Top 10 Disney Movies That Dealt with Serious Issues

[@shockingheaven]

In my opinion, Frollo is the scariest Disney villain because he's not a magical or supernatural being: he's just like any guy in power with some very radical religious ideas. The scary part is that it's very real.

[@marionsousagraca2031]

Word

[@GagaBoy1346]

CARMEN *LOUDER FOR THE WHITE PRIVILEGED MEN IN THE BACK WHO THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH SHIT*

[@lightninzation]

@@GagaBoy1346 here we go again with this shit. "White men blah blah blah...white men." As a POC who just immigrated to Canada, this is very prominent there too. It has nothing to do with skin color. It has to do as he said "with power. Dont be so closed minded. Just because your in North america doesny mean other countries who arent white doesnt have this.

[@joshualowe1821]

Carmen B That's right! People like Frollo have existed, are already existing, and will exist in the future

[@melissaclark1051]

I would have to go with Shan Yu

[@Wiiguy1606]

Hunchback was the first Disney Movie I saw on the big screen and when Frollo sniffed Esmeralda's hair, even my 5/6 year old self was disturbed

[@isaiahadams1996]

WiiGuy2014 Me too

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Homeward Bound 2 was the very first movie that I ever saw in theaters while The Hunchback of Notre Dame was the second movie that I saw in theaters and I was three at the time. Sadly I got too scared of the part when Quasimodo sent down the lava from the Notre Dame and my Mom and I left. Lol

[@christianamoros7310]

WiiGuy2014 it was a disturbing “children’s movie”. Still, nowadays, I don’t like it.

[@Renegade2786]

Did Skull sniff Kimberly's hair in MMPR?

[@mebanks-smith9079]

I was 11 when i first saw it ( couple months ago) and i was hecka disturbed and aroused. Cant bare to look during that seen anymore XD

[@maisy1125]

3 honorable mentions I think they should have added was -miscarriages in up -gender equality in mulan -entertainment industry in dumbo

[@PhoenixRising87]

I thought infertility was the issue in UP.

[@pastelpoetic1806]

@@PhoenixRising87 I think It's both because she was decorating a nursery, so she probably got pregnant, had a miscarriage, and then found out she couldn't have a baby/healthy pregnancy.

[@imadeyoureadthis7823]

@maisy also in Dumbo there’s mentions of animal cruelty

[@KHelen-oi9nt]

I agree

[@imanifuller1029]

emily evelyn june although I understand where you’re coming from i feel like that scene shaped a lot of why the man in up was so bitter and angry because not only did he lose his wife later on, he really didn’t have children or grandchildren of his own leaving him lonely and very bitter and very angry and hostile to the poor Cub Scout

[@StarstormAnimations]

The thing that makes Frollo the scariest villain, is the fact that he's real. He's not magic, he's just a person.

[@kiralibke5242]

Also that he didn't like being evil. Most other Disney villains love being evil but he's scared of it and pegs the blame on everyone bu himself in the song "Hellfire". He says, "Its not my fault...I'm not to blame." He hates being evil.

[@ebenezeramare1]

@@kiralibke5242 that's what makes him even more dangerous

[@ebonist4684]

I remember clips of this movie, I guess young me just really blocked it. It was too scary or something.

[@aphroditebenabese450]

Yeah. That also makes him the most interesting

[@henrywayne5724]

ASCrazyCatLady Frodo: I’m just imagining a rope around that beautiful neck.”(while touching it and whispering in her ear) Esmeralda: (disgusted, pushes him away) I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE IMAGINING! Frodo: It’s not my fault. She will be mine or she will burn! God have mercy on her soul! Also burns down the whole of Notre Dame. How was this marketed as a kids’ movie btw?

[@lindaalmassian1196]

Can we talk about the fact that the Hunchback of Norte Dame was rated G

[@eleaya_rebekah]

Hahahaha top ten times Disney was REALLY stupid

[@dantehaskell5688]

Idk how it got that low xD

[@stephanieeakin22]

Bro I'm literally scared of that movie

[@Michtingz]

It should at least be TV PG

[@Showtunediva]

It should have been PG at best!

[@AliciaNyblade]

Personally, I think "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" should've been number one. It's definitely the darkest Disney has dared to be and tackled issues they didn't dare touch before or since.

[@stephvandykeozzy]

Alicia Nyblade That’s exactly what I thought.

[@kitteekittee4010]

Whats it about?

[@AliciaNyblade]

@@kitteekittee4010 It's based on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. Set in 1482 in Paris, it tells the story of Quasimodo, a disfigured hunchback who lives in isolation as the bell ringer of Notre Dame. He longs to venture into the outside world and, when he does, he meets Esmeralda, a beautiful Romani (called a "Gypsy" in the film) dancer and falls in love with her because she's the only one to show him kindness. However, Esmeralda also attracts the attention of Frollo, a local judge and Quasimodo's abusive foster father. Frollo is a religious fanatic who considers himself a solider for God, yet he does horrible things in the name of that, trying to exterminate Esmeralda's people, psychologically abusing Quasimodo to keep him up in the bell tower to hide a dark secret in Frollo's own past, and giving Esmeralda the ultimatatum of becoming his sex slave or being burned at the stake as a witch. And yes, this was all packed into a G-rated Disney film.

[@lydiaporter5039]

Alicia Nyblade The crazy thing is that it's only rated G. That should be changed in my mind.

[@AishaVonFossen]

Yeah, agreed.

[@kayseecoward7571]

Two that I think should’ve been mentioned were War: Mulan and Animal Cruelty In the Entertainment Industry: Dumbo

[@angeleyeszarai]

Agreed. 100%.

[@daleketchup7434]

Kaysee Coward I thought Mulan was about doing what you want without others making you do something else for your gender

[@isaiahadams1996]

I totally agree with you. How dare they not mention this?!!!! Animal Cruelty In the Entertainment Industry is a serious issue

[@hazakurasuyama9016]

@@isaiahadams1996 yes it is and that is the sorce of my sadness, humans dont understand animals have lives too

[@Ori_Kohav]

The latter only seems notable in the live action remake of Dumbo, and they did say they only include the cartoon versions.

[@angeloffish]

I think Finding Nemo was about letting your child go to find their own way, and the struggle of being a single parent.

[@Superibis.]

And disability as a whole :)

[@angeloffish]

Yeah.

[@goofybutserious4807]

Even if that single parent is a guy.

[@angeloffish]

David Adventure234 exactly.

[@donniehoward7531]

The focus was on the second movie Finding Dory, not Finding Nemo.

[@saradougherty8493]

Hunchback gets even weirder when you realize that in the book Esmerelda is 15 and Frollo is 55

[@placeholder_name321]

Sara Dougherty major cringe

[@ludonymous526]

Holy crap. Talk about a depraved pedophile. It also takes disturbing hits on the Catholic Church child sexual abuse cases, which have been a massive firestorm of controversy. And to think, I'm a Catholic, but I know this is seriously f***ed up. To put it simply, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" goes more on par with "Berserk" than a Disney film.

