This past Sunday after I completed all of my assignments for school my family and I finally watched Frozen and Despicable Me 2. Both movies were great, but Despicable Me 2 had more of a cool factor. Bunny lost interest in Frozen after about 20 minutes , but paid full attention to Despicable Me 2. I’m pretty sure the music was a big factor. Bunny wasn’t feeling “Let It Go”. Pharrell Williams and PitBull’s music is more appealing to my dancing baby. She was definitely feeling the groove. Despicable Me 2 was my favorite of the two, however, it was so refreshing that the “selfless act of true love” in Frozen wasn’t the norm for Disney animated movies.
I grew up with Disney and developed a love for Disney movies but Disney movies are so predictable, princess is in distress, princess is saved by the prince, true love conquers all evil, someone learns a lesson and somewhere in the midst of it all the main character is orphaned. I’m not sure what Disney has against parents especially mothers. I know adversity create great stories and makes the audience sympathize with the main character or hero, but why do the mother’s have to be sacrificed? I may be a little bias but I think mothers are pretty cool. In Despicable Me the three little girls are orphans, but it’s a little different since they gain parents in the end.
My favorite Disney movie has been Mulan for the past 16 years. Mulan wasn’t a helpless princess in need of rescue, she had both parents and she kicked Hun booty. I was so over Cinderella after my aunt took me to see Mulan. I love that over the years Disney has moved to release animated movies like Lilo and Stitch and Brave that have less undertones of sexism. Now if they would just stop killing off parents. Brave was a step in the right direction even though for much of the movie Merida’s mother was a bear.
My favorite Disney movie has been Mulan for the past 16 years. Mulan wasn’t a helpless princess in need of rescue, she had both parents and she kicked Hun booty. I was so over Cinderella after my aunt took me to see Mulan. I love that over the years Disney has moved to release animated movies like Lilo and Stitch and Brave that have less undertones of sexism. Now if they would just stop killing off parents. Brave was a step in the right direction even though for much of the movie Merida’s mother was a bear.
I’m not anti-Disney and I still enjoy the Disney classics. It’s just time for a change. I’m looking forward to Disney’s release of Moana in a few years. I’m hoping that Disney doesn’t kill off her parents.
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