The hunchback of notre dame is one of disneys darker films. O nce upon a time, long before gus gus and prince charming, fairy tales were brimming with murder and torture. So here are a list of ten movies that have been disneyfied for our viewing pleasure, but please proceed with caution. I was horrified to find that the origins of many of my favorite disney movies had much more gruesome details that disney completely left out. Milne the first collection of stories about the character was the book winniethepooh 1926, and this was followed by the house at pooh corner 1928.
The messed up origins of the little mermaid disney. Five dark and gruesome fairytales behind classic disney movies abc. Disney has become a wellintegrated part of modern society because of their success in turning fairy tales into child friendly adventures. Disney does not do true justice to these old tales, some fantasy while some of them very real. However, in the story, she asks him to also bring her back snow whites lungs and liver. Though the 2000 miniseries arabian nights returned. Nov 04, 2015 disney movies and fairy tales are meant to provide comfortand life lessons, for little children. Moreover, we are also familiar with the dark origin stories behind a few of them. Rapunzels parents were farmers who got her after exchanging a bit of rapunzel plant rampion for a salad with a witch when she was a baby. Disneys cinderella was based on a very tame story by charles perrault, published 1697. Dec 26, 2015 the disney company have produced hundreds of films over the years and as you may already know there has always been a lot of dark rumours flying around about the origins of some of their films.
Having explained that twisted origins of cinderella and the little mermaid. The story ends when the prince defeats a dragon and kisses the princess to wake her up from her slumber. When she was 12 the witch locked her in a tower that had no doors or stairs and just a window. Culture clubgetty images the tale of a puppet by c. The original tale of one of the beloved disney princesses.
Disney is an industry built on magic and happily ever after. Some of those beloved characters have their origin in legends, fairy tales, or even real life, which is often more exciting or. Disney movies and fairy tales are meant to provide comfortand life lessons, for little children. Let us take a look at the top 10 dark origins of disney fairytales. The story behind the story of frozen disney insider. This is maybe the happiest grimm brothers story in the list. The little mermaid story has dark origins the rocky.
Snow white and the seven dwarfs dark origins fairytales. The dark world as he battles to save earth and all nine realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. I was looking for the original tellings behind the disney versions though. There are few stories that capture the spirit of childlike wonder and imagination as well as the fantastical tale of peter pan.
In the brothers grimm version, the evil queen stepmother asks a hunter to take snow white into the forest and kill her this also happens in the disney movie. Barrie and the grimm brothers much preferred a haunting tale over a romantic one, but a few of their most harrowing details have. The asgardian warrior continues his bigscreen adventures in thor. The film is loosely based on the hans christian andersen fairy tale the snow queen, which was first published in 1845. Instead of telling the true story of hercules origins, disney invented an. In the original version of the story, a demonic troll creates a lookingglass that reflects even the most beautiful things back as being ugly and hideously distorted. The grimms included stories commonly told in other regions of the world if they thought they had german roots somewhere along the. So from sleeping beautys rape to cinderellas bloody revenge, lets tackle the seven most horrifying disney origin stories its what the brothers would have wanted. Yet another disney creation with an encouraging ending, but the reality is different. Jan 25, 2016 here is screen rant s look at dark disney. Unabashedly unafraid of offending the familyoriented audiences catered to by other disney travel guides, author leonard kinsey gives intrepid travelers access to the seamy, raunchy, and often hilarious underbelly of walt disney world. The dark, twisted fairy tales beauty and the beast is.
The gruesome origins of classic fairy tales abebooks. Disney, however, modeled its aladdin from the movie the thief of baghdad 1940 and transplanted the story to a fictional middle eastern city. Read lion king from the story dark origin of disney fairytales by pexchyjxn cece with 185 reads. Unlike disneys cinderella and snow white, however, beauty and the beast hardly sugarcoats the violence of the original. Milne also included a poem about the bear in the childrens verse book when we were very young 1924 and many more in. On bambis first walk into the woods, he witnessed a mouse get killed and heard creatures threatening each other with death. True loves kiss and happily ever afters were childs play for the writers that came before walt disney. But some of the tales we know and love have had quite the makeover. And, like most beloved childrens stories, the familiar tale of peter pan is based on a book full of horrible murder and deeply. The official fan page of the dark side of disney by leonard kinsey. Weve already gone over the twisted tales behind cinderella, the little mermaid, and other popular animated films, but weve got even more dark stories that inspired disney movies.
