#whereas in case of the princesses the whole top-10 are my big favourites

[lieutenant-amuel]

you wrote once about your favorite Disney princesses. What are your thoughts on the Disney non princess? Or top 10 princes?

Thank you for the ask!

The term “Disney non-princesses” is too vast, so I’ll go with the princes :P

I’ll take the characters from the same movies the princesses are from (even if they’re not “princes” aka royal), excluding:

EoA, because I’m not even sure which characters to include. Probably Gabe and Mateo because they’re the main characters and around Elena’s age. But I won’t include them because they are not well-known outside their show and either way we all know Gabe is always my number one, so let’s make this top more interesting.

Moana and Raya and The Last Dragon, because those movies simply don’t have male characters who could be considered “princes” (I don’t have the heart to call Maui or the guys (Boun and Tong) from Raya’s gang princes, sorry and I barely remember those characters because I’m not a big fan of the movies).

Before we begin, I want to note that this top is about MY favourite princes, not the best ones, and is supposed to reflect MY opinion, not yours. If you disagree, make your own post and don’t argue with me, trying to change my mind, because this kind of conversations is simply pointless. Anyway, I’ll try to express my opinion as politely as possible so I won’t offend anyone.

And now let’s get started!

11. The Prince (Prince Florian/Ferdinand)

I have nothing to say about him, besides he’s romantic and sweet. His role in the movie is insignificant, he appears only in two scenes and doesn’t even have speaking parts, I think?

I believe he could have a bigger impact on me if I loved the movie more, because my own bias plays a big role in making this top, but sadly he’s just bland for me.

10. Kristoff

Please, don’t bite me.

Despite the fact Kristoff is basically a lot more round than most of the characters I put higher, I still don’t have much to say about him, because he’s simply not my type.

I absolutely love Anna, but it doesn’t make me care about Kristoff as much as about her. He’s kind, loyal, brave, and even has a backstory, but… there’s still something missing. I don’t have the heart to call him unintelligent or God forbid dumb, but he just seems superficial to me. This is kind of people I don’t really like in real life, so I suppose it makes its impact.

I’m really sorry to all Kristoff fans, because really, he’s a great character, but just not for me. I often prioritize character’s personality over their complexity (which is why I’m not a fan of Elsa or Esteban if we take EoA into account because it’s been my brand~ for a long time) and if I don’t like them as a person, I cannot care about them as a character, and Kristoff is this case.

9. The Beast (Prince Adam)

As much as I love Belle, I’m indifferent to the Beast. I know he kind of has a complex character arc as we see how he’s actually changing thanks to Belle’s influence, plus we know a little of him before he was turned into a beast, like the fact he loves books, which actually does add something to his character, but I just don’t think that much about him. He’s nice, and that’s all I can say.

8. Prince Charming (Prince Henry)

I’m not sure what to say about him. He and Snow White’s prince are basically the same as neither of them plays an important role in the movies. I put him higher than the Beast mostly because of the sequels where he gets more personality (and an iconic jumping out of the window scene) that makes him a lot more enjoyable and fun to watch, even though he’s not really the character type I like.

7. Eric

Same as for the Beast. I strongly disagree with people who call Eric dumb or bland, but the fact I don’t insult him doesn’t mean he’s a character I often think about. I’m indifferent.

I love his passion for the sea, it makes him curious and adventurous, and I think it’s actually super interesting that despite being a prince, he has a down-to-earth hobby and is nice to his crew (and he has a super cool dog).

I heard Eric got “more personality” in the remake but I haven’t watched it yet so I cannot put my two cents in. Anyway, this top is about animated princes, so I wouldn’t put him higher either way. But the movie would certainly help me to look deeper into his character.

6. Phillip

Unexpected? Well, as I said, I’m biased. Sleeping Beauty is my favourite old Disney movie, Aurora was my favourite Disney princess as a kid and so it automatically made me love her man, too. He’s charming and brave as he’s actually rescuing Aurora, and as much as this is basically the only thing I can say about him, I still put him that high because he has a special place in my heart.

But you know, if we’re unnecessarily overanalyzing, Phillip is also kind of a rebel since when he fell in love with Aurora without knowing it was her, he refused to follow the betrothal and wanted to marry the girl he actually loved, so yeah, that’s nice. And he has a cool horse and a fun dynamic with his father.

5. Naveen

And we’re finally getting to the characters that I actually care about and even can say something beyond “he’s nice.”

