The Disney Princess The Disney Princess EvolutionEvolution

By: Lorena Medina RivasBy: Lorena Medina Rivas

IntroductioIntroductionn

Why this topic?Why this topic?

Importance of Disney films Importance of Disney films

How have Disney princesses evolved over time How have Disney princesses evolved over time

and how do they affect their viewers?and how do they affect their viewers?

Once Upon a Once Upon a Time…Time…

Original folktales by Original folktales by the Grimm Brothersthe Grimm Brothers

Disney’s key skill to Disney’s key skill to its success: its success: sugarcoatingsugarcoating

Disney’s progress Disney’s progress and its princess and its princess “trifectas”“trifectas”

Magic IngredientsMagic IngredientsGender Roles: First Gender Roles: First trio: nurturing, trio: nurturing, passive and passive and cooperative, cooperative, emotional, naïve, emotional, naïve, and tending to and tending to their physical their physical appearance.appearance.

Magic of MusicMagic of Musicinspirational music is inspirational music is the key to the iconic the key to the iconic mark and name Disney mark and name Disney has made for itself. has made for itself.

Alan Manken, Alan Manken, composer of the Little composer of the Little Mermaid soundtrack Mermaid soundtrack

BroadwayBroadway

Elton John and Tim Elton John and Tim Rice Rice

Life lessonsLife lessonsWorld comes with challenges and World comes with challenges and sacrificessacrifices

Respect the Earth as a living resourceRespect the Earth as a living resource

Don’t accept sketchy things from Don’t accept sketchy things from strangersstrangers

Don’t allow yourself to be manipulatedDon’t allow yourself to be manipulated

Don’t be afraid to be differentDon’t be afraid to be different

Being resourceful pays offBeing resourceful pays off

Fight for what you believe inFight for what you believe in

Happily Ever AfterHappily Ever AfterAfrican American African American girls’ connection to girls’ connection to TianaTiana

Tiana promoting Tiana promoting diversitydiversity

Rapunzel closing Rapunzel closing the curtainsthe curtains

Tangled Tangled innovationsinnovations

ConclusionConclusionSince 1937, Disney has claimed to be the best at Since 1937, Disney has claimed to be the best at captivating the identity of princesses whilst at the same captivating the identity of princesses whilst at the same time revolutionized the formulas it consists of. The morality time revolutionized the formulas it consists of. The morality and other messages it sends across are highly engraved in and other messages it sends across are highly engraved in the young viewers perceptions and used a base and the young viewers perceptions and used a base and

comparison to their own characters.comparison to their own characters.