The 10 Most Controversial Animated Disney Movies Ranked
The 10 Most Controversial Animated Disney Movies, Ranked
Disney is famous for its groundbreaking animated films, but, in recent years, it’s become apparent that some of them haven’t aged well.
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Disney has created some of the most memorable animated movies ever to hit the big screen. They’ve crafted beautiful stories and heartwarming tale with unforgettable, visually pleasing animation. Disney is a franchise that has undoubtedly left a legacy in countless fans’ childhoods and will continue to do so for decades to come. The company’s first animated feature film was Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, which was released in 1937, and they haven’t looked back since.
That’s not to say, though, that Disney hasn’t had its share of controversies—especially when it comes to their animated films, and they’ve come under fire multiple times for various reasons. Disney may have completed countless children’s childhoods, but it also traumatized countless fans as well. Let’s take a look at 10 of Disney’s most infamously controversial cartoons.
11 Pocahontas (1995)
After a controversial portray of Native American folks in Peter Pan (1953), it was largely believed that Disney’s 1995 animated film, Pocahontas, was meant to correct this. However, this possible attempt to make things right and clear their name backfired, as many aspects of Pocahontas are considered infamous today.
Pocahontas was the sixth film to be released in the Disney Renaissance era and was somewhat inspired by the true story of the life of a Native American woman by the same name. Pocahontas was definitely a controversial Disney film, but, despite its flaws, it meant well and is still well-loved to this day.
10 Lady And The Tramp (1955)
Lady And The Tramp was released in 1955 and was based on Ward Greene’s short story, “Happy Dan, The Cynical Dog.” It was Disney’s fifteenth animated film and the very first animated feature to be filmed in CinemaScope. Lady And The Tramp is a classic in many fans’ hearts, but there were some aspects of the film that just did not age well.
There were several politically incorrect and insensitive elements, namely the infamous Siamese cat song for which Disney later received backlash. In 2019, Disney attempted to right some of these wrongs in their live-action reboot of Lady And The Tramp, which was released straight to Disney Plus—but it remains that the original film still stands as an unforgettable classic, flaws and all.
9 Alice In Wonderland (1951)
Alice In Wonderland was Disney’s thirteenth animated film, and it’s one that has lived on in fans’ hearts for generations. Perhaps the more controversial parts of this film are the ones that are most remembered though. From a questionable caterpillar to a creepy floating cat, to some just plain trippy sequences, Alice In Wonderland certainly got a reputation pretty quickly after its release.
The film was, of course, based on Lewis Carroll’s 1865 story of the same name. Disney’s first attempt at adapting the tale occurred in the 1930s, but it was unsuccessful. When the film was released in the 50s, it received significant success, but some elements failed the test of time.
8 Dumbo (1941)
Fantasia, one of Disney’s most talked-about films to this day, was released in 1940, and, although today it is praised for its unique, visually stunning style, the film ended up costing Disney a loss back when in the day. That’s when Dumbo came into the picture. When it was conceived, the film was meant to have a simplistic, easy-to-follow concept that would help make back the money that Fantasia lost the company.
Dumbo did its job, and, at sixty-four minutes, it’s one of Disney’s shortest animated features, as well as one of their most straightforward. However, Dumbo did not go without receiving some backlash in later years. Most infamously, the film contained a scene where Dumbo gets drunk and goes on a psychedelic trip, something that the 2019 remake addressed and scrapped.
7 Peter Pan (1953)
Disney’s adaptation of the play, Peter Pan, was their fourteenth animated film, and their final film to be released by RKO Radio Pictures before their own distribution company was founded, which would become Buena Vista Distribution. Peter Pan (also known as, The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up) is a story that has been controversial from the beginning due to its somewhat questionable subject matter.
Not only was Disney’s adaptation criticized for being dark and disturbing, but the franchise also came under fire for their insensitive portrayal of Native Americans.
6 Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin was the fourth film to be released in the Disney Renaissance era. The film was based on an Arabic folktale of the same name, and, as almost any Disney film does that tackles the portrayal of a different race or country, Aladdin received some backlash for cultural insensitivity.
This was, again, a film that Disney gave the live-action treatment to and tried to correct some of the less-than-timeless aspects, but people are always going to prefer the cartoon.
5 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is, for the most part, considered to be one of Disney’s most timeless films. Unlike the company’s other animated features, this one had a more mature undertone, which did make it more enjoyable for all ages, but it also contributed to some of the backlash that it would later receive.
Today, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is considered to be a tad inappropriate for children, but not for the usual reasons that a number Disney movies are kept in the dark by concerned parents (namely Bambi and Old Yeller). Who Framed Roger Rabbit is not traumatizing, but it could be called too “adult” for young kids.
4 The Little Mermaid (1989)
A remake of The Little Mermaid, using computer-generated animation and live-action elements, is currently in pre-production, but that doesn’t mean that the original animated film didn’t leave its mark on young Disney fans—and that is mostly considered to be a good thing, as who wouldn’t want to grow up with the old Disney classics? Yet, there is also a downside to the young mermaid, Ariel’s legacy.
Many fans debated the fact that Ariel was simply too young to be married off to Prince Eric, which is definitely a valid argument, since the protagonist was confirmed to be only sixteen years of age at the time that the story takes place.
3 The Three Caballeros (1944)
Out of all of Disney’s oldest animated films, their seventh one—The Three Caballeros—is easily considered to be one of the most forgettable. The film used a blend of live-action and animated sequences and was split into seven segments, making it a little hard for young viewers to follow.
However, the somewhat complicated plot of The Three Caballeros was not what made it controversial, but it was, predictably, Disney’s rather questionable portrayal of Mexican culture.
2 Bambi (1942)
Bambi is controversial for obvious reasons. The film was Disney’s fifth animated feature, and it was released in Technicolour in 1942. It was based on the 1923 novel of the same name. Of course, the most memorable (and traumatizing) scene in Bambi was when the young deer’s mother was killed by a hunter. Disney infamously didn’t shy away from showing this gruesome scene to their young viewers.
The backlash for this move was so notable that it made Disney reconsidered putting these dark scenes into their films. The trauma from Bambi’s mother’s death even caused Walt Disney to scrap Trusty’s death from Lady And The Tramp (1955).
1 The Black Cauldron (1985)
The Black Cauldron, also infamously known as “the film Disney wants you to forget,” was released in 1985 to primarily negative reviews. The Black Cauldron would gain a cult following in later years, but it received a bad reputation for various reasons. The film was the first Disney animated feature to receive a PG rating, and it was also the most expensive animated film ever made at the time of its release.
The Black Cauldron may have been a critical and commercial failure back in the day, causing Disney to want to bury it deep in fans’ memory banks. But, for all its controversy, the film will never be forgotten.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/most-controversial-disney-movies-ranked/
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