Frozen Feminism?

[shamanicshaymin]

Why the Feminist Controversy Over Frozen Misses the Point

I wasn't worried about Disney taking enormous liberties with the storyline; that's pretty much expected. I knew that Frozen wasn't going to have much in common with The Snow Queen anyway. But what really grinded my gears with the unfortunate implications of DiSalvo's quote about animating Anna and Elsa.

If this article is true, it puts my fears about the movie to rest. Trying to keep two siblings look related while still having individual characteristics is a HUGE world of difference from "WAAAAH ANIMATING FEMALE CHARACTERS IS TOO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD!"

In other news, the family and I just got back from watching Catching Fire. Nomnomnom.

Comments

[redwoodalchan]

That was a very interesting and thoughtful article. I can't say I'm super interested in watching this movie (mostly because I rarely watch movies these days to begin with), but it seems like the author's knowledgeable, and has the right perspective.

By the way, how was Catching Fire? I ask because I've come across a few sources now claiming that Katniss essentially "went soft" after the first book.

[shamanicshaymin]

I liked it much better than the first movie! It fixed a few things that bugged me about the first movie, like getting rid of the shaky cam. Didn't see the twists coming either. And I really like Finnick and Johanna as characters. I've only read the first book, but I'm one of those people who liked the movies better because I felt underwhelmed by the books being told in 1st person from Katniss's POV.

Regarding Katniss "going soft," that's not true at all. What's happening is that she's experiencing PTSD. And who wouldn't after participating in the Hunger Games? :/