The Walt Disney Movies Of Classic Fairytales

Throughout history, many stories are handed down generation to generation. When the brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, started to publish a different type of story that depicted ordinary characters that overcame tough situations through supernatural and violent means, it caught attention among the people. These stories portrayed characters that not only possessed abnormal characteristics, but also had the lives of their adversaries end rather abruptly. The Grimm brothers collected extensively on fairy tales depicting violent behavior that were directed to be read to the children of that time which in turn gave a whole new meaning the term “fairy tale.”

Fairy Tales are not just stories that parents tell to their children, but stories with hidden valuable messages which are mostly left on a side. In the article “An Introduction to Fairy Tales,” Maria Tatar clearly explains how people need fairy tales in their lives. Tatar also states how fairy tales have the ability to take the listener, especially children’s, into a journey in which they can play with their imagination so that they can discover their deepest fears and wishes. Personally I agree with the author, because of the fact that in an individual’s lives as they get older, they will try to define themselves, sometimes comparing their own life with a character from their favorite story or Fairy Tale.

As a child, I was told fairytales such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs every night before I went to sleep. Fairytales are an adventurous way to expand a child’s imagination and open their eyes to experience a new perspective. Modernizations of fairytales typically relate to a specific audience, such as adolescence, and put a contemporary spin on the old-aged tale. Instead of using whimsical themes heavily centered in nature, the contemporary poems connect with the reader in a more realistic everyday scenario. Also, many modernizations are written in poetic form to help reconstruct a flow in the piece and to develop or sometimes completely change the meaning from that of the original fairytale. Comparing Grimm’s Fairytale Snow White

Fairy tales today are commonly viewed as fantastical stories - often with magical characters or elements - aimed to entertain children. Moreover, they frequently contain lessons or principles to be instilled in youths, promoting the morality of future generations. The values associated with a certain fairy tale can be identified quite easily these days, especially with the more prominent and well-known stories. For instance, the modern version of Beauty and the Beast schools readers to look past the exterior of others, for true beauty is measured by one's character. However, contemporary fairy tales have often been subject to censorship and revision from their origins in order to facilitate their

How many little girls dream of being Snow White? How much money did Disney’s Tangled make? What little girl hasn’t dressed up as Cinderella or dreamed of meeting her very own prince charming? These popular fairy tales were created by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Their primary motivation when starting their collection of fairy tales was to preserve culture rather than entertain, but entertain is what they did. These fairy tales, and versions of them, have remained popular for a very long time, outlasting most other works of literature. The Brothers Grimm adapted these well-known stories from around Europe to reflect their own personal views, Germanize them and remove some of the more disturbing details of the original stories. In the same way, these fairy tales have been altered again and again to be acceptable to society. Fairy tales similar in theme can be found across the world. The Brothers Grimm versions are the most familiar because their emphasis on German culture and Christian morals is very similar to American culture and values. The adaptability and skillful incorporation of morals and issues considered socially unacceptable in an entertaining story, has allowed the Brother’s fairy tales to last throughout the ages.

"Fairy tales have long created potent cocktails of beauty, horror, marvels, violence, and magic, drawing in audiences of all generations over the course of centuries" (Tatar 55) writes Maria Tatar in her essay "Why Fairy Tales Matter. " This innate power is probably the reason why, still today, fairy tales are as meaningful and effective as they were centuries ago, when the brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault first wrote them down. Thus, as fairy tales are powerful weapons to condition the minds of their readers, it is only natural that literary critics have decided to analyze them in great detail. For example, both Maria Tatar and Vanessa Joosen assert that fairy tales play a vital role that tales play in children's empowerment: the first one arguing that the language in traditional stories gifts children a newfound virtue, the second claiming that the tales' retelling are cardinal for the development of critical thinking.

Modern fairy tales are common in children’s literature and often convey an important moral. Fairy tales do not have to be about fairies, and are “characterized as being about magic or about spells or marvelous incidents” (Barton and Hudson 82). Two works of literature that use fairy tale elements are Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Both texts begin in the real world, but transition into a place that only exists in a dream or fantasy world. Going outside of the dimensions of the real world provides the texts with fairy tale elements, which include inhuman abilities and appearance, mythical and supernatural beings, and the battle between good and evil; the adventures of Peter Pan and Ebenezer Scrooge teach them a lesson about life and about themselves.

