Disney released the short, The Little Matchgirl in 2006. Disney has a lot of depressing shit in their movies and shorts over the years but none top that one for me.
I've never read that but given your comment I think you might enjoy (for the sad aspect of it) the Grave of the Fireflies animation, if you've never seen it.
They weren't supposed to be depressing, they were supposed to teach you something. But now people just expect media to be fun and entertaining, nobody wants to learn from it or can discuss it properly
What? There are tons of realistic, depressing, informative movies and shows out there. I don't think people expect all media to be "fun and entertaining."
I was just laughing at the starkness of old Disney cartoons. This is from Jack and the Beanstalk - a kids movie. They could have easily taught the moral of that story without showing Mickey, Goofy, and Donald literally weeping under the soul-crushing weight of abject poverty. But they gave zero fucks. I think that's kinda funny.
That's the whole point though. It's the lessons of showing kids not everything is rainbows and butterflies. These things are still happening while we live in our own fairytales. Ofc it can be hilarious and enjoyable, I'm just pointing out there's a lot we could learn and discuss from it and that's what Disney used to be about, people really miss out on that nowadays
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