme of things and that her sacrifices were not in vain. She paid heavily for what she did, but in the end we have more opportunity than before.
But when this movie was released, didn’t people also say about it the same thing you’re saying about its modern-day equivalents? Like, Hidden Figures and Ruby Bridges certainly aren’t so radically different from each other that we can start putting them in different categories, yeah? I dunno, what do you think?
@@Gilamath. maybe the difference is how they're promoted. Some of today's movies feel like they're taking advantage of the contents to sell it to people. It's better to tell the story first and then work on bringing people to see it. Message over profits (or awards)
@@shanerulez79 Hmm. That seems a little contrived to me, personally. I don’t think most movies in any time period tended not to advertise what they’re about or why people might want to watch them. If we want to use Ruby Bridges as an example again, most people know who Ms. Bridges was. The movie was pretty clearly a civil rights film/biopic. And of course, the movie did go on to win several awards because of the very things it marketed itself as being Maybe I’m missing something? I definitely believe that movies exist that are clearly trying to tell an awards-y story but that don’t really have a good underlying process for respecting the people, events, or ideas the story is supposed to be about. I just believe that we don’t have MORE of those now. Instead, the ones that came out in the past were (rightfully) forgotten by most people, and the good ones endured. The bad ones coming out now will probably be forgotten, too I tend to be suspicious of any narrative that says things were one way “back then” and are definitely not that way anymore. I’m even more suspicious when there’s no real concrete reason given for why things changed beyond a vague wave to modern values or capitalism. Our values have always been mixed at best, and people have been greedy forever. That doesn’t mean that modern values or capitalism or whatever else can’t be a reason for change, but you do have to be more specific about precisely how
One scene that sticks to me is Ruby hearing a woman (I think she's the mother of the kid who says the word) threatening to poison Ruby so she refuses to eat her mom's cooking and only drink coke. When her mom brings this up to the doctor who points out why, the parents reaction is really heavy. And also there's a scene where the dad wants to accompany her to school, but they don't allow it because he's a man. Or the scene where a dad tries to take his daughter to school forcing the bodyguards to rush Ruby in. She gets scared and everyone's yelling at the man calling him a traitor.
@ Life in the Light Also, the same little boy who told Ruby he couldn’t play with her b/c she’s a ***** is the son of that same lady who threatened to poison and hang Ruby. I have this theory that the boy was looking out for Ruby in a strange way. B/c god forbid his racist mother catches them playing together and attempts to do everything to Ruby that she threatened (like poisoning and hanging😳). He was trying to be a good friend without being her friend.
And Barbara Walters, MLK Jr., and Anne Frank were all born the same year. Walters is still living. Schools teach that this was such a long time ago, but it wasn’t. Closet racists, especially, push that “that was a long time ago. Things aren’t like that anymore.” and willfully ignore the blatant racism they see today. It’s sad and infuriating af.
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Me too, they actually showed this to us in high school history classes, and I remember feeling extremely empowered by Ruby and her family, and their struggles. 👏🏾😍
I watched this for school as well. I’m not sure how accurate it was to Ruby’s story because according to Ruby she initially thought the protests were like a Mardi Gras parade, but it’s still a great movie. It was also the first time I heard the n word ever in a movie.
I'm from Louisiana, raised in a town just north of New Orleans, and this is what I watched in Social Studies over a decade and a half ago. Out of all the true stories I watched during that time, THIS really got to me more than the others. I'm happy to hear you loved it Doug.
When a movie focuses only on the climax and 'the most important parts' of an inspirational historical figure, it's clear like nothing else that the movie isn't as interested in that person as it claims. A much smarter movie takes the time to establish other details of that person's life. A great movie about a person from history, is a movie about that person, not just about what they achieved. An epic movie about Hiroo Onoda wouldn't just focus on him surviving the jungle and end when he returns to Japan, I'd establish how dedicated he was, and show him struggling as he tries to adjust to the new world. A great movie about Witold Pilecki wouldn't just show him going to Aushwitz and skip to his murder, I'd explore his motivations connected to his faith, his family, and his patriotic loyalty. A great movie about Harriet Tubman wouldn't just focus on the discrimination of her kind, I'd establish her as having a likeable and believable personality. An excellent movie about Lyudmila Pavlichenko wouldn't focus on the sexist discrimination she faced like that was all there was to her, I'd establish her suffering from PTSD because it knows a freaking war makes sexist comments seem a break by comparison
THIS is how you do a film about racism and prejudice. It doesn't feel forced or even black and white (pun unintended). Yes the the racism we see here is awful, but the whites aren't made to be just racist. They're still people. Just people who do unfortunately hold very bad feelings and to me that makes it more powerful.
Exactly! The more cartoonish you make racists, the less likely real racism and real racists are to be ignored, because it doesn’t match expectations. Showing them as people makes racism real, and makes it a problem that can be dealt with by real people.
It's scary and depressing to realize that this all happened not long ago. Ruby Bridges is only 66 and still fighting today as a philanthropist and activist.
She's actually close to my parents' age, breaks my heart thinking they didn't have to worry about those things going to school while this poor girl had death threats walking to and from school
You mean that hateful woman who kept threatening to kill Ruby? The one with the mini coffin and black doll? Yeah, I don't think it really hit me how horrible the Jim Crow South really was, until I saw the movie for the first time in fifth grade. This movie and Selma, downright *terrified* me, in terms of how horrible racism really is.
