The radical notion that women like good movies
This review by Olivia Bernal previously appeared at Bitch Flicks as part of our series on Animated Children’s Films. Cinderella (1950) I would guess that in its long years of making animated features, Disney has made a mint on the princess formula. There is always a brooding prince, handsome, but distracted by his more worldly … Continue reading “Women and Gender in Musicals Week: Cinderella”
Exploring dark complexity, spouting snappy one liners, or cruel and calculating — actors often say that villains are the most fun to play. So in this week’s Feminist Film Question, we asked you to tell us who’s your favorite female movie villain. With characters ranging from action and period drama to comedy and animation, here’s … Continue reading “Weekly Feminist Film Question: Who Is Your Favorite Female Movie Villain?”
Kristen Stewart as Snow White in Snow White and the Huntsman This guest post written by Scott Mendelson was originally published July 2011 at Mendelson’s Memos. Cross-posted with permission. There were a few interesting articles written over the last several months about the unusual amount of ass-kicking (or at least take-charge) young female roles being … Continue reading “Guest Writer Wednesday: Happily Never After: The Sad (and Sexist?) Rush to Cast Some of Our Most Promising Young Actresses as Fairy Tale Princesses”
The Wicked Queen This is a guest review by Rebecca Cohen. I’m not the first to note that the female protagonists of Disney animated features tend not to have mothers. When adult women do appear, they are evil wicked stepmothers, as in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Cinderella, or evil sorceresses, as in … Continue reading “Animated Children’s Films: The Evolution of the Disney Villainess”
This is a guest review by Myrna Waldron. “The sarcasm is practically melting off the screen!” If you’re an internet and animation addict like I am, you’ve probably come across several sets of images, like the one above, that point out the sexist flaws present in Disney films. While I wholeheartedly believe in critical analysis … Continue reading “Animated Children’s Films: You Say Princess Like It’s a Bad Thing”
Cinderella (1950) I would guess that in its long years of making animated features, Disney has made a mint on the princess formula. There is always a brooding prince, handsome, but distracted by his more worldly pursuits (i.e. war, evil, magic, etc.). There is a beautiful yet tragic young woman who is either on-her-knees humble, … Continue reading “Animated Children’s Films: Cinderella”
