Why is it that in most Disney animated films, at least one of the parents is, well, GONE? Or the hero/heroine grows up not knowing them? Or they're not even mentioned?
2006-06-29 17:47:25 · 16 answers · asked by Zealotta 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It's to make things harder for the hero/heroine so that when they overcome the obstacle and beat the odds it's just that much better (or cheesier). But hey, it's not easy being cheesy!
2006-06-29 17:51:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kitkat Bar 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh my Gosh! I never realized that. Seriously! Maybe it's a trait for Disney Movies. Maybe Walt Disney was only brought up by one parent. It's ok though because it doesn't give the image that a family contains both parents and live happily ever after. It shows that some families only have 1 parent. That way when the kids are in school and see children raised by only one parent, it isn't such a surprise.
I know one Disney movie thats not like that: 101 Dalmations! :-P
2006-06-30 00:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
much has been made about that phenomenon...some say it has to do with the fact of his mother's death.
"Probably the most painful time of Walt's private life, was the accidental death of his mother in 1938. After the great success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt and Roy bought their parents, Elias and Flora Disney, a home close to the studios. Less than a month later Flora died of asphyxiation caused by a faulty furnace in the new home. The terrible guilt of this haunted Walt for the rest of his life."
2006-07-10 09:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked my husband this question about Bambi and Finding Nemo. Why do they always kill the mother off? Does Walt Disney not like his mom? My husband told me that it was more tragic to have the mom killed off, because more often that's who babies depend on the most. If it's more tragic, it gets people more emotionally involved in the movie. Also, he said that Disney is probably sticking with what they consider to be a "winning strategy" - that is, they stick with the same ideas, change the character names, but keep a lot of the same story elements.
2006-06-30 00:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by Kestra SpiritNova 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because nearly 60% of the families in the united states have gone through a divorse or a parent dies. SO when disney makes a movie they want the people who live in disfuntional families to be able to relate to the caracters.
2006-07-09 21:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by naphythespiffyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The major characters usually either have one parents or lose a parents or are separated because the stories essentially form around the idea of growing up, therefore leaving your parents.
Some characters with both parents:
Hercules (separated but has two adopted)
Aurora (sleeping beauty, but separated)
Jenny (Oliver and Company, but they are constantly traveling)
Simba (at first but we know what happened later)
Alice (never mentioned but we can assume they are alive and doing fine)
Wendy and her brothers
2006-07-10 02:19:34 · answer #6 · answered by polishcosmogirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That has been a long running "joke" in our house.........
Disney has a new movie comming out.
Oh yeah, which parent dies in the beginning?
2006-06-30 00:53:57 · answer #7 · answered by suequek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess to show kids that it is ok if they only have one parent in their life. At least that is what I think.
2006-06-30 00:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by alias1013 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's consult Joseph Campbell on this...but my book is in the car. I guess then it is because all wanna-be princesses have absent- fathers.
2006-06-30 01:14:06 · answer #9 · answered by Christine J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it wouldnt make a very interesting movie if everything were all sunshine and butterflies now, would it?
2006-06-30 00:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by Too Silly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