The part that probably got to me the most is when Ruby's mother (who up to this point was outwardly behaving so strong for her daughter and entire family's sake) explains to the Kevin Pollak doctor character how Ruby is being very particular about what she eats, and he finally tells her about the woman who every day screams that she threatens to poison Ruby. To which the mother needs to rush out of the room and breaks down into tears. :(
It's pretty weird how serious Disney Channel films were. One of the first movies, the 1997 "Northern Lights" had a mother who was unable to care for her son due to her mental health.
I saw this on ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney! It’s a good movie, it’s like the Little Rock Nine. This is how you do a movie about prejudice the right way, unlike other movies that rub racism terribly!
Bruh it kept bothering me how he repeatedly referred to this as a Disney Channel movie when it's...not lmao. It was aired on ABC and became a direct-to-video film.
I watched this years ago and still remember so much of it. Her acting was amazing and I love they didn’t try to make it lighthearted no, they put it to you straight knowing it wasn’t all good. The times were stuff and still connects to today! 10/10
I was so worried since I haven’t watched this in a while you were gonna say it was bad but the fact that you like it shows how much this movie still holds up This was my childhood I watched over and over again the Library probably got sick of me checking it out. Amazing Acting Amazing story my favorite Disney movie hands down
In 5th grade we had a substitute and instead of her putting on a mind numbing movie, just to keep us quiet she put on this movie. Most of us were invested with the story and at the end the teacher said that she was ashamed of what her people did back then. And she was embarrassed by them.
I was in 6th grade when I first saw this and it really got to me. Mind you, that even at 11, I still wasn’t fully aware of certain scenes taking place until I got older.
This is aired on ABC thus making it simply a Disney owned film that is a TV movie and not a Disney Channel movie. Finding this out only took me a minute.
In the 90s Disney would air and produce movies for ABC Sunday night movies under The Wonderful World of Disney umbrella some did come off just like DCOMs we know today others like this one was treated more serious but still surprised Doug didn't know this.
I remember watching this movie back in middle school. At the time, we were learning about the gradual dissolution of racial segregation in public schools and I had not watched any feature about the Civil Rights era. Seeing the efforts to oppose integration being visualized for the first time horrified me. I recall a scene where, among a crowd of racist picketers stood an elderly white woman carrying a mini coffin and noose hanging around a voodoo doll's neck, all while cackling. How could such evil exist among seemingly sweet looking people? That biopic is what proved to me how horrible the Jim Crow South was.
Tell me about it. This movie ( my class watched in 5th grade for Black History Month), and Selma (which my history class watched in 8th grade), fucking downright *terrified* me. Both films really opened my eyes to just how bad the Jim Crow South really was. You read about it in textbooks, you write papers about it, but seeing it being portrayed visually to make it as accurate as it really was, is another level altogether. Not exaggerating, when we watched Selma, during the scene when the Black community was peacefully marching the streets at night, and were suddenly attacked by the whites, I ran out of the classroom in tears and terrified for my own life (and I'm a white ally and supporter; however I know from history that whites who supported Black rights were viewed as 'traitors', and got the same life-threatening treatment as Blacks did.). My heart was pounding, my whole body was shaking, I. was. Absolutely. Fucking. Terrified! The point that really scared me was the fact that there are people who still have that mindset.
I saw this movie as a kid, and it really hammered things home for me. I never really knew how hateful people could be back then, and this movie helped me to understand that
Y’all this was an ABC movie. Huge distinction from Disney Channel. They also aired a very raw and real version of Anne Frank’s story too that showed really graphic depictions of concentration camps. Wonderful World of Disney had a lot more freedoms than Disney channel does.
I remember seeing this in the 6th grade, and there's one point where her teacher was reviewing her test results and commenting how well she did, and the vice-princable saying it can't be taken into account because Ruby had so much one-on-one help with the teacher and I found myself blurting out, "well you're the one who made it that way!" and nearly the whole class looked at me, some laughing at me over it
I always thought that mean lady WAS the principal. That’s why she threatened to report her to the super intendant for not allowing Ruby to be with other kids.
I’m 31 years old and they showed us this movie when I was in grade school. Maybe 3rd grade? I remembered loving it and I still remembered scenes, but I had no idea it was a Disney film. And now that it’s streaming I’ll have to revisit it
I remember watching this movie in fourth grade when we were learning about the Civil Rights Movement, and have been thinking about it off and on throughout the year. I never realized it was a Disney movie though.
Same here. I was in fifth grade when I saw this movie while learning the Civil Rights Movement in the early 2000s, and that was the last time I saw it.
I remember being the read the book and seeing the movie in elementary school. The nightmare sequences pretty much shook me and I still remember Ruby, being afraid of someone poisoning her, wanting to eat chips. And I'm still scared for the boy who went into the school in spite of his mom telling him not to.
As a kid, I thought the little boy was being mean and racist like his mom. I now have a theory that he was trying to protect and look out for Ruby. That’s why told Ruby he couldn’t play with her. Maybe he feared that if his mom caught them playing together, that she would attempt to do everything she threatened earlier ( the poisoning and Hanging). In a way, I think the boy was being a good friend by NOT being her friend.
Random memory flashback we actually saw her speak out the local high school when I was in fifth grade this was about 19 years ago maybe a little bit before that but holy s*** does that memory come rushing back
Wow I'm super intrigued! So glad you loved it, Doug! Also I'm super glad to see Disney being SUBTLE about something for a change, even if this was made in the past. Modern Disney could, should, learn a thing or two!
We watched this in 3rd grade and it impacted me greatly. I don't remember much, but I do remember wanting to be friends with Ruby so fiercely! She's a wonderful woman.
There's 8 seasons of Power Rangers made by Disney. You could look at them next year. They're different enough from the early seasons and movies that I think you'd be able to get a new perspective on the franchise. Or just rip it to pieces like usual. Whatever you think will fill up 8 videos
@@michaelrhett4958 He will never do Power Rangers again. Not to mention this comment has been in every Disneycember 2020 video till the end of the month. It’s never gonna happen.
The film actually first premiered on "The Wonderful World of Disney" back in 1998 when ABC was trying to bring back the Sunday night family movie. I was in middle school at the time, and my history teacher actually gave us extra credit it we watched it and wrote a summary of what we learned. My parents recorded it on VHS, and I remember we were all blown away by the film. It was so good!
I actually watched this movie back in 1st Grade with my class. This was how I became familiar with the story and history behind it. Glad to see it has aged well.
Scenes broke my heart: -Getting spat on during the protest -Grocery store owner refusing her and her father -Rudy wanting chips and pop for a meal out of fear of being poisoned
-The racist parent threatening to poison and hang her! -Ruby taking her own doll and hanging it by a string. -The little girl skipping Ruby during that game of “duck duck goose”. Then rolling her eyes when Mrs Henry said no skipping ( not entirely her fault but still).
Had no idea this was a Disney movie, let alone a Disney Channel movie. I’ve seen this movie in school a few times over the years, I need to revisit it because I don’t remember the last time I watched it
Years ago she came to my elementary school to give a speech and talk about her life and the movie. I got to be on stage with her. She gave me her book with her autograph.
When I first watched this on Disney+ I was blown away by how incredible this was made and they didn’t hold back to their usual Disney cliches and let along Disney Channel! I’m more shocked why didn’t they want to make this a theatrical release?
I actually watched this as a kid in school and mentioned we watched it when my grandma picked me up. She is 80 as of this year and I remember her telling me that she was a teenager /young woman at the time. Hell probably not that much older than Rubys own mother and remembered everything happening and people talking about it but she basically told me that at the time she didn't really grasp or understand a lot of it happening until a few years later. Our family at the time was poor and things like newspapers and radio were kind of a luxury for a while and they spent most of their time with farm work but when I mentioned the movie to her and my great uncle (who was also a teen at the time) it lead to a really awesome conversation since she lived through this era of history that today kinda doesn't feel real. Which as a 12 year old watching the film for the first time kinda grounded it more in reality for me knowing that whenever I had to write a paper or something about what I thought I could basically be like “we learned about this in history, hey granny do you remember anything about this or what it was like from your side of things.” Point being. 🙂 talk about history with your family and actually listen may not always like what they say but you definitely gain am appreciation ya didn't have before
I saw this movie in high school and I do agree about the music, even though I don't remember most of it there is one particular scene in the movie that stuck out to me and I remember to this day. In the scene, Ruby is playing with her doll in the kitchen and suddenly she ties this kitchen towel or something around the doll's neck and lets it swing, mimicking an effigy she saw one of the protestors waving around on her way to school. Her mother sees this and screams in shock, this being what convinces her to take the child therapist up on his offer to counsel Ruby. It's a very jarring scene that shows Ruby's mental state is clearly not what it seems in spite of her being all smiles and laughter on the surface. Only problem is the music cue that plays during that scene sounds more like the kind one might hear if character had just dropped a vase or spill a drink all over someone, it felt very inappropriate.
This movie best exemplified optimism in an ugly world of hate and prejudice. I'm glad this director & crew were able to elevate that message on how hard this struggle was as few movies( especially Disney) tackle racism this genuine.
I used to watch this movie growing up in elementary school every year. It was an integral part of my childhood and I had NO IDEA it was a Disney movie. It makes me want to rewatch it so bad!
I was showed this in school, didn't think it was a Disney movie, and just like the movie did a well representation of a kid beginning to come to terms with the world around them, you yourself did it justice with this review.
I saw this movie years ago when I was in elementary school. I don’t remember the movie fully but it was a great film. I miss a lot of the older Disney films they used to do on tv. Disney has changed so much over the years.
I remember watching this movie a super long time ago. I didn't know it was a Disney film until now. I was so 😲. I gotta admit it was pretty well done. Thank God i wasn't born around that time.
I'll admit, I had no idea this was a Disney movie, let alone a Disney Channel movie. These are the same schmucks that made High School Musical and Cheetah Girls, folks. Think about that.
God, I remember watching this as a kid. The scene where she stresses about only eating packaged food because she's worried about poison still sits with me.
What did everyone think of Ruby Bridges?
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I think it was amazing.
