If anyone's been here for more than a few months, they know that, one, my list is an ever changing mess, and two, if I'm not writing this article every two months, something is wrong. Well, it's been nearly four or so months since I last wrote this list and somehow my list has remained relatively stable. Despite it staying nearly the same, these have always been my favorite articles to write, so I just thought I'd write it again. So here I go!
13. Belle
It's tough. I can see the appeal of Belle, I really can, and at times I wonder why she's last on my list, but she just..is. I don't know, she's definitely a nice princess with more than a few admirable traits, but my problem with her is that she's always seemed to have too many admirable traits. It just seems as if while constructing Belle they were imagining the perfect, ideal princess in mind and while she does have some minor flaws, they're greatly outweighed by all her other character traits. I mean she's sassy while compassionate, beautiful yet unknowing of the fact, strange yet not to the point where the viewers find her weird..it just gets to be a bit annoying to me. The one thing I do love about her is her devotion to her father. Despite having pounding dreams of adventure, she stays in her boorish town because her father needs her. Belle is hardly a bad character, I just can't seem to love her wholly.
12. Ariel
I never thought Ariel would move up from last, but I'm slowly starting to appreciate flawed characters more. I even considered moving her higher, but there's still the problem that while I find her to be an interesting character, I can't find many character traits that I connect with. I've begun to appreciate her yearning for adventure and discovery and her going after the truth for humans and not just accepting the stigma that all humans are evil creatures. I do wish she had more of a proper apology scene, but I do think she was truly sorry for her actions in the end. Ariel is hardly perfect and I just wish the movie didn't paint her to be so. I wish The Little Mermaid made Ariel confront her flaws more head-on, but all in all I've really started to enjoy Ariel's character.
11. Mulan
Ugh, this is painful. Really, really painful. I hate having Mulan this low, I really, really hate it. I can see the appeal no doubt for Mulan, she's an incredible character and it's no mystery to me why she might just be the most popular princess on Fanpop. I love Mulan before the war, she's awkward, always yearning to please her family, but failing, forgetful, and hardly perfect. I can really identify with Mulan in those times, especially with wanting to please my parents. It's not as if in war Mulan is necessarily different than prewar Mulan, it's just the environment causes me to feel..cut off from Mulan. I don't know, just being in a war makes the situation more surreal to me I suppose, and we can no longer see Mulan doing everyday things. She does in fact seem to lose a bit of her awkwardness and clumsiness after the whole Be A Man montage and I just feel something off with her character from that point on.
10. Rapunzel
Rapunzel is a mixed bag for me. If anyone's been here for ten months or so, they'd know that for a while I had a Rapunzel faze around then where I was obsessed with her. I was obsessed with everything at face value and purely for enjoyment, and slowly I've started to see clearly and realize that Rapunzel is much like Belle, my least favorite. Rapunzel seems to be not perfect, put carefully constructed. (Jessikaroo's words, not mine. You all should read her article, it's a jem.) I do love many things about Rapunzel, I love her character development, her intelligence (both book smarts and quick thinking), her kindness and compassion, her apprehension which is a rather unique characteristic, and the many sides to her character, but I can't find enough flaws in her to find her to be a well rounded, interesting character. Rapunzel will always hold a special place in my heart, but sadly she's stuck down here.
9. Elsa
I struggled putting Elsa here. I do love her character and I often wonder if the things people have said about her have brought her here. I really adore the interesting perspective we see from Elsa. She's unlike anything we've ever seen before because people view her as a monster, certain people want to kill her even! I find that to be very interesting, especially from a Disney Princess point of view. I also can really relate to her despite her not having many known traits. Much of Elsa is left for speculation, which I don't necessarily have a problem with. What I do have a problem with is the way Elsa seems a bit inorganic. I don't know, I just can't seem to connect with her very much, though I do still feel for her. I find it very admirable that she kept herself away from Anna despite wanting to be with her only for the fact that she wanted to keep Anna safe. I also love her character arch and how she finally learns to accept herself in the end. Sadly I feel too lackluster about Elsa to move her any higher up my list.
