US EditionWhen did Disney villains stop being so villainous? New show suggests they may just be misunderstood
- Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando will premiere a new live performance titled Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After on May 27, where three classic villains make their case for being the most misunderstood characters.
- The show arises from a broader cultural trend since the late 1980s to present villains more sympathetically and less as purely evil characters.
- This shift reflects a desire to complicate villain portrayals, partly because fairy tales traditionally made marginalized figures like older women and people of color into villains.
- Benjamin Murphy observed that the common approach has become predictable: turning villains into more relatable characters rather than portraying them as purely evil. Meanwhile, Rebecca Rowe pointed out that this shift has led to a decrease in truly villainous antagonists.
- The show and recent media like the 2021 film Cruella suggest that villains may be misunderstood, appealing especially to adults and marginalized communities, but some value still exists in pure villainy.
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When did Disney villains stop being so villainous? New show suggests they may just be misunderstood
Cruella de Vil wanted to turn Dalmatian puppies into fur coats. Captain Hook tried to bomb Peter Pan, and Maleficent issued a curse of early death for Aurora.
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