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| AladdinsGenie |
 Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Tarzan had both his parents...of course they were gorillas since the real ones were killed...and then Kerchak died because of a gun shot wound so now he doesn't have a father....you know I was going somewhere with this, but now I don't remember  |
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| Nez |
| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmm, Mulan had both parents AND her grandmother. |
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| Syera |
| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:25 am Post subject: |
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Gah... that's one cliche that I try to break when I write characters. Why can't a character come from a fairly normal family for once AND be pretty spunky? It does happen. I have two loving parents and I can be just as annoying and smart-mouthed as any Disney 'princess.'  |
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| Wolfpac |
| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| I don't think that this is just Disney. You see this trend in Marvel Comics and Anime. Quite often the main character has no/loses his parents. This even happened to the likes of Batman. It's a tool to give the character extra strength. Even though Aladdin had a mother in the original storyboard, the final cut had him without a mother. I think that having Aladdin being an orphan and a street rat gave him great strength. If Aladdin had a mother and he didn't use at least one wish to help out his mother then it would make him look selfish. |
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| IRideAladdin'sCarpet |
| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah i know. i am a greek/roman mythology nut. he also wanted to commit suicide because of killing his family, but he was told by the oracle at Delphi that he should overcome himself by becoming the servant of his cousin Eurystheus, king of Mycenae. Also, it wasn't completely his fault, bacuase hera went into a fit and cursed herc and caused his madness. |
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| Guest |
| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:20 am Post subject: |
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well yeah but I mean Disney weren't gonna tell the whole story..
Hercules actually went mad and killed his wife and children - mmm another good gosble song for the muses?! |
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| IRideAladdin'sCarpet |
| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| hercules didn't have his biological mom-his biological mom wasn't actually hera. it was this other chick zeus had *yet another* affair with. but of course, disney almost always changes orignal stories to happier ones. *sigh* |
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| AladdinsGenie |
| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:30 am Post subject: |
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| xJox wrote: |
| But why is it nearly always mums? think about it Loads of characters have dad's but not mums? Prince Phillip, Jasmine, Ariel... |
...gives the character a stronger personality and the want to give their child the things they didn't have? |
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| xJox |
| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| But why is it nearly always mums? think about it Loads of characters have dad's but not mums? Prince Phillip, Jasmine, Ariel... |
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| xfkirsten |
| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| I actually recall reading something about that in a Disney animation book. It's deliberate, really. Since they come from more non-traditional families, it's supposed to make their story a bit more dramatic. |
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| Meesh |
| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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LMFWPO!!!
That pic is hilarious!!! And soo true!!!
Actually, there was an article in Pluggedin Magazine saying that this gives out bad messages to viewers. If it's posted online somewhere, I'll try to find it for you... |
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| AladdinsGenie |
| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Tarzan had both parents, but then they died. Then he was adopted and lost his father. Poor guy
Maybe they all moved out? |
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| Nez |
| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| You still gotta feel for them. It's not easy to be being a pivitol plot point. |
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| Iago |
| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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its disney tradition. they dont have moms and those that do have moms usually kick within the first half hour of the movie
LOL! |
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| Nez |
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