Yeah, another 기사 about the theme, but I want to tackle the issue from a somewhat different direction. Mostly the pairings are argued based on how long the pairs know each other (though I don’t really see why three days should be so much better than three hours), and similar details, but I think how well a pairing works is related to what the creator of a movie wanted to achieve. The argument “I don’t believe in 사랑 on first sight” is not really constructive if this is the kind of romance the movie makers wanted to create. So I have roughly put the 영화 in four categories.
The Fairy Tale Romance
Yes, I know, the DP-Movies are (more 또는 less) all based on fairy tales. But there is a difference between the way romance is portrayed in the classic ones compared to how it is portrayed in the later ones. The romances in the classic princess 영화 have 다음 to nothing to do with reality, nor are they supposed to. They portray romance in the tradition of courtly love, the kind of love, which isn’t physical and mostly based on adoration for each other. It's not really about relationships, it's about 사랑 in itself, its meaning in the great scheme of things and how it can change our lifes.
Between the three classic movies, Snow White does the best job to portray this kind of ideal love, because of the way the movie 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 works. Snow White is not about telling a logical narrative, it’s about emotions. It is about making the audience feel the fear when Snow White runs through the woods, the moment when her spirits lift up again. It is about children who piss their pants when the evil 퀸 is staring out of the screen, and adults who bawl their eyes out with the dwarves. And it is about a romance which seems to be untouchable in the adoration of Snow White and the Prince for each other. The Prince who serenades Snow White on the balcony, that’s a typical Minnesang scenery. And the story underlines this adoration. On the one hand, there is Snow White, who, no matter what happens to her, trusts that the prince will eventually find her, and the prince, who proves to be worthy of this trust and searches everywhere. In this context, it frankly doesn’t matter that he gives a corpse a good-bye kiss, it’s just an expressing of silent longing for what he 로스트 after searching for months for it.
신데렐라 is the classic movie in which the romance works the least. And again, that’s because of the way the movie is designed. While Snow White is pretty much a straightforward fairytale, 신데렐라 tells the story with a winking eye. There are the ugly stepsisters who are, in this case, literary ugly and very much over the top. There is the fairy godmother, who suddenly turns up with a “yes, naturally I’m your fairy godmother, who else?” And above all, there is the Grand Duke who keeps commenting the story. When he makes his speech about how 사랑 at first sight is something which only happens in fairy tales. The 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 tone works to the advantage of the movie, but not to the advantage of the romance. When the Grand Duke rightfully points out that the shoe will might fit a couple of young woman, and the King decides it doesn’t matter, he will hold his son to the oath, no matter what, it's a smart twist on the one hand (it would be horrifying if the "I take the girl with the slipper" part were actually the princes idea like they imply in the godawful sequel), but on the other hand it results in Charming being very much disconnected from the main plot, since the 검색 for 신데렐라 is now part of an evil plan, he can’t participate in it. 신데렐라 and he find their love, but they don’t really fight for it. They are both so trapped 의해 their respective parents (biological and otherwise) that the mice have to right the matter for them. They don’t really have the opportunity to prove their devotion for each other, even though the basis of their 사랑 is solid.
Granted, Aurora has not much of an opportunity to do that either, being asleep for most of the time. But again, Sleeping Beauty works on a completely different level than the other two classic movies. This movie is all about symbolism, the fight of good against evil, with two innocents as pawns between those powers. Phillip storming against all the powers of hell and killing the dragon plays right into this, the ultimative triumph of 사랑 over the darkness. There is one point in which this relationship works better than 신데렐라 and Charming: Sacrifice. Aurora is heartbroken when she learns the truth about her heritage, knowing that this will mean that she will see Phillip never again, that she will be forced into a marriage with someone she doesn’t know. Phillip on the other hand is ready to give up the 왕좌, 왕위 for her. She decides to accept her responsibilities, he decides to put his 사랑 above everything else, and both are valid decisions, but the point is that they both consider their 사랑 worth 더 많이 than their social standing. It’s not as wholesome and pure as the 사랑 between Snow White and the Prince, but since their pairing is a symbol for the good triumphing about the power of evil, they work in their own way.
