Damsel in distress

for the fights. That was one of the only forms of entertainment back then and the Romans took full advantage of the games. They would create story lines to entertain the people and keep them interested in the games. It would be stories of a damsel in distress or a well know gladiator going to save a city. It would be stories of slaves escaping. Like in the story of Spartacus. He was a Thracian gladiator who led the slave war in Italy. No one knows when or where he was born. He died in…

gatherings. Typically, men are portrayed as the killers, victimizing the women in all sorts of ways. Men and women are put into these specific roles within the horror flicks and seen in that light constantly. Some showcase women as the damsel in distress. The film “Scream” highlights just that, women being victimized often after running around half naked. This serial killer preys on innocent victims while playing mind games with them as well. Then there were women who have become victims…

in an ordinary world and is called into a new, more exciting life. In their journey, they meet many characters that play archetypal roles. These roles include the hero, the side kick, the wise-old man, the friendly beast, the evil figure, the damsel in distress, and many more. One movie that would qualify as a “Hero’s Journey” movie would be, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” because Harry starts his new life once he steps into a new world. At the beginning of the film, “Harry Potter and…

Maybe ignorance is bliss for a day. I can close my eyes and breathe in the heavy scent of the pungent stench of manila bay and pretend even just for a day that I am safe, that we are safe, that I can stand in front of this bay and commute and I will be safe, that I can trust the streets to keep me unharmed, that there are good days and bad days but life is as beautiful as ever, but reality is a burden you can’t un-see, and although there are holes and faults, taking comfort in the safety of…

The Disney Princess/Prince and their Influence on Young Children For over 92 years the Walt Disney Company has been influencing the world, from making baby clothing to making toys, to making live action movies. In the last 79 years, there has been an animated Disney Princess/Prince movie seen by the world. Generations of children have grown up with the Disney movies, buying on VHS sets to buying them on DVD sets, to watching them in theaters and streaming them through Netflix and Hulu. People of…

Disney’s newest hit movie Frozen has been one of the most popular movies in Disney history. Few people know that the movie is based off of the Danish folktale The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson and that the two are quite different. Most people believe that because a movie is based on a classic story, both storylines are the same. Little do people know that these two stories are worlds apart. Through the characters, the acts of true love, and the ends, these stories have proven to be…

Women belong in the kitchen and men should be the breadwinners for the family. That is the standard way of thinking for the majority of our world. Gender roles have been around for centuries and are present in our lives from the day we are born. People are placed into roles causing them to hold certain values about their gender and the opposite sex. The societal normative for gender roles says we have ‘boy toys’ and ‘girl toys, ' ‘boy clothes’ and ‘girl clothes, ' and ‘boy jobs’ and ‘girl jobs.…

When talking about the similarities and differences between Disney princesses and their original Brothers Grimm tales, one might think Disney just took the exact stories, added a song or two, and made a cartoon movie out of it. As a whole, Disney princesses are portrayed as beautiful, young women that always find their perfect man, solve all of their problems, and live happily ever after. On the other hand, the Brother’s Grimm fairy tale stories are far from this. The folk stories that the…

of thieves and even defeating a group of Nazis with Captain Steve. Consistently, Wonder Woman single-handedly fights groups of men, easily defeating them and installing fear into them. She even turns around the trope of the damsel in distress. Rather than her being the damsel who needs to be rescued, she constantly is the one who does the rescuing instead. She saves the life of Steve in almost every issue and saves countless other lives while rarely needing help herself. She takes on an…

“There is the great lesson of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, that a thing must be loved before it is lovable” -G.K. Chesterton Growing up, we are accustomed to the famous phrase "Once upon a time", identifying ourselves with the heroine who triumphed over her evil stepmother and magically acquired the beautiful dress to enchant the charming prince. However, in this adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, Angela Carter delves into psychic transformation, liberating her female characters from conventional…