Listen "Disney Trilogy Part 2: The Dark Elements of Disney"
Episode Synopsis
Parental Note: This episode explores darker themes and imagery in Disney history. Still family-friendly, but parents may want to preview first.
IT'S OUR 50TH FIRST EPISODE!!!
From graveyard gags to genuine nightmare fuel, Disney has always danced with the dark. In Part 2 of our Disney Trilogy, we trace the macabre thread from early shorts of the early "silly symphonies" of the 1920s all the way through modern Disney.
Why did Disney lean into fear, loss, and moral consequence—and why does it work? We unpack the cultural roots, storytelling purpose, and how these shadows make the light mean more along with some Biblical connection to all of it, and a brief discussion of Halloween.
IT'S OUR 50TH FIRST EPISODE!!!
From graveyard gags to genuine nightmare fuel, Disney has always danced with the dark. In Part 2 of our Disney Trilogy, we trace the macabre thread from early shorts of the early "silly symphonies" of the 1920s all the way through modern Disney.
Why did Disney lean into fear, loss, and moral consequence—and why does it work? We unpack the cultural roots, storytelling purpose, and how these shadows make the light mean more along with some Biblical connection to all of it, and a brief discussion of Halloween.
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