So once again I am watching a Disney movie, specifically "The Little Mermaid." I'm watching it because I honestly have nothing else to do, plus Ursula is one of my favorite Disney villains.
But watching this movie got me thinking. Most Classic animated Disney movies that include a princess do not have both parents. Think about, Cinderella(step-mom), Ariel(Dad), Belle(Dad), Sleeping Beauty(got sent away and raised by someone else), Snow White(Step-mom),Jasmine(Dad) and if you also include Pocahontas(Dad). Even in the newest Disney movie, "The Princess and the Frog," her father is no longer living.
Most Disney movies have single parents and I honestly find that interesting. The only family that could be included as a family is in "Mulan," but even Mulan ran away from home.
This really does surprise me because we claim that all the Disney are great with the value, but the families are never really whole and the love that they gain might not always be the truest.
Think about it, Ariel was SIXTEEN when she met Eric and married him. If I'm not mistaken, Sleeping Beauty was the same age and married him cause of the true love first kiss thing. Snow White had the same thing that Sleeping Beauty had.
Jasmine and Belle are the only ones who fell for their princes by getting to know them. Belle fell in love with a beast and hesitated when he turned back to normal.
I love Disney Movies, don't get me wrong, but Disney has really skewed our vision of what a family and true love is. I still will watch them and one day show them to my children, but it's just fascinating that our perfect view is not so perfect.
This really reminds me of a scene from one of my favorite movies. These two 12yr old girls discuss how life is not fair, but it's not even fair in the television shows that they love. No family is perfect and apparently this is true in the wonderful world of Disney.
