The whole point is the overly-saccharine visuals are in contrast with the societies' realities. It's a world of slavery, war, and class feudalism. The Disney aesthetics were intentional. It's a contrast.

1) this was pretty common sentiment throughout the 80s, and when watching the movie, I didn't get the impression that it was a deep theme, so much as it was reflective of other sentiments of the time.

I concur on the idea that ultraviolence is no longer novel in video games. Elements that should shock us don't anymore. But I feel that is one reason the juxtaposition in Bioshock Infinite just works. That moment where the fantasy is immediately shattered - within seconds of the unveiling of the mixed race couple, - di…

Here's the thing. I am a woman, and I play video games. I built my own computer, I regularly upgrade it, and I play console, portable, and PC games with equal abandon.