Disney's Portrayal Of Women In Movies
The Commander stalked along the front lines, icy blue eyes boring into the pale faces of men who stood quaking. Not one dared look their beloved leader in the eye; not that they could anyway.
The crowd of warriors shifted uneasily in their leader’s wake. Several of them glanced at a man that stood in the far right of the lines, he seemed to be the only brave soul who risked asking the question that so many of the others were thinking.
“Sir, many of us see it silly, to fight a war for a leader we’ve never met before . . . Who are you?”
Without a word, the beloved leader marched up to the outspoken warrior and slowly, so the entire column was watching, drew back the hood that obscured the face of their leader. Curly ringlets of dark brown hair tumbled down the back of their once mysterious Commander. The picture of women seen in films has changed drastically over the years. Nowadays it's common to see an intelligent, witty, tough, and even scary looking girl, no more of the frilly, flouncy, or ladylike perception of women. Movies are beginning to create bold archetypes and heroines who are loyal warriors and courageous. For example, take Katniss Everdeen from …show more content…
Disney found the film to be a hit with both genders. Although, given that the classic tale of “The Princess and the Frog,” movie version, was not entirely successful, movie makers decided on one thing: “‘boys don’t want to see a movie with “princess” in the title’” (Dargis). Besides fictional and animated characters, children still witness, although they may not recognize it, the fact that, “Female characters in family films, children's shows, and primetime television are sidelined, sexualized, stereotyped, and lacking an aspirational role” (Bahadur). Studies show that 58% of women in movies represent only girlfriends, wives, or
The crowd of warriors shifted uneasily in their leader’s wake. Several of them glanced at a man that stood in the far right of the lines, he seemed to be the only brave soul who risked asking the question that so many of the others were thinking.
“Sir, many of us see it silly, to fight a war for a leader we’ve never met before . . . Who are you?”
Without a word, the beloved leader marched up to the outspoken warrior and slowly, so the entire column was watching, drew back the hood that obscured the face of their leader. Curly ringlets of dark brown hair tumbled down the back of their once mysterious Commander. The picture of women seen in films has changed drastically over the years. Nowadays it's common to see an intelligent, witty, tough, and even scary looking girl, no more of the frilly, flouncy, or ladylike perception of women. Movies are beginning to create bold archetypes and heroines who are loyal warriors and courageous. For example, take Katniss Everdeen from …show more content…
Disney found the film to be a hit with both genders. Although, given that the classic tale of “The Princess and the Frog,” movie version, was not entirely successful, movie makers decided on one thing: “‘boys don’t want to see a movie with “princess” in the title’” (Dargis). Besides fictional and animated characters, children still witness, although they may not recognize it, the fact that, “Female characters in family films, children's shows, and primetime television are sidelined, sexualized, stereotyped, and lacking an aspirational role” (Bahadur). Studies show that 58% of women in movies represent only girlfriends, wives, or