Rhetoric In Disney Princess Movies

Over time, it has been evident that Disney has promoted a different message within their princess movies, which is a shift in rhetoric. At first, the princess movies displayed unrealistic goals for young girls and now, there is a paradigm of different princesses that set an example for those who have goals and wish to achieve them. From a classical princess such as Aurora to a modern one such as Elsa, the messages are displayed in the princesses goals and obstacles. Prior to Frozen and other movies alike, Disney princesses all had one common goal: to fall in love. Aurora met her prince in the forest and instantly fell in love. Her only goal then was to marry Prince Philip when she didn’t know who he was. This could potentially give off an unintentional message that it’s okay to fall in love with strangers and trust them completely. On the other hand, Elsa’s sister, Anna, was about to fall into that same trap, but Elsa attempted to encourage her to not rush into anything. Anna ended up defying her sister and the prince was just taking advantage of her. Although Elsa’s main goal was to stop bottling her emotions, she learned how to conquer her fear with sisterly love. Unlike the classic …show more content…
Shifting rhetoric is a change in mood that is accompanied by a change in the focus and language of a literary theme or scene. This change specifies a desire to inform the audience of an opposing viewpoint or something the audience hasn’t seen before. The shift in rhetoric in the Disney films is positive because it teaches children that it’s okay to have goals that seem impossible to achieve and that nothing should stop them from pursuing that dream or goal. Furthermore, the shift helps the audience realize that there’s more to life than falling in love. Ultimately, shifting rhetoric is important because it will help future generations understand the difference between goals depicted in movies and what they