I love Naveen! He’s energetic and optimistic, and I honestly do love characters like him. He’s super fun and has a fantastic arc, and I love his passion for music. As in Eric’s case, that’s great that he has a hobby and treats common people nicely despite being a prince.

Really, I just love characters with a radiant personality.

4. John Smith

I thought for a long time whether I should put John Smith or Naveen higher, because I like them pretty equally, but eventually John Smith won mostly because he’s deeper and I have more to say about him.

John Smith is great! He’s curious and adventurous, which I already said about Eric, but he’s a lot more dynamic and charming, and it makes him more enjoyable to me (his part in Mine, Mine, Mine is fantastic). He’s also decent, brave, loyal, caring, and what’s also important open-minded. I love characters who use to have wrong beliefs but learn eventually that they’re wrong. I think if I had rewatched Pocahontas before making this post, I’d say a lot more about him.

3. Eugene

My Top-3!

Eugene must be one of the most loved Disney male characters, and that’s well deserved! He’s charming and witty, brave and resourceful, has a great backstory that actually makes people care about him and it leads him to have a fantastic arc.

I really don’t know what else to say about him, he’s simply an amazing round character with a unique personality, and I really love him a lot.

I’m not taking Tangled the Series Eugene into account, because I sincerely don’t like how he’s portrayed there. They make a very big emphasis on his narcissism, especially in season 1, making him a comedy relief character, whereas in the movie it isn’t even such a big deal. Not to mention his absolutely terrible arc of being the prince of the Dark Kingdom. It completely erases his backstory in the movie and makes his story of being an orphan a lot less impactful for me.

2. Shang

Another bias, because, as you might have noticed, Mulan is my most favourite Disney movie. Just of all time.

To be serious, Shang is a perfect character for me. He’s brave, smart, takes his responsibilities seriously. He might be blunt and tough on the surface, but he’s also decent, respects his soldiers, wants his father to be proud of him, and always strives to do the right thing even if it’s contrary to his duties (I do have a type, don’t I)

and oh my goodness his song is the fire

He’s perfect, and I love him <3

1. Aladdin

That’s my boy!

Aladdin is my second favourite Disney movie, and Aladdin himself is definitely one of the reasons why.

He’s incredibly brave, decent, kind and selfless without being too soft as he’s also witty and resourceful. He also has many insecurities that force him to make wrong decisions, but he’s learnt from each one, and the general concept of his character being “the diamond in the rough” is really the main reason why I love him.

Aladdin is so layered and dynamic, and he will always be special to me.

Bonus: Gabe

ALRIGHT I’VE CHANGED MY MIND I will include Gabe, because it gives me an opportunity to finally ramble about my best man again and I cannot waste it.

I don’t even know where to start with.

I love his personality. He’s brave, honest, responsible, kind, selfless, protective, loving, extremely loyal and hard-working.

I love his story and how much he’s grown on me.

I love so many character tropes he embodies, and how some of the important aspects of his character resonate with me, which makes him special to me on a personal level.

He’s the character who unleashed my creativity as I created so much content of him and even built my own little universe that revolves around him and that I love to death.

He’s the only character on this list that I think about literally every day, and he will always be special to me because of the impact he’s made on me.

I love Gabe, and he’s placed out of this top, because he’s incomparable <3

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Thank you again for the ask! I hope I wasn’t too mean akjsnfkk.

#Ask me anything #Personal #Okay if I did include Mateo I think I’d put him higher than Eric but lower than Phillip #I… I’m just indifferent to him I’m extremely sorry #I liked him more in the past but throughout the time my opinion has changed #sadly #Honestly writing this post made me realize that princes are actually more boring than princesses #(to me at least) #There’s only five characters that I actually care about #(I don’t count Gabe because he’s not a Disney prince and I included him out of self-indulgence) #whereas in case of the princesses the whole top-10 are my big favourites #Эх

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Disney+ What To Watch: My Top 10 Favourite Modern-Day Disney Classics

#5. Frozen

Yes, Frozen is not my favourite modern-day classic as I do not buy into the hype of it being the greatest thing since sliced bread. I do believe that one particular song is extraordinary but that gets in own section below.

The movie as a whole, while still an amazing movie worth its acclaim for visuals and main characters, isn't as mind-blowing as the die-hard fans seen to believe it is.

Now obviously I love the movie as it's on this list and at #5, but since the movie came out in 2013 it hasn't exactly maintained its excellence from the first time I saw it.