8. Tiana
Tiana! I've had moodswings with Tiana lately, but I've never not found her to be a strong, admirable character. She, like Rapunzel, has a bit of a nostalgic feel (which is strange as their two of the newest princesses) due to the fact that when I discovered the Disney Princesses early last year, she was always on top with Aurora and Rapunzel. While she's dropped, I still find her to be an extremely interesting, unique character. She is a bit too narrow minded and obsessed with work for me, but I think she has a good reason. I suspect that going after her father's dream was a bit of a coping mechanism for mourning her father's death. I love how after she meets Naveen she learns to let lose a little while still being herself. Naveen and Tiana give each other the things that the other most needed and that's why I love that couple so dearly. Tiana is going no where but up on my list lately and I'm happy that I'm finally starting to see her character in a more positive light.
7. Jasmine
In many ways I can't find a single fault with Jasmine's character. She's very well constructed in my opinion, with so many layers and much more than meets the eyes at first glance. The sole reason she's not higher is she's just not really the character for me, but I still do adore her. I love how she knows her worth and won't let anyone treat her like she's less. While she's sassy and independent, she's also got a soft side and is a bit naive about how the world works, as shown in giving the boy that apple. I also love how forgiving she is to Aladdin because it shows how she doesn't expect people to be perfect. She could see why Aladdin felt the need to lie, and while I do kind of wish that she would've been a little more angry at him, I still like how that all was handled. I also find Jasmine to be rather quick witted and pretty intelligent and I've always liked her yearning to leave the palace walls. Jasmine's character is wonderful and I often wonder why she's so underrated on this site.
6. Anna
Ahh, Anna! These are the princesses who I adore whole heatedly and whom I struggle to say anything negative about. Anna is such a breath of fresh air and I really do adore her. I love how she shows us that wanting love isn't a bad thing and that it's okay to not be able to do everything on your own. I feel that lately there's been a bit of a superwoman complex (rhythmicmagic's words I believe, again you should check out every article written by her, she's incredible!) where the princesses have to be self-sufficient, but Anna is a bit of a throwback to the classic princesses with a modern take. I love her neverending optimism and joy, it's infectious. I also love and admire her always withstanding love for Elsa, despite Elsa constantly pushing her away. The fact that Anna sacrificed her life for Elsa is a testament to Anna's character and I have no idea how anyone could not view Anna as such a selfless character. I desperately would like to have Anna in my top five again, but for now she's stuck on the outskirts.
5. Cinderella
We've entered the top five and with an incredible princess at that! I adore Cinderella, but in a different way than I adore the rest of my top six. I just have a warm spot in my heart for Cinderella and she never fails to put a smile on my face. Even when she first appears on screen we can see so much about her. While of course warm and caring, I've also always found her to have a bit of a temper and to be one of the funniest Disney Princesses. The self control that she has is so admirable and the fact that she remains sane in that household is something to admire alone. I used to find Cinderella bland, but now that's far from the truth. I find her to be one of the most realistic princesses in the lineup, definitely out of the classic princesses. I actually like how she has moments of weakness where she starts to give up on her dreams, it's realistic and allows me to connect with her. Cinderella is just a joy and it's a wonder as to how she could've ever been last on my list.
4. Merida
I'm really having a bit of an obsession with Merida lately. Honestly, I'm not even sure why, as she's a bit of an outlier on my list, I just love her lately. Brave is my favorite Disney Princess movie because the emotions are so real. I really connect and feel for Merida's character and the character arch that she goes through in her movie is no doubt my favorite out of all the Disney Princesses. Her relationship with her mom is so touching and Merida has so many standout scenes for me. I love how Brave never once tries to shadow Merida's flaws, yet forces Merida to face them, confront them, and fix them. I find her apology to be extremely sincere and I find her character to be extraordinarily interesting. It doesn't make too much sense as to where this sudden adoration came from, but I'm very happy it came to me.
