Disney characters are so hardworking...or are they?

I just felt skeptical for no reason, (well, it's because I'm me,) so I went over all the Disney animated features I've seen to see if it's true.


Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Snow White does work hard doing household chores for the dwarves before taking a bite of the poisoned apple. ...Okay.

Pinocchio: The Blue Fairy saves Pinocchio from Stromboli, then he goes to Pleasure Island and smokes and drinks.

Fantasia: Not applicable.

Dumbo: Jumbo Jr. also drinks champagne, albeit in an accident. I'd say Timothy the mouse was responsible for his happy ending.

Bambi: Bambi's a buck?!

Cinderella: Like Snow White, she does do all the household chores, before hitting the dance floor.

Alice in Wonderland: I'd say it's also not applicable because it's just one crazy story.

Peter Pan: Hmm... I can't say that the kids slacked off.

Sleeping Beauty: The fairies and the prince do all the work. Aurora just sleeps.

The Jungle Book: Mowgli always does what he wants. He only chooses to stay in the "man village" because he sees a cute girl. He is lucky to have the wolves, Bagheera and Baloo around.

The Little Mermaid: Ariel cheats by making a deal with Ursula and it's the prince who saves the day again, although she does sing very beautifully.

Beauty and the Beast: Belle always takes care of her papa. The beast tries so hard to show his heart. I love this one.

Aladdin: Aladdin steals and later cheats with his magic lamp and magic carpet. He defeats Jafar because he's smart.

The Lion King: Hakuna Matata!!!

Pocahontas: They work so hard and don't have a happy ending, do they?! (which makes it more likeable)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Meh, I guess the three protagonists deserve their ending.

Hercules: At least Hercules trains with Philoctetes who looks a lot like Danny DeVito.

Mulan: Now that is a good example. I love Mulan's training scene. It's just different from Hercules'. Maybe it's Danny DeVito.

Tarzan: Tarzan tries hard to prove himself to the gorillas, and later passionately learns about humans.

Fantasia 2000: Not applicable.

Dinosaur: Aladar is such a brave leader, I can't find any flaws.

Sadly, most of the films released after this one, I haven't seen them. If I've seen it, I didn't pay much attention to it. I guess I'm too old now...


VERDICT: Hardworking! You knew I was just fooling around, having nothing else to do and bored. Pinocchio rescues his creator from inside Monstro, Aladdin and Simba try to set things straight... Oh, how I ended up admitting the fact. Not that I couldn't find enough faults...

But honestly speaking, the virtue of hard work seems to be emphasized in later films, although I'm not sure about very recent ones; they look so lighthearted. Also, the few female leads in earlier movies appear to be too passive, which is interesting when compared to Pocahontas or Mulan.

By the way, wow, I've seen a lot.