Mysticism In Disney: The Perfect Princess

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The Perfect Princess Disney is a brand synonymous with magic and fairytales – their princesses play a huge role in that mysticism. In the debate considering which one is the best, we can examine the message of the corresponding film, the princess’s aesthetic, and the audience’s reception to their film. In comparing the princesses: Belle, Moana, Elsa, and Mulan, all post-modern Disney princesses – Moana is the best. Message In Disney movies, it is all about the lesson. There is always an overarching theme to the film, and sprinkled in are instances where kindness, love, and friendship are shown. As a result, in the princess movies especially, the lessons correspond to who they are, and their journey. So, when examining who is the best princess, it is important to reconsider the wisdom they taught us in their movie for it is a window to who they are. To begin, in …show more content…

But her beauty lies in her strength, for her bright smile, and strong eyes are what stay the same between Mulan and Ping, her disguised identity as a solider. She is drawn slender with fair skin, round face, rosy cheeks, pink lips, and long straight black hair with a strand in the middle of her forehead. Throughout her films (Mulan (1998), Mulan II (2001)), Mulan wore a range of outfits, from beautiful Hanfus (Chinese dresses) to her soldier's getup, though her most notable outfit is a simple Hanfu, which consisted of a creamy green-yellow dress, with blue over shirt, which has green sleeves, and a red band around her waist. She also sports kung fu styled soldier's outfit, as well as her pink matchmaker's Hanfu and her father's armor (“Mulan” 1). In the film, except to go to the matchmaker, Mulan does not to wear any makeup or anything to beautify her appearance but, even without anything to enhance her looks, Mulan is naturally beautiful

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