Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Disney Princess, Box Office Bomb, Family Values

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2161A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

Lecture 5 - problematizing the disney princess (watched first 30 minutes of enchanted) Enchanted: giselle is a mash of many princesses, movie as a "love letter" to disney princesses. She is timid and upset about arriving in new york. Just is ready to wait for edward to find her: she is not acting, just reacting, but edward (prince) enters new york in a very confident way, very masculine. She is "saved" by men twice even in the first half hour. Is a link to young girls that consume more disney care more about their appearance. In song "true loves kiss": "for lips are the only things that touch: what is this message of abstinence saying to young viewers, has so much fun cleaning. Last name is "tremaine: which is the same last name of the evil stepmother in cinderella, representation of career-driven modern woman, viewer is invited to dislike her, morgan already dislikes her "as stepmother"