[@elisabethfanfan9560]

@@ludonymous526when i saw thsi movie i felt uncomfterble caise i was. 9 but noe i realise the true case

[@ludonymous526]

@@elisabethfanfan9560 Yeah. That's really disturbing.

[@CrowJams]

Frollo is 36 in the book, which is still super gross of course, I just wanted to be that one annoying person to fact-check you LOL

[@Lisa-li7mz]

So yeahhh...Frollo's dark relationship with Esmeralda....when I was a 12 year old I never understood, but now, the story behind his actions and thoughts about her was, in a nutshell, he saw her dance at the festival and immediately had uncontrollable lust for her. But he told himself it was witchcraft and wanted to punish her, not b/c she did anything wrong legally, but b/c he couldn't handle her beauty. It was a sin to him. So he wanted her to burn in hell while tied to a stake if she refused to be his personal sex slave. If he couldn't have her, then no man can. That needs to be number 1 on the list.

[@spip4330]

That movie is like a sugar coated brothers grim story. Messed up even for didney

[@_Krazy.Kayla_]

In the original she does die by fire, then I'm pretty sure our main hero dies shortly after by her body.. she's also much younger in the original too, add pedo wrong.

[@BlessingsfromBridget]

I also was confused by this plot as a kid

[@orlamacgrath8409]

Y'all sleeping on Mulan and how it portrays the horrors and innocent victums of war. The abrupt end to "Girl worth fighting for" alone should be top of the list.

[@miamafalda1118]

FAT AGREE. Plus the whole gender issue.

[@victorhernandez8723]

If that isn’t a “wham moment”, I don’t know what is.

[@maddisonjohnson4308]

That was so chilling. The dynamics between the laid back happiness in the song and the darkness of war was so amazing!

[@kyb740]

I love the song itself for being catchy and fun and same for Be A Man bc it is catchy and fun but the meaning to that song just pisses me off. I mean sure it’s an older movie but not that old. Men don’t HAVE to be told and become the muscular strong people who have no feelings and always say “you’re right cuz ur a women...even if I am right”...this is coming from a girl and even Ik like...if I’m wrong I’m wrong!! Most likely I won’t admit it but we both know I’m wrong so don’t give in to it!! And guys, u can show ur feelings. Cuz I personally would like a guy who will cry and show how they feel

[@liliannasky941]

I personally think that hunchback of Norte dame should be number 1 dealing with sexual harassment, neglect, abuse, and so much more I mean I understand the whole woman mistreatment and expectations and such, just my opinion

[@carolinamurtha3102]

I was really surprised in “The Incredibles” when Mr.Incredible was sued for saving a man who was attempting to complete suicide and that’s what led to the super hero’s having to go in hiding. Like, what, someone actively attempted to complete suicide in a Disney movie and it ended up having bad repercussions for the good guys when he SAVED him?!

[@rafaelliman8167]

"Complete"? You mean "commit"?

[@gronolachunks]

Thus came along the good samaritan law where you cant get sued for trying ti save someones life even against their wishes.

[@riderjustis3009]

There were also those train riders who got injured AFTER Mr. Incredible stopped it from falling, yet they blame him!

[@taho3692]

Karens will be karens 😑

[@noxidgaming1114]

@@riderjustis3009 they all got broken necks though, plus the man that tried to commit suicide.

[@wiktoriazootar3241]

In my opinion, "Bolt" also deserves a spot on the list, as the film itself dealt with issues like: abandonment, greed & exploitation and loss of a loved one. All in all, one of my favourite Disney movies.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Not to mention: Bolt isn’t aware that his life has been a lie because the crew working on his show wanted the audience to believe the show, hiding Bolt from all the special effects he calls “Powers”. When he finally finds out everything is fake and part of a fictional TV show he’s devastated...

[@lezley8465]

Yeah, I feel like it's a very underrated movie

[@brookb848]

I couldn't agree more! Bolt was my childhood favorite movie, but watching it now, I realize there is soo much more to it. Especially with Mittens' heartbreaking story and the way she and Bolt both have to realize life isn't what they've always thought it was- people aren't all bad and uncaring, but they aren't all honest and loyal either.

[@glitterboxx19]

​@@jasminejohnston6393 yeah you can't blame him for thinking it was all real he was basically on that show since he was a puppy.

[@thereissomethingwrongwithm3538]

The hunchback movie scarred me as a child. Legit it was so dark and years later, as an older more mature person, I went back and watched it. It's a beautiful film, but so heavily wrong in so many ways. Definitely not a kids film.

[@commentslol1415]

It was my fav. Since when i was young😂😉

[@TediousMilkshake]

It’s been my favourite movie of all time since i was 10 yrs old

[@meh5069]

Pinocchio was pretty dark as well!!

[@gryphon4909]

It has been my favorite movie through childhood even now. Esmerelda was one of my first crushes

[@lattyimperfettotesoro]

Same here but I had stilled loved it then but I only ever truly appreciated it when I got older.

[@Polex411]

Disney doesn't make kids movies, thats a myth. they make family focused films, that means that they tackle subjects suitable for all ages.

[@olleselin]

Exactly. It's Allspark that makes real kids movies

[@westerfrost3701]

You’re absolutely right! I couldn’t agree more. I hate when people call Disney movies “kids’ movies”.

[@KittyMcFlame]

Wester Frost me too

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@westerfrost3701 Because they are kids movies

[@emiliobello2538]

infertility in Up and in The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

[@rwwilson21]

With Zootopia you guys forgot about drugs. In the film the drug that they were referencing was meth.

[@niarahancock5099]

No it was crack

[@camerynreed9180]

Also racism

[@Espada2234]

yeah prejudice rasisim and drugs. I have NO idea where the sexisim came from. i own the film and they only focused on her race.I never saw any instance where her gender was an issue.

[@kkstar1718]

@@Espada2234 It is hard to notice but there are some scenes saying Judy couldn't become a cop because of her being a bunny, this does involve race but it also involves gender as well since in one scene before she gets a job as a meter maid, it showed the rest of the officers there and it barely showed anyone who was female (not saying there were no females but probably only a few or a couple). And speaking of meter maid, she was only one seen doing that job.

[@rwwilson21]

@@niarahancock5099 If it was crack, why then did they reference Breaking Bad and have the train as their drug lab?

[@MsAnimelady]

"Parental Abuse or Isolation" for "Tangled". Really? Seriously? How about the more adult & darker theme of KIDNAPPING!!!

[@joshualowe1821]

Lila Seest What about murder, abuse of power, genocide, false imprisonment and lust in Hunchback of Notre Dame??

[@zhoelbejtaj7566]

Or even child trafficking at Pinnochio .

[@ricaivory6571]

Let's not forgot the extreme form of Stockholm Rapunzel had for mother gothel.

[@yurigacha-san1367]

@@joshualowe1821 murder? More like massacre

[@qaadirakhan7686]

Or herd mentality in Beauty and the beast

[@maxride1760]

The scariest Disney/Pixar movie in my opinion is Wall-E. This is because this is actually happening and not a lot of people are doing anything to stop it.

