The Princess Bride

“Ship of Gold In the Deep Blue Sea” by Gary Kinder is a book about the search for the SS Central America; a steamship that carried hundreds of passengers and an estimated $2,000,000 in gold (which is $292,000,000 in modern day value) in 1857 that was trying to reach New York from Panama which later went down in a hurricane. Tommy Thompson later sets out to discover the riches of the lost vessel on a quest that people had thought was near impossible to plan. While Thompson had found the ship and…

Evaluation - Beneath The Surface My chosen theme for ‘Beneath The Surface’ revolved around Disney, in particular the movies and stories. The majority of Disney movies are based on other stories that are R rated and twisted. Personally I’ve been brought up with Disney movies my entire life so I felt comfortable choosing this topic since I was highly knowledgable of certain characters and their true back stories which they were based upon. For this project I really wanted to illustrate and…

classic films and the modern day marvels. An example of this is how Aurora, the title character, from Sleeping Beauty has approximately twenty lines of dialogue in the entire film and is a static character, but more modern day Disney films show the “Princess” as the main character who goes through dramatic character development during the course of the film. I am particularly curious about other advancements in Disney films, and whether there are any associations between these changes and…

lord Farquaad something. Then the magic mirror appears and they play a game show and he has to pick a princess and he picks princess Fiona. There is a scene with all three Fiona's ages 7 through 23. There at lord farquaad's castle and farquaad is singing with the dolls then Shrek shows up and scares everyone but he is chosen to rescue princess…

thinking that dressing as a princess “can undermine girls’ well-being” (Orenstein 327). Wanting to get to the bottom of the princess culture, Orenstein sets out on an investigation, learning that “princesses” are a money-making machine. Through the director of consumer products at Disney, Inc., Andy Mooney, Orenstein is persuaded to think that the princess culture is just a phase; however, she still provides evidence of the dangers of the expectations to be a “princess” in society. In…

There are many different cultural versions of the story of Cinderella. There is only one story of Cinderella that I grew up with and that is the “Disney movie version of Cinderella.” This particular version of the story most people of today’s culture are familiar with and know that it is truly loved by many. However, it is always great to venture out of the norm, and to look for other versions of the story that is so loved by many people. This is such a popular story that different cultures all…

and ate it up” (50). After he consumes the ogre, he tells the King that the castle and lands belongs to Marquis De Carabas, also known as his owner. Impressed by all of the property he owns, the King grants Marquis the permission of marrying the princess. Just…

live sheltered lives. When Diana Spencer married into the royal household, that stereotype was broken. Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and she challenged the typical stereotype of a princess by talking about mental illness, making physical contact with AIDS and leprosy patients, and by exposing her children to the horrors of the outside world. Princess Diana believed that royals should utilize their privilege to help the less fortunate. She was one of the…

The Disney princess franchise, created by Andy Mooney, has been watched and adored by families around the world for decades, but in the rise of modern day feminism and the eradication of gender roles Disney’s interpretation of women is starting to raise a few eyebrows. It has become evident that girls are starting to act more mature at a much younger age which leads to them being sexualized. Considering young girls obsession with Disney princesses many parents are left wondering if the Disney…

The classic animated children’s movie of Cinderella produced by Walt Disney Pictures in 1950, was very successful. Disney produced Cinderella to be consumed mainly by kids, this movie contains many elements of class struggle and conflict, which is why I chose this movie to analyze through with a marxist sense on the Cinderella movie. In this paper I will point out the class struggles that Cinderella deals with and is forced to overcome. Once the movie began we have a panning shot where the…