Donald's Dilemma

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Donald's Dilemma is a 1947 Walt Disney Studios animated cartoon directed by Jack King[1] and starring Donald and Daisy Duck. It was originally released in July 11, 1947 in the United States[2]. Although Donald is the official headliner for this cartoon, Daisy is the actual protagonist[3]. The dilemma of the title is actually offered to her, not to Donald.

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The cartoon starts with Daisy narrating her problem to an unseen psychologist through flashback scenes. Her problem started on a spring day when she was out on a date with Donald and a flower pot fell on his head. He regained consciousness soon enough but with some marked differences. Both his speaking and singing voices were improved. However, Donald had no memory of who Daisy was. He became a well-known crooner and his rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" became a hit, which gave him a large number of fans. Daisy's loss resulted in a number of psychological symptoms - she suffered from anorexia, insomnia and self-described insanity. An often censored scene features her losing her will to live and pointing a gun at her head[4][5] (Similarly, Zira's suicide scene from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride suffered the same fate as it was considered too dark for a Disney cartoon). She decided that she would see Donald once again, at any cost, but failed to do so. That's when she decided to go to the psychologist - and the flashback meets the actual time of the cartoon.

At the end of the cartoon, the psychologist determines that Donald would regain his memory of Daisy if another flower pot would fall on his head. But he warns that his improved voice may be lost along with his singing career. He offers Daisy a dilemma. Either the world has its singer but Daisy loses him or Daisy regains Donald but the world loses him. Posed with the question "her or the world", Daisy answers with a resounding and possessive scream - "me, me, me". Soon, Donald returns to his old self and forget about his singing career and Daisy regains her lover.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Disney Archives | Daisy Duck Character History
  2. ^ Donald's Dilemma (1947) - Release dates
  3. ^ Disney Archives | Daisy Duck Character History
  4. ^ Donald's Dilemma (1947) - Alternate versions
  5. ^ http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_information/4173-Donald's_Dilemma.html

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