Why does Disney always kill off mom?
Published on Saturday, August 23, 2003 By Brad Wardell In Movies & TV & Books
My wife and I saw "Finding Nemo". Early on, the mother fish dies. This isn't
a spoiler as the more we thought about it, the more we realize that mothers are
pretty disposable in Disney films.
Let's take a look:
| Move | Fate of Mother |
| Finding Nemo | Mother dies in movie |
| Aladdin | Aladdin's mother dead at start. Then again, so is Aladdin's girlfriend's mother. Both fathers are alive. |
| Bambi | Mother killed late in the movie. |
| Snow White | Mother dead (wicked step mother) |
| Cinderella | Wicked step mother strikes again (father also dead but died after mother) |
| Lion King | Mother not dead but an amazingly minor character |
| Little Mermaid | Mother not present, unmentioned |
| Lilo & Stitch | Mother dead (so is father) |
| Pinochio | Literally no mother, only the father. |
| Hunchback | Mother killed early on |
Clearly, the life expectancy of a mother in a Disney film is not good.