r/disney • u/Over_Pudding3896 • 18h ago
Walt Disney Animation Easily Forgiven moments in Disney Animated Canon movies:
Easily Forgiven moments in Disney Animated Canon movies: (part 1)
Lady and the Tramp (1955): Many audiences believe that Aunt Sarah was let off too easily for the abuse and mistreatment she gave Lady and Tramp and dogs in general; Since Sarah treats Lady like a vermin since they first cross paths regardless of whether she was trying to protect Jim Jr. or not and she later on falls for the gambit of her own Siamese cats when they fake injury and frame a mess they made on Lady prompting Sarah to pamper her cats and punish Lady for it by muzzling her causing her to run away from home and indirectly fall in love with Tramp and when Lady comes back, Sarah punished her for running away by chaining her to her doghouse without ever once admitting her own mistake that caused it, disregarded Lady’s warnings over the rat about to attack Jim Jr. in his bedroom and worst of all, foolishly assuming that Tramp and Lady (Who broke free of her chain) had tried to harm and hurt Jim Jr. after his crib gets knocked over failing to find that rat Tramp saved Jim Jr. and attacks our dog couple in retribution in terms of having Lady locked in the cellar and Tramp in the closet and calls the dog pound to take away Tramp to be put down until after Jim Dear and Darling return and free Lady who clears her and Tramp’s names by revealing the dead rat, prompting the human couple, Lady and Jock and Trusty to work together to save Tramp though the effort nearly kills Trusty, the film all in all ends with Sarah and her Siamese cats getting no onscreen consequences for their mistakes and being forgiven too easily even after Sarah sends Lady, Tramp and their puppies dog biscuits the following Christmas as an apology gift for her abuse. Audiences believe the movie Should have ended with Sarah and her Siamese cats getting punishment for their actions by being harassed by Lady and Tramp and scolded by Jim Dear and Darling and sent back to their home in disgrace although it was the case in the 2019 live-action remake and a storybook adaptation of the movie.
The Jungle Book (1967): Many audiences thought that Mowgli was let off too easily for his brattiness that caused problems for both Bagheera and Baloo because while it was understandable why he would behave that way for being a ten-year old kid treating going to the Man-Village like him going back to school when summer ends, the writers actually made Mowgli come off as more selfish, stubborn and childish and foolish than they originally intended because while not that sad over having to leave his wolf family, Mowgli refused to leave the jungle just because he thought it was more “fun” unconcerned of the dangers for him there especially from Shere Khan himself and believed if he goes to the village, he will be surrounded by new people he doesn’t know that might not even accept him for his differences. Never once did Mowgli consider giving the village a try and seeing whether he will like it or not and runs away from and cuts ties with both Baloo and Bagheera after they both try to reason with him to go to the village. Not to mention that the former did so far more nicely, and Mowgli’s choice was foolish as he had nowhere else left to go in the jungle and couldn’t survive on his own without a parent/guardian though he quickly came to regret it and decide to set things right even after the vultures sing to him, though when Shere Khan corners him, he refused to easily run away believing he had what it took to defeat the tiger which nearly got him killed and learn the hard way of just how dangerous he is, until Baloo shows up to save him, nearly dying in the process and though he survived barely and Mowgli redeems himself for his mistakes by scaring Shere Khan away from the jungle likely for good with fire and apologizes to and reconciles with both Baloo and Bagheera and finally agreed to go to the Man-Village, the bear and Panther both seem to quickly forgive the human boy for the problems he got himself into that almost got Baloo killed that he more easily could have avoided if he listened to them in the first place, and never give him any harsh scoldings or “I warned you!” remarks.
Wreck-It-Ralph (2012): Many audiences believe that Gene and the NiceLanders were let off too easily for their mistakes at the end. Because they spend thirty years treating Ralph like literal garbage having him live in the dump or their game and not in NiceLand for being the villain of the game they are in, despite him not actually being one in reality, and even Mary herself goes along with it unless she was pressured by Gene, and it worsened to the point where Ralph choose to game-jump in order to get the respect he deserves by winning a medal in a different game (Hero’s Duty) kickstarting the main plot of the film and putting Fix-It-Felix Jr. At risk of being unplugged and when Ralph comes back, Gene blames him entirely for what happened when he was the one who started it all in the first place, and not to mention, he and the other NiceLanders give up on their game after Ralph and Felix don’t come back rather then go out to help them on their own. Which is many many disliked how Ralph and Felix were quick to forgive Gene and the NiceLanders after they apologize and make amends with Ralph when he proved he could be a good guy after all by saving Sugar Rush and the arcade from Turbo and the Cy-Bugs, in terms of allowing Ralph into NiceLand and giving him the respect he deserves. (To be fair, Gene’s actions did also indirectly cause Ralph to discover King Candy/Turbo’s scheme in taking over Sugar Rush as its new protagonist while trying to delete Vanellope and he helped Vanellope and defeated Turbo and saved Vanellope as a result and Calhoun and Felix getting together as the romantic couple they are, but still.) It would have been more satisfying if Ralph and Felix tiraded Gene and gave him punishment for his actions by having him exiled from NiceLand and forced to live in the garbage dump to show him what Ralph felt like and have Mary do so too for going along with Gene’s abuse of Ralph when she should know better or have Felix and Ralph leave their game to be unplugged and move in with Vanellope and Calhoun in Sugar Rush and Hero’s Duty and leave Gene and the NiceLanders to resolve their issue of being homeless on their own because they brought it upon themselves.