[@autumbreeze1129]

Would help if America had a president who doesn't insist Climate Change isn't real and just a Chinese hoax

[@leslysalazar8598]

True technology is helpful but if we keep developing more and more technology it will end the world

[@kyb740]

Lesly Salazar like literally!! when I was little we used to just have a Wii and we would always play with each other. My dad is an IT guy so he is rlly good at electronics so now our house has a bunch of XBoxOnes and Alexas and a bunch of stuff but u look on YT and there are kids OBSESSED with fortnite that they r willing to hurt their parents!! Crazy world we live in..

[@Bomma45]

Very True

[@twigtoyoulater]

we better start changing that.

[@onyinyechiosuagwu3941]

Frollo is scarily messed up. Of all the disney villans, the guy without the super powers is the most horrifying

[@callmecharlie99]

It's because he's a representation of real men who abuse their power. It actually has a place in reality

[@AnnRita45]

@@callmecharlie99 exactly

[@madiantin]

"Death is usually a taboo subject in films for younger audiences." Except every Disney film ever.

[@moiyankabose]

'Death is usually a taboo subject in films for younger audiences'. Really?!!! If we look at every Disney princess movie they are basically orfan, right(One or both the parents died before the story starts)?

[@Mr_Beeble_boose]

*coughs in Tarzan’s parents being brutally killed by a leopard*

[@BB-TheCandleFairy]

Pixar definitely plays a role in all of it too, most of these Disney movies are “Pixar/Disney”

[@disrvptt]

It broke my heart watching that scene where Nick was trying 2 get into scouts

[@crazybutcool729]

Me too!

[@-Wasabii-]

“What did I do...!?” That got me...

[@disrvptt]

@@-Wasabii- that was deep

[@QwonDrea]

Mines was Coco when he was singing that song to his great grandmother. It make me ugly cry.

[@samakazma2154]

I have barely watched any disney movie without crying its crazy

[@namanh8439]

What about Gender equality in Mulan?

[@beccagregory3586]

Thank you!

[@dannizinn6477]

Thank you!!!!!! That's the first Disney movie to take gender roles and equality head on and it was ground breaking for it's time in 1998.

[@camilovesyou13]

And being a family disappointment

[@sergiram3484]

Funny it's like your statement proves it's own point 🤣😂

[@Merywindow]

Cu Xoan :)

[@teganwilliams6391]

I'd put Big Hero 6 on the list for depression. Everything that goes on in the film after the fire is to help Hiro feel better after Tadashi's death

[@emilyann13]

Tegan Williams Depression is not the same as grief.

[@teganwilliams6391]

@@emilyann13 I meant grief. Thank you for pointing out my mistake

[@crzyinzan3]

And the part where baymax saves hiro’s life and gets stuck in the warp hole. It was like losing his brother all over again since that’s all he had of him. 😕

[@핑엘리]

Not to mention they weren't afraid to show how dark someone can go if they don't handle their grief.

[@bloodybee3553]

@@emilyann13 no but Depression can be caused by grief, which is exactly what happens during the period where Hiro keeps himself locked away

[@aprilgibson817]

So we just gonna ignore princess and the frog? Rich privilege? EXTREME GLOSSED OVER RACISM? Tiana was obsessed with overworking herself and no matter how hard she tried because she was a black woman she wasn't given the chance to rise up.

[@Labella_504]

April Gibson somebody said it Everybody keep saying “debt” Im like nah RACISM bro straight RACISM

[@stienengelaar3857]

That's right!

[@favortheguitarist4574]

facts

[@beckyweiss6072]

@@Labella_504 They managed to slip the racism in there with a single line - it was blink and you miss it. It was one of those "someone in "your position"" sort of line and i was like 'yup that's a racism coded line right there.' Other than that you see nothing. Which I mean - this is Disney. They're trying to walk a line between being kiddie friendly and decent representation. People still think Tiana represents a black female stereotype and I really roll my eyes at that. You've got young girls who have never had a Disney princess with their skin color adoring Tiana and more importantly - their parents approve. On top of that, Tiana is a well developed character. It's a simple arc but it's executed well. That's all you can really ask for.

[@axolotl4111]

Yeah WHAT ABOUT TIANA

[@KiingRon]

“Imagining a rope around your neck” a kids movie? Seriously

[@taylorlipinski4048]

That's when Disney was awesome and wasn't affected by Cancel Culture

[@Just.moemoe]

Disney does not make kids movies

[@justdont.5522]

Was it referring to bdsm?

[@nichaelaagu1354]

@@justdont.5522 no

[@justsomegirlwithoutamustache]

@@nichaelaagu1354 It kind of sounded like it tho lol

[@Monada79]

Coco was really emotional. We went to see it as a family when I was pregnant with my youngest and my oldest was 5 and their dad thinking it would be a nice Disney movie. From start to finish , Partner and I were crying. He was thinking about his dad who died 2 months before and I was thinking about the babies I lost. My daughter was like "why is everyone crying?"

[@aceofspades4930]

I'm sure your husbands dad and the babies you lost are watching over your kids

[@Monada79]

@@aceofspades4930 thank you. He did say my dad is playing with our babies now.

[@chaseykaluha3040]

That movie made me sob because it reminds me of my grandfather who passed away in 2005. I miss him... 😖

[@FlagCutie]

That movie is such an emotional rollercoaster for me. It started with pure joy at all the archetypes in the movie and cultural references I recognized. A bit of melancholy thrown in because my grandma's nickname was "Mama Cuca." I always cry at the end when she passes, then back to joy to see Miguel and his familia. When we saw it in the cinema my mom turns to me and said in Spanish "this one made me cry." Then this Mexican guy points to his wife and said "her too!"

[@viovenda8922]

I had no idea it would be such a bitter sweet movie. I lost my shit when he started singing “remember me” and mama coco started singing along

[@citcat7967]

Dumbo- animal abuse Lion king and Coco- murder Tangled and basil the great mouse detective- kidnap Pinocchio- imprisonment Mulan- gender inequality Up- miscarriage 101 Dalmatians- stealing

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

Pinocchio: stranger danger

[@DarthSoto78]

The Black Cauldron- Demon Warship, Necromancy, and Suicide

[@foodofthegods]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame- sexual abuse, attempted rape, obsession etc The Incredibles- attempted suicide, legal injustice

[@XxLostFinalGirlxX]

101 Dalmatians can be considered animal cruelty as well considering the only reason cruella wanted the puppies was to make them into clothes

[@IzukuMidoriya38855]

@@StillDeshiCheese King Fred hasn't seen his daughter in years. He just wants to protect her.

[@mysticferret1997]

Brother Bear was a major movie that dealt with adult themes!! Not only did it deal with sibling death and parental death, but it also dealt with self realization. Kenai realized that there were 2 sides of every story and that he was the monster that he was so desperately trying to eradicate. It was only when he stopped to understand how his actions changed the life of others that he was able to return to who he was before.

[@DrineThePoet]

Truth

[@gooddays6117]

I loved brother bear. Such a great movie.

[@katelynrhodes5864]

Follow says "she will be mine or she will burn". That's a serious issue with a lot of men

[@isaacyeon6334]

Yeah it really does

[@biberflub]

in india it's quite literal (there are many men who throw acid on a woman's face for rejecting their sexual advances)

[@minaashido6255]

@@biberflub OMG is that actually true, I feel so sorry 😢

[@partIycIoudy]

@@biberflub wait.... what???

