Disney has been famous for revamping old fairy tales and putting his trademark Disney spin on them. One of Disney's most notable modified fairy tales is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The earlier adaptation of Snow White was written by the Brothers Grimm. Wright discusses Disney's logic behind creating a full length feature film and specifically why he had chosen Snow White. Wright explains that one of the reasons that Disney chose Snow White was because he wanted to use a story that had already been popular and established, and knowing that his company did not yet possess the necessary reputation on his name alone, he chose Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Wright 102)
Throughout this piece, Wright refers to many things that Walt Disney altered in order to create the perfect movie in his mind that would appeal to all demographics, Walt's, Disney spin. For example, the dwarf labor songs were intended to allude to the workers of Depression era American society. (Wright 107) This made me think of any other aspects of movies that Disney has made that allude to pop culture or society. That thought made me think of the numerous scenes that may not exactly be intended for children. These adult themes have become more and more present in Disney films.
I think Disney realized that if he wanted to be the best, he needed to appeal to everyone. He must have thought at one point in time, "Parents will take kids to see these movies, but they aren't going to want to go if the movies are no interest to them at all." This is why I believe Disney and his corporation have inserted certain themes and dialogue in movies that may not necessarily be intended for children, but for the more seasoned movie goers who take their children to see these films. This is only one theory on why Disney movies sometimes portray adult themes in their films. I welcome any other theories!
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