I remember watching this movie for history class, and had no idea that it was a Disney property, having initially aired as part of the "Wonderful World of Disney" line-up. It made me more interested in history, as well as in the terrifying segregation and racism depicted.
Just like most Disney films
It was amazing
You need to do a first viewing of this
Please do Yin Yang Yo! next. (:
The film actually didn’t air on Disney Channel, but was one of the movies part of ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney. It won a few awards as well.
Yeah, I was gonna say that.
Thanks for letting us know! It's a shame that it isn't really played that often on television, but luckily it's available on Disney Plus! ♥️
I watched it on Disney Channel tho...that and a movie called Selma Lord Selma.
Clearly CipherRage never saw The Color of Friendship
I was going to mention that too (though it may be the same production company.) Either way the ABC movies always seemed better than the Disney Channel movies.
I went to school with the real Ruby’s niece, She said for the most part it was a pretty faithful adaptation.
That's good!
WHOA
Along with "The Color of Friendship", this was a beautiful insight to racism, prejudice and segregation, all aimed at a younger demographic. I can't believe this film isn't more well known, and the acting and writing is top notch, without sugarcoating the seriousness of Ruby's situation. Many kudos, Disney Channel! ❤️👏🏾
I was surprised how similar and different color of friendship was to facts
I love Color of Friendship much better than their version of Selma if you ask me.
it is pretty strange that i've heard of this movie at all before when it seems so great
This aired on ABC
Policeman: "The governor of the great state of Louisiana says you can't enter."
Deputy U.S. Marshal Al Buffer: "Thank you, sir, but the president of the Untied States says I can."
Deputy: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move."
"nooooooooooooooo you can't just let a bl@ck girl in a white school"
"watch us"
That resonates today with corrupt local leaders and prosecutors protecting antifa brownshirts and refusing to prosecute them for their violence.
David Sumner or it really resonates when a maga crowd can't accept reality that their candidate lost and they loot and burn up their surroundings with no repercussions.
@@samanthanickson6478 I'll take that bet. I will carry a sign that says that Joe Biden is President near a pro-Trump rally if you will agree to wear a MAGA hat in a Left wing area.
Seriously, these type of racial movies were better handled back then then I believe they do now. It doesn't look like they are trying for brownie points, but the fact back then they actually were trying to tell stories of race with good care. And I love it. To this day, this movie adaptation of the events is my favorite because it really didn't hold back what this child went through. Ruby's mother died this year, but I will say Ruby did so much in the grand scheme of things and that her sacrifices were not in vain. She paid heavily for what she did, but in the end we have more opportunity than before.
Amen!
But when this movie was released, didn’t people also say about it the same thing you’re saying about its modern-day equivalents? Like, Hidden Figures and Ruby Bridges certainly aren’t so radically different from each other that we can start putting them in different categories, yeah? I dunno, what do you think?
@@Gilamath. maybe the difference is how they're promoted. Some of today's movies feel like they're taking advantage of the contents to sell it to people. It's better to tell the story first and then work on bringing people to see it. Message over profits (or awards)
@@shanerulez79 Cue Adam Conover's less than stellar comments on awards.
@@shanerulez79 Hmm. That seems a little contrived to me, personally. I don’t think most movies in any time period tended not to advertise what they’re about or why people might want to watch them. If we want to use Ruby Bridges as an example again, most people know who Ms. Bridges was. The movie was pretty clearly a civil rights film/biopic. And of course, the movie did go on to win several awards because of the very things it marketed itself as being
Maybe I’m missing something? I definitely believe that movies exist that are clearly trying to tell an awards-y story but that don’t really have a good underlying process for respecting the people, events, or ideas the story is supposed to be about. I just believe that we don’t have MORE of those now. Instead, the ones that came out in the past were (rightfully) forgotten by most people, and the good ones endured. The bad ones coming out now will probably be forgotten, too
I tend to be suspicious of any narrative that says things were one way “back then” and are definitely not that way anymore. I’m even more suspicious when there’s no real concrete reason given for why things changed beyond a vague wave to modern values or capitalism. Our values have always been mixed at best, and people have been greedy forever. That doesn’t mean that modern values or capitalism or whatever else can’t be a reason for change, but you do have to be more specific about precisely how
One scene that sticks to me is Ruby hearing a woman (I think she's the mother of the kid who says the word) threatening to poison Ruby so she refuses to eat her mom's cooking and only drink coke. When her mom brings this up to the doctor who points out why, the parents reaction is really heavy. And also there's a scene where the dad wants to accompany her to school, but they don't allow it because he's a man. Or the scene where a dad tries to take his daughter to school forcing the bodyguards to rush Ruby in. She gets scared and everyone's yelling at the man calling him a traitor.
I do like the part where her mom is able to coax her into eating her food again, assuring her it's safe
One woman had a doll in a casket and either showed it or threw at ruby in the movie. I'm not sure I havent seen it in awhile
That's 1 that also stuck out 2 me
@ Life in the Light
Also, the same little boy who told Ruby he couldn’t play with her b/c she’s a ***** is the son of that same lady who threatened to poison and hang Ruby.
I have this theory that the boy was looking out for Ruby in a strange way. B/c god forbid his racist mother catches them playing together and attempts to do everything to Ruby that she threatened (like poisoning and hanging😳). He was trying to be a good friend without being her friend.
