Juveniles in jeopardy

GIVEN the premise of John Horn and Chris Lee’s article, it’s surprising that they didn’t mention last year’s “Chronicles of Narnia,” a classic fairy-tale adventure that subjected its ‘tween heroes to a greater degree of danger and actual physical harm than has been allowed over the last 40 years [“Fairy Tales for a Mean New World,” Nov. 19]. It’s also worth noting that Walt Disney had no qualms about putting young characters in serious harm’s way, especially in his live-action films, most notably “Swiss Family Robinson” (1960) and “In Search of the Castaways” (1962).

RICK MITCHELL

Los Angeles