While this movie was an attempt at bringing feminism into Disney movies, I personally would not give it an A+. Anna falls in love at first sight and at first it does seem like Disney is making fun of their past "happily ever after" scenarios when it is made clear that everyone in the film thought Anna was out of her mind for wanting to marry a man she just met. However the movie does focus in on Kristoff and Anna's relationship and at the end they do in fact kiss. While Kristoff was not the man she fell in love with at first sight he still helps her throughout the film and the crush is made known through the duration of the film. Anna is at first characterized as being independent and adventurous but without the help of Kristoff she would not have ever found Anna.
While I agree that this film has a soft attempt at feminism with the love story not being as prominent as most other Disney movies, there are still some major errors that take away from the feminist approach Disney was trying to do.
I do love Frozen and although the male lovers are still in the picture, I do think this movie is a step in the right direction with making more than just a love story. I love the idea of women empowering women in this movie! Great post
ReplyDeleteWomen don't need a man to be empowered! I love that Frozen takes on this initiative. Younger generations need to be seeing more movies like this, where a woman doesn't need a man to live a happy and empowered life. I think this film coming from Disney is huge too because Disney movies have always been about the love story between a man and a woman. Although Anna and Kristoff do have a bit of a relationship, I think Disney is heading and thinking in the right direction. It will take time, but we are already seeing adjustments with Beauty and The Beast making Belle a more empowered woman.
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