Disneyland: A Magical Park for All Ages
Disney is a magic park found in California that aims at bringing joy and entertainment to people of all ages. Many people visit Disneyland to get refreshed and interact with each other. Moore, the author of the play, portrays Jim as having childhood dreams that are complicated. The theme park makes children have many aspirations. It has grown-ups that seem to exercise irresponsible childhood behaviors.
The Nightmare at Disneyland
Randy Moore has vividly shown how the gentle world of Walt Disney acts on the individuals who want to escape from the hardships of real life. Jim who is the main character in the film experiences a nightmare at the park in Disneyland (Hoffman 58). Jim decided to have a family vacation by visiting the park so that he could entertain himself, his wife, and children. During the final day of vacation, he realizes that his job had been terminated. Jim does not reveal the sad news to his wife Emily regarding the loss of the work he had secured (Zornado 75). His children continue to enjoy at the park, but Jim seems to be confused and full of thoughts. From my perspective point of view, the whole situation is a paradox because Jim is stressed, but he does not want to interfere the comfort other people at Disneyland.
The Deterioration of Jim's Marriage
The state of Jim moves from bad to worse when he is seen eying two girls who had a French origin. His marriage deteriorates especially after the uncouth behavior of lusting for the young ladies at the park yet he was engaged to Emily. Furthermore, Jim's son vomited in the park and messed up the place. Their daughter tripped and fell, a situation that made her knee skinned (Hoffman 58). My view on Jim's lusting is that he wanted to get company from the two French girls.
Other Characters and their Humorous Roles
There are other characters in the film Escape from Tomorrow who conduct vital roles that bring humor in the play. For example, there is a nurse that likes weeping most of the time. When the nurse saw Jim and his daughter who had a bleeding knee, she starts to cry because she realizes that things are not okay for Jim (Hoffman 58). The other character is the creeper who was in the motorist seat. The creeper ran into Jim when he was cleaning his bloody hands in the washroom (Zornado 75). Individually, Disney was aimed at safeguarding a better place on Earth which would not disturb people from enjoying whatever they were doing.
A Play Depicting Escapism and the Dilemmas of Real Life
From my point of view, the play portrays a society that has people who tend to escape their future roles by getting involved in other activities. The film has contradicting facts such as Jim's experiences. From the play, Jim is visiting the park to avoid the responsibilities of real life, yet he encounters worse things in a place where people entertain their families. Jim is disturbed because he does not evade the problems he intends to escape.
Works Cited
Hoffman, Sarah G. Not Just Entertainment: Hollywood Animation and the Corporate Merchandising Aesthetics and Narratives for a Children’s Audience. Diss. Ohio University, 2017.
Zornado, Joseph. "Walt Disney, Snow White, and the Trauma of the Real." Disney and the Dialectic of Desire. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, 2017. 67-104.