Fun fact Ruby Bridges is 65, so this wasn’t all that long ago in the grand scheme.
We have come SOME ways. Still have work to do, but it's not what it was.
*Spits out water*
That is just sad :(
Goes to show racial segregation lasted for a while 💔
And Barbara Walters, MLK Jr., and Anne Frank were all born the same year. Walters is still living.
Schools teach that this was such a long time ago, but it wasn’t. Closet racists, especially, push that “that was a long time ago. Things aren’t like that anymore.” and willfully ignore the blatant racism they see today. It’s sad and infuriating af.
Wow.
I watched this in school. I didn't realize this was a Disney movie.
Me neither
Same
Same here
I didn't either let alone a Disney *CHANNEL* movie.
Same.
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You’ve got to love this guy’s commitment
I had my concerns about how you would approach this movie and tie it with 29. Well played.
Yes, your creativity knows no bounds! Only two more days to go!😁
Try singing this people you have to keep drinking water to keep going
I didn’t know Disney did this movie, I haven’t seen this in ages, remember they showed us this in elementary school.
Me too, they actually showed this to us in high school history classes, and I remember feeling extremely empowered by Ruby and her family, and their struggles. 👏🏾😍
I watched this for school as well. I’m not sure how accurate it was to Ruby’s story because according to Ruby she initially thought the protests were like a Mardi Gras parade, but it’s still a great movie. It was also the first time I heard the n word ever in a movie.
Same here. I haven't watched it since the only time in 2nd grade.
@@RRyleM Ny first bearing the N-word in a movie was Selma.
This was shown in my elementary school as well but we never finished it cause some of the kids started shouting the N-word...
I have a feeling Disney was much braver when it comes to such topics in films than today.
@kaza12345678 Ok boomer
I think it's due to cancel culture. Disney is scared of Twitter.
You're utter nonsense
@@DigiRangerScott And you have nothing better to do!
@@Nonjola Maybe stop underestimating
I'm from Louisiana, raised in a town just north of New Orleans, and this is what I watched in Social Studies over a decade and a half ago. Out of all the true stories I watched during that time, THIS really got to me more than the others. I'm happy to hear you loved it Doug.
"never thought about how the rest of the year went" black history in a nut shell
Sad but true.
When a movie focuses only on the climax and 'the most important parts' of an inspirational historical figure, it's clear like nothing else that the movie isn't as interested in that person as it claims. A much smarter movie takes the time to establish other details of that person's life. A great movie about a person from history, is a movie about that person, not just about what they achieved. An epic movie about Hiroo Onoda wouldn't just focus on him surviving the jungle and end when he returns to Japan, I'd establish how dedicated he was, and show him struggling as he tries to adjust to the new world. A great movie about Witold Pilecki wouldn't just show him going to Aushwitz and skip to his murder, I'd explore his motivations connected to his faith, his family, and his patriotic loyalty. A great movie about Harriet Tubman wouldn't just focus on the discrimination of her kind, I'd establish her as having a likeable and believable personality. An excellent movie about Lyudmila Pavlichenko wouldn't focus on the sexist discrimination she faced like that was all there was to her, I'd establish her suffering from PTSD because it knows a freaking war makes sexist comments seem a break by comparison
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Yes
Sad but true
I'v ever been invested in a DisneyCember more than this one. You talked about this movie beautiful! Well done doug
THIS is how you do a film about racism and prejudice. It doesn't feel forced or even black and white (pun unintended). Yes the the racism we see here is awful, but the whites aren't made to be just racist. They're still people. Just people who do unfortunately hold very bad feelings and to me that makes it more powerful.
Exactly! The more cartoonish you make racists, the less likely real racism and real racists are to be ignored, because it doesn’t match expectations. Showing them as people makes racism real, and makes it a problem that can be dealt with by real people.
Wait, I've seen this one... Disney made this!? Holy crap that's amazing and I love how well it was handled.
It's scary and depressing to realize that this all happened not long ago. Ruby Bridges is only 66 and still fighting today as a philanthropist and activist.
I am 100. And just think- it’s only a tiny footnote in the long history of life.
She's actually close to my parents' age, breaks my heart thinking they didn't have to worry about those things going to school while this poor girl had death threats walking to and from school
It happened over 50 years ago that was a pretty long time ago.
@@billsloanyeah but a blink of an eye in terms of world history. You learn a lot more when you see things in perspective
If there’s one thing I remember about this movie, it’s the person in the crowd holding a coffin... scarring.
Fucking same that disturbed me as a kid and I was around Ruby’s age watching
Same
You mean that hateful woman who kept threatening to kill Ruby? The one with the mini coffin and black doll? Yeah, I don't think it really hit me how horrible the Jim Crow South really was, until I saw the movie for the first time in fifth grade. This movie and Selma, downright *terrified* me, in terms of how horrible racism really is.
The scariest part is, apparently that really happened
The part that probably got to me the most is when Ruby's mother (who up to this point was outwardly behaving so strong for her daughter and entire family's sake) explains to the Kevin Pollak doctor character how Ruby is being very particular about what she eats, and he finally tells her about the woman who every day screams that she threatens to poison Ruby. To which the mother needs to rush out of the room and breaks down into tears. :(
It's pretty weird how serious Disney Channel films were. One of the first movies, the 1997 "Northern Lights" had a mother who was unable to care for her son due to her mental health.
