Sunday, September 15, 2013

Cinderella

Moving onto Cinderella. In Cinderella the stereotypical representations of materialism, cleaning, animals and love are seen. Here cinderella's godmother is helping her transform into a beautiful women.    This shows materialistic views. The godmother could have helped her stitch up her old dress or sew a new one, but no, she had to give her an entirely new and beautiful (probably expensive) blue sparkling gown. Also a pair of glass slippers. Not to mention turning a pumpkin into a coach. Oh and mice into horses and a coachman.
It is very clear in Cinderella that in order to be beautiful and important and feel good Cinderella had to have all of these items. Otherwise she couldn't go to the ball! What if she had of shown up in a less as dazzling outfit, would the prince still have fallen in love with her?  By making Cinderella wear such a beautiful outfit it also gives younger girls the idea that if they wear something beautiful then she will be beautiful. Also not to mention that her glass slipper is a huge symbol of the film. It is the symbol of the Princes undying love for her. Maybe if Cinderella had of worn a more appropriate shoe than a glass one it wouldn't have slipped off, but its all about the look.
Also setting up a romantic story of the prince searching all over the town for the girl with blonde hair whose foot fits a shoe. The quest is ridiculous and it is highly possible that the Prince could have put the shoe on any other blonde girl and it would have fit. This makes the story highly unlikely and unrealistic, giving the younger girls who watch Disney Princesses in todays society the ideas of how to be the perfect women which are all unrealistic.

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