From “Beauty and the Beast,” to “Princess and the Frog,” Disney has always created inspirational characters. I watched Disney when I was a child, and still to this day. Over the years, I’ve seen a little of every type of character. From the secretive ones to the proudest, Disney develops characters exceptionally well. Disney always seems to incorporate deep values and principles in their characters. Princess Belle and Princess Tiana are two of my favorite Disney characters. These characters share a good sense of moral despite some differences. When it comes to family, Bell and Tiana's response shows high levels of selflessness, which is admirable. In “Beauty and the Beast,” Belle’s father gets captured by a beast. The Beast locks up Belle’s father in the dungeon of his castle. When Belle finds out, she begs the beast to take her instead of her father because she didn’t want her father to get hurt. In a slightly different way, Tiana from “Princess and the Frog,” shows that family is important when works hard to accomplish a dream her and her father shared of owning their own restaurant. She developed a work ethic while watching her father work hard for their family’s well being. Tiana Took on her father's role after her his death, carrying the burden for …show more content…
Their courage and unconditional love permeate the atmosphere as they defy odds. Belle, a small town girl, stepped into a dangerous situation to save her father. Not only does she save her father, but she changes others lives for the better by loving a seemingly unsolvable beast. Meanwhile, Tiana shows courage by accomplishing a dream that no one in her family has ever done. In the process, she falls in love with a frog despite prior feelings of hatred towards that said frog. her new found love for the frog broke a spell that had been cast on him through unforeseen events, turning them back into the beautiful people they
Walt Disney has always been known for his brilliant imagination and his overflowing abundance of his well-known Disney characters, each with their own unique personalities. Growing up the Disney princesses were a huge role model to girls my age. The princesses never really appealed to me as much as Ariel from The Little Mermaid. Ariel was known for her love for adventure, her complete stubbornness and her dedicated love, mainly to her beloved Eric. Those three characteristics are also three that portray myself.
If children or adults think of the great classical fairy tales today, be it Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or Cinderella, they will think Walt Disney. Their first and perhaps lasting impression of these tales and others will have emanated from Disney film, book, or artefacts (Zipes 72)
While its core theme is about Starr’s fight against a system that is turned against her, it is a nuanced and emotionally-charged story of family, friendship, racism and even love. A young girl’s rebellion against the government is a story we have heard in The Hunger Games and Divergent and countless
Both of them are girls, they both go to the ball and dance with the prince. Both are princesse, and they also both love the prince. Another similarity is that both princes in cinder and cinderella become king after their fathers die. They both become king. Both of the princes dads have a similar death.
Their main goal is to turn human again, trying to find out many different ways to do this. They learn of a woman who goes by "Mama Odie", who could be identified as the mentor or supernatural aid of the story. They learn that one way to break their spell is to get Naveen to kiss Lottie, who will temporarily be princess of the Mardi Gras parade. Kissing a princess would ultimately fix their problem and turn both Naveen and Tiana human. Most of the "training" in these kinds of stories usually come in the form of life lessons. “Y’all want to be human, but you’re blind to what you need”Odie preaches, right before singing a song about finding yourself and learning who you are. These characters, while being from vastly different places, wanting different things, are actually very similar to each other with this song in mind. Naveen wants to spend his life in absolute luxury and riches for the rest of his life, and as previously stated, Tiana wants to run her own restaurant. They both have these goals that they set for themselves, and a plan to meet that goal. While this is all well and good, Mama Odie is here to remind them to not loose sight of what is really important, something that will continue to hold you up no matter how low you end up sinking. This is a Disney movie so of course our answer is
The Disney corporation is easily the greatest empire of entertainment in the world, thanks to the creator Walt Disney and his brother. Disney’s influence has been great within culture and society and I learned how much of an influence Disney has had through our course this semester. This influence is reflected and broadcast through the many works and readings that we examine in class. The articles gave me new knowledge about Disney that I was previously unaware of.
