The more "empowered" Disney tries to write their heroines as, the less interesting and charismatic they become, ironically.
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“Ever Afterings” by Dylan Bonner
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so I watched this video and whilst it does bring up some valid points I have to heavily disagree with how mirabel was mentioned
she’s only mentioned maybe twice and referred to by Jared’s description of “imperfect weird and quirky” leaving out the obvious “deeply emotional and empathetic” that often follows that in the official description.
whilst she explains a lot about how moana, Anna and rapunzel act mirabel just seemed like a “let’s add her in because it says quirky” what everyone forgets is mirabel as a character is insecure. like extremely insecure to the point she values a candle over her own life. her “adorkableness” is a facade, a front, something she uses to try seem interesting to ppl and to hide her true feelings of inadequacy and failure that she’s had for a decade.
also worth mentioning whilst I agree with some of the heroines not taking dangerous or stressful situations seriously, mirabel definetly does. Even something as minor as the failed proposal dinner you see her not cracking jokes but desperate to explain that it’s not her fault. You see several times she risks her own life not because she was told to “save the miracle” but because she herself chooses to. You also see mirabel push away her own feelings to comfort other people and she takes it seriously!
she’s a smart girl! she’s clumsy because her dads clumsy not because it makes her “cute”. In fact I would also argue whilst for a lot of these characters they are likable to people around them for this reason mirabel is not. The townspeople keep rubbing her biggest insecurity in her face and she’s told to stay out of the way constantly. Like half of this movie was mirabel being scrutinized for just being herself!
I do agree with some points in the video but like if you’re going to have miss madrigal in the thumbnail I would assume she would have been a big talking point like asha and rapunzel were
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what would you do if you write descendants?
1. Make the kids have like, real names, not based off their parents. Maybe try to pull from the actual fairytales their parents come from?
2. Honestly I’d try and just do that overall, tying it back to the og stories and such
3. I’d actually pair up the VKs with their corresponding HKs, not necessarily meaning romantically pairing but thematically. The kids who’s parents have personal beef should be actually clashing and learning together
4. Have Melody there! Heck have Glauco there. Pull from the deep Disney lore, make it an actual nerd fest for the references and whatnot, use it to celebrate Disney’s long and varied history
5. Not have the whole “The Heroes resurrected the Villains to punish them more”— cuz that’s insane and makes them look incredibly vindictive. If you want them all alive have some Uber-villain resurrecting them and the Isle is their villain base where they all plot on how to attack the Heroes. Maybe they have the kids go in doing a Kovu maneuver, they ask to be taken in away from their parents as an infiltration move, but then they realize “ oh wait…our parents are the Bad Guys and actually treat us all really bad and as cannon fodder actually”
6. Have the Parents be actually decent people like in their movies?? And not have all the HKs be shallow brats, their parents would not raise them that way. And if the only way to make your anti-hero kids look sympathetic is to have everyone else be a Jerk, that’s just lazy writing
7. Not have it be weirdly modern day. If we must have the heroes all existing at the same time and they want a modern’ element, maybe do something like Ella Enchanted did? Like, we have Ye Olde Mall and there’s peasants cranking the escalator xD
Anyway that’s just some basic thoughts xD
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Ladies of Disney + Purple
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I just watched Treasure Planet (2002) for the first time... and holy shit was it good
I figured it would be one of those cheesy pirate movies where they kidnap a child to work on the ship, but the way they portrayed Jim and Silver's relationship was so cute!!
I never really thought I'd like the movies growing up, but since I wanted to watch something different, I chose this and it was a wise choice!
Anyways, I wanted to know something based on you Disney fans!
