Reply With QuoteAt about the time it came out, Sight and Sound IIRC had an interesting article about Beauty and the Beast relating to similar issues. Check on bfi.org.uk - there is an index of Sight & Sound on there, and some articles are reprinted on line.
I am a year 13 studying for my critical research exam in January, for which i need primary and secondary research. As well as conducting other methods of research, i thought it would be useful to ask other people's opinons on a forum :)
right :)
i chose to study women and film, because it interests me how the representation of women in certain films can effect the viewers and the image portrayed by that character.
i chose to focus on Disney films because i enjoy them, but i feel that the representation of the female characters is useful for my research.
i have chosen to focus on 3 Disney films, because of the date of their making, which will hopefully show how the representation of women in film has changed over the years. i have chosen to study
snow white and the seven dwarfs
cindarella &
enchanted
although enchanted is not an animation film, i think it is a good contrast to the other two because of the form the Disney 'perfect woman' has taken as a human :P
i realise this is a popular question, but hopefully i get the right results :)
i would like to know how anybody else feels about this topic, and whether you have any other ideas about how female characters are represented in Disney films :) any help would be appreciated :)
i will post a questionnaire later on in the week!
xxx
peanut butter jelly timeeee xD
At about the time it came out, Sight and Sound IIRC had an interesting article about Beauty and the Beast relating to similar issues. Check on bfi.org.uk - there is an index of Sight & Sound on there, and some articles are reprinted on line.
I can't really say anything about Enchanted, as I haven't actually seen it.
But in terms of Snow White and Cinderella, it appears to me that in these 2 particular Disney films, woman are portrayed as victims who are then rescued.
Snow White is the victim of a witch and is then saved by Prince Charming.
Cinderella is the victim of her evil step-mother and is partially daved by her Fairy Godmother which then leads to her finally being saved also, by her Prince Charming.
Disney shows a very stereotypical view of women, that they are damsels and they need to be saved by men.
I hope this goes someway to helping you in your coursework.
I know how you feel, I'm doing Women And Film coursework too!
Emma x
hey
im upper sixth and im doing something similar for my disseration coursework.
In this dissertation I am writing a comparative study on the representation of women in Disney animations through the ages and how they have become more independent and provocative over time.
Im finding this difficult and completly agree witht he above comment. At first they are shown as vunrable and need to be saved. But as trime passed they became more independant.Even thought they are independant e.g esmarelda they still can need saving.
I aswell am currently studying the same module. i found an article on the internet all about the portrayal of gender in disney animated films which i think would be of an interest to you. I only have it on a file though as it is wuite long. So if you would like me to send it to you let me no at 27337@scarb-6-form.ac.uk
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i chose to study women and film, because it interests me how the representation of women in certain films can effect the viewers and the image portrayed by that character.
For starters Jen, I suggest you look at the "Affect and Effect are different words" thread in this forum please girlfriend.
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I am a year 13 studying for my critical research exam in January, for which i need primary and secondary research. As well as conducting other methods of research, i thought it would be useful to ask other people's opinons on a forum :)
right :)
i chose to study women and film, because it interests me how the representation of women in certain films can effect the viewers and the image portrayed by that character.
i chose to focus on Disney films because i enjoy them, but i feel that the representation of the female characters is useful for my research.
i have chosen to focus on 3 Disney films, because of the date of their making, which will hopefully show how the representation of women in film has changed over the years. i have chosen to study
snow white and the seven dwarfs
cindarella &
enchanted
although enchanted is not an animation film, i think it is a good contrast to the other two because of the form the Disney 'perfect woman' has taken as a human :P
You'll find that you won't get many responses to questions like these here, because there have been so many and some of us feel they are irrelevant. The only original screenplay (i.e. modern film) here is Enchanted, which I haven't seen, so can't comment. The other films are of fairy tales, which are hundreds of years old, and made to appeal to children. I don't think they are relevant in a study of representation of women in film, but you obviously do, so good luck with it!
i might add that this is a site devoted to British films,and none of those mentioned qualify.Also why is it that almost simultaeously we receive about half a dozen threads from students all rather expecting us to do their thesis for them.
Hmmm. I've done a bit of detective work and I reckon it's sippog directing them all here. You'll notice he points out his student didn't know the difference between "effect" and "affect"? Very interesting.
What about us doing a thesis on why young students become members of Britmovie solely to get us older and wiser heads to do their work for them?
i don't know how much help this is but i think that the focus around the female character is designed for children as seurity as they will see these characters almost as a motherly figure (in particular Snow White when she cares for the dwarves) however since then i think taht the female character has become an object of obsession in particular now they have moved away from animation with a particular noteable women being keira knightly in the disney film pirates of the carrabean
i hope this helps and if it does please would you mind checking my question in this media studies section. It is the Quantum of Solace one thanx
There's a major difference between the original "fairy" tales and the Disney versions of said tales. According to some authorities, FT's were original intended to educate and warn children of the dangers they might meet as they matured. But there are Freudian (of course) interpretations of these tales, as well. Disney as members of this forum will know had his own agenda. But worth checking on sado-masochism in Disney movies. Try googling that.
By the way, I understand why forum members feel this site should only be for discussing British films by those who know them well, but I still think they are a rather churlish to dismiss enquiries from you young 'uns. I take it as a compliment that you recognize our expertise in this area.
name='Gypsy']Hmmm. I've done a bit of detective work and I reckon it's sippog directing them all here. You'll notice he points out his student didn't know the difference between "effect" and "affect"? Very interesting.
Not guilty, your ladyship. It was the depressingly awful grammar and spelling that I was going on about, not the type of questions being asked.
I admire the people who try to answer them but I doubt if their answers are understood or appreciated. The impression I get is that the students are simply gathering material for a survey. Of course the answers to these questions can all be found in books but nobody under fifty reads books any more, do they.
Im using the site as part of my primary research. and looking to othes as secnodary. its a requirment to get full marks. as well as no mistakes... (which they dont have to worry about here)
so give them a break they're probably in the same boat.
Why cant they think read and look for themselves?I did not have other peoples views to fall back on to integrate oin my essays and classwork,so why should they be any different.
Disney are a big business like Coca Cola and will no doubt stratify their audience as they decide which demographic to aim their movie at.name='JENNIFERRR.']i have chosen to study
snow white and the seven dwarfs
cindarella &
enchanted
although enchanted is not an animation film, i think it is a good contrast to the other two because of the form the Disney 'perfect woman' has taken as a human :P
Perhaps compare Enchanted with the 1985 movie Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985) starring one-time British actor Patrick McGoohan, which has some overt sexual conversations between the husband and wife (William Katt and Sean Young) and a quote in an aeroplane scene where the pilot says something about *smacking the bitch*.....not to mention bare and moving female breasts....... if my memory serves me correctly......
You'll see some very *worried* comments from *reponsible parents* in the imdb paraphenalia...........
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