The Princess Diaries

Abstract: Disney released its first princess movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in the year 1930 and since have produced various others which have been a major part of popular culture in the West and gradually all over the world. This research aims to study how these movies represent the social conditions, especially for women, in those respective eras. The objective of this research is to point out these developments and understand and urge future story tellers, film makers and artists to…

and emphasize the evolution of female representation in Disney. I decided to color the background in respect to the princesses’ physical features, clothing or distinguishing colors of the movies. First is “Snow White.” According to the story, the princess has lips that are red as a rose, skin as white as snow and black hair. The second title is “Cinderella.” As shown in the animated movie, Cinderella has yellow hair. When she goes to the ball to meet the prince, she wears a blue dress and light…

Princess Diana Religion Scandal On August 31, 1997 Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul were killed in a car crash Paris, France, at the Pont de Alma tunnel. This incident was reported as a regular car crash, but others have many other theories. Theories say that there was a jealous ex/or relative. News was heard that Prince Phillip wanted her dead. He wanted her dead because the risk of marriage/ and or pregnancy with Dodi Fayed. He didn’t want to risk her marrying a Muslim-Egyptian man.…

Last year, artist Meridith Viguet got some press for a tutorial she created on how to draw a Disney-friendly version of a princess. Disney’s animated female figures, she noted, typically have long, slender necks; “demure” shoulders; B- or C-cup breasts and “soft but very defined” waists. But don’t look for hips, because Disney princesses tend not to have them, Viguet pointed…

Growing up I would spend countless hours watching Disney films on VHS as I’m sure some, if not most of my peers are guilty of doing as well. Now that I am what I consider to be a mature age, I still find myself loving Disney but am now learning and realizing the influence Disney is conveying has deemed a societal norm to young children. Disney controls the broadcasting of channels like ABC, Disney Channel, A&E, and ESPN as well as capturing the world’s attention with great advertisements like…

Over thanksgiving break, I had the opportunity to watch Moana at the cinema with my friends. Prior to watching this movie, I thought this was like a classic Disney movie with a princess theme and a love interest. Yet this movie has proved me wrong and it was truly one of the most unique and remarkable movie Disney has made. Unlike many Disney movie, this movie does not have a very fantasy theme nor does the main character has skinny Barbie like most Disney princesses have, but yet it focuses on…

(“Quotes about Feminism”). Contrary to getting power from within, the Disney princess movies showcase distinct gender roles and female expectations. However, they do provide children with lessons that will stay with them throughout their lives, and they lower children’s aggression. Influencing young children's thoughts, the Disney princess movies present positive and negative effects on their behaviors and views. Since Disney princess movies were released, children have been experiencing a push…

disrupted by Donkey. They enjoy ogar activities for the rest of the adventure till the sunset came along and princess Fionna makes an excuse why they should stop for the night. Shrek and Fionna share rat in a stick and have a romantic moment when she realizes the sun was getting ready to set so she ran off into her hut. Shrek catches himself realizing he has caught feelings for princess Fionna. Donkey tells Shrek he needs to tell Fionna about the way he feels. Shrek walkes off into the…

problem. Rather they use their emotions to come up with a logical solutions. In Aladdin, “Aladdin uses his wits to outsmart his enemies rather than using force.” In the scene where he is in the marketplace, Aladdin is presented with the problem to save Princess Jasmine from the mean street vendors. When he sees that she is in trouble he does everything he can to save her without getting physical with other characters. He uses his athleticism to trick those around him and ultimately confuse them.…

his swamp back from a group of fairy tale characters. In order to do so he must confront Lord Farquad who has banished all the fairy tale characters to Shrek's swamp. In doing so Shrek is promised his swamp back in exchange for him retrieving a princess from castle tower. Shrek the musical used a combination of scenic, lighting and costume design to enhance the performance for the audience. The scenic design of the performance was done by Tim Hatley. The scenes were done on what appeared to…