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This part of my ranking is a lot 더 많이 positive than the 이전 half. I absolutely adore every character in my 상단, 맨 위로 ten, so I tend to gladly accept and 사랑 every aspect of their characters, flaws and all.
10. Snow White
I used to find Snow White fairly annoying for a long time, but now, every time I watch her movie, I can't help but 사랑 her even more. Snow is easily one of the most unique and endearing 디즈니 characters ever made. She's genuinely sweet, polite, motherly, caring and able to keep a positive attitude despite what she's been through. I truly admire Snow's resilience and emotional strength, as well as her leadership skills and assertion. While I tend to not like bossy people in real life, I find Snow's overbearing, take-charge attitude to be quite charming. I do think she's smarter than people give her credit for, and while I cannot relate to Snow despite sharing her unrealistically optimistic view of the world, I think that she is a very realistic character, if a little quirky. Considering the fact that, these days at least, Snow seems to be consistently climbing my favorites list, it is likely that someday she'll be at the top.
9. Jasmine 
What I 사랑 about 재스민 속, 재 스민 is that her aggressive, abrasive personality gives a lot of young girls out there (who aren't seen as sweet and innocent and pure as heroines are usually portrayed) somebody to relate to without them feeling as if they are bad people. I like that she is unapologetically angry and aggressive and that she is shown to be a good person at the same time. I do imagine that most people have a hot-or-cold reaction to Jasmine's brutally honest attitude. I think it's unique that 재스민 속, 재 스민 is genuine to a fault, lacking the politeness and tact that a lot of the other princesses have, especially since it reminds the less tactful, too honest kids of the world that they are not beneath people who sugarcoat 또는 even lie to spare people's feelings. Personally, I've never been able to relate to Jasmine's bluntness, but I've known people who can, and those people are constantly reminded that they're inferior to people who are nicer, even if the nice ones' kindness isn't genuine, so I 사랑 that Jasmine's lack of tact isn't necessarily a bad thing (it is meant to contrast Aladdin's dishonesty after all). But while 재스민 속, 재 스민 is portrayed as 더 많이 aggressive than nearly all of the other princesses, except maybe Merida, and can therefore be seen as less "nice," she is still brave, intelligent, headstrong and adventurous. She's generous and compassionate, but she doesn't consider how others may feel before she talks 또는 sets Rajah on them, and being so full of personality, good and bad qualities alike, she is easily one of the most realistic characters on this list, and that may be why I 사랑 her so much.
8. Merida
I think Merida is a wonderful role model. Even in my younger years I knew that I'd never be as great as characters like Belle. I would never be "the most beautiful girl in town" nor would I do one great thing following another. I also knew that I'd never be like Ariel, and that whenever I landed myself in hot water, it wasn't guaranteed that I'd get out unscathed. I knew that in life, I was going to screw up sometimes, do selfish things and make thoughtless decisions which may end up hurting others, 또는 myself for that matter. I just wanted to be assured that when I do screw up, that I'd learn my lesson. This is why I 사랑 Merida so much. I think I've made it clear that I tend to 사랑 realistic characters, and Merida is somehow one of the most realistic and relatable yet one of the least generic princesses in the 디즈니 Princess lineup. I think she is a wonderful role model to anybody who accepts that they have flaws and the fact that sometimes in life, things would go wrong and it could be your fault. Merida's independent, tomboyish, confident personality is a refreshing one to watch, and while she may behave like a brat and is terribly foolish, selfish and reckless at times, Merida accepts and embraces who she is despite not living up to the image of a proper princess, and best of all, she accepts that she's made mistakes and works hard to try to fix them.
7. Anna 
At first, I thought that Anna was rather bland, unoriginal and generic, and after watching Frozen many 더 많이 times, I've found Anna to be a lot 더 많이 unique than I'd initially given her credit for. I used to think that her only flaw was her awkwardness, but I was very wrong about her. One thing I noticed about Anna is that she's a lot 더 많이 impulsive than the other princesses are. Ariel and Merida are often called impulsive, but they both seem to be rather aware of what they're doing and are much 더 많이 deliberate in their actions than Anna is. With her impulsivity, resistance towards taking 조언 from others and tendency to act before thinking, Anna is probably the biggest screw-up in her movie. At the beginning, she doesn't listen Elsa telling her to slow down which ultimately causes all of the problems in the movie. Again, she doesn't listen to Elsa at the coronation and yells at her out of hurt causing her sister to run away, and she doesn't listen to Kristoff when he tells her to be quiet, causing hem to get attacked 의해 wolves. But despite her sheer recklessness and tendency to embarrass herself at least once in every scene, Anna is still so incredibly selfless. She is probably the most selfless of all the 디즈니 Princesses, and I don't remember her doing a thing for herself if she knew that it was going to hurt other people. She even wanders out into the cold, dark woods on her own in order to get her sister back. Overall, Anna's a lot 더 많이 flawed than I initially thought. She messes up time and time again, but she's still realistic and a very admirable character.