Disneys the jungle book is the tale of an orphaned boy raised by a friendly bear named baloo and the panther bagheera. Parents and grandparents share their favorite disney movies with children and grandchildren. True disney fairy tale dark side stories refinery29. When the little mermaid spots a handsome darkhaired prince on shore, her. Barrie and later adapted into the 1911 novel peter and wendy, everything about this story is iconic but the true origins behind this childhood tale are far darker than most people could ever imagine. The dark side of disney reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that they dont want you to know about. The original aladdins source material is pretty tame, but the movies second sequel has darker origins. This book is good, short stories to read with children. After a series of trials in the jungle and being pursued by a maneating tiger, mowgli returns to civilization in a nearby human village. Below is a collection of horrifying details that disney chose to leave out of all of these book fairy taleplay. The dark reallife origins behind peter pan that people. This collection features 18 stories from the original star wars trilogy, beautifully illustrated by star wars artist brian rood.
But if viewers knew these stories gruesome roots, they might question those pg ratings. Beauty and the beast, the lion king, and aladdin are now all in the works. From cinderella to the little mermaid, the dark disney origins behind your. In the versions we looked at that had been attempted prior to this, says peter, it was hard to.
He dreamed big dreams impossible dreams they told him. Though disney took this adult novel and turned it into a heartwarming disney movie, the book touches on the circle of life, survival, man vs. Disney has been going steady for ages, telling little children stories based on old fairytales, albeit loosely so. The real stories behind these disney movies will ruin your childhood. Jiminy, and even sells off the book that gepetto gets by selling his last coat. For more bizarre origin stories, check out the gruesome origins of 5 popular fairy tales and the 7 most wtf origins of iconic pop culture franchises. With over four centuries between basiles story and walt disneys animated film. Today were diving into one of our darkest fairy tales yet. However, i am sure wed rather watch the disney interpretations rather than. Some of those beloved characters have their origin in legends, fairy tales, or even real life, which is often more exciting or darker than what we see in the movies. This collection features 18 stories from the original star wars trilogy, beautifully illustrated by. Below is a collection of horrifying details that disney chose to leave out of all of these book fairy taleplay adaptations. The sisters eyes are pecked out as punishment for their cruelty and deceit.
The stories have been inspiring and exciting children since the first. The jungle book, for example, was rebooted as a stunning liveaction endeavor earlier this year, spawning fresh adaptions for a slew of disney classics. Ever wondered just how dark and messed up the original fairy tale is. The stories have been inspiring and exciting children since the first animated disney film, snow white and the seven dwarfs, came out in 1937. In theaters at home movies anywhere all movies disney movie club disney movie insiders. Perraults version plays out almost exactly like the disney version. Nov 12, 20 i was horrified to find that the origins of many of my favorite disney movies had much more gruesome details that disney completely left out. Five dark and gruesome fairytales behind classic disney. In celebration of the recent revival of folklore and fairytales in cinema and. And, like most beloved childrens stories, the familiar tale of peter pan is based on a book. Today, disneyfied fairy tales are most familiar to the masses in their animated forms. But things go very wrong when a sudden lightning storm disrupts the celebration, and amandas mysterious sister, jez, disappears.