[@thechaotickiz760]

EXACTLY

[@chy6264]

When I was a little girl I just thought that Hellfire (The song that Frollo sang) was just a song where Frollo wanted to kill Esmeralda, but no. I was so very wrong. I didn't know the actual meaning of the song...

[@saiqasial9641]

AnimeLover4ever!1 May I ask the real meaning?

[@chy6264]

@@saiqasial9641 The song that Frollo sang is about Frollo being a pervert and that he wants to do "it" with Esmeralda.... 😓

[@Yeetuspoket]

I feel like somehow the song is about him ‘wanting’ Esmeralda, but if he can’t get her, he’ll want her dead. But yeah, that song is one of the best Disney songs to me bc it’s powerful and stuff but yeah... gross lmfao💀

[@AllegroFitnessLondon]

same!

[@moldybandshirt1045]

AnimeLover4ever!1 oh sh** then it should be #1

[@SeizeTheDay95]

Zootopia is not only a brilliant movie, but I consider it EXTREMELY essential viewing for future generations.

[@andresparra114]

It is stupidly complex, i know people will disagree but it is one of the most inteligent movies of all time it is a kids movie and deals with acceptence but also with Drugs, Racism, Corruption, Abandonment, Descrimination, Prejuidice, Addiction, Violence, Sexism, Conspiracy Theories, suddle hints of Police Racism and Brutality and still managed to keep itself PG absolutly insane it is really crazy this one movie broke the laws of itself.

[@marcosnonato]

@@andresparra114I totally agree. I am an adult who likes animations and went to watch thinking it was simple kids movie, but I was impressed with the all the topics that the film covers.

[@phillipdannyjohnston8506]

@@andresparra114 i dont think its a ''kids movie ''

[@maryrose8478]

I love it because it's one I can watch over and over again with my kid without wanting to shoot myself in the head. It's more complex than the average kids movie but still simple enough to be age appropriate for young'uns. It's got the balance right.

[@kazoo2329]

@@andresparra114 childhood ruined ;-;

[@aaliyahkona5753]

I've noticed that Pixar movies treat more serious issues than Classic Disney ones

[@brentage5000]

Part of that might be due to the company's long-standing belief that stories were about escaping reality and inspiring.....in other words, leaning too heavily into the fairy tale aesthetic. It wasn't really until the renaissance of the eighties that that started to change.

[@adeladeen7514]

Uh most of these movies aren’t even Pixar

[@Merywindow]

Aaliyah Kona i think thia same

[@luvzartist8578]

Well classic disnery tried to make it fun for kids but as it went on it dealt with more issues

[@amodeliamnot]

Not really, I've been watching a lot of Disney movies, now that I'm older, and there are many serious issues. They may not be big issues now, but back then they were huge.

[@miamafalda1118]

Things I would like to improve upon: 1) A Bug's Life is a sort of commentary on Fascism, Authoritarianism, Governmental Corruption, and Dictatorships with some fairly strong references at Nazism. Tyranny is definitely on the right track, but I think it goes quite a bit deeper than that. 2) The Hunchback of Notre Dame covers not only religious extremism, but also Ableism, Sexism and Sexual Harassment, Poverty, Child Abandonment, Societal Shame and Shunning, Anti-Romani Racism and Genocide, and Corruption in Politics and the Judicial System. 3) Not only Tangled deals with Parental Abuse but so does Cinderella, and even Frozen to an extent. 4) Brave deals very heavily with Sexism, Forced Gender Roles, and Patriarchal Expectations of Young Women. 5) Toy Story 3 has similar themes to A Bug's Life with Authoritarianism and Dictatorships with Lotso for sure. 6) Monster's Inc. deals with corrupt capitalism as well. Also a few additions I would like to make to the list: 1) Big Hero 6: Deals with loss, abandonment, mental health, and revenge. 2) Beauty and the Beast: I can't believe this wasn't even an honorable mention! It deals with sexism, sexual harassment, male entitlement, and social shunning. 3) Oliver and Company: Extreme poverty. 4) The Rescuers Down Under: Endangered species, illegal poaching, and environmental preservation. 5) Hercules: Sexism and sexual harassment through Meg's character. "You know how men are. They think no means yes and get lost means take me, I'm yours!" 6) Mulan: Wow, no Mulan??? Deals with sexism and forced gender roles to the extreme. 7) The Lion King 2: Ok hear me out, but there are themes of parental abuse and neglect by Zira, as well as demonstrating the effects of military-like brainwashing. 8) Tarzan: Loss, power, and animal poaching. 9) Atlantis: OMG! Deals HEAVILY with colonialism and corrupt leadership.

[@Isalarson]

And genocide for Atlantis. The term is even use in the movie. I was sure that the movie will be in the list :o

[@miamafalda1118]

@@Isalarson Yes! Also cultural assimilation.

[@LeVonngaKiara]

You're amazing for this.

[@fatimahanwaar306]

because Gender equality is a really sensitive topic of discussion

[@miamafalda1118]

@@LeVonngaKiara Thank you!!!

[@disneyfanjsg]

The Hunchback of Notre Dame should have been first on the list because Frollo always believes he’s doing the right thing, but fails Gods commandments.

[@l.6810]

I fully agree with you. And what makes him really scary, in my opinion, is that he was completely blinded by religious ideas: it's terrible he wanted to drown Quasimodo when he was just an infant, but he just saw him as a monster and a gypsy, so even if killing a child is horrible, his ideas showed him the child as a demon. But what's really inhuman to me os that after taking care of this child for 16 years, seeing him growing up, teaching him to talk and read, feeding him, after all of this Frollo looking at him, still just saw a demon. He was so blinded by religion he could never see Quasimodo as a human-being. And that's pure cruelty, to me.

[@commentslol1415]

True!!!

[@TediousMilkshake]

Ye but mostly lust

[@M.Fallani]

100% agree with you

[@mee566]

he forgot the bible even said thou shall not claim to be of the but does not do the will of the

[@her6330]

"I remember everyone that leaves" awe Lilo 🥺

[@Chocobear555]

I still think of Joy as a kind of unintentional villain. Even though her intentions were good, she still ended up doing harm.

[@cottontail1039]

I still mostly blame Riley's parents. Riley's mom told her to stay happy so her dad could be happy, so Joy listened to her.

[@crackers9543]

Michelle Warns that’s still an important message. We need to allow people (especially our children) to feel their emotions and to process them. And just as important, not put the stressors of our adult lives on our kids. It’s not their responsibility to act a certain way to avoid stressing us out. They need to react to changes and sadness in a natural way, and we have to guide them through that, not suppress or punish that.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

Joy was misguided. She's not a villain because she learned her lesson by the end.

[@chanelharvey89]

i agree. one of the main reasons i get mad at it is because joy kept trying to keep sadness from being sad. like hello, she's sadness. what was she supposes to be?

[@michellerichardson3090]

The whole movie I kept saying "let the girl be sad, if you keep holding it in, it will break you."

[@shotglass2014]

You had UP in the opening but didn't give them even an honorable mention...

