Stereotypes In Walt Disney Movies
A young princess is stolen from her parents by a vain old witch in the dead of night. The magical long haired princess, Rapunzel, is locked up in a tower only to be discovered by a thief on the run. Her world is flipped upside down, by finding out secrets, going on an adventure of a lifetime and falling in love. Walt Disney’s Tangled is a modern day take on the German fairy tale Rapunzel that revolves around a princess with long hair. Walt Disney films are a classic childhood staple for young boys and girls alike. They are exciting, colourful and will pull at your heart strings, yet serve valuable life lessons. Disney has made a tremendous impact on the lives of children by teaching them they can achieve anything they put their minds to, to
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Within the film, there is a scene that commemorates Rapunzel’s birthday and shows the King and Queen, whom are Rapunzel’s real parents, preparing to celebrate her birthday. Rapunzel’s father is seen crying as they celebrate their daughter’s birthday. In previous Disney movies, the mothers are usually the ones shedding tears and being consoled by their husbands, or by a male. Tangled uses an influential character as the King, to show children that men can have emotions and they are not any less of a man if they do. Another aspect of the movie that shows equality between men and woman is when Mother Gothel stabs Flynn and Rapunzel uses her tear to save Flynn’s life. This shows that men need saving too, and a woman has the ability and power to save the man if need …show more content…
Undoubtedly, the princess falls in love with an influential male, the transgressive woman meets her demise and the heroine lives happily ever after. The Binary Construction of Feminism is continually present within Disney movies even in todays modern era. Princess Rapunzel is views as the angel who is blond, looks innocent because of her youthful appearance, and gets the guy in the end of the film. The transgressive woman within Tangled is Mother Gothel, as she is portrayed an an evil old woman, dark haired, and shifts to dust and blown away. Although there are significant advances in Disney movies regarding female stereotypes and femininity, Disney is still stuck on the classic portrayals of
Within the film, there is a scene that commemorates Rapunzel’s birthday and shows the King and Queen, whom are Rapunzel’s real parents, preparing to celebrate her birthday. Rapunzel’s father is seen crying as they celebrate their daughter’s birthday. In previous Disney movies, the mothers are usually the ones shedding tears and being consoled by their husbands, or by a male. Tangled uses an influential character as the King, to show children that men can have emotions and they are not any less of a man if they do. Another aspect of the movie that shows equality between men and woman is when Mother Gothel stabs Flynn and Rapunzel uses her tear to save Flynn’s life. This shows that men need saving too, and a woman has the ability and power to save the man if need …show more content…
Undoubtedly, the princess falls in love with an influential male, the transgressive woman meets her demise and the heroine lives happily ever after. The Binary Construction of Feminism is continually present within Disney movies even in todays modern era. Princess Rapunzel is views as the angel who is blond, looks innocent because of her youthful appearance, and gets the guy in the end of the film. The transgressive woman within Tangled is Mother Gothel, as she is portrayed an an evil old woman, dark haired, and shifts to dust and blown away. Although there are significant advances in Disney movies regarding female stereotypes and femininity, Disney is still stuck on the classic portrayals of