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This written task is related to Part 2 of the IB Language and Literature course, language and mass communication. In part 2 we studied about gender stereotypes and how they are portrayed by the media. To show my understanding of these topics, I decided to analyze the recently released Disney movie Moana. This task is mainly revolving around the princesses Moana, but also discusses the difference between Moana and the other princesses. The text will also explore several aspects and themes of the movie. Firstly, I will explore the theme of independence as a young woman’s coming of age wants to go out to the world to save her people from an evil force and doesn’t just wait to sit around wait to be saved by a prince or other male character. …show more content…
Here are some of the reasons why I believe Moana is truly a feminist movie. We don’t see any love story involving Moana. From start to finish, Moana’s story is only about her. There’s no prince charming coming to rescue her, to marry her, or to express his feelings for her. The other thing we notice in this movie is, she is not just a princess, she’s a queen in her own way, not through marriage. When she accepts her role as leader, her village applauded her ability and respects her as their queen. The other point is she shows the ultimate independence, the long journey on a boat with only a chicken, she teaches herself to sail across the ocean, and completing her mission alone to save her island can be a perfect example. That is when I ask people, “how can a princess be more independent, both physically and mentally, can Moana be?”. She is the perfect example of a woman fighting by herself and not dependent on any person, thinking by herself to solve problems, and achieving her dreams by her own through hard work. The last point I would like to mention about Moana is that, she has a good and strong relationship with other women in her life, which is something we have yet to see in a Disney movie as all the princesses are fighting with others women for a prince or have a bad relationship with their own family member just because of a prince. Princesses are made to compete against each other in Disney movies, the witch and evil stepmother are very common in princess movies. Moana, instead, has positive relationships with her grandmother and mother, this shows that respect, love, and good connection can exist between the princesses and other women that are part of her
This written task is related to Part 2 of the IB Language and Literature course, language and mass communication. In part 2 we studied about gender stereotypes and how they are portrayed by the media. To show my understanding of these topics, I decided to analyze the recently released Disney movie Moana. This task is mainly revolving around the princesses Moana, but also discusses the difference between Moana and the other princesses. The text will also explore several aspects and themes of the movie. Firstly, I will explore the theme of independence as a young woman’s coming of age wants to go out to the world to save her people from an evil force and doesn’t just wait to sit around wait to be saved by a prince or other male character. …show more content…
Here are some of the reasons why I believe Moana is truly a feminist movie. We don’t see any love story involving Moana. From start to finish, Moana’s story is only about her. There’s no prince charming coming to rescue her, to marry her, or to express his feelings for her. The other thing we notice in this movie is, she is not just a princess, she’s a queen in her own way, not through marriage. When she accepts her role as leader, her village applauded her ability and respects her as their queen. The other point is she shows the ultimate independence, the long journey on a boat with only a chicken, she teaches herself to sail across the ocean, and completing her mission alone to save her island can be a perfect example. That is when I ask people, “how can a princess be more independent, both physically and mentally, can Moana be?”. She is the perfect example of a woman fighting by herself and not dependent on any person, thinking by herself to solve problems, and achieving her dreams by her own through hard work. The last point I would like to mention about Moana is that, she has a good and strong relationship with other women in her life, which is something we have yet to see in a Disney movie as all the princesses are fighting with others women for a prince or have a bad relationship with their own family member just because of a prince. Princesses are made to compete against each other in Disney movies, the witch and evil stepmother are very common in princess movies. Moana, instead, has positive relationships with her grandmother and mother, this shows that respect, love, and good connection can exist between the princesses and other women that are part of her