5 dark Disney moments before 'Jungle Book'
The new live-action take on "The Jungle Book" isn't the first Disney movie to go grisly. Here are five predessors, in descending order.
5. "Alice in Wonderland" (1951): Many theorists have claimed that Alice's journey to Wonderland actually represents a trip on acid. One thing's for sure: All the characters she meets are downright scary.
4. "Fantasia" (1940): At one point, a demon named Chernabog sits on top of a mountain and sends ghosts and unearthly creatures to the village below. Horrifying.
3. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937): There's the terrifying forest, and obviously, the whole Evil Queen thing is incredibly dark and sinister, as she tries to poison Snow White out of jealousy.
2. "The Lion King" (1994): One of the most famous moments in Disney history is when Scar kills Mufasa while Simba is watching. The most heartbreaking moment, however, is when Simba gets to Mufasa's lifeless body and starts tugging at his fur, only to start crying and cuddling up against the corpse of his dead father.
1. "Bambi" (1942): We all know this tear-jerker scene, in which Bambi goes on a stroll with his mother when she senses a hunter nearby. Her instincts prove correct, and soon shots ring out, killing the mother and leaving Bambi to call out for his mom. Pass the tissues.
Women silenced on film
According to a comprehensive study of 2,000 films, the older a man gets the more dialogue he has, but when women age, they speak less in movies. Male actors between the ages of 42 and 65 spoke 39 percent of the dialogue in these movies, while women in that age range only spoke 20 percent of the time.
The stats, conducted by Polygraph, also analyzed Disney films and found that, even in movies about females, males dominated the dialogue. For example, in "Pocahontas," men spoke roughly 70 percent of the words. Similarly, in "The Little Mermaid," men accounted for 72 percent of dialogue. "Frozen" had equal male and female dialogue.
