Disney animated films arent all sweetness and light.
Heres our list of the studios 11 darkest moments… Heres a quick glance at some of troubling moments that showcase Disneys dark heart…
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BambiBambis mother dies
The classic tear-jerker.
Thats right kids, shed dead.
Killed in cold blood.
Such is the harsh reality of forest life.
The rain continues to pour, and things look pretty bleak for Nottingham all of a sudden.
Gloomy times in Nottingham.
Tarzan and his gorilla friend Kerchak fight Clayton and, in the process, poor old Kerchak is shot.
Tarzan then chases a maniacal Clayton through the dark jungle as a thunderous storm rages in the background.
Not to be outdone however, Clayton pulls out a machete and chases after Tarzan once more.
The lightning flashes and a silhouette appears of a lifeless Clayton hanging limply by his neck.
We wrote about this in greater detail in aBeauty And The Beastretrospectivein 2010.
This subtext of the villagers rounding on the unknown and a creature different from them is heavy stuff.
Hardly preaching the virtues of understanding and tolerance which one might expect from Disneys traditionally family friendly movies.
In this tiny gesture he feels like admitting defeat and simply doing what he can to comfort his friend.
If they are doomed to go down, they will go down together.
Its enough to warn kids of drink for life.
Pinocchio sits alone swinging in the cage and quietly cries for his father.
Pretty harrowing stuff for the young viewer.
They are left there to be mistreated and imprisoned for the rest of their days.
As the truth begins to dawn, Simba, begins to cry and cuddles up to the lifeless body.
Frollo is further shown to be a nasty piece of work thanks to his pretty questionable views on race.
Despite his hatred of gypsies, however, Frollo begins to lust after a young gypsy girl, Esmerelda.
Its an incredibly dark plot point, which addresses a taboo rarely raised in your standard Disney movie.
