No more princesses

[spreadnparanoia]

I just read a story reporting that "Tangled" will be Disney's last fairy tale musical for the foreseeable future. The article cited a host of reasons from both Disney execs and experts. They said that the archetype of a woman being taken care of by a prince is outdated. They also said that little girls no longer want to be princesses, they want to

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[a_leprechaun]

I have very little to say to this post other than, "Word."

Also, that while CGI animation can and has been at times very beautiful, I will never be as impressed by it as I am by the hand-drawn variety.

[lassarina]

Yes, this. CGI belongs in my video games, not my animated movies, damn it.

They said that the archetype of a woman being taken care of by a prince is outdated. ahahahahahahaha oh God this would be funny if it weren't so desperately untrue--we just hide it better these days.

I too would far better be an adventurous and ambitious princess than a hot and cool brat. The former at least has agency.

[rollick]

1) Can you link me to this story? It sounds interesting, and besides, I have to write a review of the film tomorrow, and this would make a great lead-in