Disney, What's Good?

Okay so I'm not a huge fan of some of the choices Disney has made after reading that article by Deborah Ross. The article talked about how the Little Mermaid and Alice in Wonderland show feminism in the wrong way and how Beauty and the Beast is good but it could be better, with which I agreed. However, I do think that Ross overly analyzed the content of Disney movies which are intended for children's entertainment.


^Deborah Ross

I think Disney now is starting to realize that they are not so "with the times". Two examples are: Mulan and Frozen

In Mulan, she goes off to fight in the Chinese army and saves China, proving everyone wrong and that she could do whatever she set her mind to.

In Frozen, there is no praise for the concept of marriage. Elsa strikes down Anna when she asks for her blessing on marrying a man she just met. In the end of the movie, it is eventually Elsa who saves Anna and not the "man of her dreams", showing the importance of Family over Marriage.

These are just some of my favorite Disney movies and I think that Disney is going in a good direction if it follows the ideas that are more common these days.

Things that I would like to see in future Disney movies include: non-traditional gender roles, LGBT characters, racial minorities and cultural appreciation, characters with different religious backgrounds, characters with divorced parents, characters with mental illnesses, and characters with physical handicaps

I think that if Disney incorporates these characters into their future movies then children of today will be more open minded and accustomed to adversity. If we start with children, they will be some of our biggest advocates to taking down the culture of power (SCWAMP).