THP children's movies that portray strong female protagonists in relationships to movies that portray strong independent female protagonists.

THP children's movies that portray strong female protagonists in relationships to movies that portray strong independent female protagonists.

Date set
Jan. 20, 2023
Tournament
Penn (APDA Meeting)
Topics
Art, Feminism, Finals
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Historically, female protagonists in children's movies often ended the movie with a romance (eg: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel). Many of these older movies were considered regressive and as framing women as needing rescuing by a "Prince Charming." Some modern movies responded by displaying female protagonists that end up in relationships but are still strong (eg: Mulan, Rapunzel in Tangled) and some responded by displaying female protagonists that were independent and did not end up in relationships (eg: Merida in Brave, Elsa in Frozen).