[@jaredsealy5219]

I realised too, but I guess they didn't put it in becuz it was pretty straight forward

[@virginiasmiles8865]

Macie T RIGHT! They did the same with treasure planet too!

[@angeloffish]

Dory meeting her parents again has me in tears. Happy tears though.

[@Wiiguy1606]

I get emotional everytime they reunite with her and they were still gathering shells to guide her home

[@angeloffish]

Yeah. When I saw her follow the shells in the ocean and they were not there I felt sad. I thought she had found them. Then when they saw each other the pause was torture. Then as soon as they say her name and swim to her I smile and am in tears. Then I feel sorry for her immediately when she cries saying sorry. Then I laugh when she remembers where Nemo and his father are.

[@asha_vere]

😭😭😭😭 waaaaaah!

[@oliverf.68]

Hey how about Multiple Murders in The Incredibles, Syndrome was technically a serial killer since he had killed many super heroes with his robots. RIP to Apogee, Brick, Metha Man, Everseer, Gamma Jack etc.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Brick doesn’t die, she just falls victim to hypnosis but the others you mentioned did die

[@maskedbandit189]

"You like Disney movies?? Those are kid cartoons!" Me:

[@Jona_The_Than_D]

One that also should've been mentioned is actually an underated disney movie which is: Brother Bear- Accidental murder and foster care.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Jonathan Dsouza that’s a good one!

[@Gumbier_Than]

I'm just still baffled the jackass decides to stay the bear.

[@ashojay1997]

Brother Bear scared the crap out of me as a kid because I was sure the guy's brother would murder him

[@s-nih]

Thank you! Was looking for a comment that mentioned Brother Bear

[@samdrawzzz]

I love that movie!

[@tiffakang4525]

I still cry during Lilo and Stitch. Lost my mother to Lymphoma and now I have guardianship of my brother. If he were taken away, I'd break.

[@athaliaadun3712]

I am really sorry 💛 Everything Will get better 💗 take care!

[@Nobody-wv3we]

So sorry about this. I hope you get better.

[@yahyeali6388]

Sorry for this i hope everything get better🥺😢🤧🤲 and R.I.P for your mother🤲

[@mistyb1183]

I am so sorry about your mother but remember Lilo and Stitch teaches us that family can be found anywhere and just because they look a little different from the outside doesn’t mean it’s not a real family

[@westerfrost3701]

I’m so sorry.

[@LeVonngaKiara]

I watched Coco for the first time last year and it instantly made me think of my grandma. She raised me and my 5 brothers and sisters. Adopted us when I was 7 and she passed when I was 21. Almost 10 yrs later and it still feels so unreal that she's not here. Even now every time I watch the movie I always tear up towards the end when Miguel is pleading for Mama Coco to not forget her father Hector 😭😭...

[@yazmorales9015]

Levonnga Collins what a touching story...Coco is truly a heartfelt movie ❤️

[@LanceCorporalKitty]

I can't even look at a screen shot of Coco without bursting into tears. I was very close to my grandma too, she died 10 years ago and I still miss her terribly so I empathise with how you feel xx

[@aceofspades4930]

Your grandma was a wonderful woman. I'm sure she's still watching over you and your siblings.

[@curiousl6631]

@Levonnga Collins yes that scene each and every time brings me to tears 😭 It makes think of what would happen when my grandparents will be gone? which I’m very close with 😥 It eventually happens to everyone, because that’s life. However I don’t want them to be gone just yet 😭 I’m thankful for all they ‘ve done for me & my siblings. 😊 Not all families are close with their grandparents unfortunately. So I’m very lucky to have mine on both my mom’s and dad’s side alive and well. Which I’m really thankful for.

[@MagicalAuroraDream]

Levonnga Collins Your grandmother sounds like one amazing woman. I loved Coco, it was a great movie and so deep. When I think of Coco, I think of my own grandma who passed 2.5 years ago, and how she, too, lost her father at a young age, followed by her mother, though in her case her father died in a logging accident and her mother died in a horse-riding accident... She was so young, and seeing Coco at the end of the movie, reunited with both her parents, made me think of how my grandma is now with her parents, as well as her children who died before her. It's sad, but there's a sort of comfort in the movie, that they're never really gone as long as we remember them, and that our loved ones remain together in our hearts and in spirit.

[@arandomhumanbeing9341]

Am I the only who cried during the grandma coco scene in the end when they were singing, and when she passed?

[@languagenerd2231]

I started crying wheels watching this video on that part 🤣

[@riaaqua2814]

Same here😢

[@jakubsloup3877]

Show me one person who didn't cry at that scene.

[@bibblesoak4900]

Literally everytime. I’m pretty sure that was the first time I’ve ever cried in a disney movie

[@Sparkletta]

I was sobbing

[@evesdrop1982]

I honestly thought rapunzel would’ve been higher on the list. That was deep, dark emotional abuse going on there

[@dannizinn6477]

Where is Mulan in this list!!!!!???? Mulan takes the topic traditional gender roles head on in the movie. How did Mulan not make the list?

[@dannizinn6477]

Mulan delt with gender issues way before Zootopia which brings up racism which Pocahontas touched on over 20 years before. Mulan was a ground breaking film and will always be and it does more on that by showing a human woman, who is expected to abide by her society's expectation of women but decides to fight in her father's place and in this modern day gender roles and equality is a major topic, especially as Americans knowing other countries don't always treat their women with the same respect and it's the same with some religions

[@Peecamarke]

I'm sure they'll make a part 2

[@daniellemusella1594]

+Danni Zinn I know, right? That one line still ticks me off: "Tis a woman! She'll never be worth anything!"

[@lorettadg6815]

and the devastation of war! It completely subverts the Disney musical prototype. After the destroyed village with the slaughtered army and villagers is shown, song cuts off and doesn't come back until the end credits

[@PerpetualPrograstinator]

@Olivia Rogers that's he case in western countries only. Eastern and developing nations, or rather more than half of the world, still is running on patriarchy.

[@joshualowe1821]

What about Lion King? It dealt with loss and PTSD.

[@monetmonroe4644]

Betrayal and murder as well fratricide to be specific

[@caitlinsessom161]

Survivor's guilt as well. It took Simba most of his life to face what he thought was his fault instead of running from or trying to ignore it.

[@monetmonroe4644]

@@caitlinsessom161 yes that’s true but simba did run it took him along time to come back and realize it wasn’t his fault

[@MrCanada420mma]

plagiarism as well

[@חוהניסנוב-ס6מ]

Almost all the movies deals with loss..

[@KIABOSS-vh7bn]

Why is mulan not here female oppression inequality... she saved China and was put down for being a woman Ps: I'm a guy btw

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

Thank you!

[@saiqasial9641]

Finally, A dude who thinks that girls are treated un-equally...Well, I guess thank you..

