President Reagan was probably the golden age of anti-drug messages. Children in American schools were told that The brain was like an egg, and the drug was like a frying pan. First Lady simply says to children in American schools:I just say no. “The message was surprisingly simple.
However, in the early 1970s, its anti-drug message was far more confusing. for example, Curious Alicea visually stunning, very strange film about the dangers of substance abuse, and things look so enjoyable. Created by the National Institute of Mental Health in 1971, the film shows young Alice reading Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland On a faint, sunny meadow before nodding.
She soon finds herself plunging down the rabbit hole and into wonderland. The King of Hearts falconry for heroin. The crazy hatter is stumbling on the LSD. The hookah sucking caterpillar throws a stone from his gourd. The dorm is in barbiturate-induced upor, and March hair, which looks like the brother of Trix Bunny’s ne’er-do-well, is a fine-tuner of the fidget. “You should have some pep pills! Upper!” he cried. “Amphetamine! Speed! You feel so good.”
The film reportedly was intended for an 8-year-old child. While your average third grader will rarely absorb the moralization of Alice’s acid, they almost certainly correspond to Monty’s Pitone’s animation in the film trippy. The animators clearly had an explosion that made this film, but their efforts were not translated exactly into an effective message. After the film was announced, the National Coordination Council on Drug Education denounced the film, calling it confusing and counterproductive. But as an adult, this movie is a lot of fun. So check it out above.
Note: An earlier version of this post was published on our site in 2014.
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