Snow White Gender Analysis

Since the début of the first Disney princess movie, Snow White, some sexologists have criticized the film for its theme of male dominance present throughout the scenes. Disney’s adaptations of the Brothers Grim stories of folktale such as Cinderella and Snow White, are the perfect depiction of patriarchal ascendency anticipated. The female heroines were being treated as if they were objects by the men protagonists. They were visually designed by men, both in the director perspective and the writing of the plot; women were not part of the writing part. This message existing in Snow White and Cinderella, ended when Beauty and the Beast was introduced to the public. It was the first princess movie that broke the typical male stereotypes and the …show more content…
The scene starts with the dwarves and forest animals kneeling at her coffin while The Prince appears out of nowhere on his white horse. Nonchalantly, he walks towards Snow White hovers over her dormant body and kisses her then kneels. No permission to act as he did, his invading action was justified because he saved Snow White from her eternal sleep. Devor explains “such appearances of strength and readiness to action serve to create or enhance an aura of aggressiveness and intimidation central to an appearance of masculinity.” When she awakens he swoops her off her feet and places her on his horse, practically claiming her as his own. As if she was a sack of potatoes he needed to take home to his castle. She does not say anything, just a simple “goodbye” as The Prince maneuvers the horse to walk away. They walked into the sunset with no other word …show more content…
His character has broad shoulders, slim waist, tall and muscular figure as the other males in the past movies but he is vulnerable and his dominance is stripped along with his appearance. The Beast is in love with Belle but he is in no way physically confident, after all, he is an animal. When he was getting prepped for his private ball with Belle he had doubts about being able to express his love for her. His servant responds with “You don’t have time to be timid, you must be bold, daring” Males have been pictured to be confident in everything they do, Devor asserted “[…] label masculinity as generally concerned with egotistic dominance […]” He was pictured timorous various times throughout the film. For instance, during the dancing scene, Belle had to lead him to the dance floor and position his hands on her body for the dance. She was dominant at the beginning of the dance up until she decided to let him take charge. The female helped him gain assurance in his confidence without making herself seem