Disney has made several films featuring solely on Grimm Fairy tales. However, one film in particular wasn't based on the stories exactly, but instead created a world with the characters from the stories inhabiting it. Yes, this movie is "Shrek." In the world of "Shrek," many of the original Grimm fairy tales make appearances, but in some sort of weird, cartoon-ish way. Puss in Boots is a swashbuckler, Snow White is very vain and proud, and boasts that she is the "fairest in the land," Cinderella is a germophobe, Sleepy Beauty is lazy and is asleep for a good portion of the film (Gutenberg). One of the more comical variants of the classic fairy tales is that the Big Bad Wolf is quite kind-hearted, and has befriended the three little pigs. (Gutenberg)
These two videos showcase many of the Fairy Tales creatures in Shrek
Another animated fairy tale film, that is not produced by Disney, tried to do what Shrek did, make a world of wacky fairy tale characters. This movie is "Hoodwinked." In this movie world, the story of "Litte Red Riding Hood" is interrupted with a police investigation about the events of story. The movie tries to be a crime mystery, featuring many characters from tales collected by the Grimm Brothers.
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