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Am I too cynical for thinking it's more likely everyone at Disney knew their target audience was going to a specific type of therapist, and is just pandering to them?
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No; you are exactly the right amount of cynical.
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Honestly the majority of animated stuff that’s any good from the major studios is about trauma of some variety. Write what you know, I guess.
My “catharsis day” movies are nearly all Disney and Pixar these days.
Up - loss Encanto - generational trauma, tho the ending is kinda bullshit… Inside out 1+2 - major life event trauma Frozen - accidental damage to loved one and ostracization trauma Onward - growing up/life event trauma Brave - also sort of generational trauma Elemental - racism Soul - death and regret
I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting, but overall their best works, imho, of the last 15-ish years, have been about trauma. And that’s probably a good thing. It’s a lot more relatable than fairy tale princess stories, even if you’ve never experienced either one.
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Why is the ending of Encanto bullshit?
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Aaaaand?
Where is this lineup??-
Snow White (1937)
\ Cinderella (1950)
\ Sleeping Beauty (1959)
\ The Little Mermaid (1989)
\ Beauty and the Beast (1991)
\ Aladdin (1992)
\ Pocahontas (1995)
\ Mulan (1998)
\ Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997)
\ Enchanted (2007)
\ Princess and the Frog (2009)
\ Tangled (2010)
\ Brave (2012)
\ Frozen (2013)
\ Maleficent (2014)
\ Cinderella (2015)
\ Moana (2016)
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Or perhaps as therapists and psychology as a field started to better understand generational trauma, Hollywood shifted to better portray reality.
I don't get it. Hep plz?
Many of the newer Disney films have a stronger focus on intergenerational trauma.
But that's also true for the older ones.
Take the first 3 of the list: