Disney Princesses Movie Analysis

The line of Disney Princesses started just before World War II with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Next in the line, after the war, it was Cinderella (1950), followed by Sleeping Beauty (1959), The little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), Princess and the Frog (2009), Tangled (2010), Brave (2012), and Frozen (2013). Each of the movies presents a main female character, usually oppressed, and a main male character, usually quite masculine and with a romantic connection to the Princess. Even though there are a lot of gender and race stereotypes promoted in the first few movies, that seems to have changed towards the later movies, that promote less stereotypes. As the female role was changing in society through the decades, it appeared to be happening the same in Disney Princesses movies. For example the first Princesses, they appear not to have strong opinions and are more shy, sending an image to young girls of how it was appropriate for them to behave. However, in the latest princesses such as Brave or Frozen, they appear to have much stronger opinions and are not afraid to voice their thoughts. Due to lack of evidence I cannot prove that Disney Princesses affected the evolution of feminism and women’s …show more content…
With the release of The Little Mermaid, we see a girl thirsty for adventure and quite rebellious towards her father, king of the sea world. The Little Mermaid keeps breaking the rules, refuses to be sculptured to her father’s and the rest of the sea world’s wants, runs away from home, becomes a human, fights the villain and of course gets a happy ending. Why did Disney present such a difference image of the Princess? What happened in this 30 year gap is probably a good example of how Disney Princess comply to what is happening in society, rather than setting a strong example and creating a