This is my opinion. There's no such thing as a great film with a terrible ending.This is the reason why "Lady and the Tramp" remains to me one of the worst films ever to ever some out of the Disney animation studios and be considered a "classic". Although I must admit, this film has always been one of those treasured classics of my youth. I thought I'd revisit the magic. An hour into it, I relived the "magic" all the way to the famous spaghetti scene. Disney at its best. I just didn't remember the ending, and now I know why. It was a complete and utter cop out that made no sense. From the beginning, we view Lady growing up from a frisky young pup to a sophisticated "lady" only to be swept off her feat and seduced by a street-wise Tramp. Their courtship lead to the inevitable, and so everything is great until Lady finds out more about her new bo, the obvious. What causes us to buy any redemption in Tramp's character? The big conclusion is, Tramp becomes a hero by defeating a challenging opponent...a rat. Before we know it, the film has cut to Lady draped over her new companion with babies. I have a hard time believing a rat would be considered a big opponent to overpower for a dog, but even if so, it doesn't excuse the lack of development in the characters, which is replaced by some lousy deus ex machina. And so there it is. The conflict is really never resolved. We see no evolution in both of the characters. That abrupt cut at the end defeats the purpose of the whole film. With some charming moments, that I'm now believing to have been motivated by some more dog-like desires, the film is a nothing film due to some bad writing. The rat doesn't help.
Review of Lady and the Tramp