The 사랑 at the first sight romances
The concept of 사랑 at first sight is still very prominent during the renaissance era. But since the 영화 try to do 더 많이 than simply tell a fairy tale, but also address some real live issues – mainly prejudices and conflict between generations – a purely romantic relationship wouldn’t work any longer. But, to be frank, all the romantic pairings which fall into this category have some issues. Mostly because while a fairy tale 사랑 works perfectly fine in a pure fairy tale setting, but when 당신 go for a character driven plot, 당신 better do it right.
I guess the relationship of Ariel and Eric works the best, because the only issue with it is not what happens on screen, but what isn’t addressed. On screen, we see a teenager 사랑 develop both on Ariel’s and Eric’s side. Ariel is basically in 사랑 with Eric’s look and nice demeanor, and Eric is in 사랑 with a voice. To the movie’s credit, they don’t stagnate. Ariel and Eric spend a 일 together and get to know each other in the process. Eric symbolically gives up the dream 사랑 for a voice for the girl he got to know during the day. Ariel on the other hand has to face at least briefly the reality that romantic 사랑 doesn’t necessarily get recuperated. 당신 could say that they go through the hurt of teenager romance in high speed, and they should come out of it stronger. The problem is that we never get to see this part. We never really see them dealing with issues like Ariel adjusting to the live at land 또는 being separated from her family 또는 friends. It's not really a loss for the movie, because that's not what it is about (though I think they should have added a scene with Ariel aknowledging how impulsive her actions had been), but it also doesn't really show a grown up relationship, but the hurt people go through before they are ready for it. And let's face it: the guy with whom we experience the heartbreak of teenager 사랑 is normally not the guy whom we pick for life.
Between Pocahontas and 알라딘 it’s very much a run to the bottom, and in both cases the narrative is the problem. Both relationships have a beautiful built up. Pocahontas and John Smith have those nice quiet scenes, in which they tell each other about their worlds and bond over their differences. 알라딘 and 재스민 속, 재 스민 have the scene in Aladdin’s hide-out, in which they basically bare their soul to each other. Sadly in both cases the narrative of the movie demands some drama, and in both cases the romance falls victim to it. Pocahontas needs a dramatic finale, so they first create a situation which requires Pocahontas to leap to John Smith rescue in the last second, and a tearful good-bye. Both situations don’t make much sense. Is Pocahontas 사랑 really so weak that she needs a pointing 애로우 to speak up on John’s behalf? If the only thing she really has to do is saying "I 사랑 him", why doesn't she do it earlier? And is John’s 사랑 not strong enough for him to take the first available ship back as soon as he is better? The message that one moment of 사랑 is better than no 사랑 at all kind of falls flat when the characters basically give up on each other whenever they are faced with resistance.
The problem with 알라딘 is similar. The movie is set on him lying his way into the palace and set on the dramatic reveal. Because of that the scene he shares with 재스민 속, 재 스민 at the very beginning are pretty much ignored. He acts as if he has to pretend something he isn’t because 재스민 속, 재 스민 wouldn’t accept him otherwise, and she buys in his lies despite him sharing his feelings about his poverty. This leaves the impression that they talk at each other, but don’t really hear what the other say – and that’s 더 많이 또는 less the opposite of a good base for a relationship. It also doesn’t help that the 사랑 story is not really the focus of the movie, it’s 더 많이 about the friendship between 알라딘 and the Genie. 재스민 속, 재 스민 is basically the reward he gets for good behavior. I have to admit though that I feel some 사랑 for this pairing. But those feelings are entirely based on some selected episodes of the TV show (like the one in which 알라딘 turns himself into a monster to be able to stay with a cursed 재스민 속, 재 스민 forever), not on the movie.
The Hate to 사랑 Romances
Frankly: I hate this trope. I know that there is this saying that hate and 사랑 a closely connected to each other, but I don’t think that one can turn into another that easily. It takes time, a lot of time, to overcome the bad memories one has of a person to see "the new me". And considering that 디즈니 Princess 영화 are usually present the "3 일 relationship", this kind of romance is particular difficult to write convincingly. Above all, 당신 need some strong motivations why the characters should even try to overcome their hate for each other, and some pretty good reasons why they should suddenly click when they originally didn't.