3. Snow White
If I could have all of my top three in first place, I would. I wouldn't even hesitate to do so. Alas Snow just takes the short end of the stick, but don't doubt for a second I don't love her just as much as I would if she was in first. Snow White is pure and utter joy to me. I adore her and she never fails to put a smile on my face. Snow White is such a layered princess and I love how there's so much to her. I love her motherliness and how she loves to take control of situations. She's also borderline manipulative in convincing the dwarfs to let her stay with them and a bit insecure in the fact that she desires everyone who knows her to like her. Her relationship with Grumpy is so sweet and I love how she prays for him to like her. The moment Snow White leaves the top of my list is the moment I've gone insane, I'll never understand how one can not love Snow.
2. Pocahontas
Pocahontas is incredible. She's utterly fantastic and I love her to the moon and back. She's a very interesting character in the sense that she's got a lot of fighting sides inside of her. She's rather mature and responsible, yet confused and playful. She's wise, yet lacks common sense. She's elegant, yet wild. I really admire Pocahontas and her character arch really speaks to me. I love how we see her at such a low, confused place the entire movie and how she finally figures everything out in the end and does what she knew she was supposed to do the entire time. I love how she wants to take the path less traveled, despite it being dangerous and how she doesn't take John Smith's backhanded insults. I really can't find the words to say what I want about Pocahontas because I really adore her on such a high level, but there's still one princess that I adore a tiny bit more.
1. Aurora
Ahh, what can I say, old habits die hard. Aurora is wonderful and I've never not adored her from the first time I layed eyes on her. I can really relate to Aurora's character and I've always liked how her character leaves a bit to the imagination. She's always been a bit mysterious to me, yet I've always loved that about her. Her indecisiveness, her imagination, her wonder, her kindness, her naivety, all of these are traits that don't get shoved in your face, but traits that you can see revealed from her actions. I adore how she desperately wants more freedom, but has a hard time asking for it and how she has a hard time in general telling people how she really feels. Aurora's flaws, her lack of a backbone, her having a hard time standing up for herself, her following Phillip despite knowing that she shouldn't talk to strangers are all things I accept, but just make me love her more. I really can't put my finger on the thing that allows Aurora to top my list, it's just a feeling I get every time I watch the movie that Aurora was made for me. She's my perfect princess, the one princess whom I can never agree with a single bit of criticism on, the one princess whom is my favorite.
Well, that's my article! I hope you guys enjoyed reading it and thanks for reading!! :)
13. Belle
It's tough. I can see the appeal of Belle, I really can, and at times I wonder why she's last on my list, but she just..is. I don't know, she's definitely a nice princess with more than a few admirable traits, but my problem with her is that she's always seemed to have too many admirable traits. It just seems as if while constructing Belle they were imagining the perfect, ideal princess in mind and while she does have some minor flaws, they're greatly outweighed by all her other character traits. I mean she's sassy while compassionate, beautiful yet unknowing of the fact, strange yet not to the point where the viewers find her weird..it just gets to be a bit annoying to me. The one thing I do love about her is her devotion to her father. Despite having pounding dreams of adventure, she stays in her boorish town because her father needs her. Belle is hardly a bad character, I just can't seem to love her wholly.
12. Ariel
I never thought Ariel would move up from last, but I'm slowly starting to appreciate flawed characters more. I even considered moving her higher, but there's still the problem that while I find her to be an interesting character, I can't find many character traits that I connect with. I've begun to appreciate her yearning for adventure and discovery and her going after the truth for humans and not just accepting the stigma that all humans are evil creatures. I do wish she had more of a proper apology scene, but I do think she was truly sorry for her actions in the end. Ariel is hardly perfect and I just wish the movie didn't paint her to be so. I wish The Little Mermaid made Ariel confront her flaws more head-on, but all in all I've really started to enjoy Ariel's character.
11. Mulan
Ugh, this is painful. Really, really painful. I hate having Mulan this low, I really, really hate it. I can see the appeal no doubt for Mulan, she's an incredible character and it's no mystery to me why she might just be the most popular princess on Fanpop. I love Mulan before the war, she's awkward, always yearning to please her family, but failing, forgetful, and hardly perfect. I can really identify with Mulan in those times, especially with wanting to please my parents. It's not as if in war Mulan is necessarily different than prewar Mulan, it's just the environment causes me to feel..cut off from Mulan. I don't know, just being in a war makes the situation more surreal to me I suppose, and we can no longer see Mulan doing everyday things. She does in fact seem to lose a bit of her awkwardness and clumsiness after the whole Be A Man montage and I just feel something off with her character from that point on.
