Disney’s Film, Bedknobs and Broomsticks is set in England during World War II. The film is loosely based on the children’s novels: The Magic Bed Knob also known as How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks by Mary Norton. The film won an Oscar for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects in 1972 and it was also nominated for several others. Bedknobs and Broomsticks features the Disney patented way of film making with its mixture of live-action with animation that was so
Reading and Censorship of the Harry Potter Novels J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, which have reached worldwide popularity have an effect on children has not been matched by any other book. The novels have encouraged children to read for entertainment instead of turning to television or video games. When a piece of literature inspires children as the Harry Potter novels do, limiting a child’s access to the novels seems ridiculous. Unfortunately, this is what is happening with Harry Potter