6. Li Shang
Personally, I feel that out of all of the 디즈니 Princes, Shang really sets himself apart from the others the most. In a world of adventurous, confident and fun-loving nice guys, it is refreshing to see a 더 많이 serious and stern character- and one who doesn't go through a big personality makeover. Shang's views seem to be very influenced 의해 the society he grew up in. He doesn't seem to be entirely misogynistic, and I don't think that when he refused to trust Mulan's warning about the Huns that it was because she was a girl. It was most likely because she'd lied about her identity throughout the movie and was then deemed guilty of treason. He does seem to accept that he was wrong, going along with Mulan's plans in the end. Shang's personality, overall, seems to be built from 더 많이 neutral qualities, which I think is great in a character. He is neither wonderful nor awful, which I really like about Mulan's portrayal of him. I 사랑 his no-nonsense, emotionally aloof attitude, and I admire how he's trying to honor his father, but what I 사랑 the most about Shang is his awkward, shy side. "You fight good" was simply adorkable and it was entertaining to see the strong, serious tough guy turn into a stuttering mess in the end.
5. Naveen
Indeed, kicking off my 상단, 맨 위로 5 is none other than this lazy, spoiled, no-good, careless, naïve, indulgent, silly, childish philanderer. While I 사랑 flawed characters and absolutely 사랑 how flawed Naveen is, I am going to focus mainly on his virtues in this commentary.
Naveen's character development is not rushed. 당신 don't even have to squint to see that despite all of his flaws, Naveen is a good guy from the beginning. When we first meet him, he immediately sheds his royal, princely attire and begins to play the ukele and dance in the 거리 with commoners, and he is genuinely having the time of his life. Naveen had just been financially cut off 의해 his parents, but he is not sitting around moping about it, and despite being royalty, he is not above dancing around the 거리 with randoms. He also tries to get Lawrence involved in the fun. Later on in the movie, he gets captured 의해 frog hunters and escapes, but when he sees that Tiana had been captured, he immediately rushes to her rescue. Previously, Tiana had almost allowed Naveen to be eaten 의해 alligators if he didn't agree to give her the money she needed. Despite that, and despite the fact that he didn't even really like Tiana at that point, Naveen still risked getting recaptured in order to save her, and he turned the task into something fun and entertaining while doing so. If 당신 are one if those people who consider that selfish and useless, then there's probably no pleasing you. In addition to the flaws listed above, Naveen is also resourceful, well-educated, quick-witted, delightfully and surprisingly awkward when it comes to genuine romance, and harboring insecurity. He has a larger-than-life personality and is bucket loads of fun to watch.
What I 사랑 most above Naveen, though, is that he simply wants to live life to the fullest and that he has fun wherever he goes.
4. Pocahontas
While some consider her to be rather boring, I personally find Pocahontas to be one of the most exciting characters to watch.
I feel that there is a lot of depth to her character and she is, in my view of her, slightly 더 많이 flawed than virtuous. While she is brave, outspoken about her beliefs, she accepts blame, and is curious, adventurous and wise beyond her years, Pocahontas is packed with flaws. She's indecisive, reckless, she doesn't often think before she acts, she lacks some common sense and spends her days wandering around aimlessly, she's pessimistic, she lets her emotions get the best of her, she ponders and dwells on the negatives, she sneaks around and stalks a man, and she mostly sits around moping about how much her life sucks, before using a sign to make the decision to spring into action in the end.
I 사랑 the contradicting aspects of her personality- it makes her even 더 많이 original and realistic. Pocahontas isn't often given credit for how realistic and relatable she is. She is an intriguing character, and for me, she represents how somebody so flawed can do something great.
Watching Pocahontas is like watching a movie about a real person, rather than a movie about characters i.e. a representation of a real person. Unfortunately, she appears to be very underrated, but I see her as one of the most wonderful 디즈니 characters of all time.
3. Cinderella
Oh, Cinderella. What I would give to be as wonderful as 당신 are.
신데렐라 is all things good with a refreshing added dose of realism. The fact that she's so sweet and charming despite being treated so unfairly is absolutely incredible. Of course, she rarely chooses to fight her oppressors, and I'm not going to defend her for that, but she is a very realistic character and has been one of my 가장 좋아하는 characters for as long I can remember.
Personally, I see 신데렐라 as a truly great role model. She's not perfect- she never fights her step-family which she is usually criticized for, although I find that point to be very debatable.
I absolutely 사랑 how realistically 신데렐라 is portrayed, how she complains about her chores and quietly mocks her family. Anybody who says that 신데렐라 is too perfect had probably not taken the bitter, resentful side of her into account, and her resentment and pent up anger was certainly very evident. I 사랑 that the movie wasn't afraid of showing this side of Cinderella, as if makes her 더 많이 flawed and therefore 더 많이 realistic. In fact, I do think that 신데렐라 is one of the most realistic and complex 디즈니 Princesses. Her personality and mindset is not extremely easy to understand, and it's a wonder how stoic and positive 신데렐라 had remained through all of those years of abuse.
