Recently, some netizens found that the cartoon "Pleasant Goat and Gray Wolf", which accompanied many children's childhood, quietly "changed its taste":
"The gray wolf no longer catches sheep, and there are no interesting fight scenes.
Only the plot that is biased towards young age, watching the previous childhood animation become like this, the heart is not very tasteful. ”
The revised version of "Pleasant Goat" officially opened the "era of peace between sheep and wolves".
The protagonists in the play are no longer antagonistic relationships, but have become wolves and sheep working together to explore and live in harmony.
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In this regard, the producer said:
"In addition to storytelling and picture technology, good works also need to transmit positive energy and the power of growth, and be entertaining and educational."
This answer makes netizens not very sighing, now domestic animation, really have to be so trembling?
This year, the Consumer Protection Commission has frequently struck hard and launched a consumer investigation into the "violation of the growth safety of minors in the animation field" for popular cartoons.
The results of the survey are also surprising, and many parents have been assured that the cartoons that their children can watch are listed prominently.
Even cartoons such as "Peppa Pig" and "Pony Paulie" are younger and have relatively simple plots have been criticized by name.
In this regard, the comments of netizens also showed polarization:
A faction of netizens believes that the current cartoon does have a lot of improper guidance:
Violence and dangerous behavior are a major hidden danger, and the value orientation conveyed by some cartoons is also rubbing the edge ball;
Another group of netizens took the opposite view:
When I was a child in the 80s and 90s, I grew up watching these cartoons, and I didn't see how many negative effects there were?
So what do children learn when they watch cartoons?
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How much does cartoon affect children?
In the field of psychology, there is a famous Bobby doll experiment.
The experiment, conducted by psychologist Albert Bandura and his assistants, was designed to study how children learn aggressive behavior.
The sample of the experiment was a kindergarten child aged 3-6 years.
In the beginning, Bandura recruited two groups of "role models", one group would attack Bobby dolls in front of the child, and the other would not attack.
It was found that children who saw adults hitting dolls would have imitation behavior.
Later, Bandura also did an extended experiment and found that in addition to live-action demonstrations, children who were exposed to offensive shots in the film and television culture would also have a negative impact on their behavior and language.
In addition, if the role model is rewarded after hitting someone, the child's aggressive behavior will be more serious;
Conversely, if the role model is punished, the child's aggressive behavior will decrease.
This also means that the value-oriented factors in cartoons will have an impact on children's behavior.
Children under the age of 10 do not distinguish between the real and virtual worlds very well.
If they see that dangerous behavior in cartoon shows doesn't have serious consequences, they think they can do it too.
The violence in the plot is often presented in a "funny" and "happy" way.
This implicitly presents a positive orientation of "normal social behavior", and once the child imitates it under the influence of curiosity, the consequences are unimaginable.
As Professor Tong Xiaojun of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said: "Information violence against children will affect children's cognition and behavior." ”
In recent years, many children have made dangerous attempts to imitate the plot of cartoons, and from time to time they have been reported by the media:
A 6-year-old girl jumped down from the 13th floor with a small flower umbrella;
An 8-year-old boy tied his little friend to a tree and lit a fire, causing 80% of his 5-year-old brother to burn his whole body;
There were 2 and a half-year-old boys who cut their own fingers with axes;
There was also a 10-year-old girl with a chainsaw that slashed her sister's face....
It can be seen that the impact of the information conveyed by cartoons is really not to be underestimated.
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Cartoons are not flood beasts that should be viewed dialectically
Many netizens questioned the revision of "Pleasant Goat", believing that this was a result of overcorrection.
Wolf eating sheep is a normal biological chain logic, for the purpose of protecting children to change the plot beyond recognition, is it necessary?
It is true that children cannot grow up in a completely sterile environment.
In this regard, some basic common sense cognition, the child will know sooner or later.
But I still think that some of the violent plots in "Happy Goat" are justified by being asked to rectify.
CCTV once conducted random interviews with some parents, asking if they would limit the cartoons their children had access to.
However, 77.2% of parents do not screen the content their children watch, generally based on their children's preferences.
This also shows that controlling content from the source will be an important layer of filtering.
The newly revised version of "Pleasant Goat" adds more positive energy plot factors, and if the content is reasonable and the quality is passed, it can still be used as a choice.
Although the wolf eating sheep in the past is logical, there are some plot designs that pretend to be crazy and stupid, and it seems unnecessary.
Generally this is carried out for commercial purposes, trying to attract the audience with low-level funny.
For children, indulging in low-level fun is nothing more than "nipple music", and it is useless to choose such cartoons in the same time spent.
As for the treatment of animated series that have had "stains", we should also have an open mind.
Some classic IPs that are popular with children are also a reasonable choice if they open up positive energy or new stories with educational significance.
After all, sometimes, the story of cartoons can also inspire adults.
If parents and children watch together, they can also enhance interaction and inspire thinking.
For example, Peppa Pig's series of animations, although it has been on the list of rectifications, but there is an episode of the storyline, which is very worthy of parents' reference:
The Piggys went to explore the forest, and it wasn't long before Page began complaining because he was bored.
At this time, The pig father and the pig mother took a guided approach, allowing the children to take the initiative to explore and discover the fun of traveling.
Is such a small animation of practical significance also worth watching together in parent-child time?
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How do parents control cartoons?
There is no doubt that the discussion and controversy about the quality of the content of the cartoon will continue. The previous incident of overseas cults flowing into China has also sounded the alarm for parents with young children: it is essential to strictly control their children's animation content.
In addition to paying attention to the nature of the plot, parents also need to protect their children in the following aspects:
1. Filter works with too fast animation rhythms
Cartoons that are too fast-paced will compress the time for children to actively think.
This kind of work often destroys children's concentration and is also something that parents need to filter and avoid.
2. Filter animations with too bright colors
Children's visual systems are more sensitive than adults' and are in a well-developed period.
Long-term exposure to color saturated pictures can also cause damage to children's vision.
3. Parents need to choose appropriate cartoons according to the age of their children
Children under the age of 2 should not watch TV, and parents can read picture book stories to their children during this period.
When the child is in the stage of 2-3 years old, you can appropriately choose some cartoons with a single theme and a simple plot.
3-4-year-old children begin to have strong psychological activity ability, full of curiosity about the world, this time you can choose a slightly stronger story, simple and compact plot and a certain educational significance of the work.
If the child is in the 5-6-year-old stage, the thinking is further developed, and the language comprehension ability is relatively complete, it can screen cartoons that are more interesting and can guide the child's social development and intellectual development.
4. Strictly control the length of time children watch.
Although cartoons can play a certain educational role, parents still have to limit the length of time their children can watch.
It is recommended that parents work with their children to make rules and decide how long and what to watch together.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children aged 2-5 should not watch TV for more than 1 hour, and we can also set rules for children based on this indicator.
Miyazaki said: "Childhood does not exist for the sake of growing up, it exists for childhood itself, for the experience of things that can only be experienced when you are a child."
The experience of five minutes in childhood is even better than the experience of an adult for a whole year. ”
Then, in order for children to grow up healthy and happy in this "comparable to adults for several years", adults should really work harder on cartoons.