The Princess and the Frog fails to establish a convincing narrative. Just imagine 당신 see a guy charming all women on the street. Later on he offers 당신 a lot of money for a kiss, which ends up in the reveal that he intended to cheat you. And then he insults you, because 당신 are “just” a servant girl. Would 당신 give this guy the time of the day? I wouldn’t, at least not with a lot of groveling involved. Hearing him whine about feeling useless in his privileged life wouldn’t endear him to me either. Nor would I be impressed 의해 him “scarifying” himself in an unloved marriage, when said marriage had been his plan all along and he would become human and being rich again as a result. In short: Naveen acts like a first class a-hole in the movie, and does very little to redeem himself. Sure, the audience hears his speech about his newfound love...but Tiana doesn't. She barely notices him because she is so focussed on her restaurant. Even if she suddenly understands that there are 더 많이 things in life than just that, to value the worth of friendship and family doesn't equal "I will give up everything for a guy who slowly starts to treat me with a little bit respect."
But while I hate the trope in general, it somewhat works in Beauty and the Beast. I think mostly because the hate between Belle and the Beast is not personal - and one-sided. The Beast has no interest in making Belle’s live miserable, nor does he feel a particular dislike for her. And while he tries to bend Belle to his will (unsuccessful I might add), his main goal is not to hurt her, but to somehow built up a relationship with her, even if his methods are questionable and his motives are initially utterly selfish. While the timeline in the movie is a little bit iffy (it pretends that Belle and the Beast spend a lot of time together when it’s only around three days), all the stages of a developing relationship are presented. They go from accepting each other (the breakfast scene works very well to illustrate that), to realizing what the other is really like. And while Belle is pretty much the typical Renaissaince 디즈니 Princess, who doesn't really change during the movie, the Beast changes due to his 사랑 the her.
There is only one thing which really bothers me about their relationship. And no, it has nothing to do with Stockholm syndrome. 또는 with the 질문 if Belle changes the Beast to something she likes. I don’t think she does, because she has really no interest in him as a partner, all the changes in Beast happen because the Beast questiones himself and not because Belle demands them of him. No, what bothers me is the scene when he gifts her with the library. Not because of the gift, but because it wasn’t his idea. I think the scene would be much 더 많이 powerful if the Beast had gotten to know Belle well enough to know what would make her happy, instead he needs Lumiere to point it out to him. But otherwise, the development of this relationship is quite organic.
From Friendship to Love
I’m a firm believer not in 사랑 at first sight, but attraction at first sight. If there isn’t an initial attraction, every relationship which might develop later on is 더 많이 two people settling with what they have instead of two people finding what they really want. 뮬란 and Shang are a little bit an exception, because while 뮬란 is attracted to Shang from the get go, he is naturally prevented from this kind of feelings 의해 both the fact that she is disguised as a man and that she is a soldier in his regiment. Even if he knew her true gender, I don’t think it would occur to him to see her as anything but a soldier as long as he was responsible for her training (and if he would, he wouldn’t act on it). 뮬란 is also a very special case between all the 디즈니 movies. The same way 재스민 속, 재 스민 is a special case because she isn’t the protagonist of her movie and Aurora is a special case because the narrative doesn’t allow her a lot of screen time, 뮬란 is a special case because the focus of her story is so different from all the other DP movies.
For the classic 디즈니 movies, the romance was the salvation. Snow White and Aurora couldn’t wake up without their princes and 신데렐라 needed the marriage to get away from Lady Tremaine. During the Renaissance Era the romance became the motivator of the movie. Ariel wouldn’t make the deal with Ursula if not for Eric, 알라딘 wants to be a prince to be with Jasmine, Pocahontas wants peace in order to be with John Smith and while Belle’s main motivation is the protection of her father, the motivation of the Beast is finding 사랑 in order to break the curse. 뮬란 was the first movie in which the romance was not the core of the plot, and while they kept this aspect in the later 영화 (neither Tiana nor Rapunzel are searching for love), the romance is still what destroys the enemy 또는 the curse at the end of the movie. 뮬란 is the exception, in fact, it isn’t a romantic movie at all. The story of 뮬란 ends at the point where all the other DP 영화 더 많이 또는 less start, when 뮬란 and Shang discover their 사랑 for each other. While the other 영화 tend to be about the struggles the relationship has to endure, 뮬란 and Shang face the struggles of war together before the relationship even starts. They are not fighting for their love, but because it is the honorable thing to do. 당신 could cut the relationship out of the movie, it would hardly make any difference – that doesn’t mean though, that the relationship is useless. I think it is an important point to make that 뮬란 isn’t less desirable because she doesn’t act like a “normal” woman. But since the romance is neither the motivator nor the focus of the movie, 뮬란 is simply not a romantic movie, and it’s impossible to judge how the romance will work out, because we never really get to see the romance. We get to see the friendship which leads to the start of a romance, but not the romance in itself.
