What we can learn from Lilo and Stitch
And the real meaning of Aloha
The last few weeks has seen my partner and I staying with her daughter her partner and their eighteen month old son.
My grandson.
One of the “pleasures” during our stay has been the cycling of the little ones favourite TV shows and Movies
This has been educational… sometimes.
I was surprised to discover that both the Teletubbies and The Clangers are still on the menu of children’s TV fare, but one of my grandsons favourites is a series featuring a genetically engineered creature from another galaxy and a little girl whose parents have died.
Which all sounds very jolly doesn’t it?
The soundtrack is littered with Elvis Presley songs, mainly from his Hawaiian related films. As the little girl in the story tells her alien mutant…
Elvis Presley was a model citizen. I’ve compiled a list of his traits for you to practice. Number one… is dancing!” — Lilo
In the story Experiment 626 was illegally created by mad alien scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba to cause chaos across the galaxy, he is marked by his short temper and mischievous behaviour.
Monstrosity? What you see before you is the first of a new species. I call…
