Is it childish at 14 years old, to love watching Disney films? And by Disney films, I mean the animated ones, preferably with a princess in there somewhere. It seems that some people think it’s juvenile, judging by the amount of odd looks I got from the staff at my local cinema when I said I wanted to see ‘Tangled’ (the new Disney film about Rapunzel)

I went round to my friend’s house on Saturday, for a Disney movie marathon. We only had time to watch four, going for the theme of  ‘Disney Princess’. After some deliberation, we decided to watch The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Snow White, and finally Beauty and the Beast.

It was quite interesting to watch Beauty and the Beast straight after Snow White, and to see the contrast in the heroines, and how the typical Disney princess has evolved over time. From nothing more than a pretty face with as much common sense as a wet towel, to Belle, a princess actually has some personality, a love of reading and actually some brains.

But the ultimate Disney film has to be Mulan. Although she isn’t strictly a princess, she has more personality than Snow White and Cinderella put together. Come on, she saved the whole of China! Compared to Snow White, who just ran away, and then after being specifically told not to let anyone into the house, she went and let the queen in, and ate a poisoned apple. I mean, seriously?

But whatever. I guess expectations of women were very different in 1937 compared to in the 90s, when Beauty and the Beast, and Mulan were made.

See you next time,

Emily x