신데렐라 was the first 디즈니 Princess I truly fell in 사랑 with, and I will always look up to her as the ultimate role model.
I think that her willingness to serve a spoiled, abusive family is demonstrates a degree of selflessness, and I can easily forgive her complaining and sarcastic remarks, as many of us would naturally do the same thing in her situation. I especially like that she usually doesn't make these remarks to her family's faces, as- and I know you're all getting tired of me saying this- it makes her a 더 많이 realistic character.
신데렐라 is one of the strongest characters on this list, if not the psychologically strongest on this list, and I strongly admire her ability to remain optimistic despite all she's been through.
2. Aladdin
Indeed, this 거리 쥐 has 참드 또는 lied 또는 manipulated his way to 초 place. Whatever it was that he did, it worked for me.
First of all, I'd like to begin 의해 saying that there is so much 더 많이 to 알라딘 than being a liar and a thief (which is exactly what 알라딘 himself had wanted others to see), and I've seen a lot of people- mostly outside of this site- who judge 알라딘 on only those two aspects of his character.
What is unique about Aladdin, both the movie and the character, is that we finally get to watch a guy live out a story that usually is lived 의해 girls. In 80's teen romance 영화 in particular, there is always an insecure girl who feels that she has to change who she is in order to become worthy of the boy she likes, while in Aladdin, it is the boy who has to prove that he is worthy of the girl. It is not only refreshing to see this twist, but 알라딘 also shows that men can become very deeply insecure as well. And hey, wouldn't anyone be that insecure if they didn't have nipples?
Joking aside, this brings me to my 다음 point. Aladdin's insecurities are portrayed very realistically. He is told that he is worthless ("You are nothing but a worthless 거리 rat.."), doesn't want to believe it ("I'm not worthless!") but ultimately lets what others think of him affect him ("The only reason why anyone thinks I'm worth anything is because of you!"). His biggest flaw is that he cares a lot about what others think of him, and that he ultimately measures his self-worth according to how others feel about him rather than according to how he feels about himself. A lot of people ignore this flaw, despite how fatal it is, and Aladdin's biggest flaw then becomes his dishonesty, which I hate. Aladdin's constant lying can easily be defended, which is why I don't like that some people consider it his biggest flaw, because he is far 더 많이 flawed than simply lying out of insecurity. He tricks people, is pretty whiny, shows no interest in actually trying to get a job, takes the easy way out (by stealing to survive as opposed to getting a job, 의해 wishing to be a prince, 의해 lying to 재스민 속, 재 스민 on 더 많이 than one occasion, 의해 choosing not to free the genie) and he behaves like a total diva, becoming snappy towards his friends. When people choose to ignore these flaws and focus on his dishonesty, which can easily be defended, I feel that I am being robbed of the reasons I have to 사랑 Aladdin.
Overall, I 사랑 him for all of his flaws and emotional depth. He's also a lot less 메리다와 마법의 숲 than he's often given credit for, but I'm not going to go into an in-depth psychological analysis of 알라딘 right now (but, boy, is he fun to analyze!).
Similar to Cinderella, 알라딘 is able to remain positive despite his less than ideal living conditions. Also, his resourcefulness, cunningness, psychological manipulation, constant tricking of others and the fact that he's opportunistic and goes for what he wants, makes him a Slytherin. I like Slytherins.
1. Tiana
After all of that gushing over Aladdin's flaws and Cinderella's realistic personality, 당신 all much be wondering why I 사랑 Tiana so much. I should probably start 의해 saying that I am probably very biased when it comes to Tiana and her movie, as 디즈니 had pretty much granted all of my wishes in making The Princess and the Frog. Yup, this is about to get a little personal.
As a child, I was very ambitious. Despite being extremely shy, I wanted to become an actress. I've been familiar with theater lingo for longer than I've really understood English, all because of my thespian parents. I'd even taken many dancing and 노래 and costume-making classes in order to become 더 많이 well-rounded. I can even make myself cry (and I used to do it all the time as a child, in order to get out of gym class).
While I've always loved Disney, but for a long time, I thought that 디즈니 didn't 사랑 people like me. Their characters were always like little whimsical clouds of cotton candy, who had a vague goal of experiencing more than what they'd always known, and while I was a little flighty and a dreamer as well, my goals were very specific. I wished that, like all of the other little girls my age, I could actually look at a character and think something along the lines of "Hey, she's like me and she's a 디즈니 Princess! I knew it was good to be like me!" I never had that growing up. I chose to see myself in Belle and 신데렐라 when, really, none of the 디즈니 Princesses shared any of my values 또는 defining traits. Eventually, my wish was granted, even if I was already well into my teenage years.
When Tiana came along, I immediately fell in 사랑 with her character. She wasn't nearly as much like me as I'd initially hoped, but her pragmatism was something new, original and fresh in a 디즈니 character, which I adored due to me finding the whole dreamy, idealistic "I want more" mould to be rather monotonous 의해 that point. Unlike the princesses before her, Tiana actually created opportunities for herself. 당신 can argue that Ariel went after what she wanted but she didn't actually go looking for ways to become human; her opportunities came looking for her. While I don't see passively waiting for life to happen to 당신 as being a bad thing, I think that creating your own future is a truly great thing to try to do.
