The Princess And The Frog Disney Analysis
Disney’s Full Circle Journey Back to Misogyny
Misogyny has plagued the social evolution of women since the beginning of time. In the standard patriarchal society, the molding of girls began very early in their life. Any goals outside of being a homemaker were considered foolish. In the latter half of the 20th century, stories and fables were told to persuade girls that they should only aspire to become a service to males. The most notable form this persuasion took shape in was that of the Disney princesses. Most young girls grew to cherish the Disney princess stories. A girl’s childhood could be spent idolizing any of the numerous princesses Disney had recreated in their movies. By establishing this proverbial idol as the defenseless and …show more content…
As time passed and the world grew more progressive, the market seemed to request an independent princess. However, even when Disney succumbed to the objections of feminist, the films produced made a significantly less profit than those with more misogynistic foundations. Disney released The Princess and the Frog in 2009. This was a film with a strong female lead that personified traditional male and female characteristics. Unfortunately, The Princess and the Frog did not garner the profit of previous films. Per Whelan, “Much to Disney’s dismay, however, The Princess and the Frog did not do as well at the box office as they might have hoped—a dismal $104 million domestic gross. This had surprisingly dramatic consequences for Disney's next and perhaps last (so they claim) princess film: Tangled (2010)” (Whelan 31). Disney’s next release was a tragic regression back to previous states of misogyny. Tangled had the foundation to create a leading role that was independent. Regrettably, Rapunzel’s potential was trumped when she was given the plot of a girl constantly needing to be rescued by the deuteragonist, Flynn Rider. Opposing the girl like and naive Rapunzel were Flynn’s heroic and stubborn tendencies. This film all but completely reverted the princess narrative back to its original intent; telling the story that girls cannot achieve their goals without the help of a male counterpart. That underlying theme teaches young girls that they must be reliant on males and the desire to seek independence is
Misogyny has plagued the social evolution of women since the beginning of time. In the standard patriarchal society, the molding of girls began very early in their life. Any goals outside of being a homemaker were considered foolish. In the latter half of the 20th century, stories and fables were told to persuade girls that they should only aspire to become a service to males. The most notable form this persuasion took shape in was that of the Disney princesses. Most young girls grew to cherish the Disney princess stories. A girl’s childhood could be spent idolizing any of the numerous princesses Disney had recreated in their movies. By establishing this proverbial idol as the defenseless and …show more content…
As time passed and the world grew more progressive, the market seemed to request an independent princess. However, even when Disney succumbed to the objections of feminist, the films produced made a significantly less profit than those with more misogynistic foundations. Disney released The Princess and the Frog in 2009. This was a film with a strong female lead that personified traditional male and female characteristics. Unfortunately, The Princess and the Frog did not garner the profit of previous films. Per Whelan, “Much to Disney’s dismay, however, The Princess and the Frog did not do as well at the box office as they might have hoped—a dismal $104 million domestic gross. This had surprisingly dramatic consequences for Disney's next and perhaps last (so they claim) princess film: Tangled (2010)” (Whelan 31). Disney’s next release was a tragic regression back to previous states of misogyny. Tangled had the foundation to create a leading role that was independent. Regrettably, Rapunzel’s potential was trumped when she was given the plot of a girl constantly needing to be rescued by the deuteragonist, Flynn Rider. Opposing the girl like and naive Rapunzel were Flynn’s heroic and stubborn tendencies. This film all but completely reverted the princess narrative back to its original intent; telling the story that girls cannot achieve their goals without the help of a male counterpart. That underlying theme teaches young girls that they must be reliant on males and the desire to seek independence is