Most likely, those two are going to escape to the gardens the first chance they get :D
Disney doesn't need to change "the formula." That's the last thing that Wish proves.
What Wish proves is that "the formula" only works when you know why the ingredients are in it, and you use them the correct way.
- The Princess Character is meant to wish for only half of the movie's message, and go through an adventure that teaches her what the other half is; what her dream was missing. Ariel dreamed of understanding but she was missing love. Tiana dreamed of achieving her goals but she was missing faith. Jasmine dreamed of freedom but she was missing trust. Belle dreamed of adventure but she was missing being understood.
- The Villain is meant to highlight the opposite of the movie's message. Jafar gets what he wants through trickery and manipulation; that's the opposite of Aladdin's "truth will set you free" message, and he gets imprisoned in a lamp. Scar thinks being a King is having his way all the time and can't learn from his past of living in Mufasa's shadow; that's the opposite of The Lion King's "Let the past remind you of your responsibility to selflessness." Gaston loves only himself and is always obsessed with appearances; that's the opposite of Beauty & the Beast's "true love is found within a heart of self-sacrifice." That's what makes them such good villains. (and that clear direction is what drives good villain songs, since Magnifico's is what everyone is talking about)
- The sidekick is supposed to compare/contrast with the main character's qualities. Abu is a greedy thief, which is what everyone in Agrabah thinks Aladdin is; when he scolds Abu and teaches him selflessness, it shows us who Aladdin actually is. Flounder is easily frightened and looks at the glass half-full; when Ariel coaxes him and leads by example, we see her bravery and positivity reflected in Flounder's tiny character arc. Timon & Pumbaa do whatever they want all day just like young Simba always dreamed of; when Simba goes to live with them, he finds that "getting his way all the time" makes him forget who he really is and feel empty.
- The setting is supposed to show off the characters and highlight the movie's message. Rapunzel's tower is designed to be pretty on the inside because of her influence; if it were too dark and prison-shaped, we'd wonder why she didn't work up the courage to leave sooner. Just like how Quasimodo has made his corner of the bell-tower beautiful, too; they're taught the world is cruel and they're not strong enough for it, but they make their own worlds beautiful enough to hint that that's wrong right from the start. Ariel's grotto is shaped like a tower with no roof so that she only has one window to the forbidden Surface, and it's the light that comes from that forbidden world into her dark grotto which literally makes her able to see human things differently. Tiana's apartment has no interesting features except her father's picture, a perfectly made bed, a drawer with no extra outfits but stuffed with tip money, and only two dresses; both of which are for work.
None of that is happening in Wish, because they didn't know why the formula ingredients are there. Disney needs to understand and return to the formula the right way; forgetting it was what got them here.
tgcf with apologies to tangled
This was a big deal once.
Look at the CG animation on hair now:
oh my god, i remember watching the special features of the incredibles and they kept saying how difficult violet’s hair was to animate.
excuse me i think we’re forgetting someone else’s beautiful hair
YOU’RE RIGHT
Are we really overlooking the Disney/Pixar character with 2,320,413 individually animated hairs?
can’t forget this lil Dreamworks lady’s hair
One of the senior animators actually spent six fucking years trying to write a new program to animate Rapunzel’s hair.
Imagine hearing about Disney need someone with a hair PhD and finally being able to say:
“This is my time”.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS REVOLUTION
That’s amazing
Examples of Stockholm Syndrome in Disney
Frollo and Quasimodo
Mother Gothel and Rapunzel
Frollo and Mother Gothel convince Quasimodo and Rapunzel that their lives are dependent on them. The two villains claim the outside world is a terrible place even though they know this is not true. They also constantly emotionally abuse their victims by implying their worthlessness and destroying their self-esteems. Quasimodo and Rapunzel sympathize with their captors and even believe their captors are protecting them and treating them with kindness. However, both captors are merely using and manipulating their victims for their own selfish purposes.
NOT:
Belle does not sympathize with the Beast when she is treated poorly. She becomes angry and leaves the castle, only returning by her own wish so that the Beast (who saves her) does not freeze to death. She does not respond nicely towards the Beast until he treats her with respect. In this situation, Belle has control and is not manipulated into feeling for the Beast, nor does the Beast treat her disrespectfully after the first night. While the Beast does have an underlying motive as to keeping Belle in his castle, he abandons this idea and sets her free to make her happy. If anything, this story is a case of Lima Syndrome where the captor starts to sympathize with the victim.
Check out this post which refocuses the purpose of Beauty and the Beast from merely (and wrongly) being about Stockholm Syndrome to it’s original purpose.
FUCKING FINALLY
I don’t usually reblog stuff like this, but Beauty and the Beast is my favorite movie and I’d like to have this on my page!
this is actually a very good analysis. I take back all the times I’ve called Beauty and the Beast a ‘stockholm syndrome’ romance.
Here’s my #tangled piece for @gallerynucleus an art tribute to #disney tv #animation. Feb 24th-march 11th @cyclopsprints @ohmydisney more info at http://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/642/exhibition #repunzel #cassandra #corona #tangledtheseries #disneytv#maximus #pascal #joeychou #joeychouart
There is a popular saying here about how the way you greet the new year is how you’ll spend that year. Well, I spent tonight drawing and rewatching my favorite Disney cartoons so it sounds about right x) Happy New Year, everyone, thank you for sticking with me, and love you all 💖
P.S. Tangled The Series is awesome and everyone should watch it
How DARE you.
(also as you can see changing the comic name to Place of Princes because that’s shorter and you can can call it pop wich is cute :3)
Mother Gothel cosplay by Morganita86
Here are all 12 pieces from my E! News exclusive illustration series!!!
I’m super happy with how each piece turned out and that each character has managed to stay themselves despite being thrown into new surroundings and costumes. (My inner feminist wouldn’t allow Merida or Mulan to have their weapons taken away lol) Pocahontas still loves animals, Cinderella is still dressing tiny creatures, Tiana is cooking, and Belle fell asleep reading! I hope you enjoy the princesses you know and love, with a twist!
Check out my page for process work and phone backgrounds!
Pocket Princesses 175: The Fangirls Awaken (*SPOILER FREE*)
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Disney + tumblr
Shout out to Carlos Benavides, the coffee guy for the animators of Disney’s Frozen
You go, Carlos.
fan base for carlos
Carlos rocks
die hard Carlos fan right here
Carlos Benavides is a long time caffeinator for Disney! He provided caffeination for
- Meet The Robinsons
- Tangled
- Whinnie the Pooh
- Frozen
OMG GUYS. IT’S HIM!!!!!!
HIS LEGACY CONTINUITIES IN BIG HERO 6