Viewers ‘left in tears’ by Disney’s magical Christmas advert for 2021 ‘The Stepdad’
The animated short film ‘The Stepdad’ was released on 3rd November and it has already provoked strong reactions online.
After Disney UK shared the advert on Instagram, the comment section was flooded with people sharing how it had ‘made them cry’.
Following Disney’s 2020 debut consumer products Christmas advert this year’s instalment features a grown-up Nicole, the granddaughter from ‘Lola’ and her two children Max and Ella, as new step-dad Mike moves into their family home.
At the heart of the story is a very special storybook – a precious item belonging to son Max from his birth father. The book celebrates how the power of storytelling can deepen family bonds, and the magic that reading together creates as stories from Disney and Pixar lift off from the pages igniting the family’s shared imagination and wonder.
Viewers will see the family navigate an emotive journey as they enjoy combining existing festive traditions with new ones in the run up to Christmas.
This campaign once again supports long-standing partner, Make-A-Wish, helping the charity to create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses that can be an important part of the healing process. Since 1980, Disney has helped Make-A-Wish grant more than 145,000 life-changing wishes around the world – bringing light, hope and joy to wish children and their families.
Double Grammy Award winner Gregory Porter performs an emotive rendition of original track ‘Love Runs Deeper’ – penned for the advert, which provides a musical narrative to the film through the eyes of Mike in lieu of any dialogue.
He said: ‘The lyrics of the track are so powerful, and underline that behind everything there is love. When I read the first line of ‘Love Runs Deeper’, “When you open the door, I will be standing there”, I was truly moved by its emotion and storytelling.
‘I knew I needed to be involved with this campaign and support Make-A-Wish.’
sources(articles; lyrics; videos): The News, portsmouth.co.uk; THE STEPDAD, Disney Christmas Advert 2021, Official Disney UK, Youtube;
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Gregory Porter:
“Love Runs Deeper”
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(Disney supporting Make-A-Wish)
Vocabulary
| to provoke reactions | reakciókat váltani ki/hatással lenni valakire |
| to flood with | elárasztani valamivel |
| instalment | folytatás |
| to feature | szerepeltetni |
| grown-up | felnőtt |
| step-dad | pótapa/mostohaapa |
| At the heart of | legfontosabb része |
| precious | értékes |
| to celebrate | ünnepelni |
| to deepen | elmélyíteni |
| bonds | kötelékek |
| to lift off | elszállni/felemelkedni |
| to ignite | beizzítani |
| emotive journey | érzelmi utazás |
| existing | létező |
| in the run up to | valami előtt (időben) |
| to support long-standing partner | támogatni régi partnert |
| charity | jótékonysági szervezet |
| critical illnesses | komoly betegségek (rák, sztók, szívinfarktus, stb) |
| healing process | gyógyulási folyamat |
| grant | adomány/ösztöndíj |
| rendition | előadás/tolmácsolás/interpretálás |
| to pen | írni |
| to provide | nyújtani/biztosítani |
| in lieu of | valami helyett |
| underline | hangsúlyozni/kiemelni |
| to involve | közreműködni valamiben |
| to count on | számítani valakire |
| patience | türelem |
| silence | csend |
| to even the odds | kiegyenlíteni az esélyeket és kiegyenlíteni a ’páratlanokat’ (szójáték a 3 tagú családból 4 tagú lesz a pótapával) |