Nevertheless, I think that 뮬란 and Shang are a good pairing, since they have a lot in common. They both get quite a bit character development in the movie. 뮬란 is initially someone, who on the one hand tries to fulfill the expectations of her parents, but she is also someone who never challenges herself. She is not a tomboy at all, she is someone who uses the dog to feed the chickens and writes the 답변 to a test on her arms, even though she is intelligent enough to memorize them if she really wanted. In the army, she learns discipline and gets the opportunity to utilize her talents. But she mostly learns who she is and what she can do. Shang on the other hand is like 뮬란 motivated 의해 the desire to make his father proud. While 뮬란 wants the approval of her father, Shang already has the approval, but now has to prove that he deserves his position. The insecurities he has to deal with are entirely different but nevertheless similar to Mulan’s. They share the same notions of honor and when they start their romance, they already have a base of respect and trust to build on.
Rapunzel and Eugene are the only other pairing who has a relationship which (kind of) starts with a friendship. As I mentioned before, the romance is not focus of Tangled. It is part of the story, but it’s initially not the main motivator. When Rapunzel and Flynn meet neither of them have 사랑 in their mind. There is some attraction, but Rapunzel is mostly focused on seeing the lights and Flynn is only interested in getting the crown. Their relationship only changes after they share a near death experience. Knowing that they are about to die, they tell each other their most important secret, which eventually leads to the camp 불, 화재 scene in which they really get to know each other.
There are some parallels between 라푼젤 and PatF. In both 영화 the heroine has a certain goal, strikes a bargain with a womanizing male, they bond at a camp 불, 화재 in the woods and finally get together. I already said that PatF doesn’t work for me for multiple reasons. 라푼젤 on the other hand does because: 1. Rapunzel and Flynn don’t hate each other, and while Flynn tries to convince Rapunzel to back out of the bargain, he doesn’t look down on her. And while he tries to scare her back to the tower, he is also protective of her as soon as he perceives a real danger.
2. Eugene isn’t really a womanizer, he just pretends to be one. The over the 상단, 맨 위로 flirting is part of the Flynn persona he created, because he thought that nobody would be interested in his true self.
3. A near death experience is a very good reason to tell someone things 당신 wouldn’t reveal otherwise
4. In this case, the sacrifice works. In fact, Eugene tops all the other princes in this regard. He isn’t just risking his live for the woman he loves; he is giving it up in order to set her free.
This relationship also works very well in the details. For example, after Rapunzel told Flynn that she likes Eugene better during the campfire scene, she keeps demonstrating her acceptance for the man he really is as opposed to the man he keeps pretending to be 의해 calling him 의해 his real name instead of the fake one. And Eugene doesn’t just settle for bringing Rapunzel to the lights, he makes sure that her dream is the perfect experience. I also 사랑 that both, crown and lights, suddenly become unimportant for both of them, because they have found their new dream in each other. The parallels in their developments also underlines the equality in the relationship. They are both very smart (Rapunzel mostly book smart, Eugene mostly 거리 smart), they are both able to hold their own (the fight at the damn basically consists of them helping each other out), and they both accept the other one exactly the way he 또는 she is. Rapunzel never tries to “rehabilitate” Eugene, and Eugene likes Rapunzel as blonde with magical powers just as much not 더 많이 또는 less than as brunette princess.
This is also a case in which the relationship fits perfectly in the theme of the movie. 라푼젤 is, similar to TLM, about growing up, but it is not really about rebellion 또는 a parent daughter relationship (both are part of the movie, but only as elements, they are not the focus). It’s about finding yourself – in Rapunzel’s case literally, she finds out who she really is. But Flynn/Eugene finds the way back to his true self, too. And in finding out who they really are, they also find each other.
Based on those observations, this is what my 가장 좋아하는 pairing list would roughly look like:
Unlisted: 뮬란 and Shang, because their romance is not really shown on screen. But if I would forced to do a 상단, 맨 위로 ten list with all of them, they would be 초 또는 third place, simply because I’m convinced that they have a stable base for their relationship. Plus, Shangs awkwardness when he has to face 뮬란 is simply adorkable.
