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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Fairy tales are fairy tales. Each is aimed to teach certain morals. If a certain movie fails to communicate the basic idea and story of the fairy tale, then it shouldn't have that name.
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Disney's among the worst “offenders“ here; they completely altered the stories and meanings of the
Little Mermaid, Cinderella, and the
Snow Queen (though at least they had the good grace to rename the latter
Frozen).
But that also means that going back to the original isn't going to be very close to the Disneyfied versions in most cases; people want to watch Ariel live happily ever after, not commit suicide, or hear the
Let it Go song and see sisters supporting each other rather than the (unrelated) friendship of the original and hearts turning to ice.
Personally I prefer the original stories most of the time, but they're not really interchangeable given the level of alteration Disney generally layers into their adaptations.