Bonjour! This blog will be talking about the review over a well known movie created by Disney, called Moana. This movie debuted Thanksgiving of 2016. Many people while watching thought Moana was the same as any Disney princess ever created, but one author, Eliza Berman, thinks she is the exact opposite of any princess gal.
The Argument
Berman believes that Moana is an Anti-Princess. A heroine to join the ranks of Belle and Ariel, the ones who saved themselves and didn't need no man to help. Moana's of age journey is different compared to many of the other princess as Breman decibels,“I don’t know that any of the other princesses we’ve been involved with we’d describe as badass" (Time). She talks about how the Polynesian movie was based off myths from their people, the wayfinding by using the current and using the stars are all true. They also made a 16 year old girl save the universe. By herself. Moana is a role model for anyone that wants to independent: "we thought it would be very appealing to do a female empowerment story that didn’t center on any sort of romance" (Time). Moana, unlike the rest of the princesses is built different too. She is made for the harsh expedition unlike her counterparts who were made to be beautiful, Moana was made for stardom (Time). She concludes her article by saying Moana will inspire a journey of self discovery for the audience and hopefully a chance to relate through a person’s own journey.
This argument is very valid since most princesses have most been to just look at and let the prince handel anything bad that comes their way. But Moana presents to the public that women are more capable to fend for themselves and in the movie, she proves it over and over. Breman does a good job of bringing up the fact that she is an independent young lady. But, her evidence usually suggest that it was an opinion. A weakness that Breman has is that her opinions on female independence is clouding the evidence, even though she also has a very strong voice in her writing and really knows how to express herself.
Improvement
I think the article is relevant to today’s society. Women still aren’t treated equally and maybe this will open the eyes and let people understand the anyone can be capable of anything. The author could’ve done a better job of adding quotes from Disney producers or maybe people who worked on the movie, she only had a few in her blog. The author does hit the main points from the movie explaining why Moana isn’t like all princesses but a definition of bravery. The evidence is pretty convincing to show that Moana is no ordinary girl. But I think the ending could be better, but it does talk about a serious topic. People could possibly take this another way and then t wouldn’t be convincing anymore. This article has proven to me that I need to be more reliable with my evidence but that I also can do more research
on my topic/movie to make it great.
This was a great passage to read and to light the differences in our modern society. This is important so everyone can be equally represented both on and off screen. It is import to empower young girls so they can come into the workforce passionate and determined.
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