3/20/2011

Looking Through Shirley Temple Movies

By Sonya Walker


Shirley Temple is one of the most memorable starts in Hollywood who started out as a child actress. Who could ever forget the rise to fame of the cute and dimpled little girl that everyone fell in love with? Shirley Temple has begun gracing the big screen from the very early years. It was this image of the endearing little girl that Shirley Temple has left in everyone. Shirley Temple stepped into adulthood and shed off the girly dimpled child to enter politics. Like all other ladies, she fell in love and got married, twice. Though Shirley temple grew up, he remained to be the much loved child star in many people's hearts. There must be something about Shirley Temple's movies that make people go gaga over her saccharine sweetness.

Values of a family

Many Shirley Temple movies show an emphasis on proper family values. Regardless of the story, Shirley Temple's movies show a highlight on the sweetness of a little girl and her interactions with other people. The little girl innocence and appeal to the family as an audience also creates a bigger fan base for many of Shirley Temple's movies . It makes her movies closer to the tastes of families making her films the perfect movie for the whole family.

Song and dance in movies

A lot of Shirley Temple's films have song and musical numbers in them. Take for example The Little Colonel and Captain January. This is proof of the long standing and proven tradition of people's love for music and dance. The art of creating song and dance numbers in a film became associated with the little Shirley Temple. A song and dance from the adorable little Shirley Temple was always a welcome treat for moviegoers. It also creates something for the moviegoers to look forward to.

The orphan character

It was noticeable that many of Temple's roles were being an orphan kid. Poor Little Rich Girl showed Shirley Temple as an orphan. In Captain January, Temple's role was also one of an orphan. Her use of orphan roles seems to endear her more to the viewers. The orphan role also seems to get the viewer's sympathy and increases their amazement at the strength of character of the little girl. It also made viewers want to adopt such a cute and charming girl who frequently bursts into spontaneous dance and song routines.




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