Regardless it's safe to say that the Disney films create a world of good against bad, love against hate and build a knowledge of this in children from a young age whilst being enjoyed equally by parents and adults alike. Quite a skill, appealing to such a broad demographic and succeeding time after time in different stories without the viewer getting bored of the 'tried and tested' process as such.
They are, needless to say, emotive in every case and the point I'm getting to here is that Disney films can be, and are pretty scary. The bad guys are by no means gentle characters; think of Ursula in The Little Mermaid, or of The Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, or The Wicked Queen in Snow White - i mean she asks for Snow White's heart to be brought back in a box after ordering her killing and when this falls through poisons her with the intention of her being buried alive.
Moreover than their conniving plans and evil helping hands are how these characters are portrayed - the provocative colours used in their appearances, their eery, vicious and commanding voices and of course the famous Disney musical scores. Thoughts of Disney being a mass producer of what are perceived to be 'kids' films are quite strongly juxtaposed by their, often, very adult content and scare factor, and this has always intrigued me.
To this effect I came across a series of images, taking into play various 'good' female lead roles and persuading them in a different light. This brings me to thinking that perhaps alternate versions of the famous films could be made, adult cartoons, adult Disney perhaps (no not like that), or sequels potentially parodying on the good guys returning as bad. Either way a bit of (scary) fun!
hammy x
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