A Little Princess

Hayao Miyazaki is not your typical contemporary artist. He doesn’t focus his art in creating paintings nor sculptures, he does something else in a way where he can capture the eye of people from different demographics. Miyazaki is the kind of artist who’s not afraid to speak up his mind when creating his works. He’s certainly known for his boldness when it comes to tackling grave issues in our society. In his movies, he had referred to issues like war, environmental depletion, the inequities…

appearance, he delays expressing his love for Princess Fiona. According to (Baron, 2012) self-esteem is how we perceive ourselves negatively or positively, generally speaking, it is our attitude about how we feel about ourselves. Shrek explicitly displays his self-esteem when he states that because he is big and ugly, Princess Fiona could not possibly fall in love with him. After a much-needed pep talk from Donkey about how compatible Shrek and Princess Fiona are, Shrek does some personal…

Movies are a great way to learn about leadership. And not many movies can compete with the Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) when it comes to learning leadership. Let’s take a look at how leadership is demonstrated in each of the characters, based on the work of Komives, Lucas, and McMahon (2013): in Table 8.2: Examples of Common Roles in Groups (Komives et al., 2013, 323-324). These roles are as follows: “Information Seeker, Opinion Seeker, Opinion Giver, Summarizer, Clarifier, Gatekeeper,…

In Miyazaki’s Spirited Away the role of memory allows a person, river or spirit to leave the spirit world and assume one’s original identity and name in which Youbaba takes from you. Throughout the story Haku reminds Sen to remember that her true name is Chihiro. If Sen forgets that she is Chihio, then she will never be able to leave and Haku is in that position. Also Chihiro’s memory also keeps her attached to her parents because if she forgets which pigs are parents, then she will not be able…

The Mammoth Donkey Do you know the donkey from the movie Shrek? Well, the Mammoth Donkey or called the Mammoth Jack are completely different from a regular donkey. The Mammoth Donkey is a remarkable species and will leave you with some amazing facts, facts about everything you need to know if you ever want one as a pet and why the American ass is the most incredible kind of donkey species there is. The American ass got his other name because it is the largest donkey species there is in the…

Algonquian speaking tribes. Custom stated that Pocahontas and her mother would have gone to stay with another tribe, Pocahontas’ father would have still cared for them, but Pocahontas and her mother would have to leave. After Pocahontas had grown a little she would return to her father…

The character appearances are subject to change, but Princess Jasmine, Aurora, Snow White and Rapunzel etc have been known to make their appearances. The princesses are really into their character role-play so don't be surprised if Snow White starts talking about her "flying carpet" or Aurora tells you that…

Omake #1: Never Piss Off Pikachu! Cardin glances down at a familiar, yellow rodent as he squeaked innocently at the Huntsman. The arrogant teen smirked smugly. "How cute, a mutated rodent wants to take me on? Ha! Don’t make me laugh." The Pokémon glared sharply at his cocky attitude. "How about you run along you oversized battery charger before I sick my pet cat on you. Or better yet, do me a favor and charge my Scroll. I could always need a backup charger." An anime vein throbbed on the…

Shrek the Musical was based upon a young oger who lived with his parents until the age of seven. At this point in his life, he was sent into the idk world to make a living for himself. As time progressed, an embittered Shrek is living contentedly alone in a dirty, musty, swamp. His life was flipped upside, down when all the fairy tale beings of the land showed up in his confinement of solitude. From that point on, the journey that Shrek embarked was portrayed through the strong and weak…

toughness of Merida. I also remember throwing a Beauty and the Beast themed birthday party when I turned 7! Have you outgrown your Disney Princess obsession? Well maybe you have have, but What the Box lets…