Top: Eugene and Rapunzel, Snow White and the Prince, Belle and the Beast
Those three pairings really work in the context of their movies. Eugene and Rapunzel is naturally my favorite, because I like their kind of romance the most.
Middle: Aurora and Phillip, Ariel and Eric, 알라딘 and Jasmine
Those three are relationship, which actually do work, but are somewhat overwrought 의해 the demands of the movies. Since Sleeping Beauty is 더 많이 about the fight of good against evil, The Little Mermaid 더 많이 about the relationship between fathers and daughters and 알라딘 mostly about the friendship between 알라딘 and the Genie, all three romances are a little bit iffy at parts. 알라딘 is certainly the worst offender to me, because there are so many elements in this movie which work beautifully isolated but not at all if 당신 see them in context.
Bottom: Pocahontas and John Smith, 신데렐라 and Charming, Tiana and Naveen
Frankly, I had a hard time to decide if I should put 알라딘 또는 Pocahontas in the bottom spot. I settled on Pocahontas because while I see why the romance in 알라딘 is somewhat derailed 의해 the friendship theme, there is actual no real reason for this 사랑 story in Pocahontas to be so contrived. Pocahontas is about “love vs. war”, it’s basically a version of Romeo and Juliet. One might even argue that it is worse than the 사랑 story in Cinderella, because in 신데렐라 the lack of opportunity for the characters to proof their 사랑 through actions are prohibited 의해 circumstances, while in Pocahontas it’s mainly the decision of the characters which make the romance somewhat wonky. Tiana and Naveen are easily my least 가장 좋아하는 pairing though, partly because I hate the trope, but also because I don’t understand what they even see in each other.
The Fairy Tale Romance
Yes, I know, the DP-Movies are (more 또는 less) all based on fairy tales. But there is a difference between the way romance is portrayed in the classic ones compared to how it is portrayed in the later ones. The romances in the classic princess 영화 have 다음 to nothing to do with reality, nor are they supposed to. They portray romance in the tradition of courtly love, the kind of love, which isn’t physical and mostly based on adoration for each other. It's not really about relationships, it's about 사랑 in itself, its meaning in the great scheme of things and how it can change our lifes.
Between the three classic movies, Snow White does the best job to portray this kind of ideal love, because of the way the movie 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 works. Snow White is not about telling a logical narrative, it’s about emotions. It is about making the audience feel the fear when Snow White runs through the woods, the moment when her spirits lift up again. It is about children who piss their pants when the evil 퀸 is staring out of the screen, and adults who bawl their eyes out with the dwarves. And it is about a romance which seems to be untouchable in the adoration of Snow White and the Prince for each other. The Prince who serenades Snow White on the balcony, that’s a typical Minnesang scenery. And the story underlines this adoration. On the one hand, there is Snow White, who, no matter what happens to her, trusts that the prince will eventually find her, and the prince, who proves to be worthy of this trust and searches everywhere. In this context, it frankly doesn’t matter that he gives a corpse a good-bye kiss, it’s just an expressing of silent longing for what he 로스트 after searching for months for it.
신데렐라 is the classic movie in which the romance works the least. And again, that’s because of the way the movie is designed. While Snow White is pretty much a straightforward fairytale, 신데렐라 tells the story with a winking eye. There are the ugly stepsisters who are, in this case, literary ugly and very much over the top. There is the fairy godmother, who suddenly turns up with a “yes, naturally I’m your fairy godmother, who else?” And above all, there is the Grand Duke who keeps commenting the story. When he makes his speech about how 사랑 at first sight is something which only happens in fairy tales. The 사무용 겉옷, 전반적인 tone works to the advantage of the movie, but not to the advantage of the romance. When the Grand Duke rightfully points out that the shoe will might fit a couple of young woman, and the King decides it doesn’t matter, he will hold his son to the oath, no matter what, it's a smart twist on the one hand (it would be horrifying if the "I take the girl with the slipper" part were actually the princes idea like they imply in the godawful sequel), but on the other hand it results in Charming being very much disconnected from the main plot, since the 검색 for 신데렐라 is now part of an evil plan, he can’t participate in it. 신데렐라 and he find their love, but they don’t really fight for it. They are both so trapped 의해 their respective parents (biological and otherwise) that the mice have to right the matter for them. They don’t really have the opportunity to prove their devotion for each other, even though the basis of their 사랑 is solid.