Whoa!!
I wonder what happened that made them become more kid friendly.
@@Sammyyaam Probably soccer moms.
I saw this on ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney! It’s a good movie, it’s like the Little Rock Nine. This is how you do a movie about prejudice the right way, unlike other movies that rub racism terribly!
Bruh it kept bothering me how he repeatedly referred to this as a Disney Channel movie when it's...not lmao. It was aired on ABC and became a direct-to-video film.
I used to rent this movie from the library RELIGIOUSLY as a kid. Love this movie.
I watched this years ago and still remember so much of it. Her acting was amazing and I love they didn’t try to make it lighthearted no, they put it to you straight knowing it wasn’t all good. The times were stuff and still connects to today! 10/10
I was so worried since I haven’t watched this in a while you were gonna say it was bad but the fact that you like it shows how much this movie still holds up
This was my childhood I watched over and over again the Library probably got sick of me checking it out. Amazing Acting Amazing story my favorite Disney movie hands down
In 5th grade we had a substitute and instead of her putting on a mind numbing movie, just to keep us quiet she put on this movie. Most of us were invested with the story and at the end the teacher said that she was ashamed of what her people did back then. And she was embarrassed by them.
I was in 6th grade when I first saw this and it really got to me. Mind you, that even at 11, I still wasn’t fully aware of certain scenes taking place until I got older.
This is aired on ABC thus making it simply a Disney owned film that is a TV movie and not a Disney Channel movie.
Finding this out only took me a minute.
In the 90s Disney would air and produce movies for ABC Sunday night movies under The Wonderful World of Disney umbrella some did come off just like DCOMs we know today others like this one was treated more serious but still surprised Doug didn't know this.
Finding this out only took me a minute
YEAH DOUG.
But seriously. He could’ve googled haha
This traumatized me as a kid of how real it was and I’ve been thinking about this ever since. A truly great film
I remember watching this movie back in middle school. At the time, we were learning about the gradual dissolution of racial segregation in public schools and I had not watched any feature about the Civil Rights era. Seeing the efforts to oppose integration being visualized for the first time horrified me. I recall a scene where, among a crowd of racist picketers stood an elderly white woman carrying a mini coffin and noose hanging around a voodoo doll's neck, all while cackling. How could such evil exist among seemingly sweet looking people? That biopic is what proved to me how horrible the Jim Crow South was.
Tell me about it. This movie ( my class watched in 5th grade for Black History Month), and Selma (which my history class watched in 8th grade), fucking downright *terrified* me. Both films really opened my eyes to just how bad the Jim Crow South really was. You read about it in textbooks, you write papers about it, but seeing it being portrayed visually to make it as accurate as it really was, is another level altogether. Not exaggerating, when we watched Selma, during the scene when the Black community was peacefully marching the streets at night, and were suddenly attacked by the whites, I ran out of the classroom in tears and terrified for my own life (and I'm a white ally and supporter; however I know from history that whites who supported Black rights were viewed as 'traitors', and got the same life-threatening treatment as Blacks did.). My heart was pounding, my whole body was shaking, I. was. Absolutely. Fucking. Terrified! The point that really scared me was the fact that there are people who still have that mindset.
this movie will ALWAYS hold up well.
If only Disney can produce more of these kind of movies instead of those live action remakes of their classic films 🙄
Except they do. You call it forced diversity
@@DigiRangerScott who the fuck is 'you'? Nobody likes the remakes, periodt.
Disney has sadly fallen from grace this century.
Disney making a respectable movie about racial injustice. I'm shooked.
Really have to admire that.
Zootopia exists
Don't forget Remember the Titans and it had Oscar winner Denzel in there as well.
I saw this movie as a kid, and it really hammered things home for me. I never really knew how hateful people could be back then, and this movie helped me to understand that
Y’all this was an ABC movie. Huge distinction from Disney Channel. They also aired a very raw and real version of Anne Frank’s story too that showed really graphic depictions of concentration camps. Wonderful World of Disney had a lot more freedoms than Disney channel does.
I don’t remember the Anne Frank movie. But I do remember they also aired Selma Lord Selma, also excellent.
I remember seeing this in the 6th grade, and there's one point where her teacher was reviewing her test results and commenting how well she did, and the vice-princable saying it can't be taken into account because Ruby had so much one-on-one help with the teacher and I found myself blurting out, "well you're the one who made it that way!" and nearly the whole class looked at me, some laughing at me over it
I always thought that mean lady WAS the principal. That’s why she threatened to report her to the super intendant for not allowing Ruby to be with other kids.
I’m 31 years old and they showed us this movie when I was in grade school. Maybe 3rd grade? I remembered loving it and I still remembered scenes, but I had no idea it was a Disney film. And now that it’s streaming I’ll have to revisit it
I remember watching this movie in fourth grade when we were learning about the Civil Rights Movement, and have been thinking about it off and on throughout the year. I never realized it was a Disney movie though.
Same here. I was in fifth grade when I saw this movie while learning the Civil Rights Movement in the early 2000s, and that was the last time I saw it.
