Sleeping Beauty

Maleficent is a recently released movie that we viewed in class. It discusses contemporary issues in a contemporary version of the story of sleeping beauty. It relates to our class because it challenges the way we view stories and interpret things, which is very Post Modern. The film is a spin on the famous tale of Sleeping Beauty from the evil witch’s perspective. Maleficent is the star of the movie and is a beautiful teenager of pure heart. Maleficent is a powerful fairy that lives in a…

and enforce gender roles. A staple of the fairy tale genre is the damsel in distress, usually a princess. The princess is pictured as what the ideal image of what women should act and look like. In the older versions of the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty, the princess is passive and gentle. The princesses are solely tasked with waiting around for their prince, and following…

Furthermore, Disney movies represent the idea of keeping quiet and staying beautiful to many young children especially young girls making beauty the sole premise of a women’s demeanor. Young girls are constantly bombarded with images of Disney princess who represent unrealistic beauty and body images. For an example in Little Mermaid Disney princess Ariel relies on her looks to win the heart of a charming prince to the extent that she gives up her voice so she…

When someone hears the word “princess” they might think of a beautiful, thin, young woman with no flaws. The early Disney princesses such as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty come to mind. These princesses looked unrealistic with perfect bodies, depended on men, and were not known for being smart. More recent Disney princesses have more realistic bodies, don't need a man to rescue them, and are intelligent. The Disney company's portrayal of princesses from the 1930's to the 2010's has shown changes…

recognize the social problems in fairy tales, such as sexism (Gusman). Although some stories have female characters with more capability potency and capability like “Mulan”, but everyone is more likely to recognize tales like “Cinderella” or “Sleeping Beauty” than “Mulan” (Green). These fairy tales can portray a sexist view of female characters by presenting women as weak individuals and that a woman cannot save herself from tribulations, a man has to save her. For example, in “Cinderella”,…

popular tales is the story of “sleeping beauty” originally known as briar rose, which was published by the Grimm brothers. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were popular for their fairy tales including briar rose and lily and the lion; they also contributed to the study of different languages. Jacob was born in the year 1785 and died in the year 1863, while Wilhelm was born in the year 1786 and dies in the year 1859 (Holtze). A lot of film makers have adapted the story of sleeping beauty in movies; one of…

villain’ finally gets to tell her side of the story and how she was just simply driven by her vengeance against King Stefan. Maleficent wanders through the never before told story of one of Disney's most well known villains from the famous movie Sleeping Beauty and the factors of her betrayal that inevitably turns her from good and pure to evil. She is driven by revenge and a relentless desire to protect the fairies and moors, where she and all the other fairies, trolls and wicker-men live,…

Every villain that exists is a hero in their own mind. They also all have a background of why they became who they are now. A famous villain is Maleficent from sleeping beauty. Another evil lady is Cruella De Vil from one hundred and one Dalmatians. A third Disney villain is Ursula from the little mermaid. These three Disney villains have their own story of who they are and I am sure they are proud too. A famous Disney villain I know is Maleficent. After she was not invited to a party she…

(Lunny). Belle from Beauty and the Beast wishes for “adventure in the great wild somewhere” yet only ever gets married by the end of the movie. The “true love” that saves the day is founded on little to no chemistry and usually only lasted a day, giving girls unrealistic ideas about love as seen in Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, and many more. Female leads are weak and are typically reduced to damsels in distress in the climax like in The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow…

language gender and power are portrayed in children’s fairytales. Fairytales are those innocent and indispensable bedtime stories that have practically been a child’s practice for many generations. For instance, who hasn’t heard of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty or Snow White? We all grew up with these bedtime stories and are so familiar with their tales and characters that we scarcely have the time to figure out the real message which they are trying to convey through them. Fairytales often…