Perhaps because despite the violence, it's a compelling and well told story? The origin of many fairy tales isn't particularly fluffy, so it could be argued that this is more of a pure fairy tale than many others.
Why do we (as a culture) produce these stories to watch as entertainment ?
I'm gonna go with an evolutionairy psychology explanation here: We, as a culture, enjoy violence because we decend from people who were proficient at the application of organized violence against others. Hence, violence has been hardwired into our brains by evolution.
In more positive news, during the last century the bodycount during warfare has been shifting from civilians to military personnel. Considering that many soldiers are volunteers, it's conceivable that violent tendencies are becoming maladaptive, resulting in a less violent population.
(It's funny how plausible this sounds, without being based on any data ;) )
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Yes, it's not very 'nice' but it's also magical and beautifully done.
Only Disney think fairy stories should always be nice.
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Appreciation (of beauty)/admiration and terror/painful awareness/bitter consciousness can co-exist; they are not mutually exclusive.
(My English fails here, sorry.)
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Why do we (as a culture) produce these stories to watch as entertainment ?
I'm gonna go with an evolutionairy psychology explanation here: We, as a culture, enjoy violence because we decend from people who were proficient at the application of organized violence against others. Hence, violence has been hardwired into our brains by evolution.
In more positive news, during the last century the bodycount during warfare has been shifting from civilians to military personnel. Considering that many soldiers are volunteers, it's conceivable that violent tendencies are becoming maladaptive, resulting in a less violent population.
(It's funny how plausible this sounds, without being based on any data ;) )
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