Sunday, January 22, 2012

Better than Disney Princesses

After watching Arrietty, I have concluded that Disney Princesses are LAME in comparison. Arrietty is adventurous, brave and full of spunk. She is a risk-taker. She's not scared of bugs. Disney princesses are just pretty women with tiny waists.

Image from http://www.arrietty.com.au

This Disney Princesses vs. Hayao Miyazaki Debate is a good place to start. (Miyazaki is the creator of Arrietty and other Studio Ghibli creations). I'll end with a quote from the debate:

Except for Mulan, almost all the actions of Disney princesses still seem to be defined in relationship to their man.

In contrast, Miyazaki’s female leads offer a far more complex picture of what it means to be a person. They often have agency outside of their relationships to men.

4 comments:

  1. i think i've watched the borrowers when i was a kid. this is also why having floorboards rocks. way cool :P

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  2. What about Rapunzel in 'Tangled'? I thought she was pretty cool. She stood her ground against her stepmother without the help of a man.

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  3. Tangled was very good! I want to see Arrietty.

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  4. I have not seen Tangled yet. Perhaps Disney is changing!

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