(March 12, 2014 at 1:23 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: It really fucking irritates me that the inherently positive feminist story is being shit on.
I think that might also be why it's being shit on: when you come right down to it, Frozen really does have the same "being yourself is awesome!" message that the majority of other Disney... hell, children's movies in general, have. The difference is that the presenter of that message is an independent, in some ways less than traditionally feminine woman who doesn't define herself by romantic attractions and manages to present this message without a masculine helper.
Seriously, how many of these goddamn movies feature a lead character who learns to accept a part of themselves as a part of their arc? How is Elsa different from them, aside from the fact that she doesn't interact significantly with any of the male characters in the film?
This whole thing reeks of the usual assumptions: she doesn't get with a guy, she's strong on her own and has her own opinions, therefore, she must be some form of queer analog.

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