Same! Although I may have been in 3rd grade when my class saw it.
Thank you Doug, never knew this. I'm recommending this to everyone I know.
I remember being the read the book and seeing the movie in elementary school. The nightmare sequences pretty much shook me and I still remember Ruby, being afraid of someone poisoning her, wanting to eat chips. And I'm still scared for the boy who went into the school in spite of his mom telling him not to.
As a kid, I thought the little boy was being mean and racist like his mom.
I now have a theory that he was trying to protect and look out for Ruby. That’s why told Ruby he couldn’t play with her. Maybe he feared that if his mom caught them playing together, that she would attempt to do everything she threatened earlier ( the poisoning and Hanging). In a way, I think the boy was being a good friend by NOT being her friend.
Random memory flashback we actually saw her speak out the local high school when I was in fifth grade this was about 19 years ago maybe a little bit before that but holy s*** does that memory come rushing back
Wow I'm super intrigued! So glad you loved it, Doug! Also I'm super glad to see Disney being SUBTLE about something for a change, even if this was made in the past. Modern Disney could, should, learn a thing or two!
This is easily one of the best in depth Disneycember reviews. And to think that so much was said only in 7 minutes.
I picked this video randomly. But now I really want to watch this.
I’ve never seen this movie or heard the history it is based on, but I totally want to see this. This looks like it could be a powerful movie.
Please do Pooh’s Grand Adventure, it’s such a dark, bittersweet movie.
I thought he already did
Sad it was only for a Video Release, with the proper marketing it could've been great.
You know "Tall Tale" also exists? YES! it's a Disney movie.(no joke!)
I didn't realize this was a Disney Channel movie. I remember seeing it on TV, and it was so good I assumed it must have been a theatrical release.
I remember watching this in school along with The Color of Friendship :)
I was randomly thinking of this movie the other day during a walk.
I knew some people who worked on this film's crew in Wilmington, NC back then.
Lord Wilmington NC has some fucked up history. Only coup in American history
Wait so does this mean things like Boy Meets World qualify for Disneycember?
Of course
We watched this in 3rd grade and it impacted me greatly. I don't remember much, but I do remember wanting to be friends with Ruby so fiercely! She's a wonderful woman.
There's 8 seasons of Power Rangers made by Disney. You could look at them next year. They're different enough from the early seasons and movies that I think you'd be able to get a new perspective on the franchise. Or just rip it to pieces like usual. Whatever you think will fill up 8 videos
Maybe not. Considering he doesn’t like Power Rangers
@@michaelrhett4958 He will never do Power Rangers again. Not to mention this comment has been in every Disneycember 2020 video till the end of the month. It’s never gonna happen.
I think I saw this movie in high school. I had no idea it was a Disney movie, let alone a Disney Channel Original
Never saw this one - but I felt that way about Perfect Harmony (another Disney Channel movie). This looks even better.
The film actually first premiered on "The Wonderful World of Disney" back in 1998 when ABC was trying to bring back the Sunday night family movie. I was in middle school at the time, and my history teacher actually gave us extra credit it we watched it and wrote a summary of what we learned. My parents recorded it on VHS, and I remember we were all blown away by the film. It was so good!
I actually watched this movie back in 1st Grade with my class. This was how I became familiar with the story and history behind it. Glad to see it has aged well.
This is the movie we need to see in 2021
Scenes broke my heart:
-Getting spat on during the protest
-Grocery store owner refusing her and her father
-Rudy wanting chips and pop for a meal out of fear of being poisoned
-The racist parent threatening to poison and hang her!
-Ruby taking her own doll and hanging it by a string.
-The little girl skipping Ruby during that game of “duck duck goose”. Then rolling her eyes when Mrs Henry said no skipping ( not entirely her fault but still).
Had no idea this was a Disney movie, let alone a Disney Channel movie. I’ve seen this movie in school a few times over the years, I need to revisit it because I don’t remember the last time I watched it
Years ago she came to my elementary school to give a speech and talk about her life and the movie. I got to be on stage with her. She gave me her book with her autograph.
Doug has just released the single best DisneyCember review in the history of this channel. It's this one, man.
When I first watched this on Disney+ I was blown away by how incredible this was made and they didn’t hold back to their usual Disney cliches and let along Disney Channel!
I’m more shocked why didn’t they want to make this a theatrical release?
I watched this movie when it first aired on TV and I remembered it all these years later
It's honestly disney's best live action movies
This is actually a Wonderful World of Disney movie, not a DCOM. But yea it's very fantastic!
We watched this in elementary always stuck with me
I haven't seen this movie in a long time, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who liked this movie.
You know the crazy thing about this, the fact that the real Ruby Bridges was only 44 when this film came out. 44
Did she enjoy it?
