Jacob and wilhelm grimm didnt actually come up with the story of snow white or cinderella, rapunzel, or any other storybook princess associated with their and now disney s name, for that matter. While walt disney brought us some of our most beloved childrens stories, the original brothers grimm fairy tales are definitely not for kids. These persecuted heroine stories bear a strong resemblence to the cinderella tales, but here it is the father, not a stepmother or stepsister, who is the source of the heroines grief. The grimm brothers childrens and household tales fairy tales. In the fourth grade, i checked out the complete fairy tales of the brothers grimm. These seven disney stories did not end the way you thought they did. Disney purchased pixar in 2006, and these three movies, one from pixar and two from disney, clearly show the influence of both studios. The entire history of the disney company is a major example of the grimms influence beginning with the companys first animated feature film, snow white and the seven dwarfs. The grimm brothers were both born in hanau, germany, and their movement to expand their literature and write folk lores was caused by romanticism in the 19th century. Their first volume in 1812 contained eightysix stories, and their second volume in 1814 contained seventy stories.
The first volume of grimms fairy tales was released in 1812, and the second in 1814. Walt disney poses with statuettes of the seven dwarfs in the original theatrical trailer for snow white and the seven dwarfs fairy tales have provided a source of inspiration for the disney studio. The brothers grimm show different emotions in their writings which tend to influence a gorier side of fairy tales. Her punishment for trying to kill snow white is to dance in. We know the classics by heart, but our beloved disney diluted iterations couldnt be further from their true, markedly more sinister. True loves kiss and happily ever afters were childs play for the writers that came before walt disney. Disney s adaptations of fairy tales and stories have been casting a little bit of magic over our childhoods since their original animated feature film, snow white and the seven dwarfs, in 1937. These disney fairy tales will be ruined for you forever once you know their dark real endings. Shocking original endings to some of our favorite disney fairy tales.
The messed up origins of cinderella disney explained. Fairy tales at least as we know themare a childhood staple. The first disney animated fairy tale in 30 years, the critical and commercial success of the little mermaid resulted in a popular renewed interest in disney animation. List of disney animated films based on fairy tales wikipedia.
The real stories behind these disney movies will ruin your. The etext appears to be based on the translation by margaret hunt called grimms household tales, but it is not identical to her edition. O nce upon a time, long before gus gus and prince charming, fairy tales were brimming with murder and torture. But, lurking behind the pretty tale is a more sinister variation by the grimm brothers.
As a child, disney influenced them to believe that if you wish upon a star your dreams will come true. Disneys adaptations of fairy tales and stories have been casting a little. Barrie and the grimm brothers much preferred a haunting tale over a romantic one, but a few of their most harrowing details have. Grimm s fairy tales this book contains 209 tales collected by the brothers grimm. The disturbing truth behind the brothers grimm fairy tales. The gruesome origins of classic fairy tales abebooks. The terrifying origin stories behind your favorite disney. Disney s version, tangled, is so cute and innocent that it makes us laugh. Disney is an industry built on magic and happily ever after.
However, whether its hans christan andersens original heartbreaking ending to the little mermaid or the brutal desperation of cinderellas stepsisters in the brothers grimm tale, the stories. True loves kiss and happily ever afters were childs play for the writers that came. Dna by nowand a lot of that is down to the work of the grimm brothers. Disney movies are inspired by ancient folklore but not every story has been adapted from sources like the brothers grimm some of them are even based on real historical events and figures. The brothers grimm told stories with meat on their bones, where the good people. In the brothers grimm version of cinderella, she is still helped by birds. Five dark and gruesome fairytales behind classic disney. The real disney princess story cinderella by the grimm brothers. These disney fairy tales will be ruined for you forever. The story of rapunzel is based on the fairy tale by the brothers grimm. Translation of the brothers grimms earliest editions. Many years have passed since the time jackob and wilhelm grimm released their childrens and household tales. In their version, when the witch finds out about rapunzel and the prince, she cuts off rapunzels hair and dangles it out the window. Like many of disneys animated films, it was based on a german fairy tale popularized by the brothers grimm but the grimms werent the only.
From wellknown stories like snow white to lesserknown tales, here are our favorite. Original story of sleeping beauty would have terrified even maleficent. Peter pan and 6 other beloved disney movies based on. A terrifying story of cannibalism and child abuse, which thankfully ends happily for the protagonists, this tale of the brothers grimm also has all the elements of an exciting adventure for children, including gingerbread houses, talking geese and hidden treasure. In the version by the grimm brothers, there is no fairy godmother but a wishing tree that had grown from ashputtels. Perraults version plays out almost exactly like the disney version. The disney retelling is not all that different from the original fairy tale, except for a few minor details. With over four centuries between basiles story and walt disneys animated. The origins of brave, tangled, and frozen mythcreants.
What you hear and see today differs vastly from how the original fairy tales were. The premise is the same, in that cinderella has an evil stepmother and two horrid stepsisters who make her life miserable by making her do awful chores like. In the tales of the brothers grimm, from which disney borrowed heavily, cinderellas stepsisters hack off a chunk of their feet trying to fit into the famous slipper, while in snow white the evil queen is fitted with a pair of iron shoes seared in redhot coals and forced to. Disney s wellknown snow white is a sanitized version of the original german brothers grimm fairytale, which was a lot more, well, grim. However, both perraults and grimms versions contain elements from the cat cinderella, published in 1634, by giambattista basile. Once upon a time, long before gus gus and prince charming, fairy tales were. Not for children the brothers grimms fairy tales were not the sweet numbers you. Happy endings are not always the outcome, as shown by the brothers grimm fairy tales. In the original story, a king who happens across the princess rapes. In the original story, pinocchio killed jiminy cricket, got his feet burnt off, and was hanged and left for dead march 20, 2014 emily upton 22 comments you probably already knew that disney has a habit of taking dark, twisted childrens fairy tales and turning them into sickeningly sweet happilyeverafters. The truth behind 5 disney movies that are based on real. But the versions we know now arent the versions the grimms. The wife of a rich man fell sick, and as she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said.
In the original story, pinocchio killed jiminy cricket. The original grimms brothers fairy tales were a far cry from the perrault collection of many of the same stories, the green fairy book by andrew lang, or, god forbid, walt disney. Tangled is based on rapunzel, a fairy tale popularized by the brothers grimm. But in the grimm brothers version, she is helped by a white dove.
Original story of sleeping beauty would have terrified. The story had been considered by walt disney as a potential segment for a planned film based on the life and works of hans christian andersen. In the fourth grade, i checked out the complete fairy tales of the brothers grimm from my school library and never returned it a belated sorry. Brave little tailor, 1938, the brave little tailor by the brothers grimm, mickey mouse short. Five dark and gruesome fairytales behind classic disney movies. The stories have been inspiring and exciting children since the first animated disney film, snow white and the seven dwarfs, came out in 1937. Many of us grew up watching disney movies and their tales of fairy princesses and evil queens are undeniably a part of the modern zeitgeist. In keeping with the brothers grimm adaptation of the story, the. The best fairy tales of the brothers grimm the 40 best fairy tales.
And, like most beloved childrens stories, the familiar tale of peter pan is. The brothers grimms version is twisted and gruesome, unlike the disney. The brothers grimms version is twisted and gruesome, unlike the disney version, which almost every young girl has seen and adored. The plot of disney s snow white actually follows the brothers grimms 1812 version of the story, which. The original stories behind disney films pan macmillan. The tales collected by the brothers grimm underlie much of what we are familiar with today in childrens literature and cinema. Lets look under the hood and see where their stories came from. Original editions of classic fairy tales offer darker side of brothers grimm stories including selfmutilation in cinderella and rapunzel getting pregnant in her tower. Grimms fairy tales carnegie mellon school of computer. When the prince is confronted by her, he jumps out of the window and is blinded when he lands on thorns.
In some versions of the story but not the grimm brothers one, cinderella is helped by a fairy godmother and this is what disney adopted. For kids around the world, disney movies are what dreams are made of. The real stories behind these disney movies will ruin your childhood. Disney left out the most gruesome aspects of the original. In times past there lived a king and queen, who said to each other every day of their lives, would that we had a child. I graduated from watching disney movies to reading the brothers grimm. Disney s cinderella was based on a very tame story by charles perrault, published 1697. Cinderella is one of the most famous disney movies of all time. This is another classic disney fairy tale that was changed from the original brothers grimm story ashputtel 1812. The brothers grimm are probably the bestknown storytellers in the world. I seriously hope disney s new version features at least one shoe filled with blood. Some of the translations are slightly different, the arrangement also differs, and the grimms scholarly notes are not included.
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