(You don't have to read the rest of this if 당신 don't want to; I'd ended up 글쓰기 a novel on Tiana's personality in trying to show that there's 더 많이 to Tiana than her diligence. Sorry about that.)
While some of my 사랑 for Tiana may stem from my hopes for a completely ambitious princess when I was younger, I really do 사랑 Tiana for who she is, flaws and all. There is a lot 더 많이 to Tiana's character than her being an ambitious hard worker. She is a lot 더 많이 optimistic than she's often given credit for, being an African-American woman trying to start her own business in the 1920s, and she's a lot 더 많이 open-minded than she's given credit for. Tiana doesn't believe that wishing on stars will make her dreams come true and she freaks out the first time Naveen and Stella talk to her, but she's willing to give wishing upon a 별, 스타 and voodoo a chance if it means she's got a chance at fulfilling her dreams. This brings me to my 다음 point. Despite placing so much value on hard work, Tiana is still willing to take the easy way out in order to get what she wants, like Aladdin, such as when she kisses Naveen in order to receive enough money to buy the sugar mill 또는 when she refused to help Naveen until he promised to donate money to her (in that scene, I do think that she was being rude, but at the same time I do think that she would of helped him eventually, even if he didn't agree, which she knew he would). She is also very intelligent, though not as intelligent as a lot of other princesses in my opinion, such as the Classics, Mulan, 재스민 속, 재 스민 and Rapunzel. While Tiana is often criticized for all of the dumb things she does, such as trusting a talking frog, an alligator, a firefly and a crazy old witch doctor (which, while I agree is stupid, is still understandable due to her desperation at that point, as well as the fact that one 분 her life was completely normal, and the 다음 she was a talking frog, meaning that what she'd initially believed was impossible was indeed possible), she isn't often given credit for her smarts (although when she is, people usually just point out that she's smart without giving examples). For one, she is logical enough to 질문 how whishing upon the evening 별, 스타 can grant your wishes, she is resourceful and able to build a 뗏목 despite not showing any signs of possessing survival skills prior to that, she is extremely food-smart, is able to put two and two together in realizing that Facilier was very protective of the talisman and then deciding to break it in order to defeat him (she did mean to break it, but she obviously didn't know that he'd die), and I loved seeing her read a newspaper in the beginning. Perhaps I'm overthinking this, but I thought that this was indicative of the fact that she was even slightly interested in knowing what was going on in the world she lived. She also seems to have some economic knowledge, but she doesn't seem to have any idea as to how to interpret the actions of other people 또는 as to how to deal with them and their emotions. So basically, she's clever and practical, but she has no people smarts whatsoever.
I loved how in Tiana's Almost There fantasy, she saw herself as being 더 많이 gregarious and glamorous than she was in real life, which I feel a lot of daydreamers may strongly relate to. One of my favorites scenes of Tiana is the scene where Naveen asks her to dance, and she sadly states that she's never danced before. I kind of got the sense that she was insecure about getting out of her comfort zone and that she wasn't just sassy and confident all the time, which is extremely realistic. I may have over-interpreted that scene, but one major character flaw that I know Tiana possesses for a fact is her self-righteousness. Tiana is portrayed as being morally superior to Naveen, and even Lottie, in her movie, but unlike Belle and Rapunzel, Tiana doesn't gently guide Naveen into the light. Her self-righteousness is portrayed rather negatively, with Tiana being aggressive and condescending towards the people who don't share her beliefs ("When I'm a human being, at least I'll act like one!), which is a flaw I absolutely 사랑 about her. She was almost too good to be true.
There are plenty of other aspects of Tiana's personality that I could ramble on about, but I'll save 당신 the trouble of 읽기 더 많이 of my gushing over her, and say that Tiana might just be the ideal character, in my opinion. She has a very specific personality, possesses many virtues and is very admirable, but at the same time, she is flawed, makes mistakes has lessons to learn, and undergoes a little character development but not so much to become a different and/or perfect person. No matter how people rag on her, I will always 사랑 Tiana for all that she is, even if she doesn't stay at the 상단, 맨 위로 of my list forever.
Thank 당신 for 읽기 my combined ranking, and I'm sorry if I came across as pushy 또는 aggressive, 또는 as if I was trying to persuade 당신 into loving these characters the way I do (I adore every character in my 상단, 맨 위로 13, really). This really was me just stating my opinion, with some added analyses in order to express why I feel the way I do 또는 to make certain points (such as 알라딘 being 더 많이 than a liar). I'd actually typed so much that I cut some parts out, such as a rant I had about the difference between wanting "a man" 또는 wanting "love." I apologize profusely for what a long read this must be, but I sincerely hope 당신 enjoyed it even if 당신 don't agree with my opinions.
