Lady and the Tramp: Difference between revisions

Originally released in [[The Golden Age of Animation|1955]], ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]'' is the 15th entry in the [[Disney Animated Canon]]. It tells the story of a loving couple and their family pet from [[This Is My Human|the dog's point of view]]. Big changes are coming to Jim Dear and Darling's family, something that Lady has trouble understanding. Meanwhile, Lady herself has caught the eye of the Tramp, a stray dog (and ladies' man) who prefers the uncertain freedom of the streets to a collar, which he views as slavery. He tries to convince Lady to live more recklessly, but she believes just as strongly in [[The Power of Love]].

** Justified to a certain extent, as the original screenplay called for {{spoiler|Trusty, to indeed, be [[Killed Off for Real]]. But due to the negative reaction of [[Bambi (Disney)|Bambi]]'s mom truly dying several years earlier, Trusty was ultimately spared.}}

*** This is not at all unlike {{spoiler|Chief}} in ''[[The Fox and Thethe Hound (Disneyfilm)|The Fox and The Hound]]'' {{spoiler|who also got hit by a train and ultimately survived, and yet, he ''too'' was slated to die, but, again, the idea was still nixed}}.

** In fact, it would not be until ''[[The Lion King (Disney)|The Lion King]]'' that Disney actually would kill off a main character<ref> [[Big Good|Mufasa]]</ref> (mostly) onscreen, no less. Even that went a step beyond [[Bambi (Disney)|Bambi]]'s mom, who disappeared offscreen and we only heard [[Hell Is That Noise|the gunshot]].<ref> In total, it took Disney 52 years before killing another main protagonist (antagonists were killed, but they don't count). In the many years between, all protagonists got [[Disney Death|Disney Deaths]], at most.</ref>

* [[Early -Bird Cameo]]: Some of the street dogs who pursue Lady after she is muzzled, {{spoiler|and the puppies she has with Tramp at the end of the film}}, would be given larger roles in the sequel.

** Many of the dog characters in this film seem loosely reminiscent of some of those featured in ''[[Oliver and Company (Disney)|Oliver and Company]]''. Just note the similarities between Tramp and Dodger, for starters.

* [["Falling in Love" Montage]]: "''Bella Notte''"

* [[One -Scene Wonder]]: All the dogs at the pound (save it for Peg and Bull, who appear in one other scene early on).

** Actually, the fashions and technology exhibited in the film seem to place it in the late 1890s to early/mid -1900s.

* [[Spaghetti Kiss]]: The [[Ur Example]], if not [[Trope MakersMaker]].

* [[Villain Song]]: "'' We Are Siamese (If You Please)''"

* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: We never see Si and Am again, after their [[One -Scene Wonder]], despite the fact that Aunt Sarah is still there.

** Aunt Sarah, nor her cats, are ever seen after {{spoiler|Tramp chases the rat from the baby room}}.

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