The Messed Up Origins™ of Dr. Facilier (Baron Samedi) | Disney Explained - Jon Solo

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» 0:00 - Intro
» 1:07 - Movie Recap
» 2:35 - Sponsor
» 4:03 - Baron Samedi
» 8:10 - Papa Legba
» 10:08 - The Power of Voodoo
» 13:04 - Wrap-Up

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» Researched by: Jack Daly & Jon Solo
» Written, Filmed, & Edited by: Jon Solo

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[mathwiz]

Princess and the frog was a great movie. I enjoyed the music, the characters, the New Orleans culture that was included in the movie. From the Voodoo to the bayou. It deserves more recognition

[evelynnvernaz]

Facilier's death isn't one of the most terrifying ones of disney because of the implications
But because he's one of the few whose face we see right before he's snatched away, the panic and horror in him, and the fact that it wasn't a quick punishment, the spirits took their time to instill not just the fear of punishment in him but to make him realize that, no matter what he said, there was no getting out of that
No matter what happens to him in spirit realm/hell, it's that moment right before that makes it so bone-chilling

[averagefreedomenjoyer]

To be honest, being literally dragged to hell by your ‘friends’ is (in my opinion) the best ending to a Disney movie. A brutal death, a stab in the back, all caused by his own evil and greed.

[ashotofwhiskey]

Dr. Facilier is hands down one of my favorite Disney villains ever. You can see the research put into his character, and he oozes so much charm that he could convince a priest to be a client.

[HedgieDaUmbrehog]

The doc really is underrated. He’s my personal favorite of the Disney villains, and “Friends On The Other Side” is easily one of my favorite villain songs. Not only because it’s catchy, but the animation makes me fall in love over and over again.

[saevusbrutum]

Hey Jon just wanted to say I love that you are finally going into voodoo culture. It's a rich and diverse culture with roots of slavery and African/indigenous mythology. I really thank you for bringing attention to these things. People often view voodoo as devil worship but voodoo is more then that

[miyapapayax]

I appreciate the way you referred to the people brought to these lands through the slave trade as Africans and not slaves. It felt intentional, you phrasing it that way, while most people are rather dismissive with the language when addressing the matter.

[lisemzarate]

I love the bottle tree, what I was taught growing up, is that if you open a bottle of "spirits" to offer a spirit a drink, that bottle then belongs to that spirit, after all the drink has been used but one last sip, the nearly empty bottle is tied to a tree on the homes property to show the spirit being offered "houseroom" they are welcome to stay, it's like setting up a tavern for your spirit guides helping them feel as if they have a private room for themselves on the protected homes property. Not sure how much of this idea comes from my celtic family's history and how much comes directly from American Hoodoo v. s African Voodoo. I just love the idea of building a "room" for your ancestors and guides to use as they wish.

[ehietomi]

I'm Nigerian (West African) so I could actually understand everything single thing you said and the references to voodoo but from here we call it "Juju" signifying "Black magic" its portrayed as an evil practice often spat on by every religion especially Christians and its funny how Papa Legba is a reference to what we refer here as "Baba Lawó" its a term used for those in contact to the spirit realm I'm actually very much afraid of these especially the wooden work of tying down people's spirit to us it is said that when they do this its a way "of stealing your destiny and ensuring you never get to prosper in life this lifetime or the next" in that aspect its a medium of evil as the people they've done this too have apparently not progressed or have gone completely mad the accuracy in this is truly outstanding.

[zoewolf]

As someone who practice Haitian Vodou thank you for not mixing up Bawon Samedi and Papa Legba!!🥰☠️🖤

[Orchid-ssbf]

I am Haitian and Papa Legba and Baron Samedi are predominant figures in our culture. My granny practice vodoo and she used to tell us interesting stories 🤔

[AquilaLorelei]

I also appreciate the thought that "Facilier" as a name appears to derive linguistically from "facilitate, " or "make easier, " as he appears to do, although ultimately doesn't. I already knew about Facilier's derivation from Baron Samedi although Papa Legba was newer to me. This is SUPER-interesting!

[Unremarkable]

Voodoo mythology is so interesting, I'd love to hear more about it.

[dantefields]

Thank you for calling it a religion and being so respectful, and explaining the practices. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[witchypoo]

This is one of my favorite Disney movies because I love Tiana’s work ethics. & love that they don’t demonize Voodoo

[teefa]

I'd love to hear more about voodoo mythology. I actually took a class in college on shamanistic religions (we had to take one non-Western course and I thought the topic was interesting) and voodoo was a part of it. What I learned in the class was fascinating, but we never went over mythology (just facts relating to how people practiced it).

[earlbyron]

I’VE LITERALLY BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE. Thank you Jon 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[jaycecadet]

Also "baron samedi" and "bondye" are both originated from creole and they are actually pronounced more like "samdi" and "bondie"... I really love your videos and I appreciate the work you put in, I look forward to more

[hirahiro]

Wow this was very enlightening! Like you said, Christians are taught that magic = bad because that means witchcraft which is associated with hell, so I always saw this as "a Villain trope". Because Mama Odi was a good guy, I didn't even realize she was also using voodoo. This is such an interesting culture hopefully my mind will break far enough for me to learn more!

[nmoney]

Dr.Faciller has arguably the most terrifying death of any Disney villain ever with the exception of Scar from The Lion King