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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 a girl’s rites of passage and the brave story of hers to…

Disney movies seem to be one of the main culprits of stereotypical characters, masking them with catchy songs and cute appearances. Most of the time the audience does not even realize that the character are stereotyping race, gender, or sexual orientation while watching just because of how normal Hollywood made it be. The lessons taught in Disney movies are very important, however negativity used through characters reveal very inaccurate descriptions of how people actually are. This stereotyping…

friends not food! Is he your prince charming? The world of Disney affects us whether or not we think it does. From princesses to famous classic movies, Disney is at the top of it all. It influences children's childhoods, and encourages imagination which is important for brain development. The influence of Walt Disney's world (and what is now a 36.5 billion dollar industry) is everywhere. Walt Disney is the one who started it all. Walter “Walt” Disney was born…

few months ago I was watching a YouTube video about Disney conspiracies and the Siamese cats were brought up. After really paying attention to these clips that were brought up in the video it makes me wonder how much these Disney movies actually play into our understanding of the world. Throughout this paper, I will discuss some of my observations from Disney movies as well as the ones the video talks about. When I was a child I used to watch Disney movies all the time and after thinking about…

Introduction Disney has a tendency to represent gender using stereotypical manners. Too often do they expose the female character as the damsel in distress or as the honorable housewife. It is almost impossible to ignore the fact that in their movies, they always find the way to incorporate a male character whose purpose is to save the princess to grant him the right to marry her. Their inclusion of prince charming, usually serves to remind us that males are the dominant ones in society and…

Once again Disney has captured the hearts of a millions little girls, with a new Disney Princess, Ariel. The Little Mermaid made her debut on November 17, 1989; when Disney release the movie. When many people think of Disney they may think of Cinderella and her castle. However, Cinderella was not the first princess it was Snow White who started the trend of Disney Princesses. Ariel or The Little Mermaid is the fourth Disney Princess in the line up. When a new disney princess comes out Disney…

In the article “Through the Window at Disney: A Lifetime of Brand Desire,” Susan Bennett and Marlis Schweitzer critically analyse a feature of Disneyland: the “Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique.” Bennet and Schweitzer offer detailed descriptions of the boutique while critically responding to the services it provides, such as the Princess makeover. The article gives evidence to suggest that the Princess makeover uses child consumer/models to embody the “Disney fantasy” in a crafty method of “brandscaping”…

It is healthy for kids to watch Disney movies. Disney movies with princesses especially because they are inspiring. Tangled is an inspiring movie for kids. In the Tangled movie and the original Rapunzel the character Rapunzel is very different. Such as, in the movie Tangled Rapunzel is royalty and in the story she is not. This shows that the author wanted a more in depth character. This is important because it shows that they spent more time developing a character arch. Another difference is, in…

related to the content of the movie or something relevant. A brief list of examples of symbolism in the cinema includes Beauty and the Beast; the Lion King; Snow White; and the Little Mermaid. Those are the incredible symbolic films Disney has ever produced. Walt Disney movie is famous at filled with colors which always symbolize something in particular. The yellow…

Pocahontas is a hero figure to First Nations and is also one who remains a mystery to many around the world, to who and why she is significant to their history. By watching Pocahontas, the Disney version and The New World, individuals who are unaware of the history are able to depict the gist of what happened. Both of these films did great justice of how they presented the main idea however, both the films did not fully shoot the target. These films had similarities and differences to the…