I wrote this for The San Jose Mercury news in 2007 when “Ratatouille” opened. The movie’s hypocritical reference to sexism helped to inspire my blog, ReelGirl. Please read and let me know what you think. Phooey on `Ratatouille’: Female leads lacking in kid films STUDIOS ACKNOWLEDGE, ACCEPT SEXISM By Margot Magowan Article Launched: 07/06/2007 01:32:35 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ariel’
Girl characters lacking in animation movies
Posted in Movies, Princesses, Superheroes, tagged Ariel, Cars, Diney, Fairytales, Jasmine, Pixar, Princesses, Ratatouille on January 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Disney/ Pixar male execs stop movies starring girls
Posted in Media, Movies, tagged Ariel, Christopher Robin, Disney, Ed Catmull, Eeyore, Jasmine, Joe Jump, John Lasseter, Piglet, Pixar, Tangled, Up, Winnie the Pooh on November 23, 2010 | 21 Comments »
At first it seems like possible good news. Disney/ Pixar announces: no more fairy tales, code for princess movies. Great! No more damsels in distress who end the movie by landing a man. Now we’re going to have a slew of new movies with cool girl heroes who bravely rescue boys from peril, exuding power [...]
Rapunzel
Posted in Media, Most stereotyping *SSS*, Princesses, tagged Ariel, Brenda Chapman, Disney, Ed Catmull, feisty, Hans Christian Andersen, jaunty, John Lasseter, Kathryn Bigelow, Monsters and Aliens, Pixar, Princesses, Rapunzel, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Jobs, Tangled, The Bear and the Bow, The Incredibles, The Princess and the Frog, The Snow Queen on March 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Disney’s Rapunzel movie changes title and cast to attract boys The LA Times reports that that after the disappointing box office for “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney is drastically remaking it’s new Rapunzel movie to attract boys. It’s now called “Tangled” and co-stars a “swashbuckling” male in the lead. Tangled Some people are upset. [...]
