Both Disney's hand-drawn films and 3D CGI are still considered masterpieces nowadays. The character development in all of Disney's animated
Movies is what keeps audiences captivated, no matter how old they are. Besides, the lessons this studio puts into their work is what makes
Disney movies relevant to the audience and makes them feel empathy with the characters.
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned from Disney is loving yourself. You can easily recognize that the main characters in Disney animated films such as
"The Little Mermaid",
"Toy Story" and others appear perfect and are always aware of others. They teach us how to be kind and selfless. But it is not all the things Disney wants to convey. They want us to know that chasing our dreams, loving ourselves, and being selfish are not always wrong. That's why the protagonists eventually do something selfish to satisfy their desires, despite their selflessness. Instead of being mad at their selfish choices, the viewers feel satisfied when their actions drive the movie to a happy ending.
We have ranked 10 Disney characters who acted selfishly but made us satisfied. Let’s find out and enjoy!
#1 "Toy Story": Buzz Attacked Woody, Despite Not Being An Advocate Of Violence
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As for Buzz, he portrayed himself as a kind and calm person. Then Woody took advantage of Buzz's selflessness and knocked him out of the window. That's why Buzz became furious. He informed Woody that his world did not encourage the idea of revenge. Buzz suddenly realized they weren't on his planet and began to fight the cowboy.
#2 "Mulan 2": Mulan Celebrated The Princesses' Love Despite It Spelling Doom For China
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Mulan, Shang, and their friends were entrusted with taking the following 3 princesses to Qui Gong for their wedding. However, the princesses end up falling in love with Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po. When Mulan discovers this, she quickly encourages them to follow their love, even if it means causing China to be attacked by the Mongols. And Mulan, who sacrificed her life to save her father, could put relationships that were only a few days old above the safety of her country.
#3 "Tangled": Rapunzel Only Had One Wish And Made It Come True
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During her time with Mother Gothel, Rapunzel was the picture-perfect daughter. She genuinely cared about her mother and believed everything that she was told while she was stuck in the tower. But Rapunzel decided to trick her mother into leaving so that she could finally experience the world. For the first time, Rapunzel chose to do what she wanted. Because of that, she was eventually able to permanently free herself from that tower.
#4 "Cinderella": She Went To The Ball And Nearly Forgot Her Fairy Godmother's Warning
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Cinderella spent her entire life catering to her stepmother and stepsisters. Despite all that she went through, she remained kind. This was exactly why the audience rooted for her. Going to the ball was her one act of doing something for herself to help her finally break free from step family’s control.
#5 "Finding Nemo": Marlin Ignored Dory's Advice And Went Through The Jellyfish
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After Dory received directions from a school of fish, they advised her that she should swim through the trench. Intimidated by the trench's creepy look, Marlin's first instinct was to swim over it. Although Dory told him that they should swim through it instead, he completely ignored her. He wanted to go through what he presumed was a more comfortable route. As a result, Dory was seriously injured by the jellyfish that they encountered. This selfish refusal to listen to Dory taught him to believe in others, including his son.
#6 "The Little Mermaid": Sebastian Spilled Ariel's Secret When Intimidated By King Triton
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Sebastian is a character that serves as Ariel's second father p. He performs a significant act of selfishness by alerting King Triton about her private hideaway, quickly submitting to threats from the king. From this moment on, he feels immense sorrow about his mistake and chooses to help Ariel on her love journey. He understood she'd be miserable if she returned home and decided he'd rather face Triton's anger.
#7 "Hercules": Hercules Lashed Out When Phil Didn't Tell Him What He Wanted To Hear
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After overhearing Meg's talk with Hades, Phil raced to inform Hercules. Hercules was too absorbed in his love for Meg to listen to Phil and ended up knocking him down. When he was younger, Hercules was always a wonderful child. He wanted to assist others but had to control his strength. In the heat of the moment, all he cared about was getting Phil to stop talking, since Phil's words were too much for him to bear.
#8 "A Bug's Life": Flik Lied About The Circus Bugs To Save Face
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In his struggle against the grasshoppers, Flik gathered the support of a group of circus bugs. He believed they were warriors who would defend his colony. But his entire story is fake. And his efforts really placed his colony in danger, because they had spent so much time attempting to make Flik's idea a reality rather than honoring Hopper's demands.
#9 "Frozen": Anna Got Engaged To Hans Right After Meeting Him
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Without caring about any of the possible consequences, Anna decided to get engaged to Prince Hans. She was so desperate for love that she refused to listen to reason when Elsa told her that marrying Hans was a bad idea.
#10 "A Goofy Movie": Goofy Forced His Son To Go On A Road Trip
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The administrator contacted Goofy after Max broke a few rules by putting on a show for the school. As a single parent, he was always kind and encouraging to his child. Goofy then planned to take his son on a road trip. Despite his good intentions, Goofy's behavior came across as ignorant and selfish. He not only failed to ask his son for his side of the tale, but Max also had no say in the matter for a portion of the journey. He had to put up with possums and other terrible things before Goofy realized his son was unhappy.