The Princess Blog

I've always loved PattyCake Productions'   high quality princess content . Today, they surprised me with a new video to pay some respect to classic Disney princes . Animated princes have regressed over the years due to a rise in feminism and have returned to their roles as mere accessories to the princesses. There was a period of time during the Disney Renaissance in which the male leads in Disney movies expanded their roles to fully developed characters equivalent to the princesses themselves. However, in the live-action remake era , Disney has been pushing the trope of princesses saving themselves, causing them to even outshine the male leads in their own movies  on occasion. This shift has taken us back to the classic Disney Princess era , in which the princes played very small roles. The music video, which was released today, is called "Charming,"  not to be confused with a subpar 2018 animated film of the same name . It focuses on the three golden age princes: T...

When the first Women's Rights meeting was held in Seneca Falls in 1848 , some people were opposed to the concept of feminism because it was not considered feminine. By today's standards, it seems silly to even consider a world where women wouldn't be allowed to vote. Modern girls are encouraged to grow into powerful women who can do anything they put their minds to, pushing boundaries and breaking stereotypes. However, what happens when the stereotype they are fighting against no longer exists? Through the years,  Disney Princesses  have represented the ultimate ideal for what it means to be a woman. During the Disney Renaissance era of the '90s, that ideal shifted from a damsel in distress  to a rebel fighting to break free  from the restrictions of her society. Today, a Disney Princess represents a young woman who has already reached the strength and potential of a queen  and is simply waiting for her time to rise to power. In the 1998 version of Disney's Mul...

I was thinking about writing a review of Netflix's sequel to A Christmas Prince , but it really speaks for itself. It's a cheap sequel  to an already low-budget movie that isn't worth anyone's time. A better thing to discuss is why Netflix bothered making a sequel to A Christmas Prince  at all, especially after they already contributed a low-budget movie  to the princess-filled month of November , which, while not exactly original, was at least not a sequel. Netflix produces a ton of content. Even Disney Legend Glen Keane is working for them  now! Even though everything they produce is not guaranteed to be a high-quality blockbuster, this unwanted and unnecessary sequel is just the tip of the iceberg. A bigger problem lies below the surface. The best new princess show Netflix has made is actually a reimagining of something from the '80s , and almost every Disney movie in production right now  is either a sequel or a live-action remake . Are there trul...

It took a lot of patience, but I finally had an opportunity to watch  3QU Media 's animated film, Charming , which still has no known release date in America. The movie was exactly what it looked like from the trailer --a mildly entertaining and predictable Shrek  wannabe with very little replay value. Considering that it was 3QU Media is still struggling with distribution on their first attempt at a film, I doubt we'll be seeing much else from them. The rudimentary animation was a dead giveaway for the studio's lack of experience. The fact that they incorporated watered down versions of Disney Princesses also shows that they didn't have enough faith in their own story. Even though the princesses did draw me in, I was hoping for a more fulfilling experience than this movie was able to provide. To its credit, the story behind Charming  is pretty original. Most fairy tales of old portray princes rescuing princesses and marrying them with the automatic assumption tha...

I've been wanting to write about Charming , an upcoming animated movie for a long time. I first heard about it at the CTN Animation Expo in 2014. However, small animation studios like 3QU tend to have trouble getting their releases off the ground . That might explain why the movie trailer dropped over a year ago without any sign of a release date and then mysteriously disappeared without a trace until last month. According to IMDB , the movie is coming out gradually in various parts of Europe over the course of the next month or so, but there is still no mention of a release date here in America. Despite its limited release, the studio was able to cast some pretty big names, including Demi Lovato , Ashley Tisdale , John Clease , Tom Kenny , and Tara Strong . At first glance, Charming looks like it's just another princess parody from the producers of Shrek , but many of the comments on the trailer revealed some strong opinions that I would like to explore further. Watch it b...