Heidi

Pravanthika Alluri



           I used to have a favorite cartoon when I was little called Heidi. I used to watch it all the time when it used to come on. That’s the reason I wanted to talk about the movie Heidi which was released in 1937 and stars Shirley Temple as Heidi. The production of the movie took place in Lake Arrowhead, California. Shirley Temple apparently had at least 8 bodyguards escorting her to and from her trailer at the time of shooting. One of the extras, a boy, was a stunt double for Shirley Temple which resulted in his dad getting angry and never letting him act ever again because he was a double for a girl which he felt was insulting to his son. In that time, males were “above” females which explains the distraught that the father had. While this movie was filmed, the studio kept questioning how much longer Shirley Temple could keep playing “cute” roles but after the movie was released, she kept her number one position. I think the representation of this film works well with the fact that positive energy can always help other people. Heidi portrayed positive energy with Klara which caused her to change her attitude and not be so sheltered. The consumption of this movie was that it was a hit and Shirley Temple was applauded for her performance. The identity of this film is that like I said, positive attitude can change a person and also anyone in that person’s surroundings. It is important to always stay positive.