The Princess Diaries

classic fairy tales and take adventure to a new level. Not only do they save the princess, but also save all the other fairy tale characters. Nevertheless, Shrek is a folktale because of the style of the story and its allusions to other folk and fairy tales. The style of Shrek is a quest, which is a common style for folktales. The main character, and also the folk hero of the story, is the ogre, Shrek. He has to rescue Princess Fiona in order to save his swamp. He goes on this journey with…

In The Princess Bride by William Goldman, Inigo and Fezzik both experience epiphanies. Inigo is a Spaniard that dedicates his life to avenging his father by killing his murderer, the Count. Fezzik is an extremely large Turk who is terrified of being alone. After their epiphanies, Inigo becomes a more confident character and Fezzik becomes a helpful character that doesn’t just get in the way all the time. The first character to experience an epiphany is Inigo. Inigo’s realization was he must…

How does Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away represent distinctively Japanese Cultural Concerns and traditions and what does the film teach us about the challenges of human experience? In Spirited Away, the director Hayao Miyazaki provides a perspective of the conflict between traditional Japanese society and its modern counterpart. Furthermore, the film is also a commentary of the main characters efforts and challenges in growing up. It also comments on the cultural concerns that occur not only in…

You can wear the Belle dress and I will wear the Cinderella dress. Vroom, vrooom! I am winning, i’m winning! I am a race car just like Lighting Mcqueen!!! Look mom! I am a mermaid! You can’t catch me! I have super speed like Dash! I’m not scared of sharks because I am a fish and fish are 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…

My poster is about the novel Taking Flight. This is a true story about Michaela Deprince. She became an orphan in Africa while there was a war going on, after both of her parents died. She was later adopted by an American family and became a professional ballerina. Symbols, quotes, and actors are important for creating a movie poster in order to communicate and show the readers what the story is about. My movie is for people who are dancers or like to watch dancers. I think anyone that likes…

The movie Aladdin was never meant to be created so that the people of the Middle East could have a film to cherish about their culture. The film was scripted, animated, and released all during and within a year of the gulf war. This film, just as Disney has done since the world wars, was used as a form of propaganda and a method to gain nationalism from the people when we entered a foreign land for war. Therefore, Disney had to incorporate western values into the film to display what actions are…

orders all of the fairytale characters living in Happily Ever After to move to the swamp. Shrek takes off with the talking Donkey who will become his best friend to find Lord Farquaad. In the meantime, Farquaad has to marry a princess in order to become a king. He chooses Princess Fiona that is locked in top of a castle. In order to get to Fiona he must get by the lava and a dragon. Farquaad makes a deal with Shrek that if he gets Fiona out of the castle then he will remove the fairytale…

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…

In most Disney princess movies there are many depictions of feminine roles that automatically sends the message to little girls that they must me gentle, obedient, emotional, etc. The characteristics that are shown in Disney movies do show the differences between the stereotypical masculine traits and the stereotypical feminine traits. These traits are definitely evident in the movies Sleeping Beauty and Mulan. Both of these films have numerous depictions of these traits with the characters that…

Spirited Away is a 2001 anime by Studio Ghibli that follows ten year old Chihiro. This film was picked up by Disney and redubbed in English the English was released in the U.S. in 2002. The main plot of the film is Chihiro trying to save her parents who have been turned into pigs. While it might not be as well-known as Oedipus or even Harry Potter this film is a perfect example of the hero’s journey and almost all of the stages can be seen throughout this movie. Spirited away is a great film at…