It’s horrible! Merida was created to break that mold. When little girls say they like it because it’s more sparkly, that’s all fine and good but, subconsciously, they are soaking in the sexy ‘come-hither’ look and the skinny aspect of the new version. “I think it’s atrocious what they have done to Merida. Chapman wrote in the Marin Independent Journal, I don’t want to ruin the movie in case you have not seen it, so I will just say that Disney’s new version of Merida goes against the main message that viewers are supposed to take away from the film.Įven one of the original creators of the film Brenda Chapman was appalled by Merida’s new look. The whole point of the movie is to be accepting of others and not to try and force someone into a stereotypical image to follow past traditions. One point in the film Merida says to her mother, “You were never there for me! This whole marriage is what YOU want! Do you ever bother to ask what ‘I’ want? No! You walk around telling me what to do, what not to do! Trying to make me be like you! Well, I’m not going to be like you!” Merida gets upset when she learns that her mother has arranged three possible suitors to come to their kingdom to possibly take Merida’s hand in marriage. You don’t have to act a certain way and more importantly LOOK a certain way to be a princess. She was constantly trying to convince her mother that it is okay to be different. Merida would rather shoot her bow and arrow than wait for a suitor. She and her mother Queen Elinor are always fighting about what it means to be a princess. She is a girl that is full of life and really doesn’t care about being prim and proper. In the movie “Brave,” Pixar and Disney showcased another non-traditional princess named Merida. After some time together Tiana did realize that making time for friends is needed and constantly working is not healthy. The two didn’t fall in love with just a kiss. She realizes that life is not all about work and does fall in love with a prince, but the prince did have to actually put work into the relationship.
She is bordering on being a loner since she is constantly working and has no time for friends as she only looks to accomplish her goals. In “Princess and the Frog” the main character Tiana is a strong woman that works two jobs night and day so that one day she can own her own restaurant. In most of the recent Disney Princess films the “princess” is not the typical damsel in distress looking for a prince to save her. Here is my take on why Disney made an error in judgment by tinkering with Merida’s image. Disney changed the look of Merida, who is from the movie “Brave.” The original version is on the left, while the center and right images are the new and “improved” version of Merida. Disney has made some recent changes to one of their princesses.
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