10. Rapunzel
Rapunzel is a mixed bag for me. If anyone's been here for ten months or so, they'd know that for a while I had a Rapunzel faze around then where I was obsessed with her. I was obsessed with everything at face value and purely for enjoyment, and slowly I've started to see clearly and realize that Rapunzel is much like Belle, my least favorite. Rapunzel seems to be not perfect, put carefully constructed. (Jessikaroo's words, not mine. You all should read her article, it's a jem.) I do love many things about Rapunzel, I love her character development, her intelligence (both book smarts and quick thinking), her kindness and compassion, her apprehension which is a rather unique characteristic, and the many sides to her character, but I can't find enough flaws in her to find her to be a well rounded, interesting character. Rapunzel will always hold a special place in my heart, but sadly she's stuck down here.
9. Elsa
I struggled putting Elsa here. I do love her character and I often wonder if the things people have said about her have brought her here. I really adore the interesting perspective we see from Elsa. She's unlike anything we've ever seen before because people view her as a monster, certain people want to kill her even! I find that to be very interesting, especially from a Disney Princess point of view. I also can really relate to her despite her not having many known traits. Much of Elsa is left for speculation, which I don't necessarily have a problem with. What I do have a problem with is the way Elsa seems a bit inorganic. I don't know, I just can't seem to connect with her very much, though I do still feel for her. I find it very admirable that she kept herself away from Anna despite wanting to be with her only for the fact that she wanted to keep Anna safe. I also love her character arch and how she finally learns to accept herself in the end. Sadly I feel too lackluster about Elsa to move her any higher up my list.
8. Tiana
Tiana! I've had moodswings with Tiana lately, but I've never not found her to be a strong, admirable character. She, like Rapunzel, has a bit of a nostalgic feel (which is strange as their two of the newest princesses) due to the fact that when I discovered the Disney Princesses early last year, she was always on top with Aurora and Rapunzel. While she's dropped, I still find her to be an extremely interesting, unique character. She is a bit too narrow minded and obsessed with work for me, but I think she has a good reason. I suspect that going after her father's dream was a bit of a coping mechanism for mourning her father's death. I love how after she meets Naveen she learns to let lose a little while still being herself. Naveen and Tiana give each other the things that the other most needed and that's why I love that couple so dearly. Tiana is going no where but up on my list lately and I'm happy that I'm finally starting to see her character in a more positive light.
7. Jasmine
In many ways I can't find a single fault with Jasmine's character. She's very well constructed in my opinion, with so many layers and much more than meets the eyes at first glance. The sole reason she's not higher is she's just not really the character for me, but I still do adore her. I love how she knows her worth and won't let anyone treat her like she's less. While she's sassy and independent, she's also got a soft side and is a bit naive about how the world works, as shown in giving the boy that apple. I also love how forgiving she is to Aladdin because it shows how she doesn't expect people to be perfect. She could see why Aladdin felt the need to lie, and while I do kind of wish that she would've been a little more angry at him, I still like how that all was handled. I also find Jasmine to be rather quick witted and pretty intelligent and I've always liked her yearning to leave the palace walls. Jasmine's character is wonderful and I often wonder why she's so underrated on this site.
6. Anna
Ahh, Anna! These are the princesses who I adore whole heatedly and whom I struggle to say anything negative about. Anna is such a breath of fresh air and I really do adore her. I love how she shows us that wanting love isn't a bad thing and that it's okay to not be able to do everything on your own. I feel that lately there's been a bit of a superwoman complex (rhythmicmagic's words I believe, again you should check out every article written by her, she's incredible!) where the princesses have to be self-sufficient, but Anna is a bit of a throwback to the classic princesses with a modern take. I love her neverending optimism and joy, it's infectious. I also love and admire her always withstanding love for Elsa, despite Elsa constantly pushing her away. The fact that Anna sacrificed her life for Elsa is a testament to Anna's character and I have no idea how anyone could not view Anna as such a selfless character. I desperately would like to have Anna in my top five again, but for now she's stuck on the outskirts.
