i mean look it Snow white, Cinderella, beuity and the beast (Bell),the little mermaid,Bambi,Nemo, Pocahantas,Lilo and stitch.
are there any that you can think of? i bet there has to be more then just this.
2006-08-09 04:54:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
u r sooooooooooooo right!!!! i give u props. ill let u kno if i think of any more.
2006-08-09 04:57:49 · answer #1 · answered by Katie C. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Peter Pan: both parents are either missing or present. Wendy serves as the stand-in mother in Neverland. Hook is a symbol for the tyrant-father. The same actor does Mr. Darling and Capt. Hook in the films and stage-play. This is a tradition.
Lady and the Tramp: Two parents
101 Dalmations: Two parents
The Parent Trap: Two Parents
Mary Poppins: Two parents - neither attentive or caring.
The fear of losing one's mother is core. Disney knew this, and used the lack of a mother as a mechanism for creating tension immediately in his child-audience.
Keep in mind that literary device of the missing-mother was not invented by Disney, though it was added to stories that didn't already include it. Nothing wrong there - Disney changed so many classic tales that now the idea that Cinderella rode to the ball in a coach transformed from a pumpkin is common, though there is nothing close to that in the original Grimm story. Also in Grimm's version of the story, Cinderella is assisted by the spirit of her deceased mother. Disney replaced this mother's spirit with a fairy Godmother - I guess "mommy can come back as a ghost" was kind of high on the creep-meter.
The answer concerning Disney's childhood, and his relationship with his parents, is compelling.
2006-08-09 04:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by © 2007. Sammy Z. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because Walt Disney's father was very stern and used to beat him and Walt always blamed and hated his mother for not putting a stop to it, defending him, or taking him away from his father.
That is why he either removed the mother figure from the story or drifted towards stories where the mother figure was either not present or would be taken out soon.
Sad but true.
It is the trend that is still used in Disney pictures now.
2006-08-09 05:02:30 · answer #3 · answered by butnozzle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have noticed that pattern too. I don't quite get it...and then the mothers that are left behind (Snow White, Cinderella) are complete witches. I wonder if Walt Disney had a mother???
2006-08-09 04:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by loubean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jasmine in alladin
Dumbo's mom got taken away for most of the movie
If the main characters don't have only one parent they are orphans completely. There are obviously a few exceptions... Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, Lady and the tramp
2006-08-09 05:09:37 · answer #5 · answered by Kate T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've actually noticed that before. Fox and the Hound always got to me too. In Lion King Simba watches his father die.
2006-08-09 05:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by marie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alladin (Jasmin and Alladin)
The only Disney moms I can think of the top of my head are Narabi (Lion King) and Dumbo's mom.
2006-08-09 05:33:56 · answer #7 · answered by mury902 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really strange for movies that are geared towards children. I never noticed it till now. How tramatic for little ones.
2006-08-09 05:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by katj1250 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they like to use orphans as characters to help pull the heartstrings. It's sad that they do use it so often, i've noticed before.
2006-08-09 04:58:17 · answer #9 · answered by Stacey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lion king- lost father
mulan - both parents
but i guess what to remember is when you think of the time these cartoons are set in, probably alot of people lost their mothers early.
2006-08-09 04:59:39 · answer #10 · answered by lexie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's called using a formula that works.
2006-08-09 04:58:24 · answer #11 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