Disney, I love you, but...

Ok, so I just watched a trailer for wreck it Ralph the second movie and let me tell you I loved the princesses part.

Now love for various reasons one of them being that I do usually love watching Disney Movies. Another reason is because they do admit that it is ridiculous what is used to describe a princess.

While Vanellope encounters the princesses they all get in fighting position until she discloses being a princess as well.

Then everyone gives an example of how they are remembered or categorized or basically what made them a princess. Also, did you notice that the princesses are usually only portrayed in the most elegant princess or feminine attire from the movie?

Vanellope’s reaction is awesome; 

“Should I call the police?”

And then the cherry on top

“Do people assume all your problems got solve because a big strong man showed up?”

“yes, what’s up with that?”

“she is a princess!!!” everyone exclaims

Thought I must point out that most of the ones who asked were the classical princesses. Still most princesses and women in general identify with the idea that a man (or partner) is needed to complete us.

Introduce break here: this is a personal choice, chose to be with a man or a woman or whatever else extra or in between, people can also choose to be alone. I am not criticizing those choices, I’m only pointing that Disney always creates a partner for the hero of the story, because the happily ever after seems to be lacking happy without a partner to “complete” a person.

Let’s admit it, Disney presents a lot of nonsense in their movies. Magically delivered and dream-come-true hoping, people-loving but nonsense in the end. It is until recently that it has change some of its themes and presented women in a somewhat different light. In the most resent movies the princess or damsel in distress (DID) does not required the knight in shiny armor, or the charming prince riding through the woods to save her. However, women are often portrayed alongside the male character in the story. Whether he or she saved the day there is still the “big, strong man” in the story.

As I said before Disney is a people’s pleaser, people wanted magic, there you go fairytale movies. People want happiness, happily ever after. People want stronger women, many stories with them being strong but men still save the day. Now, people want strong independent woman and thought Disney has given strong independent women before (Mulan, Pocahontas) people want them beautiful and feminine. Now you have Elsa, magical and independent, and people are asking for a partner, a female partner.

Ok, sure, at the end of the movie she learned to be stronger than before but what about being the strong independent being? Why people have to have someone all the time? Are you saying that women cannot be beautiful, strong, independent and alone to be happy?

So, Disney I love you, but you have to stop telling people that I need someone to complete them and save the day.