I'm so excited to finally get to write this article! I thought this was an incredibly interesting countdown, and I want to give a huge "Thank you!" to everyone who participated. This was my first countdown and it was so much fun! I have a bunch of ideas for other ones I can conduct in the future. So anyway, I'm gonna stop blabbing now and get to what you're all actually here for: the results! Enjoy...
10. The Princess and the Frog
It was no surprise that this movie came in dead last. It was practically a unanimous vote! Every single person who commented voted that this should be the first to leave. Not only did 디즈니 twist the fairytale beyond recognition, but the only thing they had in common was a prince getting turned into a frog. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"No doubt about it. The main characters are a different race, with a different setting, time period, motives, plot, etc. The list would be way too long to write. The only thing that is similar in both is that the girl kisses a frog, and that the frog is a prince." ~Jayden-G
"That's what bothers me this most about this (and the way 디즈니 fairy tale 영화 are heading...). they even got the 제목 wrong. it should be the Frog Prince, since Tiana is not a princess and she kissed a frog prince." ~AudreyFreak
9. Pocahontas
This was another unsurprising elimination. Nearly everyone who commented agreed that it should be the 다음 to leave. They changed ages, names, motives, and dropped an entire romance in where there wasn't one. 디즈니 seriously needs to take a few history lessons! For reference, 당신 can read a summary of the historical account here: link
"John Smith was older. Moreover, 'Pocahontas' was just her nickname, not her real name." ~BraBrief
"John was like 35? and Pocahontas was like 12...goodbye" ~princecatcher93
8. Tangled
Though I personally disagreed that this should be the 다음 to get eliminated, the majority of the commenters argued that there were very few similarities between 라푼젤 and its 출처 material. The whole "wanting to see the lanterns" dream was an entirely new concept, and instead of a prince, Rapunzel got a thief. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"seriously, this hasn't left yet? they kept the 1) hair 2) a plant 3) being locked in a tower 4) Gothel hurting Flynn. other than that..." ~AudreyFreak
"The fairytale and the movie are just completely different with the exception of a few key elements." ~BelleAnastasia
7. The Little Mermaid
This was yet another nearly unanimous vote. The first half of the tale has several similarities (desire to be human, falling in 사랑 with a prince, trading her voice for legs), but the 초 half bears hardly any resemblance. She feels like she's walking on glass, her prince really does fall in 사랑 with someone else, and she dies in the end because she can't bring herself to kill the man she loves. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Very different, to say the least" ~rhythmicmagic
"Very different ending, and transformation into human." ~Popcornfan
6. Aladdin
And again we have another nearly unanimous vote. 디즈니 took out one of the genies and most of the rest of the story and replaced it with a bunch of pop culture references. Though 당신 can see the parallels between the two stories, really the only things left are Aladdin, his lamp, one of the genies, and a princess (though her name isn't Jasmine). For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Aladdin...that's a totally different story. Which is a good thing. But the movie omits the mother, the ghost of the ring, the palace which is built for Aladdin, just to mention a few thing. Honestly, the only thing left is 알라딘 and the lamp." ~Swanpride
"The man in 알라딘 claims to be his uncle, but i think it´s a lie to get 알라딘 and his mother to trust him, nothing more. I can´t remember Badroulbadour to be spoiled. Of course her character is flat, she isn´t the main character of the story that´s pretty normal." ~Safira-09
5. Mulan
When I began this countdown I was positive 뮬란 would be one of the last 영화 to leave. I guess others didn't agree. Sleeping Beauty actually had the most votes at 46%, but 뮬란 had 더 많이 comments, and since I was basing this 투표 off of the 코멘트 뮬란 was the one to go. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original legend here: link
"The original tale of 뮬란 is 더 많이 a framework of a story than a story itself, but many things are different- 뮬란 has siblings (including a brother not old enough to take his father's place,) her parents seem to be in on the act, she is gone twelve years, and 뮬란 is never discovered but reveals herself after coming 집 from the army to all her fellow soldiers. The only thing that really remains that same is 뮬란 matures and goes through a period of great maturity (also the symbolism of twelve years) and that the Emperor offers her a position but she returns 집 instead." ~rythmicmagic
"Yeah. I think she was older in the poem, was not caught until after she served her many years, did not have feelings for her general. There really is not much of a story to the original poem. Oh, there is no dragon, and did not leave for dishonour." ~Jayden-G
4. Beauty and the Beast
