This week, I've been watching a lot of movies. I don't know why. I really don't have time for it. But I've somehow made the time, (by not doing a lot of my homework coughcough.) I was watching some of the movies I'd wanted to see for a long time, but never got around to.
The first one I watched that I'll talk about is Disney's Tangled. It's a different twist on the classic fairy tale of Rapunzel. And by different twist, I mean they changed essentially everything except for her long hair and the tower. But that is certainly not a bad thing.
We find out that this Rapunzel was a princess. But then, because of some magic flower that Rapunzel's mother ate when she was pregnant, Rapunzel's hair is magical. That flower was used by a witch, and when the King took it for the Queen, the witch was angered. So she stole Rapunzel to keep herself young and raised Rapunzel as her own. But of course Rapunzel wants out. So when a random man climbs through her window and can take her away, she grabs that chance. All she wants to do is see these lights that are flown into the sky each year on her birthday.
Of course from there it turns into a fantastic adventure, with a battle between good and evil. And it was really good. I enjoyed going back to my childhood days of watching Disney princess movies.
With this though, they started moving toward the more modern mindset. Rapunzel's goal was not to find love, but to discover herself. She just happened to find love at the same time. Rapunzel herself was very independent as well. While at times she did need her trusty "knight in shining armor," she could stand on her own, and often times was the one who saved the duo's day.
Then, continuing on the Disney princess theme, I went and watched Brave.
And I loved it just as much.
Brave follows the life of a Scottish princess who just wants to be herself. However, her mother wants to make her into the perfect lady, and this causes a rift between them. Because of this rift and differing opinions, a series of events take place that *possiblespoileralert?* turn our heroine Merida's mother into a bear. It sounds weird, but it makes sense in the movie. The rest of the movie is then about Merida trying to keep her mother from being hunted while also trying to turn her back into a human.
It was really a heartwarming tale, again about a young woman trying to find herself essentially. This one did not end in a "happily-ever-after-with-a-guy," which was of course different from what I was used to with Disney princess movies. But it was still good.
Overall, this just made me excited for what's to come. If Disney is making these kinds of movies now, it sends a good message to girls, telling them to be themselves. It mixes the classic girly love of princesses with the idea that one should be themselves and that essentially girls don't need to have a guy in their life to live "happily ever after." These are the kinds of movies I would one day want my own daughters to watch.
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