Gender Differences In Disney Movies

If a company like Disney is willing to change their ways because of how we now view gender, are other production companies going to do the same? The answer to this is both yes and no. If we look back on some of the bigger movies in the 20th century and compare them to those of the 21st century, the production companies, although sometimes overlap, often don't. However, if we look at the movies that were released throughout the 20th century and compare them to those of the 21st century it is evident that there has been an increase in strong female leads. Just in the last 30 years, which would include all of the 21st century so far and the last 13 years of the 20th century, the change in movies has been large. Clueless, which was released in
This reminds boys of being naked, and then they think of sex. And anything you can do to draw attention to your mouth is good." (Clueless) Even after she realizes that she is actually interested in her former step brother, Josh, Cher changes herself so that they can have more in common. Although the changes she makes are better for the world around her, she still only decided to do it so that Josh is able to see her in a different light. If we compare the character of Cher to one of the 21st century we are able to see that the rise of feminism has made Hollywood come out with stronger women. The Hunger Games for example was one of the top grossing films of 2012 and revolves around the life of Katniss Everdeen. In the film we are able to see that Katniss, who is the protagonist, is trying to decide between two men, but that is more of a side story. Katniss makes it into the Hunger Games when she is trying to save the life of her sister who got chosen to enter the games. She is not doing it to get attention from the men that she is interested in, instead she is doing it for her family and has them at the top of her mind at all