Top 10 F*%KED UP Origins Behind Disney Movies

torture murder rape and Disney welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten horrifying origins behind Disney movies perhaps you haven't been telling the truth Pinocchio for this list we're looking at the original stories behind the beloved animated musicals that have entertained children and adults alike for decades not so fast because you see how you have a little leverage you might want to know number 10 Pocahontas you know Pocahontas she has her mother spirit she goes wherever the wind takes her Pocahontas is the classic love story between two people who are supposed to be enemies you likely know that both Pocahontas and John Smith are real historical people but did you know that she was only about 10 years old when she first met Smith Pocahontas you have the most unusual name to John Smith she was taken captive by the English as a teenager and held for ransom [Music] she eventually married John Rolfe and was shipped to England where she was propagandized as a quote civilized savage before eventually dying around the age of 21 while sources indicate that she likely did have a friendship with Smith historians all but unanimously believed that she did not save him from a near execution as depicted in the Disney film if you kill him you'll have to kill me too number nine Pinocchio you must learn to choose between right and wrong I know first appearing in Carlo Kalani's 19th century Italian novel Pinocchio is one of children's literature most famous characters the original story and the Disney adaptation have some things in common like the fact that lying causes Pinocchio's nose to grow and the Geppetto is swallowed by a sea creature however where they differ is the eponymous hero [Music] while Disney's Pinocchio is endearing and learns an important lesson the original character was meant as a stern warning now remember Pinocchio be a good boy and always let your conscience be your guide during the story Pinocchio kills a talking cricket burns off his own feet and gets Geppetto arrested Oh Pinocchio is also hanged by the Fox and the cat don't worry though he survives then gets thrown in jail number 8 Hercules I'm the most famous person in all of Greece huh I'm an action figure Hercules or rather Heracles is one of Greek mythology's greatest heroes and therefore perfect for Disney but Greek mythology is more liberal with the violence and sadism though Disney paint Zeus and Hera as picture-perfect parents the mythos tells it differently Zeus was his dad but in true Zeus style he had adulterous sex with alt many while disguised as her husband and that union begat the hero Disney didn't completely ignore out many though making her and her husband and Fitri on Herc's adopted parents what's more according to myth Hera wasn't actually a fan of Hercules opting to fill his life with suffering and pain you were willing to give you a life to rescue this in fact she caused him to go mad and murder his wife Megara and their children good thing Disney edited that part out congratulations Wonder Boy they'll make one heck of a card number seven Peter Pan it is windy second star to the right and straight on till morning Peter Pan is the boy who wouldn't grow up and Disney did a fantastic job capturing his essence however they did leave out all the murder and attempted murder from jamberries original story [Music] sure they kept the part where Wendy's nearly killed by the Lost Boys on Tinker Bell's orders no less but what about Hook and Peter's iconic fight well hooks thrown overboard by Peter and is straight-up eaten by the crocodile [Applause] [Music] perhaps the worst part however is a line in the book that claims Peter would quote thin The Lost Boys out when they got too old which kinda sounds like he'd murder kids for growing up Lost Boys they weren't quite ready last part ready number 6 the Fox and the Hound this is your average tale of friendship where characters are bred to hate each other Disney's the Fox in the Hound is an uplifting story that shows friendship is stronger than anything else including instincts very best friend you're my good god it will always be friends forever yeah Daniel P Mannix's original version doesn't quite promote the same message however in the book Todd lures chief to his death which results in the master and copper ruthlessly hunting the Fox Todd attempts to start a family on two occasions but both times his family is slaughtered by the master once be a gassing Todd eventually dies of exhaustion after being chased relentlessly by copper a you listen good Todd because it's either education or in lamination the master then becomes an alcoholic and shoots copper at the end of the story bummer number five Cinderella [Music] originally published by Giambattista Basile a and based on folktales Cinderella's story was then retold by shall pehoe whose version inspired Disney's masterpiece oh my goodness what's the matter it's yes so it is before goodbye however the Brothers Grimm also took a crack at this one in their interpretation Cinderella still loses a slipper leading the prince to bring it around the kingdom to find his true love the grand duke he's been hunting all night hood for that girl the one who lost her slipper at the ball last night in the hopes of tricking the prince one of the stepsisters slices off her big toe to fit into the shoe while the other removes her heel they then have their eyes pecked out by birds as punishment for their wickedness but you see I have the other slipper also Iran and Arabian countries might know a version where Cinderella murders her stepmother to free her father so he can marry a governess fortunately Disney ignored those versions just because it's what's done doesn't mean it's what should be done number four Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs magic things are about to get graphic in the Brothers Grimm tale upon which the animated classic is based the Queen's quite a bit nastier if you can believe it she attempts to murder Snow White three times once pulling her corset so tight she passes out and another time brushing her hair with a poisoned comb [Music] [Laughter] [Music] as in the film snow white does eat the poison apple and is rescued by the prince but it isn't love's first kiss that wakes her instead he moves the coffin which dislodges the Apple romantic wait till you taste one dearie then in a scene straight out of Game of Thrones the new couple invites the Queen to their wedding and makes her dance in red-hot iron shoes until she dies [Music] number three The Hunchback of Nakhla damn you gypsy girl get down at once yes your honor just as soon as I free this poor creature the original story was written by Victor Hugo the same guy who wrote Mimi's a job so you know it was more tragic than Disney's retelling in Hugo's take Frollo actually rescues Quasimodo at the beginning of the story rather than trying to kill him but it's all downhill from there he still lusts after Esmeralda who's only like 16 and has Quasimodo try to kidnap her [Music] Frollo then frames her for the murder of Phoebus who isn't even dead Quasimodo attempts to rescue as Morell de but eventually its Frollo who offers her freedom if she sleeps with him what are you doing I was just imagining the room around that beautiful name she refuses and gets hanged which leads Quasimodo to murder Frollo by throwing him off the roof of nuts of them he then lies with Esmeralda's body until he dies great number 2 The Little Mermaid is very handsome Hans Christian Andersen's original tale and Disney's version have some parallels both feature a mermaid who falls in love with a prince after rescuing him from drowning and makes a deal with a sea witch to get legs in exchange for her voice my voice you've got it sweet cakes no more talking singing zip but that's where the resemblance ends in Anderson's take every step the ex mermaid takes feels like she's walking on shards of glass also she'll die if she can't make the Prince fall for her but of course since she can't speak she can't stop the prince from marrying someone else she does have the chance to become a mermaid again if she kills the prince but she sacrifices herself instead look we do not want to be part of that world wish I could be number one Sleeping Beauty before the Sun sets on my 16th birthday she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die all these entries are dark but this one takes the cake rooted in folktales this was retold by shall pehoe the Brothers Grimm and John Bautista busy lay with some versions more terrifying than others you poor simple fools think you could defeat me me while Disney adapted pebbles story it's hard to ignore the dark details in Basilius adaptation the character Talia falls in a deathlike state after flax gets under her nail a king discovers Sleeping Beauty and when he fails to awaken her he rapes her and leaves she then gives birth to twins one of whom sucks the flax splinter out which wakes her up the King of course is married to someone else who seeks vengeance by attempting to feed the twins to the king fortunately she fails and is burned at the stake instead freeing the king to marry Talia ah the wonderful world of Disney [Music] do you agree with our list what's your favorite horrifying origin story for more enchanting top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com life's full of tough choices in

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Length: 13min 9sec (789 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 18 2017