WarriorDreamer wrote:I just think she should be kicked out of the franchise. Disney Princess doesn't mean just princess by title but by nature too. Model behavior, giving something for the girls (and some boys) to look up to. That's not to say Merida isn't a strong heroine, she is, but she isn't a Disney princess, she's Pixar, end-of. She was created in Pixar so she should stay in Pixar. Otherwise we may as well get crossovers in Marvel and Star Wars as well. Sorry if it sounds strict, but its just how I feel. Get her out. Keep her in her Pixar family.
I feel like who a Disney princess is is going down the drain. And this is baaad. Get rid of Merida and it'll be restored to its former glory.
Since the days of their five picture deal, the Disney company has always owned the rights to the Pixar characters. They've been under the Disney umbrella since the beginning. I mean, I can understand where you're coming from, but it is what it is. That said, I'd consider them to be closer to being authentic "Disney" characters than those from Marvel or
Star Wars. Their whole foundation and history with the company is much different.
And I feel like the only "glory" the Disney Princess line has ever had was making billions of dollars a year in merchandising. Because, it sure doesn't honor or respect the characters or the legacy of the films from which they come from. Aside from the awful, sparkly redesigns that make them look like Barbie (and in all honesty, I think Cindrella received a much worse redesign than Merida), their personalities are altered and degraded to fit their line. I remember seeing a book or something where there was a blurb about Tiana, and it said something along the lines of, "Tiana always dreamed of being a princess, and now she is!" Lol. How much further from her character could you get? And I can't be the only one who is annoyed that every Disney film with one of the princesses from this line are now called "Princess movies" as if it is some sort of genre.
