Talk:Into the Woods/@comment-25700404-20150124172736/@comment-929837-20150125111707

Well, when you put it like that, then of course they sound brutal. The trick is telling them in a way that the child won't be scared. Even in this day and way, we should be careful not to give children too much scary stuff.

Disney movies aren't a walk in the park either (Scar gets eaten alive by the hyenas, Bambi's mother gets shot and his forest is burned, Tarzan's parents are devoured by Sabor). But it's not about what the story is, but about HOW you tell the story. Disney tells these stories in a way that children can enjoy them without being scared.