Before ‘Snow White’, another animation almost became Disney’s first feature. Find out which one!
In 1937, Disney revolutionized the film industry with the release of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, the first animated feature film in history. To this day, the film is recognized for its great advance in the history of animation, however, all this almost did not happen.
This is because, initially, walt disneyalmost launched another film in place of the plot about the princess: the classic “Bambi”. The adaptation of the novel released by Felix Salten in 1923 it had already been an interest of the studio for a long time, however, it ended up presenting some production difficulties, since the original tale was aimed at adults, containing scenes that were too dark for a Disney work.
Furthermore, the team of animators at the time also struggled to draw the deer in a more realistic way. Thus, it was decided that the best option was to delay the film, putting another release in its place.
As stated in the book “Disney Princess: Beyond The Tiara”, by Emily Zemler, disney began to analyze classic and contemporary tales that could be turned into an animated feature film. In that time, waltz I was used to using stories by authors like the brothers Grimm It is Hans Christian Andersen in his short films, and that’s how, upon arriving at “Branca de Neve”, of the Grimmended up finding his “perfect story”.
big impact
In the 1930s, many people thought the idea of Disney releasing an hour-long animated film was crazy — after all, this had never been done in that period, which was only used to animations in the format of shorts. However, after its debut, opinions changed dramatically.
In its original release alone, the film grossed over $7.8 million at the box office. Today, after several re-releases, the production adds up to a value that exceeds 418 million dollars at the worldwide box office.
According to author Emily Zemler, another big impact of “Snow White” was in building Disney’s own legacy. The writer claims that, if “Bambi” was released before the classic princess, the studio might not have been so successful with the public at that time, and would have a completely different story today.
For Zemler, one of the crucial points of the success of the princess is that she is rooted in her time, presenting a story capable of giving hope to an audience facing a time of adversity thanks to the Depression. However, “Bambi” would not be able to do the same thing since it has a heavier story, in addition to focusing on the dangers of forest animals imposed by humans.
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