Disney Movies With the Darkest Opening Scenes

The first sequences of Disney films, animated or live action are typically uplifting and inviting in tone. Whether they feature an introductory song number, establishing a lighter tone to the entire film, or not, most of the opening sequences in Disney features are quite light. It has been established through Disney’s earliest days of feature filmmaking, where the storybook opening is religiously utilized. The formula has since been broken and taken to new heights as Disney has made substantially more mature films. These mature and darker films establish themselves and their tone in the very first scenes.