Which Disney Movies are Based on Fairy Tales?
Your mission is to find how many feature-length Disney movies are based on fairytales or adapted from novels. Then, choose one and look at the original version (find an online synopsis or version). Next, compare and contrast the original to the Disney movie.
For example, Cinderella is based on Charles Perrault adaptation of a French version of the story. The Brothers Grimm have a similar story called Ashputtel. In the Disney version, a fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into a carriage but the Perrault version does not have this. In Ashputtel, the stepsister's chopped off parts of their feet to squeeze their foot into the shoe. At the end, crows pecked out their eyes. (Yuck!) Disney omitted these violent scenes. If you have read this example, please see Alex for a treat.
For example, Cinderella is based on Charles Perrault adaptation of a French version of the story. The Brothers Grimm have a similar story called Ashputtel. In the Disney version, a fairy godmother turns a pumpkin into a carriage but the Perrault version does not have this. In Ashputtel, the stepsister's chopped off parts of their feet to squeeze their foot into the shoe. At the end, crows pecked out their eyes. (Yuck!) Disney omitted these violent scenes. If you have read this example, please see Alex for a treat.