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				Culture War Roundup for the week of August 24, 2026
			
		

	

	

	

		
			

			

				

			

		

			


				

					
I'm having a hard time thinking of any children's media from 20+ years ago where the main character really loses something at the end. There are a lot of stories with a loss at the beginning (Batman, The Land Before Time, The Lion King, for example). Let me do an informal survey:


G:


    

  1. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971): happy ending
    2. 

  2. Robin Hood (Disney, 1973): happy ending
    3. 

  3. The Fox and the Hound (1981): loss
    4. 

  4. An American Tail (1986): happy ending
    5. 

  5. The Land Before Time (1988): happy ending
    6. 

  6. The Little Mermaid (1989): happy ending
    7. 

  7. Aladdin (1992): happy ending
    8. 

  8. The Lion King (1994): happy ending
    9. 

  9. Toy Story (1995): happy ending
    10. 

  10. Babe (1995): happy ending
    11. 

  11. Mulan (1998): happy ending
    12. 



PG:


    

  1. Jaws (1975): loss
    2. 

  2. Star Wars (1977): loss
    3. 

  3. The Empire Strikes Back (1980): loss
    4. 

  4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): happy ending
    5. 

  5. The Return of the Jedi (1983): loss
    6. 

  6. Ghostbusters (1984): happy ending
    7. 

  7. The NeverEnding Story (1984): happy ending
    8. 

  8. The Karate Kid (1984): happy ending
    9. 

  9. Back to the Future (1985): happy ending
    10. 

  10. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1986): happy ending
    11. 

  11. The Goonies (1985): happy ending
    12. 

  12. Stand by Me (1986): loss (I think)
    13. 

  13. The Princess Bride (1987): happy ending
    14. 

  14. Willow (1988): happy ending
    15. 

  15. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989): happy ending
    16. 

  16. Home Alone (1990): happy ending
    17. 

  17. My Girl (1991): loss
    18. 

  18. The Iron Giant (1999): loss
    19. 

  19. Spirited Away (2001): loss
    20. 



I'd do a more thorough survey but I'm tired. The basic story, though, is that G-rated movies have always had happy endings without much real emotional impact (The Fox and the Hound being a notable exception).


If you're looking for kids' movies with depth, I'd recommend Studio Ghibli. There's not a lot you can do about your kids' peers liking saccharine trivialities but it doesn't hurt to try introducing something more interesting.