This incident made his decision to euthanise his wife far more easier

Good grief!

Disney are also really shitty at removing any context in their movies. An interesting scene at the beginning of the movie Encanto a flashback references an unknown conflict in Colombia resulting in the death of the grandmother’s husband. What conflict Disney? Who were the bad guys Disney? Further research by an interested viewer will reveal that it was a civil war involving a right wing of rebels backed by the US, rose up against a leftist government.

The desolate landscape and freezing temperatures reminds him of his wife’s feelings towards him

Meanwhile the German police viciously beat anti-genocide protestors, the British government jails protestors against Israeli arms exports without charges and watches held protestors starve away, the Hungarian government drifts onwards towards full blown fascism, and citizens across the EU are voting for the far right because they can no longer afford the basics in life