Alright! Today I'm looking at all the movies Disney has totally screwed up.
Pinocchio
The 1940 feature leaves out several elements from the book, such as the part where the evil Cat and Fox duo are poor, karmad (Past tense of Karma) and destitute, the cat having chopped off it's tail to sell food, or how Pinocchio's donkey friend was sold to a farmer and then died of over exhaustion. Jiminy Cricket also was not Pinocchio's guide.
Cinderella
The 1950 Cinderella is a classic and one of my favorite Disney films, however, in the original fable, there was no Fairy Godmother, it was a tree that was watered by Cinderella's tears.
And the stepsisters never maimed themselves, nor were they blinded by crows sent by Cinderella.
Alice In Wonderland
This 1951 film was weird. And I've never read the book, but I assume it to be equally weird. Let's just assume that Disney screwed something up here.
Peter Pan
This came out in 1953. In the original book/play, Tinkerbell drank poison and was significantly nicer to Wendy, Captain Hook was fed to the crocodile, and the Lost Boys come back home.
Sleeping Beauty
In 1959, Disney released Sleeping Beauty, a film so poorly received that it discouraged Walt Disney from making any more princess films until his death. Maleficent was miffed because she didn't have a gold plate; Sleeping Beauty slept for 100 years; and, she gave birth to two children.
the Sword in the Stone
Don't use this 1963 Disney classic as a source for all your knowledge on King Arthur. First off, it ends with him becoming king, leaves out Morgana le Fey, the Wizard was not a precursor to Robin Williams' Genie, and Arthur was not some wide-eyed blonde haired child.
the Jungle Book
Okay, this is basically an entirely new plot but with the same characters. If you would like a plot that somewhat resembles the book, look to the Netflix adaptation.
Robin Hood
They were not foxes, but whatever.
the Black Cauldron
This is perhaps their first GIANT misstep. Based off of the Chronicles of Prydain, this adaptation changes the plot, the characters are younger, it is a lot less scary, and it just is... awfully average. The best thing they did was remake the character Gurgi into a cute puppy hybrid. I did like that.
Oliver and Company
Yeah, this is more of a reimagining, so I'm not gonna talk about it.
Pocahontas
Yeah, Pocahontas did not fall in love with John Smith, nor did she cliff dive at the James River. I live in Virginia, and I can say, without a doubt, that the James River does not have a giant waterfall.
the Hunchback of Notre Dame
This one is sometimes scary and sometimes children's fluff. Songs like "Hellfire" are awesome, and what I expect, but sometimes (Any scene with the gargoyles) it's just silly.
Notable reimaginings:
Hercules, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, the Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Moana.
And I'm not even talking about the live action ones. Percy Jackson? Awful. Artemis Fowl? Scoff.
And, Imma admit, this post isn't great, but it's a draft I started forever ago, and I forgot what I was going for, so I guess I'm done now.
PinocchioThe 1940 feature leaves out several elements from the book, such as the part where the evil Cat and Fox duo are poor, karmad (Past tense of Karma) and destitute, the cat having chopped off it's tail to sell food, or how Pinocchio's donkey friend was sold to a farmer and then died of over exhaustion. Jiminy Cricket also was not Pinocchio's guide.
Cinderella
The 1950 Cinderella is a classic and one of my favorite Disney films, however, in the original fable, there was no Fairy Godmother, it was a tree that was watered by Cinderella's tears.
And the stepsisters never maimed themselves, nor were they blinded by crows sent by Cinderella.
Alice In Wonderland
This 1951 film was weird. And I've never read the book, but I assume it to be equally weird. Let's just assume that Disney screwed something up here.
Peter Pan
This came out in 1953. In the original book/play, Tinkerbell drank poison and was significantly nicer to Wendy, Captain Hook was fed to the crocodile, and the Lost Boys come back home.
Sleeping Beauty
In 1959, Disney released Sleeping Beauty, a film so poorly received that it discouraged Walt Disney from making any more princess films until his death. Maleficent was miffed because she didn't have a gold plate; Sleeping Beauty slept for 100 years; and, she gave birth to two children.
the Sword in the Stone
Don't use this 1963 Disney classic as a source for all your knowledge on King Arthur. First off, it ends with him becoming king, leaves out Morgana le Fey, the Wizard was not a precursor to Robin Williams' Genie, and Arthur was not some wide-eyed blonde haired child.
the Jungle Book
Okay, this is basically an entirely new plot but with the same characters. If you would like a plot that somewhat resembles the book, look to the Netflix adaptation.
Robin HoodThey were not foxes, but whatever.
the Black Cauldron
This is perhaps their first GIANT misstep. Based off of the Chronicles of Prydain, this adaptation changes the plot, the characters are younger, it is a lot less scary, and it just is... awfully average. The best thing they did was remake the character Gurgi into a cute puppy hybrid. I did like that.
Oliver and Company
Yeah, this is more of a reimagining, so I'm not gonna talk about it.
Pocahontas
Yeah, Pocahontas did not fall in love with John Smith, nor did she cliff dive at the James River. I live in Virginia, and I can say, without a doubt, that the James River does not have a giant waterfall.
the Hunchback of Notre Dame
This one is sometimes scary and sometimes children's fluff. Songs like "Hellfire" are awesome, and what I expect, but sometimes (Any scene with the gargoyles) it's just silly.
Notable reimaginings:
Hercules, Mulan, Beauty and the Beast, the Little Mermaid, Aladdin, the Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Moana.
And I'm not even talking about the live action ones. Percy Jackson? Awful. Artemis Fowl? Scoff.
And, Imma admit, this post isn't great, but it's a draft I started forever ago, and I forgot what I was going for, so I guess I'm done now.
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