What many people don’t know is that Mickey Mouse wasn’t always a good influence on not only children, but on many others as well. Over the years, Mickey Mouse has evolved into an icon that is worthy of children’s attention and their parents’ money. Through the use of movies, television shows, video games, theme parks and merchandise, Mickey Mouse affects most children’s lives every day, even if it isn’t noticeable. Mickey Mouse has also given rise to many big movie productions and sales. While being educational, Mickey Mouse also entertains children and teaches them a lesson that children enjoy and find fun.
Beauty and the Beast centers on Belle who is desired by handsome but egocentric Gaston. Belle’s father, disappears on a journey to a local fair and becomes captive of the Beast. Belle bravely offers herself as an alternative hostage and Beast accepts. As his prisoner, Belle befriends Beast’s household of Enchanted Objects, all talking, walking furniture and kitchen utensils. Belle learns about how the Beast and his staff are all the victims of a witch’s curse that has transformed them. They fall in love during her hostage. In the end, Bella’s love reverses the spell on the Beast.
Disney has made it his life 's goal to create home entertainment for both young and old. From the creation of Mickey to his work in films, Disney had made it clear that happiness is something that everyone should have. Disney had also know that animations is not just for the imagination of the children. Early movies such as Snow White and Pinocchio have clear messages for the younger views. “In Snow White- the main characters are victims of injustice who are eventually restored to their rightful place. In Pinocchio, the characters Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket and Geppetto are faced with dilemmas, and their own actions result in them becoming victims of ev...
He reassures her not to give up on her quest, knowing that their love is doomed once she switches into a unicorn again. His love acts as a “catalyst” in her mental metamorphosis, realizing that sacrificing himself is vital to the defeat of the Red Bull once and for all. The unicorn, once inexperienced, is now experienced in both true love and mortality. The unicorn sadly replies, “I am full of tears and hunger and the fear of death, though I cannot weep, and I want nothing, and I cannot die…for no unicorn was ever born who could regret, but I do. I regret” (Beagle, 289).
Over the years, fairytales have been distorted in order to make them more family friendly. Once these changes occur, the moral and purpose of the stories begin to disappear. The tales featured in the many Disney movies - beloved by so many - have much more malignant and meaningful origins that often served to scare children into obeying their parents or learning valuable life lessons.
...amily she finds the true meaning of being brave and saves her family (“Brave”). I like this kind of movie instead of a man being the brave and independent one now the woman is. These are the kind of fairy tales that need to be told so that women do not feel the need to be weak and dependent on other people. If fairy tales slowly become more realistic then I think they are a good thing but teaching women to not be strong or if their not a size 0 and gorgeous, well that in my eyes is not okay.
The debate over the good and bad aspects of Disney movies has been going on for years. It has become a part of pop culture in a way never expected through things such as YouTube videos and meme’s. While looking at multiple Disney movies may give a wider range of example of both the good and the bad in Disney movies, to help depict the effects the movies actually have on kids it is most beneficial to study just one movie. Zia’s essay argues that Disney movies have a good influence on children by teaching them good life morals. However, one of her examples, Mulan, is not an example of achievement through hard work like Zia explains, but rather a change made through magic, and example of the horrible historical inaccuracies made in Disney movies and the lack of parental respect that they teach children.
Each Disney princess has different positive attributes that make her unique, the most recent Disney princesses are especially fitting in today’s society. In Jena Stephens’ analysis of the three most recent princesses, excluding Anna and Elsa, she describes Rapunzel by saying, “Her forward thinking, desire to prove she is just as capable as a man, and realistic dreaming make her a great role model for young girls”. Whether it is to become a princess and marry her true love like Cinderella or open a restaurant like Princess Tiana, all of the Disney princesses have aspirations. Jena Stephens says, “The words that Tiana sings about the necessary hard work it will take for her to reach her dream stand out as a message to young viewersone that does not covey that love is the only thing that will make girls happy”. Not only do Disney princesses have dreams but they make their dreams come true with hard work. As Liz Gumbinner described her trip to Disney World with her daughters, “The princess luncheon led to a great discussion later in our hotel room, in which we told our girls that it is okay to be strong, smart, hardworking and still dream of marrying a prince”. Disney princesses carry themselves in a humble and confident manner. The princesses are beautiful but they are not conceited. Lastly, they are never stuck up but rather loving and independent which makes their character so
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