Technically, Mulan isn't a Disney Princessslyslayer3000 wrote:I don't judge on the looks. I'm more on the personality. My favorite Disney princess would be Mulan. She has a simple beauty that shines with her personality. I consider her as a princess not literally, but based on her two films.
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But Disney considers her one for some reason. It seems Disney uses the term "princess" loosely to mean "heroine," hence why Mulan and even occasionally Alice and Meg show up in the franchise.TheSequelofDisney wrote:Technically, Mulan isn't a Disney Princessslyslayer3000 wrote:I don't judge on the looks. I'm more on the personality. My favorite Disney princess would be Mulan. She has a simple beauty that shines with her personality. I consider her as a princess not literally, but based on her two films.
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Princesses vs. Heroines!!!
Ah, the great Disney Princess/Heroine debate. Well, Disney says, "every girl is a princess" and the whole "Princesses of Heart" thing from Kingdom Hearts included Alice. So Disney seems be saying that to be a princess you just need to be a girl with a kind/pure heart.
I personally think Disney should just keep the Disney Princess line to actual princesses. There's enough of a fanbase for Alice and Tinker Bell by themselves(though Tinker Bell is getting removed and put in Disney Fairies). Mulan was only added to the line so that girls who were Asian could identify with a princess more like them. As for Megara and Esmeralda, they may be cool but their movies are just not popular enough...and they also aren't princesses either so they should stay out.
Now, if Disney came with with the "Disney Heroines" line, that would work but probably not be nearly as succesful, like the Heroes line that is hardly existent.
I personally think Disney should just keep the Disney Princess line to actual princesses. There's enough of a fanbase for Alice and Tinker Bell by themselves(though Tinker Bell is getting removed and put in Disney Fairies). Mulan was only added to the line so that girls who were Asian could identify with a princess more like them. As for Megara and Esmeralda, they may be cool but their movies are just not popular enough...and they also aren't princesses either so they should stay out.
Now, if Disney came with with the "Disney Heroines" line, that would work but probably not be nearly as succesful, like the Heroes line that is hardly existent.

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Well put slyslayer3000! I was going to choose the same two! Though I agree about Mulan's selfless love was an admirable trait, the thing that made me admire Mulan was that her love for her family led her to discover a need in herself. After they leave Mulan alone in the mountains, she admits that she started out to save her father, but discovered she was really trying to find herself. That's a very powerful theme that most adolescents are experiencing today. Mulan knew she couldn't be a painted bride. She looked at her reflection and knew that was not what she is. She also knew she wasn't a very honorable (as far as Chinese culture goes) daughter for speaking her mind to a high official, not to mention a man. What she discovered was that not only was she the type of person to act what's in her heart (a theme heavily and perhaps overly present in Mulan II), but that she can achieve greatness despite what tradition and everyone else is telling her. She found her inner reflection. This is a great lesson on self-discovery that the other "Princesses" do not portray simply because they already know who they.slyslayer3000 wrote:I don't judge on the looks. I'm more on the personality. My favorite Disney princess would be Mulan. She has a simple beauty that shines with her personality. I consider her as a princess not literally, but based on her two films.
I like her because I think she's the most active Disney princess up to now. Much braver than the so-called courageous Pocahontas, she took the risk of replacing her father in the imperial Army even though this would mean danger. She loved her family especially her father so much that she doesn't care about herself. Her selfless love earned her my admiration. Aside from that, she has many characteristics that most Disney princesses don't have. She's also clever and adventurous and how can I forget that she's such a great actress? Pretending to be someone they're not is tough...lol.
She's not only a princess, she's a heroine too! She saved her father, defeated the Huns, and most of all, she saved China! What more can you get? She never gave up in her goal to bring honor to her family. Although she haven't impressed the matchmaker, she brought not only honor and gifts to her family but also peace and unity to China. And as the Emperor said, "You don't meet a girl like that every dynasty."
Sorry Walt Disney! But my least favorite Disney princess is none other than Snow White. I just can't stand her. Her passive personality, her voice, everything! Although I love Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, I don't like how Snow White turned out to be. It's too err....childish.
I'd have to say my least favorite is Snow White. Unlike Mulan, her motivation was a dream of a prince and her patience lead her to the dream. I think I (and most others) feel this way since I/we grew up in modern times, learning that you have to do things for yourself to find happiness. Walt Disney even admitted that Snow White just waited while Cinderella got up and achieved something for herself (with a little...okay, a lot of help). Snow White is too old-fashioned. One cannot say that she does nothing for herself and is lazy. She cooks and cleans and shows compassion. Her ony problem was that she was a dreamer that let her dreams float by, but she got lucky and it found her. I think the reason people back then loved Snow White was because it was a dream with instant happiness. America had recently suffered crushed dreams and all time lows from The Great Depression. They worked and suffered with very little return. This kind of movie was just the ticket to cheer them up.