[@Gamlinessa]

Chris Hemsworth India no she pretended to be Male but when they found out she was a girl they left her even though she still saved them and when she try’s to warn them they don’t listen until they have no choice and she finally gets the credit she deserves

[@zacharyward3068]

@@saiqasial9641 girl are you slow alot of guys are aware of that problem just cause he included it in his comment doesnt make him special but ok

[@saiqasial9641]

@@@zacharyward3068 Lmao calm down-that was 7 months ago. I only said that cause there are a very few people like that, okay? There was no need to come at me like that, it's just immature -w- And yes he is special, everyone is special in their own way. I would appreciate it if you would just leave this alone, *it was seven months ago.*

[@newblackpaladin8246]

Treasure Planet deserves a spot! A parent abandoning a child is HUGE.

[@evieskinner514]

I’m confused as to why the hell up isn’t in here for miscarriages and loss of children.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Miscarriages, infertility and death. Yeah it’s sad...

[@soliarsystem]

the first clip was abt miscarriage

[@Legoanimationsmaster]

Coco was such an emotional animated film. One of Pixar’s best. It dealt with the inevitable reality of death.

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Yep and also dementia and being forgotten

[@Brook11223]

Hunchback of Notre Dame definitely felt like a PG-13 vibe to it especially with Tony Jay's Frollo.

[@vanessastegall]

Raghu Seetharaman, you mean PG?

[@Brook11223]

@@vanessastegall PG will suffice.

[@harrietamidala1691]

Oh yeah, hunchback would definitely not be rated g today. It's more of a pg, maybe pushing a bit pg-13, rated movie.

[@mebanks-smith9079]

@@harrietamidala1691 they probably bribed them for a G

[@jessicaabbott10]

It should have been PG-13. Too dark of a topic for small children.

[@angeloffish]

I love how Pocahontas delt with issues. I know it’s not historically accurate, but it’s well done. The song Savages makes me feel emotional now.

[@bahamuteem]

people are currently singing that song around the world.

[@fairlyliterary4771]

That song is incredibly racist

[@pisces2569]

Fairly Literary it's supposed to be. It's about two groups singing their hatred for the opposite group because they look and act different

[@angeloffish]

Pisces exactly.

[@fairlyliterary4771]

@@pisces2569 I know that, I was just adding my 2¢. Just stating facts.

[@endergamer7483]

My top 10: 10. Losing friendships due to differences - Fox and The Hound 9. Loss - Up 8. Equal Rights and Misogyny - Mulan 7. Abuse of Power - Hunchback of Notre Dame 6. Parental Abuse and Isolation - Tangled 5. Having to compromise with a tradition oriented parent - Brave 4. Racism, Sexism, Prejudice - Zootopia 3. Mental Health - Inside Out 2. Facing your past - Lion King 1. Broken families and custody - Lilo and Stitch

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

The song 'Hellfire' in general pretty much explains the maturity ofthe plot.

[@languagenerd2231]

Very catchy song tho 😅

[@xxfandom_fanxx4235]

Yeah that cover as a girl voice is even more pretty

[@maddyinthemaking]

Dory struck a cord with me. I have a disability and I relate to Dory's issues so much. It's so hard to live with disabilities that you can't control. Patience and love from those that understand and love you make it easier to deal with. Everyone has their demons no matter what they are.

[@kimberlytunkel4567]

TheMadnessWithin me too I have an intellectual disability which in my case is autism. I am lucky enough to have a family, friend, and even a person whom I care for deeply and we are in the start of developing romantic relationship that are understanding and accepting of me. and they all do what they can to help me with tools and getting through life.

[@AWDTH1111]

I wouldn’t say inside out was about mental health. More on dealing with emotions as you grow up. Riley had a legitimate reason for being sad and she was overwhelmed by it. That’s simply a part of growing up as a child. She didn’t have depression. Depression is entirely different. Not just being “sad” when life gets tough.

[@purplesk8ergirl]

The fact that her sadness started to destroy the key parts of her personality and caused her to try and run away makes it more serious than just sadness.

[@AWDTH1111]

@@purplesk8ergirl I can see where you're coming from but I respectfully disagree. When emotional growth happens, there is always going to be a breakage with the key basic emotions of childhood, due to the need for more complex emotions to form as we progress into adulthood. I think the issue here is sadness is still a serious thing. But if sadness is a swimming pool than depression is an ocean and there wasn't much of reference point to signify that was the direction they were going. Most children would be sad if they moved to a place they don't know, having to lose friends and make new ones and get accustomed to a new way of living. That is in itself just basic growth. Depressed seasons can happen when something bad occurs but clinical depression in the context of mental health can hit when everything in your life is absolutely perfect, but there is a sense of total meaningless in all of it and the emptiness is so strong that it takes everything inside of you just to get out of bed. As someone who experiences this, I wanted to point out the difference. Anyway, sorry for the TLDR lol

[@Amandaaa2244]

I disagree. I have an adult friend with severe depression and immediately after seeing this movie I texted her to apologize for never understanding before and finally getting a glimpse into how she feels. She likewise said the movie depicts her depression incredibly well.

[@AWDTH1111]

Amanda Berg I guess we can agree to disagree. As someone that suffers from clinical depression, the movie didn’t relate to my struggle. Everyone is different I suppose. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@olliesmith2890]

@@Amandaaa2244 I fully agree with you Amanda. I suffer from depression(have had most my life)and this was a stellar depiction of depression IMO, and kudos to the makers for capturing it so well in a family movie. Most Disney movies have a moment or two that makes the viewer feel emotional, but Inside Out had so many and were very important for any young viewer who may be struggling with similar issues, plus us older watchers too.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

I feel bad for Rapunzel, Miguel, & Merida for having family issues.

[@lastgirl7071]

rapunzel had a half exuse 'cause she never saw any other point of view other than above the other two just needed to be locked in a room with their parents and a guitar/bow and either talk it out, or strangle each other but your point is also valid cuz its true

[@nathancruz9172]

Waheed Abdullah me too.

[@joshualowe1821]

Waheed Abdullah The Lion King had family issues too. Scar murdered his brother Mufasa and got into an argument with Sarabi and hit her, AND Simba had to exile his uncle.

[@lastgirl7071]

@@joshualowe1821 come to think of it...is there a disney movie that does NOT have family issues, in some way those that ACT like a family do count

[@joshualowe1821]

Last Girl Hunchback of Notre Dame didn't deal with family issues, but it dealt with many other issues like racism, lust and tyranny

[@annegrey3780]

I remember watching Mulan when it first came out in theaters with no prior context and watching the end of "A Girl Worth Fighting For". It's been over 20 years and I honestly don't think I've ever heard a theater as quiet as that scene where you go from bright, upbeat music to the bleak, quiet scene of a destroyed town and the realization that everyone is dead. Disney had tackled dark themes before, but it was the fact that it went from so happy to so bleak literally in the span of a note that was just so unexpected. Honestly it was just such an effective way of making war a real part of the plot without actually showing violence to just have this tone of happiness and safety 180.

[@liongirl1693]

Pocahontas is one of the most “adult” Disney movies, with a strong theme that revolves around war, hate, genocide, racism and greed. I loved how they treated the theme on colonialism and the racism that existed in both sides. As well as having the most beautiful Disney love story centering around the “Romeu and Juliet” arc. And is one of the first Disney movies to have a bittersweet ending, there is peace but not a happy ending for the main characters. Hunchback of Notre Dame is THE DARKEST Disney movie there is, with Frollo promoting his genocidal and racist acts based on his religion and TRULY seeing himself as RIGHTEOUS! While also having the movies central theme revolving around “beauty can be found within” and sexual assault.

