Read Article Doing “The Next Right Thing”: <em>Frozen 2’</em>s Improvement on the Cautious White Feminism of the Original
Category:
AMP Featured
Movies
Doing “The Next Right Thing”: Frozen 2’s Improvement on the Cautious White Feminism of the Original
The original Frozen seemed to revolutionize the classic Disney fairy tale film. No longer about a damsel in distress who dreams of “bigger things” and finds fulfillment in a heteronormative romance, the film explicitly satirizes that old chestnut of a plot, revealing “love at first sight” as a dangerous fiction taught to young girls who don’t know any better. Indeed, this film seems all about teaching girls how to navigate the challenges of patriarchal society.