Disney has received a lot of criticism over the years. I recently heard an opinion that piqued my interest and made me want to delve into the deep dark world of Disney’s character development. This opinion in particular had to do with whether or not Belle from Beauty And The Beast is a good person, but […]Read Post ›
It’s not a secret that Hollywood creates very few movies with female protagonists outside of the romance genre. This is based off of the archaic yet pervasive idea that self-reliant woman leads do not sell tickets. Reese Witherspoon and her business partner Bruna Papandrea aim to disrupt this widespread sexist notion through the creation of […]Read Post ›
I first saw the film Kiki’s Delivery Service as a four-year-old at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The 1989 animated film by the Japanese company Studio Ghibli had won many accolades domestically, been dubbed into English by Disney and launched onto the international film scene. Kiki’s Delivery Service tells the story of a […]Read Post ›
In our culture there has been this constant interest in the lives of film actresses. We dig into their relationships, their friendships, and their beauty routines, but what a lot of people overlook is the good work that they do for society. This is especially apparent with classic actresses that we have put on pedestals […]Read Post ›
The Female Gaze 