Granted, Aurora has not much of an opportunity to do that either, being asleep for most of the time. But again, Sleeping Beauty works on a completely different level than the other two classic movies. This movie is all about symbolism, the fight of good against evil, with two innocents as pawns between those powers. Phillip storming against all the powers of hell and killing the dragon plays right into this, the ultimative triumph of 사랑 over the darkness. There is one point in which this relationship works better than 신데렐라 and Charming: Sacrifice. Aurora is heartbroken when she learns the truth about her heritage, knowing that this will mean that she will see Phillip never again, that she will be forced into a marriage with someone she doesn’t know. Phillip on the other hand is ready to give up the 왕좌, 왕위 for her. She decides to accept her responsibilities, he decides to put his 사랑 above everything else, and both are valid decisions, but the point is that they both consider their 사랑 worth 더 많이 than their social standing. It’s not as wholesome and pure as the 사랑 between Snow White and the Prince, but since their pairing is a symbol for the good triumphing about the power of evil, they work in their own way.
The 사랑 at the first sight romances
The concept of 사랑 at first sight is still very prominent during the renaissance era. But since the 영화 try to do 더 많이 than simply tell a fairy tale, but also address some real live issues – mainly prejudices and conflict between generations – a purely romantic relationship wouldn’t work any longer. But, to be frank, all the romantic pairings which fall into this category have some issues. Mostly because while a fairy tale 사랑 works perfectly fine in a pure fairy tale setting, but when 당신 go for a character driven plot, 당신 better do it right.
I guess the relationship of Ariel and Eric works the best, because the only issue with it is not what happens on screen, but what isn’t addressed. On screen, we see a teenager 사랑 develop both on Ariel’s and Eric’s side. Ariel is basically in 사랑 with Eric’s look and nice demeanor, and Eric is in 사랑 with a voice. To the movie’s credit, they don’t stagnate. Ariel and Eric spend a 일 together and get to know each other in the process. Eric symbolically gives up the dream 사랑 for a voice for the girl he got to know during the day. Ariel on the other hand has to face at least briefly the reality that romantic 사랑 doesn’t necessarily get recuperated. 당신 could say that they go through the hurt of teenager romance in high speed, and they should come out of it stronger. The problem is that we never get to see this part. We never really see them dealing with issues like Ariel adjusting to the live at land 또는 being separated from her family 또는 friends. It's not really a loss for the movie, because that's not what it is about (though I think they should have added a scene with Ariel aknowledging how impulsive her actions had been), but it also doesn't really show a grown up relationship, but the hurt people go through before they are ready for it. And let's face it: the guy with whom we experience the heartbreak of teenager 사랑 is normally not the guy whom we pick for life.
Between Pocahontas and 알라딘 it’s very much a run to the bottom, and in both cases the narrative is the problem. Both relationships have a beautiful built up. Pocahontas and John Smith have those nice quiet scenes, in which they tell each other about their worlds and bond over their differences. 알라딘 and 재스민 속, 재 스민 have the scene in Aladdin’s hide-out, in which they basically bare their soul to each other. Sadly in both cases the narrative of the movie demands some drama, and in both cases the romance falls victim to it. Pocahontas needs a dramatic finale, so they first create a situation which requires Pocahontas to leap to John Smith rescue in the last second, and a tearful good-bye. Both situations don’t make much sense. Is Pocahontas 사랑 really so weak that she needs a pointing 애로우 to speak up on John’s behalf? If the only thing she really has to do is saying "I 사랑 him", why doesn't she do it earlier? And is John’s 사랑 not strong enough for him to take the first available ship back as soon as he is better? The message that one moment of 사랑 is better than no 사랑 at all kind of falls flat when the characters basically give up on each other whenever they are faced with resistance.
