A Little Princess

films, and thus they manage to maintain gender neutrality so anyone, girls or boys, or really anyone can identify with them and enjoy the film. Princess Mononoke (1997) is the perfect example (among others) of the essence of a Miyazaki film. Princess Mononoke blurs the line between good and evil, destroys the idea that people are either good or evil. Princess Mononoke shows the true selfish nature of humans, without necessarily antagonizing them all, and tells us a story of human versus…

and undoubtedly a handsome prince. “Cinderella and Princess Culture” written by Peggy Orenstein and “The Princess Paradox” written by James Poniewozik are two articles that compare fairytale life to the real world, analyzing the purpose of princesses in today’s society. While both authors use feministic points of view to convey how being exposed to princesses impacts a child’s future, Peggy Orenstein believes marketing strategies and princess trends set unrealistic goals for young girls and…

Pixar to create films that challenge traditional notions of gender within a progressive society—shifting from a traditional “conservative” to progressive “modernist” ideology. Ken Gillam and Shannon R. Woods argue, as titled in their essay, a “Post-Princess Model of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar,” which highlights the arrival of the “beta-male” who challenges the infamous alpha-male. However, what Gillam and Woods overstimulate in their argument is the necessity of emasculation and the…

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…

The Disney film Pocahontas displayed the different ideas of the Natives and British but comparing them to each other. Disney also projects a romantic aspect of Pocahontas’s relationship with John Smith. Most people know her as the Native American that was in love with John Smith. Disney released an animated film called Pocahontas in 1995, showing the assumed events that unraveled between John Smith and Pocahontas. Many believed that the Disney film was true to the past historical events that…

Princess Diana Religion Scandal On August 31, 1997 Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed, and Henri Paul were killed in a car crash Paris, France, at the Pont de Alma tunnel. This incident was reported as a regular car crash, but others have many other theories. Theories say that there was a jealous ex/or relative. News was heard that Prince Phillip wanted her dead. He wanted her dead because the risk of marriage/ and or pregnancy with Dodi Fayed. He didn’t want to risk her marrying a Muslim-Egyptian man.…

Growing up I would spend countless hours watching Disney films on VHS as I’m sure some, if not most of my peers are guilty of doing as well. Now that I am what I consider to be a mature age, I still find myself loving Disney but am now learning and realizing the influence Disney is conveying has deemed a societal norm to young children. Disney controls the broadcasting of channels like ABC, Disney Channel, A&E, and ESPN as well as capturing the world’s attention with great advertisements like…

Over thanksgiving break, I had the opportunity to watch Moana at the cinema with my friends. Prior to watching this movie, I thought this was like a classic Disney movie with a princess theme and a love interest. Yet this movie has proved me wrong and it was truly one of the most unique and remarkable movie Disney has made. Unlike many Disney movie, this movie does not have a very fantasy theme nor does the main character has skinny Barbie like most Disney princesses have, but yet it focuses on…

his swamp back from a group of fairy tale characters. In order to do so he must confront Lord Farquad who has banished all the fairy tale characters to Shrek's swamp. In doing so Shrek is promised his swamp back in exchange for him retrieving a princess from castle tower. Shrek the musical used a combination of scenic, lighting and costume design to enhance the performance for the audience. The scenic design of the performance was done by Tim Hatley. The scenes were done on what appeared to…

In The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Inigo and Fezzik both experience epiphanies. Inigo is a Spaniard that dedicates his life to avenging his father by killing his murderer, the Count. Fezzik is an extremely large Turk who is terrified of being alone. After their epiphanies, Inigo becomes a more confident character and Fezzik becomes a helpful character that doesn’t just get in the way all the time. The first character to experience an epiphany is Inigo. Inigo’s realization was he must…