Vanishing Prairie was the second film that Walt Disney won for an Oscar in documentary feature. The setting for the film is based around the area between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River as the paint brush narrates the history of the Oregon trail and topography. The narration goes into further details of the animal kingdom in a light hearted sequential order from the buffalo to the antelope to the prairie dogs.
I found the film to be quite informative and whimsical with all the interactions between the animals with the landscape backdrop. The "Life Adventures" films by Disney are quite valuable due to their contents for educational purposes for all ages. I could visualize the film presentations in my childhood classrooms or in a living room of a family bungalow home or in front of my own eyes - a dedicated documentary films viewer. I could say that Walt Disney did a superb presentation for making the films accessible and universal.
Even though I have taken numerous biology and ecology classes, I have to admit that I learned or relearned animal behavior and interconnections by watching the film. I find myself pondering about the art of teaching. Teachers must enjoy learning through the minds of children or adults by explaining and/or learning with them. The rewards of group learning are beneficial for all instead of self-learning. Holistic, adaptive learning approaches the fundamentals of education through levels of integrated designed curriculum. After viewing the Living Desert and this film, I stepped into my childhood past and drove over to the local library. I was immensely ecstatic as I headed to the youth section and read some of the children's books. Library environments can calm my angst. In return, I used to read books to groups of children. I also tutored mathematics at my old elementary school.
The topic of influences is prominently suggested as a successful documentary. The contents of the film can change the way the viewer come across the subject and integrated the matter into their lives or hands. As I am journeying through these films, my life is ever changing according to the my views. I recommend these Walt Disney documentaries for all purposes either for a child's mind or a future or current filmmaker. One can learn the life from a prairie dog.
The viewer becomes fixated into the mother's roles in the animal kingdom. There was a strong maternal matter as the film portrayed the birth, protection, teaching survival skills, and the role of the mother from the buffalo, prairie dog, and coyotes. The gopher is an anti-social Scrooge.
Oregon Trail spurred the thoughts of the computer game on the Apple IIE as a family goes on a wagon and survive on shooting at buffalo and squirrels. We as children at the time of the 80s were relentless to win the game.
Can one in modern times travel on the Oregon Trail and make a successful fictional yet documentary film? I wonder.
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