The Latest vs. the Greatest: ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ (2023) vs. ‘Our Very Own’ (1950)

The Latest vs. the Greatest: ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ (2023) vs. ‘Our Very Own’ (1950)
Publicity still for the film “Our Very Own” from 1950 starring Ann Blyth. MovieStillsDB
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Inverting good and evil is a common practice in modern society. In advertising, social media, music, and movies, every day brings further descent into disruption of the natural order. In the last few years, this trend has become disturbingly common in children’s entertainment. While fairytales, picture books, and cartoons once used exaggerated examples of good verses bad, the lines between heroes and villains are now purposely being blurred. While mature people with a strong sense of right and wrong can discern stories with unjust scenarios and morally ambiguous characters, spiritually immature people of all ages are confused by anti-heroes, sympathetic villains, and reversed roles.

Tiffany Brannan
Tiffany Brannan
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Tiffany Brannan is a 23-year-old opera singer, Hollywood historian, vintage fashion enthusiast, and journalist. Her classic film journey started in 2016 when she and her sister started the Pure Entertainment Preservation Society to reform the arts by reinstating the Motion Picture Production Code. Tiffany launched Cinballera Entertainment in June 2023 to produce original performances which combine opera, ballet, and old films in historic SoCal venues. Having written for The Epoch Times since 2019, she became the host of a YouTube channel, The Epoch Insights, in June 2024.
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