Have a nice day!
This part of my ranking is a lot 더 많이 positive than the 이전 half. I absolutely adore every character in my 상단, 맨 위로 ten, so I tend to gladly accept and 사랑 every aspect of their characters, flaws and all.
I used to find Snow White fairly annoying for a long time, but now, every time I watch her movie, I can't help but 사랑 her even more. Snow is easily one of the most unique and endearing 디즈니 characters ever made. She's genuinely sweet, polite, motherly, caring and able to keep a positive attitude despite what she's been through. I truly admire Snow's resilience and emotional strength, as well as her leadership skills and assertion. While I tend to not like bossy people in real life, I find Snow's overbearing, take-charge attitude to be quite charming. I do think she's smarter than people give her credit for, and while I cannot relate to Snow despite sharing her unrealistically optimistic view of the world, I think that she is a very realistic character, if a little quirky. Considering the fact that, these days at least, Snow seems to be consistently climbing my favorites list, it is likely that someday she'll be at the top.
9. Jasmine
What I 사랑 about 재스민 속, 재 스민 is that her aggressive, abrasive personality gives a lot of young girls out there (who aren't seen as sweet and innocent and pure as heroines are usually portrayed) somebody to relate to without them feeling as if they are bad people. I like that she is unapologetically angry and aggressive and that she is shown to be a good person at the same time. I do imagine that most people have a hot-or-cold reaction to Jasmine's brutally honest attitude. I think it's unique that 재스민 속, 재 스민 is genuine to a fault, lacking the politeness and tact that a lot of the other princesses have, especially since it reminds the less tactful, too honest kids of the world that they are not beneath people who sugarcoat 또는 even lie to spare people's feelings. Personally, I've never been able to relate to Jasmine's bluntness, but I've known people who can, and those people are constantly reminded that they're inferior to people who are nicer, even if the nice ones' kindness isn't genuine, so I 사랑 that Jasmine's lack of tact isn't necessarily a bad thing (it is meant to contrast Aladdin's dishonesty after all). But while 재스민 속, 재 스민 is portrayed as 더 많이 aggressive than nearly all of the other princesses, except maybe Merida, and can therefore be seen as less "nice," she is still brave, intelligent, headstrong and adventurous. She's generous and compassionate, but she doesn't consider how others may feel before she talks 또는 sets Rajah on them, and being so full of personality, good and bad qualities alike, she is easily one of the most realistic characters on this list, and that may be why I 사랑 her so much.
I think Merida is a wonderful role model. Even in my younger years I knew that I'd never be as great as characters like Belle. I would never be "the most beautiful girl in town" nor would I do one great thing following another. I also knew that I'd never be like Ariel, and that whenever I landed myself in hot water, it wasn't guaranteed that I'd get out unscathed. I knew that in life, I was going to screw up sometimes, do selfish things and make thoughtless decisions which may end up hurting others, 또는 myself for that matter. I just wanted to be assured that when I do screw up, that I'd learn my lesson. This is why I 사랑 Merida so much. I think I've made it clear that I tend to 사랑 realistic characters, and Merida is somehow one of the most realistic and relatable yet one of the least generic princesses in the 디즈니 Princess lineup. I think she is a wonderful role model to anybody who accepts that they have flaws and the fact that sometimes in life, things would go wrong and it could be your fault. Merida's independent, tomboyish, confident personality is a refreshing one to watch, and while she may behave like a brat and is terribly foolish, selfish and reckless at times, Merida accepts and embraces who she is despite not living up to the image of a proper princess, and best of all, she accepts that she's made mistakes and works hard to try to fix them.
7. Anna
At first, I thought that Anna was rather bland, unoriginal and generic, and after watching Frozen many 더 많이 times, I've found Anna to be a lot 더 많이 unique than I'd initially given her credit for. I used to think that her only flaw was her awkwardness, but I was very wrong about her. One thing I noticed about Anna is that she's a lot 더 많이 impulsive than the other princesses are. Ariel and Merida are often called impulsive, but they both seem to be rather aware of what they're doing and are much 더 많이 deliberate in their actions than Anna is. With her impulsivity, resistance towards taking 조언 from others and tendency to act before thinking, Anna is probably the biggest screw-up in her movie. At the beginning, she doesn't listen Elsa telling her to slow down which ultimately causes all of the problems in the movie. Again, she doesn't listen to Elsa at the coronation and yells at her out of hurt causing her sister to run away, and she doesn't listen to Kristoff when he tells her to be quiet, causing hem to get attacked 의해 wolves. But despite her sheer recklessness and tendency to embarrass herself at least once in every scene, Anna is still so incredibly selfless. She is probably the most selfless of all the 디즈니 Princesses, and I don't remember her doing a thing for herself if she knew that it was going to hurt other people. She even wanders out into the cold, dark woods on her own in order to get her sister back. Overall, Anna's a lot 더 많이 flawed than I initially thought. She messes up time and time again, but she's still realistic and a very admirable character.