Many people believe that all versions of a fairytale are all the same, unfortunately they are wrong and these stories have vast differences just like in Pinocchio film from Disney where Jiminy Cricket and Pinocchio are friends but, in an Italian version Pinocchio kills Jiminy Cricket with a hammer. Another example of this is the story Cinderella. Cinderella is an iconic fairytale known very well around the world. The three adaptations that will be specifically looked at are the Little Golden Book Cinderella, the Grimm Brothers “Cinderella”, and the 2015 Disney version of Cinderella. The three adaptations of Cinderella may have many coinciding ideas but they also come alive through their variations, which include; the theme which drives the plot, the circle archetype, and the perception of the villainous Stepmother.

For generations stories and fairytales have been read to children all over. These stories that are read to kids often are lighthearted and have happy endings. In contrast, to these typical stereotypes about fairy tales the Grimm Brothers changes the way fairy tales are perceived. Now after reading the Grimm Brothers fairy tales seem a lot deeper and darker than the classics that would be read to kids because the characters are evil spirited, their are unpleasant endings and the mood is darker.

Reading fairy tales or seeing them represented has become part of an everyday routine for children. As Baker-Sperry states, “Through interaction that occurs within everyday routines (Corsaro 1997), children are able to learn the rules of the social group in which they are a part” (Baker-Sperry 717-718). For example, through Red Riding Hood, children learn to listen to their parents and to be wary of strangers. Some of these messages are harmful though; not all girls have to be naive and weak while boys are predacious wolves. Not everyone has to play the role that society assigns them.

Fairy Tale Fairy Tales are an important part of growing up for young children everywhere. The mind of a child is one of the most imaginative and beautiful things on Earth and this is what makes fairy tales so appealing to young kids. Fairy tales take a child’s exploding imagination and allow it to run wild with dreams of brave knights, beautiful princesses, and any other entity that fits into their story. These wonderful fairy tales are not only for kids, but grown people as well. A story can carry powerful meanings such as bravery or humbleness that relate to more mature minds.

Today's fairy tales as we know are all based on being children friendly; fairy tales such as “Aladdin”, “Mulan”, “Sleeping beauty”, “Rumpelstiltskin”, and others were remastered to be accepted by today's society. More than half of the remastered fairy tales were done by Disney the most renowned carton film animation company in the world, famous for re-making old folk stories from all around the world and putting a friendlier twist to the stories, but a dark shadow looms beneath all the re-made stories, a darker side most don't know about these stories. Original fairy tale stories were not intended for a child friendly audience in fact most contain very gruesome details about all sorts of violent acts, most notable in Millien Achilles and Paul

As we grow up, we hear fairy tales and we read them into our lives. Every word and every image is imprinted into our minds. The fairy tales we read are never abandoned. They grow with us and our dreams become molds of the many morals and happily ever afters fairy tales display. We tell children fairy tales when they go to sleep and they read them in school and we even have them watch Disney adaptions that reinforce them further. Generally, they were everywhere while we grew up and they continue to be present while children are growing up now. But what influence do these stories have? We casually expose our children to these tales, but in some cases they can have particularly, harmful personal effects on them, although there is nothing completely or visibly “bad” about them or about the characters in them. Before we divulge our youth to these stories, we should assess their substance and see what sort of effect they may be having on them. They have received so much scrutiny and have been studied by many. Recognizing fairy tales effects on the minds of children is vital in their development. This paper will focus on the underlying messages that the average person wouldn’t recognize in these everyday stories. There’s a modern distort with fairy tales because while they still are widely popular with the youth, they influence children’s self images, outlooks on reality and expectations for their futures, especially for young women.

Fairy tales are stories that contain fictional characters like fairies, goblins, talking animals, unicorns and many other figments of imagination. Fairy tales are usually supposed to depict some magical land filled with unimaginative wonders but, in the case of the short story titled Cinderella by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, there is a darker tale that is told. The worst part of it all is that these vile stories are read to little children who take great joy in such stories. Furthermore, kids could potentially recreate a negative reality of the way they view life and not realize the moral that is being taught in the story.

Fairy tales are written to be relatable for the everyday person. They stick because they use their characters to reflect the actions of how the human species as evolved. Similarly to when people go through a crisis, the characters of fairy tales adapt to a new situation. They may also use a survival method or have to protect themselves. While the exact circumstances are not the same, the same emotions are played that make people to connect to with their own lives. This allows for a psychological connection to occur (“Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution an Relevance of a Genre 26). These stories will people with hope since they provide instructions, guidance, counseling, and how others may take advantage of us in their themes. Fairy tales emphasize the