“Which Disney Movie Has The Worst Message?”: 30 People Don’t Hold Back

I wonder what Robbin Williams would make today if he could make a remake (edit: was I just downvoted because you think I don't know he's dead? I'm not stupid I know that and that's why I made the comment. He was a genius actor and tried to make people feel good so this is where I came from - a curious thought how he would do it today)

Yeah it doesn't hold up well in 2024. The whole resolution where Mrs. Doubtfire becomes a kids show host at the end feels super contrived and unbelievable.

If he was played by any other actor than charming Robin Williams, that would be a horror movie.

I couldn't get past that no one sees through his disguise.

Literally read my mind

Yes but when you think about it, it's based on a fairy tale. These tales were short, old and did not delve into the psychology of the characters. And what's more, these tales were often VERY violent 😨😱 Disney did well to soften Snow White and Cinderella, because it would not have been presentable to children 😆

Snow White was a story not a message movie. Get real.

These movies off a great opportunity to talk to you little ones about such things. I did this with my little granddaughter when she was mad about Frozen where Elsa told her young sister not to marry someone she just met. It was a great conversation, Shwe thought Elsa was just being mean but then she understood and I think she was 3.

Wasn't Snow White 14 and the prince literally 31

Unlike the Hallmark channel? lol

He lies to her; I don’t think he gaslights her. I don’t remember him lying and doing sh*t specifically to make her doubt herself and her own sanity. I am so sick of “GASLIGHTING” this, “GASLIGHTING” that. People need to stop using psychoanalytic terms when they have no clue what they mean.

Gaslight, Gatekeeper, Guyboss!

This OP would should listen to Jon Cozart's Disney parodies :)

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Jazmin is an entitled brat who doesn't appreciate what she has and makes tantrums whenever someone tries to have a proper conversation with her. Her name should have been Karen

"Ugly people are bad, pretty people are good" - pretty much 90% of Disney movies.

Villains in movies from the United States- 1) Charismatic, conniving, hyper intelligent British man 2) Crazed German Nazi or 3) Sexy Russian spy

That's an overall trope though - the bad guys are usually british or german

If I'm not mistaken though, there were a few exceptions to the rule, Robin Hood and The Great Mouse Detective both feature a hero with a British accent going up against a villain who was also British.

Original Mulan movie is "hard work can overcome the preconceived social order and make you into the person you want to become". A very meritocratic view of the world. The new Mulan is "each of us must fulfill the role we are destined for". For what it's worth the new movie is more in line with Confucianist ideas on social hierarchies.

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Idk I feel like the live action does a better job of defeating harmful stereotypes, like she worked for it and that’s one of the reasons she’s so amazing.

I always saw it as Eric was the breaking point for her, the thing that finally tipped her hand and made her seek out her desire to be human. Notice how she was already obsessed with humans long before Eric came along. Her song even says "part of that world", not "part of your world". When she did finally get legs, notice how she basically ignores Eric and just delights in finally being a land dweller. And only starts really pursuing him at the end, and only after being pressured to by her friends so the spell will not wear off. Ariel never wanted Eric, she wanted to be human!

But, but, she wanted to go where the people go. Ask them questions and get some answers.

Ariel was obsessed with humans long before she saw prince Eric. He was just a means to an end

Some people theorize that the original Little Mermaid is an allegorical tale about Hans Christian Anderson's love for a man named Edvard Collin. Upon learning Collin was engaged to a woman, he wrote to him, "I languish for you as for a pretty Calabrian wench... my sentiments for you are those of a woman. The femininity of my nature and our friendship must remain a mystery." And it was around that time The Little Mermaid was written. Puts a very different spin on the story, doesn't it?

YES! THIS!

The fairy tale that the Disney movie is based on is even darker. The penalty for the little mermaid asking for human legs is that she not only loses her voice but every step she takes on land feels like she is walking on glass. She also refuses to kill the prince and instead turns into sea foam until the sun warms her and she becomes a spirit of the air.

I agree. This whole movie is enabling a person with a mental health disorder who feels like she is in the wrong body….

And she gives you her voice for a man, not knowing whether or not he loves her

Eric is two years older than Ariel - this is a completely normal age difference.