Personally, I feel that out of all of the 디즈니 Princes, Shang really sets himself apart from the others the most. In a world of adventurous, confident and fun-loving nice guys, it is refreshing to see a 더 많이 serious and stern character- and one who doesn't go through a big personality makeover. Shang's views seem to be very influenced 의해 the society he grew up in. He doesn't seem to be entirely misogynistic, and I don't think that when he refused to trust Mulan's warning about the Huns that it was because she was a girl. It was most likely because she'd lied about her identity throughout the movie and was then deemed guilty of treason. He does seem to accept that he was wrong, going along with Mulan's plans in the end. Shang's personality, overall, seems to be built from 더 많이 neutral qualities, which I think is great in a character. He is neither wonderful nor awful, which I really like about Mulan's portrayal of him. I 사랑 his no-nonsense, emotionally aloof attitude, and I admire how he's trying to honor his father, but what I 사랑 the most about Shang is his awkward, shy side. "You fight good" was simply adorkable and it was entertaining to see the strong, serious tough guy turn into a stuttering mess in the end.
5. Naveen
Indeed, kicking off my 상단, 맨 위로 5 is none other than this lazy, spoiled, no-good, careless, naïve, indulgent, silly, childish philanderer. While I 사랑 flawed characters and absolutely 사랑 how flawed Naveen is, I am going to focus mainly on his virtues in this commentary.
Naveen's character development is not rushed. 당신 don't even have to squint to see that despite all of his flaws, Naveen is a good guy from the beginning. When we first meet him, he immediately sheds his royal, princely attire and begins to play the ukele and dance in the 거리 with commoners, and he is genuinely having the time of his life. Naveen had just been financially cut off 의해 his parents, but he is not sitting around moping about it, and despite being royalty, he is not above dancing around the 거리 with randoms. He also tries to get Lawrence involved in the fun. Later on in the movie, he gets captured 의해 frog hunters and escapes, but when he sees that Tiana had been captured, he immediately rushes to her rescue. Previously, Tiana had almost allowed Naveen to be eaten 의해 alligators if he didn't agree to give her the money she needed. Despite that, and despite the fact that he didn't even really like Tiana at that point, Naveen still risked getting recaptured in order to save her, and he turned the task into something fun and entertaining while doing so. If 당신 are one if those people who consider that selfish and useless, then there's probably no pleasing you. In addition to the flaws listed above, Naveen is also resourceful, well-educated, quick-witted, delightfully and surprisingly awkward when it comes to genuine romance, and harboring insecurity. He has a larger-than-life personality and is bucket loads of fun to watch.
What I 사랑 most above Naveen, though, is that he simply wants to live life to the fullest and that he has fun wherever he goes.
4. Pocahontas
While some consider her to be rather boring, I personally find Pocahontas to be one of the most exciting characters to watch.
I feel that there is a lot of depth to her character and she is, in my view of her, slightly 더 많이 flawed than virtuous. While she is brave, outspoken about her beliefs, she accepts blame, and is curious, adventurous and wise beyond her years, Pocahontas is packed with flaws. She's indecisive, reckless, she doesn't often think before she acts, she lacks some common sense and spends her days wandering around aimlessly, she's pessimistic, she lets her emotions get the best of her, she ponders and dwells on the negatives, she sneaks around and stalks a man, and she mostly sits around moping about how much her life sucks, before using a sign to make the decision to spring into action in the end.
I 사랑 the contradicting aspects of her personality- it makes her even 더 많이 original and realistic. Pocahontas isn't often given credit for how realistic and relatable she is. She is an intriguing character, and for me, she represents how somebody so flawed can do something great.
Watching Pocahontas is like watching a movie about a real person, rather than a movie about characters i.e. a representation of a real person. Unfortunately, she appears to be very underrated, but I see her as one of the most wonderful 디즈니 characters of all time.
3. Cinderella
Oh, Cinderella. What I would give to be as wonderful as 당신 are.
신데렐라 is all things good with a refreshing added dose of realism. The fact that she's so sweet and charming despite being treated so unfairly is absolutely incredible. Of course, she rarely chooses to fight her oppressors, and I'm not going to defend her for that, but she is a very realistic character and has been one of my 가장 좋아하는 characters for as long I can remember.
Personally, I see 신데렐라 as a truly great role model. She's not perfect- she never fights her step-family which she is usually criticized for, although I find that point to be very debatable.
I absolutely 사랑 how realistically 신데렐라 is portrayed, how she complains about her chores and quietly mocks her family. Anybody who says that 신데렐라 is too perfect had probably not taken the bitter, resentful side of her into account, and her resentment and pent up anger was certainly very evident. I 사랑 that the movie wasn't afraid of showing this side of Cinderella, as if makes her 더 많이 flawed and therefore 더 많이 realistic. In fact, I do think that 신데렐라 is one of the most realistic and complex 디즈니 Princesses. Her personality and mindset is not extremely easy to understand, and it's a wonder how stoic and positive 신데렐라 had remained through all of those years of abuse.
