Awesome essay alert: Newsweek’s Andrew Romano discusses the wilderness of childhood, the importance of facing primal fears, and the need for films that challenge rather than coddle kids.
The greatest children’s stories are about what happens when we become untethered from authority, whether by disobedience, disaster, or disregard, and the twinned feelings of freedom and fear we experience as we grapple with an autonomy we’re not quite ready for. They are, in that sense, rehearsals for adulthood.
Romano’s piece is thoughtful and inspired–– a definite must-read.
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