[@laurablackmon4245]

I know what your mean. Pocahontas was the first movie I saw as a child that didn’t have the typical happy ending with the guy and girl being together. I was rather disappointed when they saw each other again in Pocahontas 2, but still didn’t stay together or even part on happy terms then. That is an important lesson in left. There isn’t always a happy ever after.

[@PleiadesStarChild]

@@laurablackmon4245 yes because Pocahontas was actually a child and was forced to marry John smith. Her story isn’t a love story.

[@laurablackmon4245]

@@PleiadesStarChild I thought she married John Roth. Not John Smith. 🤔

[@PleiadesStarChild]

@@laurablackmon4245 I heard different versions. But I’m not really sure tbh

[@laurablackmon4245]

@@PleiadesStarChild Yeah. We May never know for sure.

[@jessicajohnson7525]

Incredibles deserved far more than an honorable mention. Even more than government regulation, it dealt with the effects of a serious midlife crisis, including the possibility of a failing marriage.

[@moldybandshirt1045]

Jessica Johnson meh 😕

[@placeholder_name321]

Jessica Johnson exactly what I’m saying!!

[@placeholder_name321]

Jessica Johnson that’s what Im thinki too!

[@a.d.w8385]

Good list. Zootopia definitely impressed me as an adult. I just played it on Netflix one day because I was tired of my daughter watching Moana for the millionth time. I enjoyed Zootopia as much as she did.

[@MagicalAuroraDream]

a.d.w. n. I found Zootopia on Netflix, thinking my niece might like it, but ended up watching the whole thing myself before ever showing it to her! Haha! She loved it, too, and it's one of my all-time favorite movies! Shame it's not on Netflix and hasn't shown up on Disney Plus yet...

[@alpacasalazar2708]

I'm a teen, and I was really excited to watch the movie when I saw the trailer. I first watched it on Netflix, and my dad was with me. I thought My sisters and I were the only ones watching it, since my dad was on the phone. But when it ended, he loved it as much as we did🐰🐰

[@meh5069]

Same! I thought it was great. I was more into it than my kid lol

[@christinaauer1563]

*Spoiler alert-Finding Dory* I will say that as someone with an intellectual disability that causes memory loss (among other things) of my own, Finding Dory is one of my favorite Disney films. Not only do I love that there’s a Pixar character to which I can somewhat relate, but, the fact that Dory was able to find her parents and lives happily ever after is such an awesome moment. It didn’t just use Dory for comic relief, it showed that it’s ok to be neuro atypical. Neuro atypical people (or, in this case, fish) are people (or, in this case, fish) too and we don’t matter any less than anyone else. I LOVE that that concept was shown in a Pixar film. ❤️❤️❤️

[@theangelface999]

I wasn't diagnosed with inattentive ADHD until a year or so after Finding Dory came out and when her parents were saying how amazing she was because she overcame her obstacle on her own in her amazing Dory way, it hit home hard. I was 26 when the movie came out.

[@oliverf.68]

You missed Mulan for gender inequality, and the horrors of war, also that Disney's tendency of making their characters orphan or missing one parent, like Penny in The Rescuers, Bambi, Mowgli in the Jungle Book, Tarzan, Nemo, Quasimodo and Simba from the Lion King.

[@SnowFoxParty]

Hunchback of Notre Dame is definitely not a kids movie and I love it for it

[@user-xn9vp3xe4x]

It is a kids' movie but this has adult themes that do scare children

[@SnowFoxParty]

@@user-xn9vp3xe4x welcome to the wonderful world of Disney

[@user-xn9vp3xe4x]

@@SnowFoxParty I am already in a world of Disney but I've seen these kinds of things.

[@crystalchampion9617]

It's rated g

[@christineboll9478]

TrueToad: Clever.

[@kyndrablankenship1758]

If you ask me, I think every Disney movie deals with some serious issue or another. Even the Emperor's New Groove.

[@s-nih]

You're absolutely right. Every Disney movie has some important message that we can learn from!

[@riley-mb3tm]

Yes! Its just covered up with the funny moments. PULL THE LEVER KRONK. WRONG LEVERRRRRRRR!

[@thechaotickiz760]

@@riley-mb3tm why do we even have that lever??

[@turtlegirl8426]

Young forced Marrige in Aladdin!!! LIKE WTF

[@lesyeuxii]

ULGROTHA ikr, like he had to rely so much on that lamp for riches, tbh, the original aladdin depicted aladdin as such a selfish person. I’m quite glad Disney changed the storyline.

[@khaotictrash]

And lowkey pedophilia 🤢

[@khaotictrash]

@Summer Rose Yeah but Jafar is almost as old as her dad lmao

[@tabijozwick]

@@khaotictrash Jafar only wanted to marry her so that he could take over the throne.

[@ms.wilson6439]

Called arranged marriage. I agree though 😊

[@cheyennejohnson-m7i]

I feel that Dinosaur should be here for discussing the Struggles of Survival

[@ardensventhouse5047]

Mulan is probably the most meaningful movie Disney had made. Especially to young girls. When your a girl you start experiencing sexism as soon as elementary school. When boys say “Your a girl you can’t do that.” And being so young you can start to beleive it. I think Mulan showed us that yes we can do that. We can do just as much. She’s such a strong female and so important to girls all over the world❤️✨.

[@ameenanavab46]

Treasure Planet also deserves a mention. Jim suffered from low self esteem and went almost into self destruction because his father abandoned him at a young age. And it took another father figure for him to realise what his own self worth was

[@mxphxsto8334]

yes i was looking for this comment

[@lizebotha8783]

In Up Ellie had a miscarriage. I lost my brother to a miscarriage. Also I totally agree that Zootopia's theme of racism is nr1 on this list. It was ana amazing movie!

[@Eleanor_Burnley_2023]

Was just gonna say the same thing about Up. I am so sorry for yours and your family's loss.

[@star-boltlover9609]

My family always thought it was because she was told that she couldn't have children

[@angelacooper8973]

Yeah I think that too

[@CollinMcLean]

Miscarriage? I thought she was being told she wasn't able to have kids... Now I'm even sadder...

[@Gumbier_Than]

I thought Ellie was barren.

[@mariannycabral9699]

You left Mulan behind. A movie that touch history, sexism on several cultures and colonialism.

[@momokayamamoto9233]

isn't colonialism pocahontas? Mulan had a war scene but didn't feel colonialism.

[@paozan4855]

@@momokayamamoto9233 a war scene? The Whole movie Is war lol

[@johnfeather6476]

Pinocchio: child trafficking, kidnapping, stranger danger.

[@seliyahsfairys]

And child marriage.

[@laurablackmon4245]

I also recognized kidnapping and human trafficking in Pinocchio. It’s one of the few Disney movies I can’t stand to watch as an adult.

