Tag Archives: literature
Tangled vs. Rapunzel
Our first foray into CGI Disney, Tangled is based on the tale of Rapunzel, the girl with the long golden hair who uses it as a ladder to let people into her tower. … Continue reading
Disney Play Cupid: 7 Couples They Had to Clean Up
You’d be hard pushed to find a Disney film without a spot of romance, but is the same true of their original stories? The short answer is yes, but that … Continue reading
The Hunchback of Notre Dame vs. Notre-Dame de Paris
The 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame saw Disney take more than a few risks with their storytelling. Featuring darker adult topics such as religious genocide and lust, it … Continue reading
Tarzan vs. Tarzan of the Apes
Set in the early 20th Century, Disney’s Tarzan is the story of a man who is raised by apes in the wilds of Africa and discovered by his own kind years … Continue reading
Sleeping Beauty vs. Sole, Luna e Talia
Sleeping Beauty is based on the story of a princess who is put to sleep by an evil curse and awakened years later by a handsome prince. The tale of … Continue reading
Aladdin vs. Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
Aladdin is based on one of the best known stories from the One Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights collection. It’s the tale of a peasant boy who finds … Continue reading
The Jungle Book vs. The Jungle Books
Disney’s The Jungle Book is inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s novel The Jungle Books – specifically, the stories of Mowgli, a young boy raised by animals who must one day return … Continue reading
The Little Mermaid vs. Den Lille Havfrue
The Little Mermaid is based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale of a mermaid who falls in love with a prince and becomes human. It marked the beginning of the … Continue reading
Mulan vs. The Legend of Hua Mulan
Based on a legend from medieval China, Mulan is the story of a girl who disguises herself as a man and goes to war in place of her father. At … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast vs. La Belle et la Bête
Widely regarded as one of Disney’s best films, Beauty and the Beast is based on a French fairy tale about a beautiful woman who falls in love with a beast. … Continue reading
Disney – the Dettol of Storytelling?
Like most people, I grew up with Disney films, and some of my favourite films have been made in their studios. However, they are notorious for sanitising many a fairy … Continue reading