The problem with 알라딘 is similar. The movie is set on him lying his way into the palace and set on the dramatic reveal. Because of that the scene he shares with 재스민 속, 재 스민 at the very beginning are pretty much ignored. He acts as if he has to pretend something he isn’t because 재스민 속, 재 스민 wouldn’t accept him otherwise, and she buys in his lies despite him sharing his feelings about his poverty. This leaves the impression that they talk at each other, but don’t really hear what the other say – and that’s 더 많이 또는 less the opposite of a good base for a relationship. It also doesn’t help that the 사랑 story is not really the focus of the movie, it’s 더 많이 about the friendship between 알라딘 and the Genie. 재스민 속, 재 스민 is basically the reward he gets for good behavior. I have to admit though that I feel some 사랑 for this pairing. But those feelings are entirely based on some selected episodes of the TV show (like the one in which 알라딘 turns himself into a monster to be able to stay with a cursed 재스민 속, 재 스민 forever), not on the movie.
The Hate to 사랑 Romances
Frankly: I hate this trope. I know that there is this saying that hate and 사랑 a closely connected to each other, but I don’t think that one can turn into another that easily. It takes time, a lot of time, to overcome the bad memories one has of a person to see "the new me". And considering that 디즈니 Princess 영화 are usually present the "3 일 relationship", this kind of romance is particular difficult to write convincingly. Above all, 당신 need some strong motivations why the characters should even try to overcome their hate for each other, and some pretty good reasons why they should suddenly click when they originally didn't.
The Princess and the Frog fails to establish a convincing narrative. Just imagine 당신 see a guy charming all women on the street. Later on he offers 당신 a lot of money for a kiss, which ends up in the reveal that he intended to cheat you. And then he insults you, because 당신 are “just” a servant girl. Would 당신 give this guy the time of the day? I wouldn’t, at least not with a lot of groveling involved. Hearing him whine about feeling useless in his privileged life wouldn’t endear him to me either. Nor would I be impressed 의해 him “scarifying” himself in an unloved marriage, when said marriage had been his plan all along and he would become human and being rich again as a result. In short: Naveen acts like a first class a-hole in the movie, and does very little to redeem himself. Sure, the audience hears his speech about his newfound love...but Tiana doesn't. She barely notices him because she is so focussed on her restaurant. Even if she suddenly understands that there are 더 많이 things in life than just that, to value the worth of friendship and family doesn't equal "I will give up everything for a guy who slowly starts to treat me with a little bit respect."
But while I hate the trope in general, it somewhat works in Beauty and the Beast. I think mostly because the hate between Belle and the Beast is not personal - and one-sided. The Beast has no interest in making Belle’s live miserable, nor does he feel a particular dislike for her. And while he tries to bend Belle to his will (unsuccessful I might add), his main goal is not to hurt her, but to somehow built up a relationship with her, even if his methods are questionable and his motives are initially utterly selfish. While the timeline in the movie is a little bit iffy (it pretends that Belle and the Beast spend a lot of time together when it’s only around three days), all the stages of a developing relationship are presented. They go from accepting each other (the breakfast scene works very well to illustrate that), to realizing what the other is really like. And while Belle is pretty much the typical Renaissaince 디즈니 Princess, who doesn't really change during the movie, the Beast changes due to his 사랑 the her.
There is only one thing which really bothers me about their relationship. And no, it has nothing to do with Stockholm syndrome. 또는 with the 질문 if Belle changes the Beast to something she likes. I don’t think she does, because she has really no interest in him as a partner, all the changes in Beast happen because the Beast questiones himself and not because Belle demands them of him. No, what bothers me is the scene when he gifts her with the library. Not because of the gift, but because it wasn’t his idea. I think the scene would be much 더 많이 powerful if the Beast had gotten to know Belle well enough to know what would make her happy, instead he needs Lumiere to point it out to him. But otherwise, the development of this relationship is quite organic.
From Friendship to Love
I’m a firm believer not in 사랑 at first sight, but attraction at first sight. If there isn’t an initial attraction, every relationship which might develop later on is 더 많이 two people settling with what they have instead of two people finding what they really want. 뮬란 and Shang are a little bit an exception, because while 뮬란 is attracted to Shang from the get go, he is naturally prevented from this kind of feelings 의해 both the fact that she is disguised as a man and that she is a soldier in his regiment. Even if he knew her true gender, I don’t think it would occur to him to see her as anything but a soldier as long as he was responsible for her training (and if he would, he wouldn’t act on it). 뮬란 is also a very special case between all the 디즈니 movies. The same way 재스민 속, 재 스민 is a special case because she isn’t the protagonist of her movie and Aurora is a special case because the narrative doesn’t allow her a lot of screen time, 뮬란 is a special case because the focus of her story is so different from all the other DP movies.