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Vote for Elsa here (closes Sunday, 12/17)
Submit Song Suggestions for Elena of Avalor, Moana, or Raya
Info Post with Winners
"All You Had to Do Was Stay' from 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Hey, all you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand
Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
"Begin Again" from Red (Taylor's Version)
And you throw your head back laughing
Like a little kid
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny, 'cause
He never did
I've been spending the last eight months
Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn, and end
But on a Wednesday in a cafe
I watched it begin again
"Cruel Summer" from Lover
Oh, it's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
And it's ooh, whoa, oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh, whoa, oh
It's a cruel summer
With you
"Forever Winter" from Red (Taylor's Version)
All this time I didn't know
You were breakin' down
I'd fall to pieces on the floor
If you weren't around
Too young to know it gets better
I'll be summer sun for you forever
Forever winter if you go
"long story short" from evermore
And I fell from the pedestal
Right down the rabbit hole
Long story short, it was a bad time
Pushed from the precipice
Clung to the nearest lips
Long story short, it was the wrong guy
Now I'm all about you
I'm all about you, ah
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about you, ah
Yeah, yeah
"Lover" from Lover
Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close forever and ever?
And ah, take me out, and take me home
You're my, my, my, my
Lover
"You're On Your Own, Kid" from Midnights
You're on your own, kid
Yeah, you can face this
You're on your own, kid
You always have been
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Welcome to the Animal Besties Tournament!
Nominate your favorite animal support here! We are accepting those from noble steads to best friend monkeys and secret agent platypuses. Show your love for lucky crickets and tailoring mice alike.
If you're here for the right hand of our heroes, the companion of a princess, or the minion of some villain, all are acceptable and deserving of appreciation.
You can pick from any Disney media; animated, live action, TV show, or Direct to DVD and everything in between. Again, we will not accept characters acquired by the company after their release, like early Star Wars, but we will accept recent Star Wars.
EDIT! IMPORTANT! We have changed our rules, we will accept non-Disney animals (as long as they abide by the other rules below) HOWEVER they will be a separate/second bracket and will not exceed the number of Disney characters. In the end the winner of each will face off in the ULTIMATE final.
The only exception are the actual best friends in stories centered on animal characters, like "Finding Nemo" (2003) or "The Fox and the Hound" (1981). (unless you have a really good reason for why we should include them, then we will consider it. But you must include the defense.)
Feel free to submit multiple characters as long as each has their own form.
The submission form will close August 6th.
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Animals above: Pascal and Max from Tangled. the mice and birds from Cinderella. Charlie XLVI from The Absent Minded Professor. Max from The Little Mermaid. Iago from Aladdin. Jack from Pirates of the Caribbean series. Rufus from Kim Possible. Pluto from ...Disney. Fat Louie from The Princess Diaries. Pegasus from Hercules.
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Do you also know the meaning names of the Disney Heroines (not princesses)?
I think this list includes every female protagonist or deuteragonist in the Disney canon, even from the movies I haven't seen. Some of their names' meanings are incidental, while others are meaningful and were clearly chosen on purpose by the writers.
Alice: "Noble."
Wendy: Derived from Gwendoline, which means "white ring."
Lady: Self-evident.
Perdita: "Lost."
Duchess: Self-evident.
Marian: Derived from Mary, which means either "bitter," "drop of the sea," or "beloved."
Bianca: "White."
Eilonwy: "Deer" or "song."
Olivia: "Olive."
Nala: "Queen" or "water in the desert."
Esmeralda: "Emerald."
Megara: "Great" or "marvelous."
Jane: "God is gracious."
Neera: "Water."
Kida: "Raising away the darkness."
Lilo: "Generous one."
Maggie: Derived from Margaret, which means "pearl."
Mittens: Self-evident.
Vanellope: Derived from "vanilla" and Penelope, which means "weaver" or "duck."
Judy: Short for Judith, which means "praised."
Mirabel: "Wondrous."
Asha: "Wish."
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Rapunzel, Asha and Snow White at Disneyland Paris.
Photo by enchanted.zap on IG
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“We need more mean women in Disney movies”
y’all couldn’t even handle isabela madrigal
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disney's "adorkable" problem 🤪| ModernGurlz
A good look at the current trend of Disney heroines.
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