Disney's 'Descendants' Brings Diversity in the Present
The legacy of this movie starts off the film series with a bang of magic, plot twists, and battles.

On the night of September 26, 2014, a group of 43 young rural students went missing. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Their parents hope to see them alive again and uphold their demand for the truth. These are the stories of the broken hearts and hopeful eyes of parents who continue dreaming and longing for the return of their children.\r This heartbreaking short film accounts for the pain of the families of the 43 students murdered in 2014, their stories and frustration at their absence, only the memory.
The legacy of this movie starts off the film series with a bang of magic, plot twists, and battles.
Few movies deal with aging (particularly aging women) with as much compassion as Relic does. Yet it’s not sickly sweet and not a soapbox rant against ageism. Relic simply is, allowing the horror to seep in quietly and carefully.
With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture.
Gritty and bleak are the best words to describe this film. There’s nothing happy about it.
Disney has kept its word and allowed a new generation of Black and/or African storytellers to tell their own original stories. The question remains, will the public keep their word?