Male Characters In Pixar's Animated Films

Pixar’s animated films have been giving off strong hints towards the emasculation of male characters since old movies like “Dumbo” were released. In Ken Gillam and Shannon R. Wooden’s novel “Post-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar” they bring up points and topics involving “Cars”, “Toy Story”, and even “The Incredibles”. Gillam even goes to say that the films “overtly praises the film “Good Woman” proverbially behind every successful man” (470). The novel they’ve written gives off three very strong messages and points like how the male characters become soft at the end of the films, how girls assume life is like the movies, and the presence of homosocialality and intimacy in the movies. The fact of the matter is that in …show more content…
The Pixar film “The Incredibles” describes this perfectly, Mr. Incredible has a few homosocial relationships with “Buddy” and “Frozone”. Frozone being his best friend and buddy being his “wanna be sidekick” (476). Even though its true Mr. Incredible has an intimate relationship with “Elastigirl”, “his masculine identity is shown mainly through his relationship with buddy” (476). During the beginning of the movie buddy looks up to Mr. Incredible as the top super hero and the strongest man in the world, thus showing his masculinity. Only later in the film Buddy aka “Syndrome” takes Mr. Incredibles family and him hostage and shows Mr. Incredible’s more intimate and feminine side. In conclusion, Disney Pixar films are a very interesting and argumentative topic in general, people understand scenario’s the way they are portrayed. Each one of the animated movies that were mentioned definitely have unique ways of showing feminine and masculine roles. From Buzz and Woody fighting over leadership of the toys, to “Elasigirl” saving the other hero’s lives in “The Incredibles”. The male characters in Pixar films have been very well thought out and are for sure something to be taken note