I had to make a tiebreaker round for this one. Based on the 투표 Beauty and the Beast just barely beat Sleeping Beauty, but the 코멘트 were tied, so I decided to be doubly sure and make a tiebreaker poll. The 투표 was very close again, but the 코멘트 clearly favored Beauty and the Beast. After all, they left a lot of stuff out (siblings and etc.) and put a lot of new stuff in (talking objects and etc.). For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Well this one is different from the original in a lot of ways. One is that they had no talking objects, no Gaston, and no angry Beast. He was extremely kind to her. Maurice got captured because Belle asked him for a rose, he was rich, had sisters, and had little to no plot." ~Jayden-G
"This is hard. Both have similarities and differences from the original tales. I'm choosing BATB, because it just seems to have 더 많이 differences than Sleeping Beauty." ~BelleAnastasia
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Once again Sleeping Beauty actually won the 투표 portion of this, but the 코멘트 favored Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It's easy to see why it was the 다음 to leave - in the original Snow White was younger, the Wicked 퀸 tried to kill her three times, and there was no magical kiss. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"In the original, the 퀸 tricked her three times and the prince didn't 키스 her, he just thought that she was pretty and so he had her taken to his palace in a glass case and on the way she was dropped and the 사과, 애플 came loose." ~rythmicmagic
"What bothers me about the changes the most is the kiss...totally screwed up the perception of the tale." ~Swanpride
2. Sleeping Beauty
Anyone who faithfully voted in this countdown will know that I was pushing for Sleeping Beauty to go from fairly early on. I guess very few people agreed with me because it ended up in 초 place! The majority of the original elements are still there, and when compare to Perrault's version, which it is directly based off of, it is nearly exact. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Hm, in the original fairy tales, there is no dragon and there are seven 요정 not three fairies. Besides, the princess sleeps for 100 years." ~LightningRed
"Sleeping Beauty is missing big plot elements that were in the fable; an the backgrounds and situations of some characters are completely different." ~Jayden-G
1. Cinderella
It's not difficult to see why 신데렐라 won this countdown. All of the main plot elements are still present in the movie, and the only real addition was the talking animals. 디즈니 left out a couple of the 더 많이 gory parts, but for the most part everything else is there. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Making the stepsisters physically ugly is a pretty big change, one which totally screwed up the perception of the fairy tale." ~Swanpride
"There is little to no difference in Cinderella." ~Jayden-G
And so this concludes my first countdown! Hugs to everyone who participated. <3 코멘트 your thoughts, and I'll start another countdown soon. :)
10. The Princess and the Frog
It was no surprise that this movie came in dead last. It was practically a unanimous vote! Every single person who commented voted that this should be the first to leave. Not only did 디즈니 twist the fairytale beyond recognition, but the only thing they had in common was a prince getting turned into a frog. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"No doubt about it. The main characters are a different race, with a different setting, time period, motives, plot, etc. The list would be way too long to write. The only thing that is similar in both is that the girl kisses a frog, and that the frog is a prince." ~Jayden-G
"That's what bothers me this most about this (and the way 디즈니 fairy tale 영화 are heading...). they even got the 제목 wrong. it should be the Frog Prince, since Tiana is not a princess and she kissed a frog prince." ~AudreyFreak
9. Pocahontas
This was another unsurprising elimination. Nearly everyone who commented agreed that it should be the 다음 to leave. They changed ages, names, motives, and dropped an entire romance in where there wasn't one. 디즈니 seriously needs to take a few history lessons! For reference, 당신 can read a summary of the historical account here: link
"John Smith was older. Moreover, 'Pocahontas' was just her nickname, not her real name." ~BraBrief
"John was like 35? and Pocahontas was like 12...goodbye" ~princecatcher93
8. Tangled
Though I personally disagreed that this should be the 다음 to get eliminated, the majority of the commenters argued that there were very few similarities between 라푼젤 and its 출처 material. The whole "wanting to see the lanterns" dream was an entirely new concept, and instead of a prince, Rapunzel got a thief. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"seriously, this hasn't left yet? they kept the 1) hair 2) a plant 3) being locked in a tower 4) Gothel hurting Flynn. other than that..." ~AudreyFreak
"The fairytale and the movie are just completely different with the exception of a few key elements." ~BelleAnastasia
7. The Little Mermaid
This was yet another nearly unanimous vote. The first half of the tale has several similarities (desire to be human, falling in 사랑 with a prince, trading her voice for legs), but the 초 half bears hardly any resemblance. She feels like she's walking on glass, her prince really does fall in 사랑 with someone else, and she dies in the end because she can't bring herself to kill the man she loves. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Very different, to say the least" ~rhythmicmagic
