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ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ STRUGGLES IN FANTASY WORLDS: CORALINE AND SPIRITED AWAY ON SELF, FAMILY AND GROWING UP INTRODUCTION The films Coraline (2009) and Spirited Away (original Japanese title: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, “Sen and Chihiro’s Spiriting Away”, 2001) comes from producers with different cultural backgrounds. Despite being intended for younger audiences, both films, which revolves around the fantasy genre, are uniquely presented in such a way that is shrouded in mystery and uncanniness…

Hayao Miyazaki, an influential Japanese film director who has produced animated films that still remain popular both in Japan and worldwide. Throughout this essay, one of his most famous animated films “My Neighbor Totoro” will be discussed, exploring the religious elements used in the film, based on a comparison of Shinto and Buddhism. This should help us understand how Miyazaki delivers the message that nature is sacred. To understand the religious elements of the film, we should discuss the…

Disney’s Not So Happily Ever After Parents Disney Princesses and Happily Ever After no longer just an imaginative story line embracing the tales of time, but now seen by aloof as a rather cruel tool used to plague the minds of our youth with unrealistic ideals, expectations, and body image. Stephanie Haynes, a freelance journalist, critiques in great detail her ideas of the growing trend of sexualization of young girls. This is captured in her essay titled “Little Girls or Little Women? the…

It is said that no matter what you do there will always be someone better than you at something. The same saying can be applied to objects as well, such as a book. In the case of which book, The Crucible or A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is better for young readers and high school students A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a better book for high school students to read. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written by William Shakespeare, in the Elizabethan period is a better book for high school students to read…

The Disney Princess Effect Does Disney effect how younger children see themselves? Young children are exposed to countless movies, television series, and toys that can lead them to create their own self image in the future. Numerous studies have been preformed to see if these social medias have effected younger males and females with gender role and self image. Some say it has little to no effect on how their children grow up. That it gives no unrealistic view on how they perceive themselves.…

“Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.” Princess Diana (Brainy Quotes) Activism is brought upon one's desire to improve or create change in society, usually done by promoting a social injustice. Many people throughout history have successfully impacted the general public's views and opinions on…

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” (28, 25). Using this article as a reference, I will critically analyze scenes from Disney animated films such as The Princess and the Frog as well as some relevant Disney products and experiences. I will pay particular attention to the messages being…

One symbol that is painted on the inside are two bears. My heritage is Scottish and the movie Brave is one of my favorite movies. Merida is a fierce Scottish princess, who turns her mother into a bear. Merida is a new era of Disney princess who does not need a prince to save her. I can also relate to the bear aspect of the movie because I can be a fierce mama bear when it comes to my child. Another symbol on the mask is two stars, in the Political…

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…

Symbolism is the art of underlying something behind the works of writing; the art of using symbols with a meaning or expressing the invisible by means of visible (Merriam-webster, 2016). With high technology nowadays, many filmmakers employ symbolism in their movies to make movies’ features more powerful, colorful and pleasant. The symbols always have meaning, not to vague and must be related to the content of the movie or something relevant. A brief list of examples of symbolism in the cinema…