In the early days of its career as an entertainment business, Disney, under the direction of Walt Disney and his staff, kept fairly true to the stories of the fairy tales they were transforming into animated and live-action films. Short pieces in the 1920s and 30s were almost carbon copies …
True love’s kiss has been a fairy tale trope longer than anyone can remember. But is it actually a common in fairy tales? I think you’d be surprised how little people kiss in fairy tales. Disney and other largely popular media outlets would have you think that all curses are …
We see a lot of spinning in fairy tales. Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger on a spindle or spinning wheel, Rumplestiltskin spins gold for helpless a girl, the girl in “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” uses a golden spinning wheel to win her husband’s freedom…you get the …
