Jane Porter

How does it feel to win FOTM?

I still can't believe people voted for me! It's a big honor and I'm happy to know that people recognize the work I have done for this club.

Do you think you deserved to win? (be honest)

I think that I deserved it, because even when I don't have the time to write articles or make polls e.t.c., I still come to this spot and contribute and I generally try to be as active as I can. But I believe there are users who deserved to be nominated more than I did.

Who is your favorite animated heroine? and why?

Esmeralda. :) Esme is fearless, independent, intelligent, witty, fiery,...

Ever since Doug Walker did his review of The Swan Princess, I've noticed more and more people around the internet accuse this movie of being "Disney-lite," "a Disney knock-off," etc.

Problem is, the reasons they give are either something that almost EVERY animated movie has done since Snow White (singing, princesses, animal companions, etc) OR it was already in the original fairy tale-inspired ballet written and composed by Tchaikovsky decades before Disney ever got into animation.

Quick Backstory: The Swan Princess is based on the ballet link, again, written and composed by Tchaikovsky. And...