"Very different ending, and transformation into human." ~Popcornfan
6. Aladdin
And again we have another nearly unanimous vote. 디즈니 took out one of the genies and most of the rest of the story and replaced it with a bunch of pop culture references. Though 당신 can see the parallels between the two stories, really the only things left are Aladdin, his lamp, one of the genies, and a princess (though her name isn't Jasmine). For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Aladdin...that's a totally different story. Which is a good thing. But the movie omits the mother, the ghost of the ring, the palace which is built for Aladdin, just to mention a few thing. Honestly, the only thing left is 알라딘 and the lamp." ~Swanpride
"The man in 알라딘 claims to be his uncle, but i think it´s a lie to get 알라딘 and his mother to trust him, nothing more. I can´t remember Badroulbadour to be spoiled. Of course her character is flat, she isn´t the main character of the story that´s pretty normal." ~Safira-09
5. Mulan
When I began this countdown I was positive 뮬란 would be one of the last 영화 to leave. I guess others didn't agree. Sleeping Beauty actually had the most votes at 46%, but 뮬란 had 더 많이 comments, and since I was basing this 투표 off of the 코멘트 뮬란 was the one to go. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original legend here: link
"The original tale of 뮬란 is 더 많이 a framework of a story than a story itself, but many things are different- 뮬란 has siblings (including a brother not old enough to take his father's place,) her parents seem to be in on the act, she is gone twelve years, and 뮬란 is never discovered but reveals herself after coming 집 from the army to all her fellow soldiers. The only thing that really remains that same is 뮬란 matures and goes through a period of great maturity (also the symbolism of twelve years) and that the Emperor offers her a position but she returns 집 instead." ~rythmicmagic
"Yeah. I think she was older in the poem, was not caught until after she served her many years, did not have feelings for her general. There really is not much of a story to the original poem. Oh, there is no dragon, and did not leave for dishonour." ~Jayden-G
4. Beauty and the Beast
I had to make a tiebreaker round for this one. Based on the 투표 Beauty and the Beast just barely beat Sleeping Beauty, but the 코멘트 were tied, so I decided to be doubly sure and make a tiebreaker poll. The 투표 was very close again, but the 코멘트 clearly favored Beauty and the Beast. After all, they left a lot of stuff out (siblings and etc.) and put a lot of new stuff in (talking objects and etc.). For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Well this one is different from the original in a lot of ways. One is that they had no talking objects, no Gaston, and no angry Beast. He was extremely kind to her. Maurice got captured because Belle asked him for a rose, he was rich, had sisters, and had little to no plot." ~Jayden-G
"This is hard. Both have similarities and differences from the original tales. I'm choosing BATB, because it just seems to have 더 많이 differences than Sleeping Beauty." ~BelleAnastasia
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Once again Sleeping Beauty actually won the 투표 portion of this, but the 코멘트 favored Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It's easy to see why it was the 다음 to leave - in the original Snow White was younger, the Wicked 퀸 tried to kill her three times, and there was no magical kiss. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"In the original, the 퀸 tricked her three times and the prince didn't 키스 her, he just thought that she was pretty and so he had her taken to his palace in a glass case and on the way she was dropped and the 사과, 애플 came loose." ~rythmicmagic
"What bothers me about the changes the most is the kiss...totally screwed up the perception of the tale." ~Swanpride
2. Sleeping Beauty
Anyone who faithfully voted in this countdown will know that I was pushing for Sleeping Beauty to go from fairly early on. I guess very few people agreed with me because it ended up in 초 place! The majority of the original elements are still there, and when compare to Perrault's version, which it is directly based off of, it is nearly exact. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Hm, in the original fairy tales, there is no dragon and there are seven 요정 not three fairies. Besides, the princess sleeps for 100 years." ~LightningRed
"Sleeping Beauty is missing big plot elements that were in the fable; an the backgrounds and situations of some characters are completely different." ~Jayden-G
1. Cinderella
It's not difficult to see why 신데렐라 won this countdown. All of the main plot elements are still present in the movie, and the only real addition was the talking animals. 디즈니 left out a couple of the 더 많이 gory parts, but for the most part everything else is there. For reference, 당신 can find a summary of the original tale here: link
"Making the stepsisters physically ugly is a pretty big change, one which totally screwed up the perception of the fairy tale." ~Swanpride
"There is little to no difference in Cinderella." ~Jayden-G
And so this concludes my first countdown! Hugs to everyone who participated. <3 코멘트 your thoughts, and I'll start another countdown soon. :)
