Snow Day- "Unlearning the Myths that Bind us"

I watched the scene from Sleeping Beauty. The other movie I am analyzing is “Cinderella”. When I was in elementary school, whenever I stayed home from school sick I would watch “Cinderella” in my tiny carry around DVD player so I have watched it quite a few times.
  1. What is the moral of the story/take away message?
  • For Sleeping Beauty, the takeaway is that true love's kiss can solve all problems.
  • For Cinderella, the takeaway is that one person can solve all of someone’s problems (example: her fairy godmother, prince charming).
  1. Who is the main protagonist?  What is their race, ethnicity, gender?
  • In Sleeping Beauty, the main protagonist would be Sleeping Beauty. She is white and a woman.
  • In Cinderella, the main protagonist would be Cinderella. She is white and a woman.
  1. Who plays the servant or supporting character?  What is their race, ethnicity, gender?
  • In Sleeping Beauty, the supporting characters are the three fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather. They are all white women.
  • In Cinderella, she is the servant.
  1. Who plays the buffoon or joker?  What is their race, ethnicity, gender?
  • In Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent is the villain. She has green skin and wears all black.
  • In Cinderella, the villains are her stepsisters and stepmother. They are all women. The stepmother wears all dark clothing, has black hair, and is sometimes surrounded by a dark shadow,
  1. Use the Bechdel test on this show and movie.  Do they pass?
  • Sleeping Beauty passes the Bechdel test
  • Cinderella passes the Bechdel test.
  1. What messages about men and women does this film/show convey?
  • Both Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella convey that all problems a woman has can be fixed if she finds her prince charming.
  1. What messages about ethnicity and race does this film/show convey?
  • Both Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella have mostly white characters but the evil characters both have a dark element to their looks.
  1. If you viewed Sleeping Beauty and Paper Bag Princess, what skills did the protagonist use to defeat the dragon?   What messages about consent are present in each story?
  • In Sleeping Beauty, Prince Charming defeated the dragon with his sword. Prince Charming kissed Sleeping Beauty without her consent.
  • In Paper Bag Princess, the girl defeated the dragon by tiring him out.



Comments

  1. Lauren ZanfardinoMarch 4, 2019 at 11:00 AM

    Cinderella is very similar to Sleeping Beauty as well as Snow white, both being kissed without consent.

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  2. sbabulaMarch 23, 2019 at 11:12 AM

    Both Cinderella and Sleeping beauty both await a kiss from their prince charming. There is no consent and is forced because of a evil spell. One from a finger prick on a spinning wheel and the other from a poisoned apple and only true loves kiss can save them.

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