The Evolving Portrayal of Women in Disney
In some of the first Disney movies – such as Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty – women were used to seeing themselves portrayed as damsels in distress, with weak or absent fathers and evil…
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Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 12 – Escape From Pleasure Island
Fairy Godmother quietly slipped out of the conference room and fled to her office, leaving Belle to soothe her husband’s temper as the other heroes and heroines watched the retired king in numbed silence. Sinking…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 27 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
It’s been nearly a day since I brought that stupid locket to this guy so he could look over it. He said it shouldn’t take long, and yet here I was waiting for him to…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 11- The Plot Thickens
“Evie! Sophie!” Celia’s excited voice struck like a bolt of lightning as the two older girls brushed the rancid hay off their clothes and hair. “Don’t say another word, Celia Faciller!” The blue-clad princess pounced…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 26 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
Ow. That is painful. As I struggled to get up, I cast a look on the others, and saw that that last attack had really done some damage. Everyone was lying on the ground, covered…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 10 – Go the Distance
“Celia,” the Sorcerer closed the door quietly behind her, “I sent Sophie into town to get my students some hours ago, but they haven’t returned.” “You mean the antiheroes?” she guessed, her mind immediately leaped…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 25 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
Just when I thought I couldn’t hate my dad anymore, he went and took complete control of my life. True to his word he cleared out my room and replaced it with his idea of…
True Love: Classic Disney vs. Studio Ghibli
I’m just going to come out and say it… I think that, on the whole, Ghibli Studios has a better understanding of true love than classic Disney. Most of the classic Disney movies have this…
Crossing the Space Between – Chapter 9 – The Lost Children
Fairy Godmother paced back and forth inside her office, one minute wanting to call Yen Sid, the next wanting to call her daughter, and the next not knowing what she wanted to do. “Did you…
Journey of Discovery Chapter 24 (A Kingdom Hearts Story)
As much as I wanted to leave with my prize, I decided to stay and watch the fight. It had proven to be amusing to watch that moron get his butt handed to him by…