Six years ago, "Frozen" can be said to be a master of feminism in terms of characters and plot settings. The global boom and box office miracle it brought about at least also explained the popularity of such movies. .
Six years have passed, and Brother Gun can't even remember what the story "Frozen" tells, but the songs of "LET IT GO" are still brainwashed, and the images of the two princesses and heroines are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Fortunately, in the story of "Frozen 2", using Xuebao's tricks to help you recall the previous work, it is also very intimate.
There are few sequels in film history that can surpass the previous one. "Frozen 2" is also difficult to be one of those few. Compared with the previous 8.3 points on Douban, this sequel only has 7.3 points.
But the manifestation of feminism continues to develop on the basis of the previous work.
Princess Aisha and Princess Anna, the twin heroines not only still have a deep sisterhood, and save the world. After Aisha realized her self-identification in the first part and Anna bravely saved everyone, this part also found the matriarchal origin and clarified their respective belongings.
Aisha became the spirit of nature, the goddess of the fifth element, and still does not need men and love. Anna inherited the crown and became the lord of a country.
Even the leader of the northern people is a woman.
and men are completely reduced to supporting roles in this movie. In the first part, the prince is blackened, but he is still a male protagonist after all.
Anna's boyfriend is a completely dispensable role. He who knows that he proposes is just like the female vase role in the movies dominated by men in the past, even the "bon girl" is not as good.
Another man with a sense of presence is the former king’s guard officer, but he is also completely attached to Anna and Aisha.
Is Xuebao a male? At least in terms of dubbing, but it is just a character responsible for selling cute and playing treasures. Similarly, the male reindeer.
Looking around today’s Hollywood, the political correctness represented by women’s rights has become pervasive. The female iron triangle in "Terminator: Dark Fate" and "Character Thunder 3", even the tough guys and agents, which were originally male-dominated roles, are female The interpretation of her, even the style is mainly short hair.
"Maleficent 2" is a step backwards in terms of feminism compared with the first part of the series, but it is still dominated by mother-daughter love, females are the most important, and incidentally, there are minor ethnic triumphs.
Disney has gone the farthest and most determined on the road of political correctness, and soon we will see the dark-skinned mermaid in the live-action "Mermaid".
Apart from the political stance, Disney is definitely making its own calculations in catering to the market’s best interests of commercialization.
In fact, looking back at Disney’s history, from the first princess movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937 to the hot sale of "Frozen" in 2013, 13 princess movies have shaped 14 nationalities, skin colors and personalities. Different princess images.
In the course of more than 80 years, through these Disney princesses, we can also see the trajectory of feminism along with the changes of the times and the development of social culture.
The first stage: silly white sweet, wait for the prince to rescue. Representative princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora
In 1937, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was born, which not only created a precedent for an animated feature film, but also made Disney famous in one fell swoop. The great cause of the empire.
The image of Snow White is a typical silly white sweet. You can say she is pure and kind, or you can call it naive and brainless. Faced with the evil witch, she was unprepared and easily ate the poisoned apple, and then lay in the coffin waiting for the prince's kiss.
Cinderella in "Cinderella" (also known as "Cinderella") in 1950 was also a submissive girl until she put on crystal shoes and fell in love with the prince at first sight. After hardships, lovers eventually became married.
In "Sleeping Beauty" in 1959, Princess Aurora almost copied the fate of Snow White, fell asleep under the curse, and was awakened by the prince's kiss.
These princess images inspired by fairy tales are naturally inseparable from the background of that era.
Whether it is the Great Depression that just ended in the United States in 1937 or the aftermath of the end of World War II in 1950, Disney’s fairy tales have given confidence and courage to people in the gloomy life, and also made Disney in businessWas successful.
was the peaceful era of 1959, and the princesses of Disney failed to continue their beauty. As a result, Disney did not make princess animation movies for more than 30 years after "Sleeping Beauty."
In the 1930s and 1940s, although the United States also experienced the movement of women to fight for the right to vote, the status of women in society and marital life did not fundamentally improve. In the era of
, almost all women in the world were in a society dominated by patriarchal society. Women should live with each other in the family, and accept it.
Therefore, the Disney princesses at that time not only knew how to cook and do housework, but also pin their fate on the arrival and rescue of the prince. In the movie, almost all men are positive characters. In addition to the prince, the seven dwarfs, the hunter, the father of the princess, and the future father-in-law are also the embodiment of justice and kindness.
, on the contrary, women with power become villains, either evil witches and godmothers, or vicious stepmothers and sisters. Once women have power, they become synonymous with evil.
The second stage: the awakening of feminist consciousness, striving for independence and freedom. On behalf of the princess: The Little Mermaid, Belle
From post-war to the 1980s, the United States has experienced a history of various affirmative movements. Including black civil rights, anti-war, homosexual equality, and of course feminist movements.
After decades of movement, feminism even became a derogatory term. At that time, the mainstream media had two types of stereotypes about feminists. One type was lesbians who wore breeches and boots, did not shave their legs, and hated men to the bone marrow; the other type was selfish and cold-hearted women.
