Disney's Twist Villains: Worst to Best

This video's content falls under critical or film studies. Predominantly containing discussions, deliberations, examinations, essays and analyses of the thematic integrity of works of visual artistic expression by ways of some subpar comedy.

Discusión madura y deliberada, examinaciones, video ensayos y análisis de la integralidad temática de trabajos de expresión artística visual.

Music: Rainbow Factory - WoodenToaster

[CellSpex]

Never expected this video to blow up the way it did (thank you!) but it does mean I'll be haunted by some of these dated takes:

-Way too harsh on Goob, I don't know why now I put him on the bottom, all things considered he's done well, but I think at the time I found him more annoying than funny.
-Should have included Atlantis and Syndrome,
-I say it doesn't matter if it guessable and then spend too much time analyzing if it's guessable.
-Everyone brings up Hans'face at that moment being misleading but I think it makes sense for it to be read as 'Wow this is going to be easier than I thought'

[lilychancey]

I think the reveal that King Candy was Turbo was exceptional. They introduced the character of Turbo as seemingly a throwaway character only used as a reason why it was wrong to game jump. This made it so there was no way it could've been seen coming because Turbo isn't even really a character yet, just a plot device. The thing is, it makes perfect sense with the character of King Candy and flows so well. It's also revealed in such a chilling way with the glitching in between Turbo and King Candy that it's also an incredibly well-animated sequence.

[stressed.coquette]

With Coco, I actually got so caught up with the storyline and colorful settings that I forgot there was supposed to be a villain. For once, I had no suspicion of the actual villain

[DaisyPaw]

The real moral of Disney movies: Scooby-Doo format works best with Scooby-Doo

[xXAlexOrWhateverXx]

I didn’t even notice just how many twist villains there are in Disney movies until now.

[charleslee]

There is the theory about Turbo that makes him a nastier villain than we first saw. The theory is that King Candy was a proper character in the game "Sugar Rush, " but when Turbo entered the game, he rewrote King Candy's code, taking over his body, thus "killing" the character. We all know that Vanellope was a princess, so... he had killed her father, and posed as him, while making everyone else in the game forget who she was. That's dark.

[xbbzfuo]

Shout out to Mother Gothel for being a twist villain to the protagonist but not the audience. You get the best of both worlds, both the dramatic reveal and the fun villain song

[Crystalitar]

Imo the turbo reveal gave him SO much more motivation and backup on his uncaring behaviour suddenly.

He HAS caused the death of 2 games. He HAS lied to everyone just to KEEP what HE has stolen again!

The Turbo reveal gave him the solid ground to stand on as to why he was evil and why he risks everything to keep Vanelope away.

He was number one. He had the pride to poison him. The jealousy to drive him.

It solidified his reasoning and also provided setting that he could actually be defeated

[enrath]

I think Syndrom is an interesting point because he's not so much a twist to the audience, but he is a serious twist for Mr Incredible himself.

[Edsomthing]

The thing about twist villian is the fact we don’t time for villain songs

[DarkMasterofCupcakes]

I think King Candy actually being Turbo was done at least in part to be able to get rid of him for good, in a universe where characters can be functionally immortal and revive from anything. Because they establish that if you die in a game that you weren't made for, then you don't get any extra lives - you just die. So, having King Candy originally be from another game both acts as another twist, and makes it so they can actually kill him off.

[CiderDivider]

In Moana, I'd never considered Te Fiti/Te Kā to be the villian, much less a twist. The loss of her heart and subsequent rage never made me feel as if she was unjustified in her anger. Haven't watched that movie in a while, but I guess my only impressions of "evil" in the movie were more Moana VS obstacles. Moana's goal is to return the heart, while obstacles prevent her throughout her journey. Her father her entire life telling her the water is forbidden, expectations of the island as future chief, Maui... Interesting!

[BenManoochehri]

The Disney Corporation itself is the biggest twist villain.

[ToraSempai]

For the Coco movie. You forgot to mention that Disney ACTUALLY TOLD US that Ernesto de la Cruz WASN'T related to Miguel since the very moment Ernesto was granting his blessing to him. The flower petal ISN'T glowing when he says the words "Miguel, I grant you my blessing". You can see that when Mamá Imelda and Héctor bless the petal, it starts to glow immediately whereas with Ernesto's is not. It's a great detail really covered up when Hector comes in to interrupt dressed as Frida Khalo.

[suchamoodright]

I personally liked gabby gabby’s character, she wasn’t exactly a “villain” to me but the fact that she just wanted to fix her voice box so she could get the attention of harmony was sort of heartwarming

[iyozero]

You know, not only did Anna have less chemistry with Kristoff, they were missing something else as well! A PROPER DUET! Think about it. Hans and Anna have "Love is an Open Door" which is an absolute bop, and what do she and Kristoff get? People ad-libbing a song on the spot begging Anna to fuck this guy while the two smile at each other awkwardly. That and "Lost in the Woods" is all they have! And in a world where core, character-defining moments happen through song???? It just sort of communicates to the audience that, "oh yeah, you shouldn't marry a guy you just met. However, you should also leave yourself open to the possibility your first real relationship might not be your last." Like I always got the impression (before the second movie came out) that Anna and Kristoff would probably share a very happy five years together before mutually breaking up as it became obvious the two lacked the necessary communication skills, common interests, and ambition to really make it till Marriage, you know? Like even after they get married I'm not convinced they'll stay together forever or get divorced or what. All I know is that Kristoff kinda feels settling. I mean seriously what do they have in common?

[HewhoTalkswithTics]

“You wouldn’t hit a guy with glasses, would you?”
[smacks him with his glasses]
………indeed he would, yes.

[ellobruv]

what i LOVE about the coco reveal even though this is a minor thing, is that how he made the movie with the EXACT WAY HE MURDERED SOMEONE to gaslight hector when he did confront him. because it comes off as though hector is thinking that he is living a movie. because imagine if someone famous and well loved actually did murder someone the same way it was portrayed in a famous movie. would it be hard to believe? absolutely.

[hennalyes]

I actually recently rewatched Toystory 2 as I now have a kid. Going in with an adult mind set it is actually kind of terrifying. Stinky uses cult leader tactics when he finds out Woody is an owned toy (had a real support system), to the point of painting Andy as a possible abusive owner. He isn't just manipulating Woody either in that scene. Jessy, who had already been abandoned and kept in isolation, has no problem believing the worst in someone she has never met. Stinky has been her support. There are actually a few parallels to cults and how they recruit new members, and Woody almost falls victim to it.

[poppythedogofwonders]

Bro I honestly King Candy and his whole deal, his reveal was just so good and everything about him and his actions suddenly made sense when you now know he was actually Turbo.

Everything from why he took over the game to why he wanted to imprison Penelope (both because of the whole 'she's the actual ruler' thing and the fact that she's glitching and that could get the game unplugged erasing all his work) to the whole scene in the coding area.

He's absolutely great I will never think different.