Disney has a penchant for turning fucked-up shit into child-friendly magic.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disney version – Snow White runs away into the forest because it's that or get killed by her stepmother, so fair enough really. She finds seven little men living in a house and becomes a maid for them. The queen finds her, kills her, but the prince pops his pretty head up, gives her the kiss of life, and they marry.
Original fucked-up version – In the Brothers Grimm version, Snow White marries the prince and invites every king and queen to the wedding. Somehow, in all the madness of living with seven dwarfs, Snow White forgets to book the wedding singer, so when the wicked queen arrives, a pair of burning hot shoes are brought forth and she is made to dance in them until she drops dead.
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Sleeping Beauty
Disney version – After pricking her finger, Aurora falls into a deep sleep that can only be broken by true love's first kiss. A lot of fuckery later, Prince Phillip basically defeats Maleficent and tada, there's another Disney wedding for the archives.
Fucked-up version – In Giambattista Basile's version of Sleeping Beauty, the king believes his daughter to be dead and so leaves her body in the house and abandons it because why wouldn't you do that? He returns to find her alive but unconscious and so rapes her, which leads to her birthing twins whom the king's wife want to kill. As revenge, the king's wife tries to actually cook the twins so they can be served to the king but the king finds out and burns his wife alive. JOY.
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The Fox and the Hound
Disney version – Yada yada yada, everyone lives happily ever after because Disney.
Original fucked-up version – In the Daniel P. Mannix novel, everything dies, basically. At the end, after pleasing his master and chasing the fox until it was dead, the bloodhound is no better off and his master covers his eyes and shoots him. Wonderful reward.
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The Little Mermaid
Disney version – Ariel obviously hates her entire family because she wants to leave them and live on land with a man she's never met. She exchanges her voice for legs with the sea witch and tries to seduce Eric, which doesn't really go to plan because he tries to marry someone else. But this is Disney, so everything ends well.
Original fucked-up version – In the Hans Christian Andersen story, Ariel trades her actual tongue for legs and is told by the sea witch that the process will feel like a sword splitting her in two. Not put off by this, because who would be, the sea witch also tells her that it will always feel like she's walking on sharp knives. Oh and also, if the prince marries someone else then Ariel will die of a broken heart (been there Ariel, not a bundle of laughs). Of course, the prince thinks with his genitals and marries someone else. Moral of the story – ALWAYS BE A MERMAID.
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