[@ilecrit3146]

I love and respect your channel but y'all really put Cars 2 and didn't put Dumbo: Animal Cruelty, Mulan: Sexism/War, Rescuers: Child Abuse, Finding Nemo: Letting your children be more free, or Big Hero Six: depression/Loss. Just saying

[@josephblumenberg6574]

Inside Out hit me so much harder than I expected

[@Ori_Kohav]

Misogyny in Mulan, superficiality in Beauty and the Beast, outcasting in Aladdin

[@maytalacedo2942]

The fox and the hound and brother 🐻 have deep messages well.

[@s-nih]

Exactly!! Both those movies teach really important lessons. But they're both criminally underrated, so of course neither of them get any mention

[@ashrey1davinci]

First time I watched Inside out, I was actually shocked at how flawlessly they portrayed depression, and loneliness in a way children could understand. So much so, that when my almost 4 year old sat down to watch it with me last week, she picked up on the emotions of the movie so easily, we couldn't even finish it, it was making her too sad.

[@carmenyeatts7601]

Frollo is actually my favorite Disney villain because of how very real his evilness is. Just knowing he’s just a regular human with no supernatural power yet he’s very influential and manipulates the people around him is, to me, the scariest thing a person can really do. Also, the fact he truly believed that what he was doing was right is what makes his character interesting to me. I’m not saying I like him, just that this is honestly what religion does to some people. And it’s really scary.

[@StatRM]

What about Big Hero 6 and its representation of loss and grief? I was really impressed with how they dealt with it when I first watched the movie.

[@eleaya_rebekah]

Same It doesn't get the recognition it deserves and it is an amazing movie!! It deals with issues that are important and it's not even on this list!

[@benapeh854]

I get really pissed off when I Remember that Tadashi died for NOTHING

[@tiolee]

And that's why Disney/Pixar have more Oscar than other studios

[@rosetibbels9807]

"I'll remember you, though. I remember everyone that leaves." 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔

[@faithingrace81]

What movie is this ?

[@bibblesoak4900]

@@faithingrace81 I honestly have no idea

[@k-popislife9715]

@@faithingrace81 Lilo and Stitch, there is also a series about it.

[@Lady-Kanerasoka]

4:41 Dory is a very relatable character for me. I have ADHD and a high-functioning form of autism called Asperger’s so, like Dory, I tend to think differently than others do. Today people with ADHD, autism (just like my younger brother), and Asperger’s often tend to be overlooked, misunderstood, and sometimes even mistreated due to our inability to understand things the way others do and, sometimes, our lack of communication without someone to help explain things to us, but we also tend to be extremely smart and all have a unique gift.

[@johnmartin4119]

I feel lion kings themes of nature, death, trauma, family, fascism, and classism should at least warrant an honorary mention Also I feel like Pixar could be its own list

[@angeloffish]

What about one on Dreamworks films? I would put Prince of Egypt on the list 🙂.

[@jameshowe8688]

The Wolf Princess this is just Disney

[@angeloffish]

I meant on a separate list 🙂.

[@LilWolfie-18]

Oh yeah that's true

[@shirlaanacoleman5644]

@@LilWolfie-18 wasn't Wall E a Pixar movie?

[@LilWolfie-18]

@@shirlaanacoleman5644 yeah it is

[@danixx9220]

You missed one ☝🏻 toxic relationships frozen!

[@carmencaldwell344]

Dani Harris Doesn’t Ralph Breaks the Internet talk about that?

[@fairlyliterary4771]

Also naivete

[@danixx9220]

Haven’t seen em

[@natnuss98]

Respectfully disagree. Where was a toxic relationship to be seen in frozen?

[@kkstar1718]

@@natnuss98 They were probably referring to about the relationship between Anna and Hans, where she thought she found the one for her turns out not to be true. In some toxic relationships it's like that where you thought you found the perfect person for you but it turns out they're not the person you thought they were.

[@ricardoandresgarciayodice8808]

And some people think comic book are silly kids movies but they have dealt with serious issues

[@xgray2012]

Sad, isn't it?!

[@stephenking5852]

Bill Maher looks down on comicbooks

[@annafowdy]

Spider-Verse had some serious stuff in it.

[@proudcynophile1901]

@@stephenking5852 Bill Mahar looks down on everything!

[@creaturegirlandtheavengers6851]

Sexual abuse, loss, revenge. All trademark themes in comics.

[@JediJuniper92]

ANYONE who ever refers to a Disney film, especially animated ones, as "kid's movies," I immediately know never to trust that person.

[@aimankamiri959]

You forgot some of the movies like: The lion king 2 : Personal background differences Frozen : Insecurities/Inner demon Aladdin : Plebeians can't teach the Upper class/Princess don't have rights

[@lumdug22]

I heard that up music and nearly started sobbing

[@chocothun1]

Yea, we are going to need another list. Because Mulan - War, Tarzan - Forced Isolation, Identity, and Conformity, The Lion King - Purpose, Dealing with Family, Aladdin - Poverty, Dumbo - Abuse and Bullying, Cinderella - Child Cruelty...were not on this list. Disney gave us A LOT as kids to make it through life.

[@seanhorace925]

Wonder if Beauty and the Beast (Inner vs. Outer Beauty) or Aladdin (Feeling Trapped) counts as serious issues. I mean Lion King has obviously dealt with a serious issue too right?

[@angeloffish]

I agree with the beauty and the beast one. Also maybe what is a man and what is a beast. The beast becomes more human by the end of the film, and Gaston is the one who becomes a beast.

[@juanrisa945]

In a way, they do, because they deal with prejudice

[@lar9299]

Lion King has guilt upon Simba as he actually thinks Mufasa died because of him. The sibling's envy, Simba's decision to not go back to his kingdom cause he prefers to forget his own identity and his past in order to live at peace instead of facing his dark past and fighting for what's actually his

[@chloejoyhenry3137]

And with Aladdin it showcases poverty

[@Andrewweiland4509]

Aladdin also talks about homelessness, poverty, and abuse for power.

[@jasmintemp2130]

Don't forget about Big Hero 6 which mentions death and depression, encourages students to go to college and explains why revenge makes every things worse.

[@jlynn4187]

When I watched The Hunchback of Notre Dome it scared the heck out of me how they got away with (in my eyes the scariest villain) singing his song about sexually lusting after a girl scared my ten year old self even watching it now I see that house arrest was involved! It’s scary because that’s true I honestly believed this should have been first for being the creepiest G rated movie I’ve ever seen!!

[@adryanadiniz8453]

Inside Out helped me when I was dealing with depression!

[@chelseacanales8763]

*see Coco on this list* Me: excuse me, I have something in my eyes 😢😢

[@rajasaurus3229]

Yes COCO world's most emotional animated movie.

[@kylagordon3253]

The👏🏾color👏🏾of👏🏾friendship even though it’s live action

[@brianmerritt5410]

Inside Out made my cry at the end. I didn't see it as a mental health issue, I saw it as a growing-up struggle. Younger kids have a simpler view of things, but part of growing up is that memories don't stay purely joyful, they get touched with sadness and anger and everything else as the past becomes the past. Seeing her memories marbled at the end did it for me.

[@monicapace7083]

So we're ok that Scar murdered his own brother for power? Or that Cruella De Ville wanted a coat made out of Dalmatians ?