Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20150520161406/@comment-25926288-20150520191915

I agree with Once != Disney.

Once Upon a Time is a show owned by Disney and uses Disney imagery to assist in the storytelling. I agreed that it takes artistic deviation with the concepts and tales used. However, I see them as in general Fairytales and literature, etc, because Disney itself hasn't done all the tales presented and some tend to deviate from both the Disney Version and source.

Example: Cruella looks like the Disney version, but besides the hatred to Dalmatians that is shared in the book and ink she is original.

Maleficent (though some thought of Jolie) looks reminescent of Both the 2012 and Sleeping Beauty movie. But Maleicent's story is quite twisted, refering back to the original Briar Rose and then Disney's Aurora and still kept it original.

Ursula's look is taken from the Broadway version and is in essence Disney's Ariel, but Ariel just so happens to look like Disney Ariel with a small portion of Disney's Ariel's story.

I agree also that Once has a focal point. Fairytales, myths, etc  (with a twist) with major references from Disney and then less from Star Wars,  even less from Lost,  even more less from Marvel, and others from other or original sources.

When I go around "Once =/= Disney" is to say Live Action Disney. I even watch some online reviews where some see it as Disney brought to life and I understand it. However, it is in general, stories (legends, tales, etc) brought to life.