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Klin24 t1_j229pzy wrote

Reply to comment by Muzzy637 in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower

Cinderella, stepmother cuts the big toe off of one the step sisters feet to get the slipper to fit.

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schleppylundo t1_j22azos wrote

That’s technically a later development added by the Grimms to make it more appealing to the violence-hungry children of the time. Disney’s movie in fact draws from an older version, though they also added plenty to make it more appealing to that generation of children.

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ypsm t1_j22lgzb wrote

Etc. I sometimes tell my friends that if Disney ever made Romeo & Juliet, they’d make the title characters live happily ever after.

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Matter_Infinite t1_j244vqd wrote

>I sometimes tell my friends that if Disney ever made Romeo & Juliet, they’d make the title characters live happily ever after.

Not sure if you're setting people up to explain this, but

they did: The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride was based on R&J to keep with the Shakespeare theme since Lion King 1 was based on Hamlet.

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ypsm t1_j24hpon wrote

No, I honestly didn’t know that, so thanks for the explanation! (I haven’t watched the straight-to-video sequels, though I hear Lion King 2 is pretty good.)

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Matter_Infinite t1_j296u5c wrote

You should keep telling that to your friends. If they disagree, you can clobber them with truth (hopefully in front of other good friends).

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original_ninjapigeon t1_j25eprw wrote

Man, just to add to the tragic childhood stories- how many of you know the original Peter Pan where Tinkerbell actually dies? there's a scene where they expected the audience to applaud to help her resurrect. Applaud. Tinker bell's. Death.

and some kids shows are considered harsh these days?

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WeirdLadyAlert t1_j26kx0m wrote

Ooohhhhhhh!!! I see it now!

And The Lion King 2 is so good. When Kovu gets banished and they start singing "deception, disgrace..." it hits me right in the feels.

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Matter_Infinite t1_j297s6w wrote

Every Disney movie since Little Mermaid or Beauty and the Beast has at least one song that gets me. I haven't seen any Disney movies older than those two.

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KagomeChan t1_j2846uu wrote

That was what came to my mind.

I do love that movie, though… Soundtrack is dope.

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Arthamel t1_j237ezl wrote

After cinderella is queen, she kills stepsisters, makes soup out of them and gives it to stepmother. She notices only after eating it whole and seeing bones at bottom of cauldron.

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95DarkFireII t1_j23q2ax wrote

That is still the original version told to children in Germany.

First sister cuts of a toe, second sister cuts of her heel.

Both are found out because the shoe starts leaking blood.

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palparepa t1_j261nix wrote

I've read one version like this, in which the dumb prince only realizes when a bird tells him so.

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