History YMMV / TrueLifeAdventures

** Perri is one for '"WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'', being based on a book by the same author, thus acting as a sort of live-action sequel to it. There is even a guest appearance by the grown-up Bambi (or rather, a live stag identified as such).

* CommonKnowledge: The SuicidalLemmings trope is actually attributed to ''White Wilderness''. This misconception dates back to at ''least'' 1908 - possibly even earlier. (Allegedly, some indigenous people in the Americas had "seen" lemmings commit suicide or saw lemmings try to swim bodies of water that were too large)

* OvershadowedByControversy: While ''White Wilderness'' was acclaimed in its day, nowadays it is known more for two controversies that overlap with each other: perpetuating the SuicidalLemmings myth[[note]]Some lemmings do throw themselves off of cliffs, but it is done for the sake of migration[[/note]], and even worse, the filmmakers deliberately throwing the lemmings off of the cliff shown in the documentary, drowning them and then editing footage to make it look like natural suicide. As a result, ''White Wilderness'' has become CondemnedByHistory and considered an OldShame by Disney.

* CondemnedByHistory: When it was first released, ''White Wilderness'' was hailed as a masterpiece in documentary film-making, and had won the both the Academy Award and Golden Bear for Best Documentary of 1959. Nowadays, it's OvershadowedByControversy, specifically for perpetuating the SuicidalLemmings myth by shoving them off a cliff and drowning them on camera. Contemporary reviews and ratings for the film are harsher than at the time of release, in part because of the production crew's mistreatment of lemmings; [[https://hyperallergic.com/545742/white-wilderness-disney-nature-documentary/ one article in particular]] likens it to ''Film/NanookOfTheNorth'', calling it an "ethically thorny landmark" in the history of documentary filmmaking. Disney has distanced itself from the film in light of this, [[https://screencrush.com/movies-that-left-disney-plus/ removing it from their Disney+ app as of 2020]].

* OvershadowedByControversy: While ''White Wilderness'' was acclaimed in its day, nowadays it is known more for two controversies that overlap with each other: perpetuating the SuicidalLemmings myth[[note]]Some lemmings do throw themselves off of cliffs, but it is done for the sake of migration[[/note]], and even worse, the filmmakers deliberately throwing the lemmings off of the cliff shown in the documentary, drowning them and then editing footage to make it look like natural suicide. As a result, ''White Wilderness'' has become CondemnedByHistory.

* OvershadowedByControversy: While ''White Wilderness'' was acclaimed in its day, nowadays it is known more for two controversies that overlap with each other: perpetuating the SuicidalLemmings myth[[note]]Some lemmings do throw themselves off of cliffs, but it is done for the sake of migration[[/note]], and even worse, the filmmakers deliberately throwing the lemmings off of the cliff shown in the documentary and editing footage to make it look like natural suicide. As a result, ''White Wilderness'' has become CondemnedByHistory.

* OvershadowedByControversy: While ''White Wilderness'' was acclaimed in its day, nowadays it is known more for two controversies that overlap with each other: perpetuating the SuicidalLemmings myth[[note]]Some lemmings do throw themselves off of cliffs, but it is done for the sake of migration[[/note]], and even worse, the filmmakers deliberately throwing the lemmings off of the cliff shown in the documentary and editing footage to make it look like a natural suicide. As a result, ''White Wilderness'' has become CondemnedByHistory.

** The rhino trapped in a mud pit in ''The African Lion''. Unable to climb its way out, it finally lays down to await a slow, lingering death. (In real life, the camera team managed to remove it out of the pit.)

* CondemnedByHistory: When it was first released, ''White Wilderness'' - along with the rest of the ''True Life Adventures'' series - was hailed as a masterpiece in documentary film-making, and had won the both the Academy Award and Golden Bear for Best Documentary of 1959. Nowadays, it's OvershadowedByControversy, specifically for perpetuating the SuicidalLemmings myth by shoving them off a cliff and drowning them on camera. Contemporary reviews and ratings for the film are harsher than at the time of release, in part because of the production crew's mistreatment of lemmings; [[https://hyperallergic.com/545742/white-wilderness-disney-nature-documentary/ one article in particular]] likens it to ''Film/NanookOfTheNorth'', calling it an "ethically thorny landmark" in the history of documentary filmmaking. Disney has distanced itself from the film in light of this, [[https://screencrush.com/movies-that-left-disney-plus/ removing it from their Disney+ app as of 2020]].

* TearJerker: A mother osprey failing to save her baby from a wolverine in ''White Wilderness''.