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Why would Disney want two different versions of their iconic characters?

posted 8 years ago by honeymoonavenue
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Wouldn't they want one distinct look for each of their iconic characters instead of, for instance, having two completely different looks for the Mad Hatter (the 1951 version and the Burton version)? Why couldn't they have just brought the already-iconic characters to life, but with some new touches? Why have two contrasting faces to represent a single character? Why don't they want one definitive look for each of their characters? Why wouldn't they want you to see one specific, identifiable look of a character when you walk into Disneyland?

The Disney label is so powerful and so iconic, and every time people think of a fairy tale, they automatically associate it with Disney's animated version of that tale (if Disney had created a film version of it, that is), so it's confusing why they chose to do a new interpretation of the "Alice" story, instead of bringing their beloved, iconic characters to life.

I am still surprised and saddened that they disregarded the original animated film--you would think that with the Disney label on it, it would actually bring DISNEY's version to life in the way that Disney did with Cinderella and is currently doing with The Jungle Book and Beauty & the Beast.

It sounds petty but it really bugs me.

[–] Moonlighty 8 years ago

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Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that I'll be over here looking through your stuff.

[–] Prince_Charming02 8 years ago

I personally would love to see a darker take on all the Classic Disney movies

[–] KristenStewartForever 8 years ago

Me too.

[–] KristenStewartForever 8 years ago

Because this was better than the animated version. The animated version took out all the darkness of the story. Not good.

[–] jmarkoff2 7 years ago

It's common for ancient franchises to update their old characters to stay fresh. DC and Marvel comics constantly revise and update their classic characters like Superman and Spider-Man. DC's Harley Quinn hasn't even been around for 30 years, but already there's a gazillion different versions of her that are barely recognizable as visually the same character. (I attended a costume convention last week where 5 or 6 different Harleys were lined up, and they hardly looked anything alike.)