I love winter, it's my favourite season, so to have a main character with ice magic who can cast the entire land in an eternal winter is marvelous.

Visually Elsa's magical ability is stunning, not only is she able to create the ice palace and snowmen of varying sizes, but I loved the visual distinctions between her ice projectiles when she's happy, upset or angry/scared.

Then Arendelle as a kingdom is rather well developed, I don't know how but there are distinctions between here and Corona in Tangled.

The animation is cleaner, sharper and a lot more distinctive than the likes of Tangled too. Not only do these people look like Danish people as originally intended, but the facial features of each character is so distinctive that it doesn't make everyone look related.

I also enjoy the themes in this movie of being true to yourself. Elsa embracing her powers and Anna being the light that can unthaw her heart is a really great parallel. It makes the two sisters two sides of the same coin where one can't survive without the other and this is something Big Hero 6 kind of explored with the two brothers.

I also really love how this movie effectively rips apart the original Disney Princess formula of "girl meets boy, instantly falls in love and gets married", with not only having Anna, who has been closed off to the world for most of her life so unable to build social skills, deciding to marry a man she just met yet Elsa, being the voice of reason, explains why this is a stupid idea.

Even Kristoff making a mockery out of it all is very refreshing in a Disney movie, because through their arguments and the journey they take to find Elsa and then save Anna from freezing, Kristoff and Anna do build a romance which feels genuine...as typical love stories should be.

However, because both sisters have been closed off from the world and each other with seemingly no one to teach them about life, it's understandable why both Elsa and Anna have no real social skills or life experiences and therefore respond to what are everyday issues such as being accepted or being conned.

Elsa never really has the chance to be queen as her coronation is when she runs away and she leaves the kingdom open to infiltration, and I do understand fully that her character was originally supposed to go down a more villainous path, but I do really feel if she got over her insecurities she'd be a great queen as that's the place we leave her on at the end when she embraces her powers and the citizens of Arendelle no longer fear her.

Anna can be annoying for some people but I know so many people like her, I can be a bit ditzy and clumsy and say the wrong thing myself. I am however more worldly than Anna, and she does learn from her mistakes and seemingly becomes stronger-willed for it.

Olaf is my favourite character in this movie, not only is Josh Gad voicing a snowman just brilliant casting, but the simple nativity of wishing to experience summer and not knowing that he would melt is just hilarious.

Particularly when you compare Olaf to that as a child as he was created by Elsa in this movie and as such could be considered a child, it is easy to understand why he has such wide-eyed curiosity about everything.

Kristoff and Sven I like as a duo, I really dislike the fact that Kristoff speaks for Sven and has conversations with him. It's cutesy and unnecessary. It could simply be a case of Sven making the noises of a reindeer and Kristoff responding as if he can understand him. Although I will say Jonathan Groff in this role is very likeable.

Hans and the Rock Trolls I'm clumping together because I don't really care for either characters. Hans being a usurper and particularly the first time seeing that twist, was at least a unique villain idea as you never really saw it coming, but once you know it's coming you spend the movie either booing him or yelling at your screen for Anna to get away from him.

As for the Rock Trolls, they're not the comedic side characters that most movies have, because Grand Pabbie is something of a plot device for the movie, but I just thought they were very...blah.

Unlike most Disney favourites, I really don't care for the soundtrack to this movie. The songs are enjoyable but I just don't like them enough to warrant downloading them or wanting to hear them over and over again.

That is, of course, all except for "Let It Go". I don't know what it is about this song but it is leaps and bounds above the rest of the soundtracks and works as an anthem on so many levels, it's almost the animated equivalent of The Greatest Showman's "This Is Me" but whereas this song's lyrics is aimed more at loneliness and isolation despite also being open to other emotions and feelings, "This Is Me" could speak to just about anything.

I will also say that the "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)" is so much like "Defying Gravity" complete with Idina Menzel being one of the two singers. There are a lot of fun comparisons to make.

"In Summer" is also a fun song for the reasons I mentioned when talking about Olaf.

I understand completely why this movie is the phenomenon it is. Nothing I have said negatively about the movie takes away from that. It's just simply my opinion.

I really love the stands this movie took in fighting against the traditional Disney format and the fact it doesn't seem to be shying away from that is inspiring.

It's a great movie for lovers, sisters, fans of winter, families, anybody I feel can get something out of this movie and in fact something different to another person.

So what do you guys think? Post your comments and check out more Disney+ What to Watch Top 10s as well as more Top 10 Lists and other posts.

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