However, it is undeniable that feminist awareness has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Compared with only fighting for voting rights in political life in the 1950s, women have become more and more equal to men in terms of occupation, education, marriage and other social and family life. Changes like
naturally also reflect the field of entertainment and culture. After experiencing a mediocre response from "Sleeping Beauty", it took 30 years for Disney to release the princess movie "The Little Mermaid" again in 1989.
The little mermaid changed her image as a weak and passive princess, and looked more like a rebellious adolescent girl with minor shortcomings and problems, but she was a new woman who boldly pursued love.
In 1991, Disney launched "Beauty and the Beast" again. Princess Belle was independent, brave, clever and stubborn, and was the only person in the village who loved to read. This is exactly the right to equal education that feminism has been struggling to pursue until then.
In terms of love, Belle even fell in love with a beast regardless of the worldly vision. Although the beast eventually became a handsome prince, Belle's brave and loving image made her one of the most popular Disney princesses.
can be said to be the first true feminist among the Disney princesses of Belle.
The third stage: the rise of minorities. Representative princesses: Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana
In various political equal rights movements, the feminist movement naturally interweaves and influences other movements. In Europe and America, racial equality and feminism are thus linked.
The red-haired little mermaid is an improvement, no longer an Anglo-Saxon with blond hair and blue eyes. But this is far from enough, she is still white after all. In order to show its political correctness in the early 1990s, Disney launched four minority princesses in the next ten years.
Arabian princess Jasmine in "Aladdin" in 1992, Indian princess Pocahontas in "Pocahontas" in 1995, and Chinese (Asian representative) princess Mulan in "Mulan" in 1998 (the solid wood orchid is a commoner girl) Not a princess at all), and the black princess Diana in "The Princess and the Frog" in 2009.
Moana in "Moana" in 2016 is also a minority.
And these minority princesses continue to inherit the independence and self-reliance of The Little Mermaid and Belle, like Mulan has surpassed men to become a hero who saves the country.
However, they still have one hurdle in terms of feminism, and that is their attachment to marriage, which is a man.
The above princesses failed to reap love except for the Indian princess Pocahontas. The little mermaid married the prince, and Belle's beast turned back into a human form. Jasmine and Aladdin flew together, and Mulan became a pair with the general.
is radicalIn the eyes of feminists in China, these princesses still have not been able to get rid of the shackles of marriage and are still one step away from true female independence.
The fourth stage: Take charge of the house and no longer depend on men. Representing princesses: Le Pei, Merida, Moana, Aisha, and Anna
. The deeper feminism is not to make women like men or to be stronger than men, but to put aside Men's scrutiny of women, women themselves define women's identity and status. All women do should be to please themselves, not to please the patriarchal society.
Disney movies have been selling a theme: dreams.
However, the female dreams embodied in the earliest princess movies are to be rescued by men. Starting from the little mermaid, their dream is to realize the dream of a man: bravely pursue the people they love, even kill the enemy to save the country, build meritorious deeds, and glorify the ancestors.
's "Tangled" released in 2010 expresses the connotation of neo-feminism. Rapunzel, the princess kidnapped since childhood, embarks on an adventure to find his identity. She finally found her biological parents and found her true identity.
The love between her and the snitch is not the main thread, but a natural result in the search for herself.
From then on, love has not so much relationship with the main line of the princess story.
In 2012's "Legend of Brave", Princess Merida began to fight against the shackles of tradition, pursue freedom and change her destiny. She didn't want to be forced into marriage, and directly rejected the prince of the three tribal leaders. Moreover, the images of these three princes have been completely portrayed as crooked melons that accomplish nothing.
2013's "Frozen", the theme of the movie has shifted to the relationship between women and women. "Brave" is about mothers and daughters, and "Frozen" starts to talk about sisters.
The image of male characters has become worse and worse. There is not even a decent prince in "Brave", and "Frozen" has completed an unprecedented pioneering work: the prince finally turned bad and turned out to be the biggest villain in the film.
In 2016, Princess Moana inherited courage and strength from her grandmother instead of her father. Not only did she save the world and her people, she also became a true leader.
includes the princess Aisha in this "Frozen 2", for the princesses under the new feminism, man, no need!
So far, the 80-year history of Disney princess movies has allowed the princesses to evolve from the silly white sweetness of attaching to men, to independent women who actively pursue men, to the evolution of Her Majesty the Queen who does not need men and allows men to bow their heads. The
princess movie has become more and more a "female movie" or even a "feminist movie".
But this is also the trend of human civilization and social progress. Women's struggle for independence and equality is evocative and respectable. As symbols of popular culture, Disney princesses have witnessed the changes of the times and the progress of society.
Of course, nothing should go to the other extreme. Fairness and equality are the same for any party of both sexes, and the differences in the physical and psychological and the division of labor in society also exist objectively.
For women, economic and spiritual independence are fundamental. Of course, men no longer have to be dependent, but the reproduction of humans requires the cooperation of both men and women.