신데렐라 was the first 디즈니 Princess I truly fell in 사랑 with, and I will always look up to her as the ultimate role model.
I think that her willingness to serve a spoiled, abusive family is demonstrates a degree of selflessness, and I can easily forgive her complaining and sarcastic remarks, as many of us would naturally do the same thing in her situation. I especially like that she usually doesn't make these remarks to her family's faces, as- and I know you're all getting tired of me saying this- it makes her a 더 많이 realistic character.
신데렐라 is one of the strongest characters on this list, if not the psychologically strongest on this list, and I strongly admire her ability to remain optimistic despite all she's been through.
2. Aladdin
Indeed, this 거리 쥐 has 참드 또는 lied 또는 manipulated his way to 초 place. Whatever it was that he did, it worked for me.
First of all, I'd like to begin 의해 saying that there is so much 더 많이 to 알라딘 than being a liar and a thief (which is exactly what 알라딘 himself had wanted others to see), and I've seen a lot of people- mostly outside of this site- who judge 알라딘 on only those two aspects of his character.
What is unique about Aladdin, both the movie and the character, is that we finally get to watch a guy live out a story that usually is lived 의해 girls. In 80's teen romance 영화 in particular, there is always an insecure girl who feels that she has to change who she is in order to become worthy of the boy she likes, while in Aladdin, it is the boy who has to prove that he is worthy of the girl. It is not only refreshing to see this twist, but 알라딘 also shows that men can become very deeply insecure as well. And hey, wouldn't anyone be that insecure if they didn't have nipples?
Joking aside, this brings me to my 다음 point. Aladdin's insecurities are portrayed very realistically. He is told that he is worthless ("You are nothing but a worthless 거리 rat.."), doesn't want to believe it ("I'm not worthless!") but ultimately lets what others think of him affect him ("The only reason why anyone thinks I'm worth anything is because of you!"). His biggest flaw is that he cares a lot about what others think of him, and that he ultimately measures his self-worth according to how others feel about him rather than according to how he feels about himself. A lot of people ignore this flaw, despite how fatal it is, and Aladdin's biggest flaw then becomes his dishonesty, which I hate. Aladdin's constant lying can easily be defended, which is why I don't like that some people consider it his biggest flaw, because he is far 더 많이 flawed than simply lying out of insecurity. He tricks people, is pretty whiny, shows no interest in actually trying to get a job, takes the easy way out (by stealing to survive as opposed to getting a job, 의해 wishing to be a prince, 의해 lying to 재스민 속, 재 스민 on 더 많이 than one occasion, 의해 choosing not to free the genie) and he behaves like a total diva, becoming snappy towards his friends. When people choose to ignore these flaws and focus on his dishonesty, which can easily be defended, I feel that I am being robbed of the reasons I have to 사랑 Aladdin.
Overall, I 사랑 him for all of his flaws and emotional depth. He's also a lot less 메리다와 마법의 숲 than he's often given credit for, but I'm not going to go into an in-depth psychological analysis of 알라딘 right now (but, boy, is he fun to analyze!).
Similar to Cinderella, 알라딘 is able to remain positive despite his less than ideal living conditions. Also, his resourcefulness, cunningness, psychological manipulation, constant tricking of others and the fact that he's opportunistic and goes for what he wants, makes him a Slytherin. I like Slytherins.
1. Tiana
After all of that gushing over Aladdin's flaws and Cinderella's realistic personality, 당신 all much be wondering why I 사랑 Tiana so much. I should probably start 의해 saying that I am probably very biased when it comes to Tiana and her movie, as 디즈니 had pretty much granted all of my wishes in making The Princess and the Frog. Yup, this is about to get a little personal.
As a child, I was very ambitious. Despite being extremely shy, I wanted to become an actress. I've been familiar with theater lingo for longer than I've really understood English, all because of my thespian parents. I'd even taken many dancing and 노래 and costume-making classes in order to become 더 많이 well-rounded. I can even make myself cry (and I used to do it all the time as a child, in order to get out of gym class).
While I've always loved Disney, but for a long time, I thought that 디즈니 didn't 사랑 people like me. Their characters were always like little whimsical clouds of cotton candy, who had a vague goal of experiencing more than what they'd always known, and while I was a little flighty and a dreamer as well, my goals were very specific. I wished that, like all of the other little girls my age, I could actually look at a character and think something along the lines of "Hey, she's like me and she's a 디즈니 Princess! I knew it was good to be like me!" I never had that growing up. I chose to see myself in Belle and 신데렐라 when, really, none of the 디즈니 Princesses shared any of my values 또는 defining traits. Eventually, my wish was granted, even if I was already well into my teenage years.
When Tiana came along, I immediately fell in 사랑 with her character. She wasn't nearly as much like me as I'd initially hoped, but her pragmatism was something new, original and fresh in a 디즈니 character, which I adored due to me finding the whole dreamy, idealistic "I want more" mould to be rather monotonous 의해 that point. Unlike the princesses before her, Tiana actually created opportunities for herself. 당신 can argue that Ariel went after what she wanted but she didn't actually go looking for ways to become human; her opportunities came looking for her. While I don't see passively waiting for life to happen to 당신 as being a bad thing, I think that creating your own future is a truly great thing to try to do.
