Just a reminder – voting closes tomorrow at midnight for the Can You Leave Us Breathless contest hosted by Brenda Drake. I’m a semi-finalist and would love your vote! In this, my last Dissecting Disney post, I want to take a look at the female animals of the more popular and recent anthropomorphic Disney filmsContinue reading “Disney’s Portrayal of the Feminine Animals: Pre-Renaissance”
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Disney’s Would-Be Princess: Giselle from Enchanted
Enchanted is an interesting film. It was released in 2007, nine years after the last Princess film, Mulan, and marketed as a Princess film… that is, until Disney realised their cartoon Giselle was based on live-action Amy Adam’s looks, and they’d have to pay her to use her likeness as a part of their merchandise.Continue reading “Disney’s Would-Be Princess: Giselle from Enchanted”
Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel
As I said in yesterday’s post, I love Tangled. It was initially conceived in 2003, released in 2010, and follows the adventures of a young princess who doesn’t know she’s a princess (Rapunzel), and a decent guy pretending to be a ruffian (Flynn). I never really liked the original fairy tale. I found it boring.Continue reading “Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel”
A Background on Tangled and Gender-Neutral Princess Marketing
I LOVE Tangled. This is no secret to anyone who wants to talk Disney with me, or hangs out with me on Facebook. I love it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I think Disney has taken the best bits about every single Disney Princess film, mushed them all together, learned fromContinue reading “A Background on Tangled and Gender-Neutral Princess Marketing”
Disney’s Working Class Princess: The Princess And The Frog
I’d never watched The Princess and the Frog before I did so for this weekly Disney segment. I wish I hadn’t left it so long. It was released in 2009, so well after the established 8 Disney Princess franchise had been set up (around 2000-2001). Yet Tiana was easily added to the Princess line upContinue reading “Disney’s Working Class Princess: The Princess And The Frog”
Lissa Bilyk 