5. Cinderella
We've entered the top five and with an incredible princess at that! I adore Cinderella, but in a different way than I adore the rest of my top six. I just have a warm spot in my heart for Cinderella and she never fails to put a smile on my face. Even when she first appears on screen we can see so much about her. While of course warm and caring, I've also always found her to have a bit of a temper and to be one of the funniest Disney Princesses. The self control that she has is so admirable and the fact that she remains sane in that household is something to admire alone. I used to find Cinderella bland, but now that's far from the truth. I find her to be one of the most realistic princesses in the lineup, definitely out of the classic princesses. I actually like how she has moments of weakness where she starts to give up on her dreams, it's realistic and allows me to connect with her. Cinderella is just a joy and it's a wonder as to how she could've ever been last on my list.
4. Merida
I'm really having a bit of an obsession with Merida lately. Honestly, I'm not even sure why, as she's a bit of an outlier on my list, I just love her lately. Brave is my favorite Disney Princess movie because the emotions are so real. I really connect and feel for Merida's character and the character arch that she goes through in her movie is no doubt my favorite out of all the Disney Princesses. Her relationship with her mom is so touching and Merida has so many standout scenes for me. I love how Brave never once tries to shadow Merida's flaws, yet forces Merida to face them, confront them, and fix them. I find her apology to be extremely sincere and I find her character to be extraordinarily interesting. It doesn't make too much sense as to where this sudden adoration came from, but I'm very happy it came to me.
3. Snow White
If I could have all of my top three in first place, I would. I wouldn't even hesitate to do so. Alas Snow just takes the short end of the stick, but don't doubt for a second I don't love her just as much as I would if she was in first. Snow White is pure and utter joy to me. I adore her and she never fails to put a smile on my face. Snow White is such a layered princess and I love how there's so much to her. I love her motherliness and how she loves to take control of situations. She's also borderline manipulative in convincing the dwarfs to let her stay with them and a bit insecure in the fact that she desires everyone who knows her to like her. Her relationship with Grumpy is so sweet and I love how she prays for him to like her. The moment Snow White leaves the top of my list is the moment I've gone insane, I'll never understand how one can not love Snow.
2. Pocahontas
Pocahontas is incredible. She's utterly fantastic and I love her to the moon and back. She's a very interesting character in the sense that she's got a lot of fighting sides inside of her. She's rather mature and responsible, yet confused and playful. She's wise, yet lacks common sense. She's elegant, yet wild. I really admire Pocahontas and her character arch really speaks to me. I love how we see her at such a low, confused place the entire movie and how she finally figures everything out in the end and does what she knew she was supposed to do the entire time. I love how she wants to take the path less traveled, despite it being dangerous and how she doesn't take John Smith's backhanded insults. I really can't find the words to say what I want about Pocahontas because I really adore her on such a high level, but there's still one princess that I adore a tiny bit more.
1. Aurora
Ahh, what can I say, old habits die hard. Aurora is wonderful and I've never not adored her from the first time I layed eyes on her. I can really relate to Aurora's character and I've always liked how her character leaves a bit to the imagination. She's always been a bit mysterious to me, yet I've always loved that about her. Her indecisiveness, her imagination, her wonder, her kindness, her naivety, all of these are traits that don't get shoved in your face, but traits that you can see revealed from her actions. I adore how she desperately wants more freedom, but has a hard time asking for it and how she has a hard time in general telling people how she really feels. Aurora's flaws, her lack of a backbone, her having a hard time standing up for herself, her following Phillip despite knowing that she shouldn't talk to strangers are all things I accept, but just make me love her more. I really can't put my finger on the thing that allows Aurora to top my list, it's just a feeling I get every time I watch the movie that Aurora was made for me. She's my perfect princess, the one princess whom I can never agree with a single bit of criticism on, the one princess whom is my favorite.