(You don't have to read the rest of this if 당신 don't want to; I'd ended up 글쓰기 a novel on Tiana's personality in trying to show that there's 더 많이 to Tiana than her diligence. Sorry about that.)
While some of my 사랑 for Tiana may stem from my hopes for a completely ambitious princess when I was younger, I really do 사랑 Tiana for who she is, flaws and all. There is a lot 더 많이 to Tiana's character than her being an ambitious hard worker. She is a lot 더 많이 optimistic than she's often given credit for, being an African-American woman trying to start her own business in the 1920s, and she's a lot 더 많이 open-minded than she's given credit for. Tiana doesn't believe that wishing on stars will make her dreams come true and she freaks out the first time Naveen and Stella talk to her, but she's willing to give wishing upon a 별, 스타 and voodoo a chance if it means she's got a chance at fulfilling her dreams. This brings me to my 다음 point. Despite placing so much value on hard work, Tiana is still willing to take the easy way out in order to get what she wants, like Aladdin, such as when she kisses Naveen in order to receive enough money to buy the sugar mill 또는 when she refused to help Naveen until he promised to donate money to her (in that scene, I do think that she was being rude, but at the same time I do think that she would of helped him eventually, even if he didn't agree, which she knew he would). She is also very intelligent, though not as intelligent as a lot of other princesses in my opinion, such as the Classics, Mulan, 재스민 속, 재 스민 and Rapunzel. While Tiana is often criticized for all of the dumb things she does, such as trusting a talking frog, an alligator, a firefly and a crazy old witch doctor (which, while I agree is stupid, is still understandable due to her desperation at that point, as well as the fact that one 분 her life was completely normal, and the 다음 she was a talking frog, meaning that what she'd initially believed was impossible was indeed possible), she isn't often given credit for her smarts (although when she is, people usually just point out that she's smart without giving examples). For one, she is logical enough to 질문 how whishing upon the evening 별, 스타 can grant your wishes, she is resourceful and able to build a 뗏목 despite not showing any signs of possessing survival skills prior to that, she is extremely food-smart, is able to put two and two together in realizing that Facilier was very protective of the talisman and then deciding to break it in order to defeat him (she did mean to break it, but she obviously didn't know that he'd die), and I loved seeing her read a newspaper in the beginning. Perhaps I'm overthinking this, but I thought that this was indicative of the fact that she was even slightly interested in knowing what was going on in the world she lived. She also seems to have some economic knowledge, but she doesn't seem to have any idea as to how to interpret the actions of other people 또는 as to how to deal with them and their emotions. So basically, she's clever and practical, but she has no people smarts whatsoever.
I loved how in Tiana's Almost There fantasy, she saw herself as being 더 많이 gregarious and glamorous than she was in real life, which I feel a lot of daydreamers may strongly relate to. One of my favorites scenes of Tiana is the scene where Naveen asks her to dance, and she sadly states that she's never danced before. I kind of got the sense that she was insecure about getting out of her comfort zone and that she wasn't just sassy and confident all the time, which is extremely realistic. I may have over-interpreted that scene, but one major character flaw that I know Tiana possesses for a fact is her self-righteousness. Tiana is portrayed as being morally superior to Naveen, and even Lottie, in her movie, but unlike Belle and Rapunzel, Tiana doesn't gently guide Naveen into the light. Her self-righteousness is portrayed rather negatively, with Tiana being aggressive and condescending towards the people who don't share her beliefs ("When I'm a human being, at least I'll act like one!), which is a flaw I absolutely 사랑 about her. She was almost too good to be true.
There are plenty of other aspects of Tiana's personality that I could ramble on about, but I'll save 당신 the trouble of 읽기 더 많이 of my gushing over her, and say that Tiana might just be the ideal character, in my opinion. She has a very specific personality, possesses many virtues and is very admirable, but at the same time, she is flawed, makes mistakes has lessons to learn, and undergoes a little character development but not so much to become a different and/or perfect person. No matter how people rag on her, I will always 사랑 Tiana for all that she is, even if she doesn't stay at the 상단, 맨 위로 of my list forever.
Thank 당신 for 읽기 my combined ranking, and I'm sorry if I came across as pushy 또는 aggressive, 또는 as if I was trying to persuade 당신 into loving these characters the way I do (I adore every character in my 상단, 맨 위로 13, really). This really was me just stating my opinion, with some added analyses in order to express why I feel the way I do 또는 to make certain points (such as 알라딘 being 더 많이 than a liar). I'd actually typed so much that I cut some parts out, such as a rant I had about the difference between wanting "a man" 또는 wanting "love." I apologize profusely for what a long read this must be, but I sincerely hope 당신 enjoyed it even if 당신 don't agree with my opinions.
Have a nice day!