Another fun fact ruby is from New Orleans and I'm in New Orleans
I actually watched this as a kid in school and mentioned we watched it when my grandma picked me up. She is 80 as of this year and I remember her telling me that she was a teenager /young woman at the time. Hell probably not that much older than Rubys own mother and remembered everything happening and people talking about it but she basically told me that at the time she didn't really grasp or understand a lot of it happening until a few years later. Our family at the time was poor and things like newspapers and radio were kind of a luxury for a while and they spent most of their time with farm work but when I mentioned the movie to her and my great uncle (who was also a teen at the time) it lead to a really awesome conversation since she lived through this era of history that today kinda doesn't feel real. Which as a 12 year old watching the film for the first time kinda grounded it more in reality for me knowing that whenever I had to write a paper or something about what I thought I could basically be like “we learned about this in history, hey granny do you remember anything about this or what it was like from your side of things.” Point being. 🙂 talk about history with your family and actually listen may not always like what they say but you definitely gain am appreciation ya didn't have before
I need to find this on DVD or Blu-Ray!
I dont remember ever learning about her in School. I'm definitely gonna plan to watch this movie sometime soon.
I saw this movie in high school and I do agree about the music, even though I don't remember most of it there is one particular scene in the movie that stuck out to me and I remember to this day. In the scene, Ruby is playing with her doll in the kitchen and suddenly she ties this kitchen towel or something around the doll's neck and lets it swing, mimicking an effigy she saw one of the protestors waving around on her way to school. Her mother sees this and screams in shock, this being what convinces her to take the child therapist up on his offer to counsel Ruby. It's a very jarring scene that shows Ruby's mental state is clearly not what it seems in spite of her being all smiles and laughter on the surface. Only problem is the music cue that plays during that scene sounds more like the kind one might hear if character had just dropped a vase or spill a drink all over someone, it felt very inappropriate.
Honestly never knew this was a Disney movie... thought it was like an Oscar drama.
I first learned about Ruby's story because of the Norman Rockwell's painting.
Me too. The problem we all live it I presume is the name of the painting
Wow!!!! I'm going to check this movie out as soon as possible!!!!!
I remember watching this film as apart of my lesson on the civil rights movement back in 6th grade. It was a film I never forgot.
This movie best exemplified optimism in an ugly world of hate and prejudice. I'm glad this director & crew were able to elevate that message on how hard this struggle was as few movies( especially Disney) tackle racism this genuine.
I saw this movie back in elementary school many years ago.
Back then it must’ve been scary for poor ruby
2020 has become even more weird, Doug loves a Disney Channel Movie
How did this happen?!
Eh, a lot of them don't suck, it's just a bad reputation.
Smart House, Proud Family movie, Kim Possible movie, pay attention, bruh. He likes several Disney Channel movies.
It's not one
I remember watching this movie in 3rd grade. It still sticks with me to this day, but I had no idea this was a Disney movie
Thanks for the review. I would NEVER have watched this movie otherwise, but I took your recommendation and loved it!
I BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS MOVIE FOR YEARS! I SAW THIS AS A KID AND IT STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR YEARS!
It’s on Disney plus if you have it!
the first Disney channel movie that Doug doesn't hate for once XD
He has liked quite a few others.
He does like the first Phineas and Ferb movie and the Kim Possible movie.
It actually was Wonderful World of Disney movie on ABC
He likes a few, such as Smart House, The Proud Family Movie or the First Phineas and Ferb flick.
You clearly don't pay attention
I've never heard of this Disney's film, but there are alot of Disney's films on Disney+ I've never heard of.
I remember this movie was shown at a lot of Elementary Schools around the U.S. growing up.
I always show this film in my class. It always brings on the most interesting discussions.
Has Doug seen Soul yet?
I hope he does. It’s fantastic. It’s one of the emotional Pixar movies I’ve ever seen.
he's probably saving it for last
I hope he has, and I do believe it'll be the last one for this DisneyCember.
@@sullivanbard well I thought he did I just double checked
I used to watch this movie growing up in elementary school every year. It was an integral part of my childhood and I had NO IDEA it was a Disney movie. It makes me want to rewatch it so bad!
I remember the first time I watched this movie in 3rd or 4th grade back in 2003 and how much of an impact this movie left on me even back then.
I was showed this in school, didn't think it was a Disney movie, and just like the movie did a well representation of a kid beginning to come to terms with the world around them, you yourself did it justice with this review.
I have a vivid memory of sitting on the floor in my classroom in 4th grade sobbing. It needs more attention these days.
I saw this movie years ago when I was in elementary school. I don’t remember the movie fully but it was a great film. I miss a lot of the older Disney films they used to do on tv. Disney has changed so much over the years.
I’ll definitely have to check this one out.
I remember watching this movie a super long time ago. I didn't know it was a Disney film until now. I was so 😲. I gotta admit it was pretty well done. Thank God i wasn't born around that time.
i had no idea this was a disney movie! i remember watching it way back in 4th grade, thanks dude im gonna go watch it again
Our family still owns this VHS tape! ^_^
I'm glad Doug explained what this movie was about because I have never heard of this before in my life.
My hubby and I saw this and were blown away with how Disney handled it.
I'll admit, I had no idea this was a Disney movie, let alone a Disney Channel movie. These are the same schmucks that made High School Musical and Cheetah Girls, folks. Think about that.
Hol up, i get those movies aren't Oscar stuff, but they're not meant to be, it's purely entertainment on purpose
I hope you can see the difference
I'm glad you covered this!
I remember this coming on ABC so that cam explain the improved quality.
God, I remember watching this as a kid. The scene where she stresses about only eating packaged food because she's worried about poison still sits with me.