Well, that's my article! I hope you guys enjoyed reading it and thanks for reading!! :)
FunkyDonkey
I decided to do something a little different and do a collab article with my five year old little sister! :D Obviously, the descriptions of hers will not be too brilliant, so I will be doing a reporter/interviewee style for her descriptions. The thing in the italics are the things I said. Normal writing is her response.
Annika's #11
Cinderella
I love the color of her eyes, do not get me wrong, but honestly, they have always creeped me out. They have their really awkward moments, and I have just no been a fan.
Sissy's #11
Tiana
"Why don't you like her eyes?"
"They're too big and that is a weird...
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Annika's #11
Cinderella
I love the color of her eyes, do not get me wrong, but honestly, they have always creeped me out. They have their really awkward moments, and I have just no been a fan.
Sissy's #11
Tiana
"Why don't you like her eyes?"
"They're too big and that is a weird...
So, I just finished watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, because I plan in rewatching all Disney Princess movies in order. I'll also write a review for each after I watch it - except Frozen, maybe, since I already did, but I may write a comparision about what changed in my opinions.
I'll also try giving each part (plot, music, etc.) a score, but I warn you I can't be too harsh.
Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, the fairest one of all: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Plot:
I see almost no problems with the plot. in addition to being concise, it's charming and captures...
Frozen Movie Review!
Hi everyone! I stumbled upon the Disney Princess page while I was reading movie reviews for Frozen. I absolutely love Disney and enjoyed reading the articles posted by other members, and I wanted to write my opinion on how Frozen compares to the other Disney Princess films, its faults, and where it succeeds.
I broke the review up into 3 sections: Music, Story & Characters.
Music
Unfortunately, like Princess and the Frog, I believe Frozen only really had one stand out song (“Let it Go”), the rest weren’t particularly enjoyable or memorable. “In Summer” and...
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Hi everyone! I stumbled upon the Disney Princess page while I was reading movie reviews for Frozen. I absolutely love Disney and enjoyed reading the articles posted by other members, and I wanted to write my opinion on how Frozen compares to the other Disney Princess films, its faults, and where it succeeds.
I broke the review up into 3 sections: Music, Story & Characters.
Music
Unfortunately, like Princess and the Frog, I believe Frozen only really had one stand out song (“Let it Go”), the rest weren’t particularly enjoyable or memorable. “In Summer” and...
Boring and Too Short
I've written this type of article so many times now, but I felt like writing an updated list anyway, as soon as I've watched all the DP Movies I might update the list again
11. Merida
She's the only Disney Princess I don't like at all. First of all she's way too rebellious and now I feel that Disney should take a break from those types of princesses. Also she's very whiny and her personality isn't very interesting to me and she annoys me so much
10. Tiana
Despite only being 10th I like Tiana, I love how determinded she is over opening her own resturant. But what I love the most about...
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11. Merida
She's the only Disney Princess I don't like at all. First of all she's way too rebellious and now I feel that Disney should take a break from those types of princesses. Also she's very whiny and her personality isn't very interesting to me and she annoys me so much
10. Tiana
Despite only being 10th I like Tiana, I love how determinded she is over opening her own resturant. But what I love the most about...
One of the reasons to why I love most of the Disney Princesses is because I can relate to them so I decided to make a list of that, hope you'll like this article
11. Merida
She's the only Disney Princess that I can't relate to AT ALL, the closest would be that we both enjoy being outside and long for freedom and the relationships between our mothers is sort of similar in the beginning, but after Elinor became a bear she and Merida's relationship became so different from me and my mother's. But other than that we're each other's total opposites, Merida wants to break traditions, I sometimes...
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11. Merida
She's the only Disney Princess that I can't relate to AT ALL, the closest would be that we both enjoy being outside and long for freedom and the relationships between our mothers is sort of similar in the beginning, but after Elinor became a bear she and Merida's relationship became so different from me and my mother's. But other than that we're each other's total opposites, Merida wants to break traditions, I sometimes...
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