Associated press the bestselling author of the da vinci code is back with a new book that looks to the future. Aladdin alices adventures in wonderland alice in wonderland anna arabian nights ariel brothers grimm cheshire cat disneys frozen disneys the little mermaid disney animated films disney films disney princesses disney story origins djinn elsa fairy tales fa mulan female mulan joins the army for her father genie hans christian andersen history. Join luke skywalker, han solo, and princess leia for one actionpacked adventure after the next. But the original stories many disney movies are based on are even darker and more gruesome than what makes it into the final animated feature. In victor hugos novel, however, the story has a much sadder ending. Though this is an excellent version of cinderella, this is not the version disney actually based their movie on. Winniethepooh, also called pooh bear and pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by english author a. In ali baba and the forty thieves, the character cassim aladdins father is killed and dismembered and his body parts stacked around a treasure cave as a warning to travelers. But their originsthat is, the fairy tales and myths the scripts are sometimes based onare. The dark world movie storybook disney books disney. Origin is a familiar blend of travelogue, history, conspiracies and whodunit, with asides on everything from the poetry of william blake to the rise and fall of fascism in spain.
The real and horrifying stories behind the classics. You might think pinocchio was mischievous in the movie, but he is far more so in the book. The dark side of disney by leonard kinsey goodreads. Disney princess movies have been a part of childhood since their emergence in 1937. Even though disney is all about the happily ever after, most disney tales didnt start out that way. The dark, twisted fairy tales beauty and the beast is based. For kids around the world, disney movies are what dreams are made of. The real and horrifying stories behind the classics from cinderella to the little mermaid, the origins behind your favorite secretly dark disney movies. Walt disney world resort disneyland resort disney cruise line aulani a disney resort and spa adventures by disney disney vacation club. Barrie and later adapted into the 1911 novel peter and wendy, everything about this story is iconic. He is found by the police, who imprison geppetto because they believe pinocchio was abused. Perraults version plays out almost exactly like the disney.
Jan 03, 2017 the dark origins of the grimms fairy tales. In ali baba and the forty thieves, the character cassim aladdins father is killed and. The dark stories your favorite disney movies are actually based on. Peter pan in addition to the 1953 disney movie, the studio released a sequel in 2002 and spun the story off into an entire franchise surrounding peter pans pixie friend tinkerbell. Top 10 dark origins of disney fairytales wonderslist. Peter pan and 6 other beloved disney movies based on. Peter pan and 6 other beloved disney movies based on dark. Five dark and gruesome fairytales behind classic disney movies. The original stories that inspire the disney films. At the end of the film, quasimodo pushed frollo, the villain, off the roof of the cathedral, killing him. In disneys version, a princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheels. Disneys pinocchio came from carlo collodis 1883 italian classic the adventures of pinocchio. In rudyard kiplings book, after killing the murderous tiger shere khan. Stories like snow white, sleeping beauty, and peter pan have been told to us all at some point, whether as a bedtime story, an outlandish parody, or even more likely in a disney film.
The real versions of the disney fairytales are a little different from the disney movies, and even the tales that we commonly hear. The dark and disturbing original stories behind your favourite disney. The original stories behind disney films pan macmillan. In the aftermath of marvels thor and marvels the avengers, thor fights to restore order across the cosmosbut an ancient race led by the vengeful. And dont forget to follow us on facebook and twitter to get sexy, sexy jokes sent straight to your news feed. Then he moved heaven and earth to make his dreams come true. The 10 darkest and most disturbing fairy tales culture trip. He cant kill snow white, so brings back a boars lungs and liver instead.
In the book, he runs away as soon as he learns to walk. In the original story, hans christian andersons the snow queen. Like the novel its based off of, the movie is about a hunchback named quasimodo, who grew up in notre dame cathedral, raised by an archdeacon named frollo quasimodo and frollo both fell in love with the same woman, esmeralda. In fact, the origins of most disney tales depict horrors such as rape, murder, cannibalism and other very undisney happenings. The terrifying origin stories behind your favorite disney. The real stories behind these disney movies will ruin your. The lineup of disney princesses currently includes 12 characters who are royal by birth, by marriage, or considered a princess due to their heroism. Dark origin of disney fairytales lion king wattpad. Though the movie resembles the grimm brothers briar.