For the classic 디즈니 movies, the romance was the salvation. Snow White and Aurora couldn’t wake up without their princes and 신데렐라 needed the marriage to get away from Lady Tremaine. During the Renaissance Era the romance became the motivator of the movie. Ariel wouldn’t make the deal with Ursula if not for Eric, 알라딘 wants to be a prince to be with Jasmine, Pocahontas wants peace in order to be with John Smith and while Belle’s main motivation is the protection of her father, the motivation of the Beast is finding 사랑 in order to break the curse. 뮬란 was the first movie in which the romance was not the core of the plot, and while they kept this aspect in the later 영화 (neither Tiana nor Rapunzel are searching for love), the romance is still what destroys the enemy 또는 the curse at the end of the movie. 뮬란 is the exception, in fact, it isn’t a romantic movie at all. The story of 뮬란 ends at the point where all the other DP 영화 더 많이 또는 less start, when 뮬란 and Shang discover their 사랑 for each other. While the other 영화 tend to be about the struggles the relationship has to endure, 뮬란 and Shang face the struggles of war together before the relationship even starts. They are not fighting for their love, but because it is the honorable thing to do. 당신 could cut the relationship out of the movie, it would hardly make any difference – that doesn’t mean though, that the relationship is useless. I think it is an important point to make that 뮬란 isn’t less desirable because she doesn’t act like a “normal” woman. But since the romance is neither the motivator nor the focus of the movie, 뮬란 is simply not a romantic movie, and it’s impossible to judge how the romance will work out, because we never really get to see the romance. We get to see the friendship which leads to the start of a romance, but not the romance in itself.
Nevertheless, I think that 뮬란 and Shang are a good pairing, since they have a lot in common. They both get quite a bit character development in the movie. 뮬란 is initially someone, who on the one hand tries to fulfill the expectations of her parents, but she is also someone who never challenges herself. She is not a tomboy at all, she is someone who uses the dog to feed the chickens and writes the 답변 to a test on her arms, even though she is intelligent enough to memorize them if she really wanted. In the army, she learns discipline and gets the opportunity to utilize her talents. But she mostly learns who she is and what she can do. Shang on the other hand is like 뮬란 motivated 의해 the desire to make his father proud. While 뮬란 wants the approval of her father, Shang already has the approval, but now has to prove that he deserves his position. The insecurities he has to deal with are entirely different but nevertheless similar to Mulan’s. They share the same notions of honor and when they start their romance, they already have a base of respect and trust to build on.
Rapunzel and Eugene are the only other pairing who has a relationship which (kind of) starts with a friendship. As I mentioned before, the romance is not focus of Tangled. It is part of the story, but it’s initially not the main motivator. When Rapunzel and Flynn meet neither of them have 사랑 in their mind. There is some attraction, but Rapunzel is mostly focused on seeing the lights and Flynn is only interested in getting the crown. Their relationship only changes after they share a near death experience. Knowing that they are about to die, they tell each other their most important secret, which eventually leads to the camp 불, 화재 scene in which they really get to know each other.
There are some parallels between 라푼젤 and PatF. In both 영화 the heroine has a certain goal, strikes a bargain with a womanizing male, they bond at a camp 불, 화재 in the woods and finally get together. I already said that PatF doesn’t work for me for multiple reasons. 라푼젤 on the other hand does because: 1. Rapunzel and Flynn don’t hate each other, and while Flynn tries to convince Rapunzel to back out of the bargain, he doesn’t look down on her. And while he tries to scare her back to the tower, he is also protective of her as soon as he perceives a real danger.
2. Eugene isn’t really a womanizer, he just pretends to be one. The over the 상단, 맨 위로 flirting is part of the Flynn persona he created, because he thought that nobody would be interested in his true self.
3. A near death experience is a very good reason to tell someone things 당신 wouldn’t reveal otherwise
4. In this case, the sacrifice works. In fact, Eugene tops all the other princes in this regard. He isn’t just risking his live for the woman he loves; he is giving it up in order to set her free.
This relationship also works very well in the details. For example, after Rapunzel told Flynn that she likes Eugene better during the campfire scene, she keeps demonstrating her acceptance for the man he really is as opposed to the man he keeps pretending to be 의해 calling him 의해 his real name instead of the fake one. And Eugene doesn’t just settle for bringing Rapunzel to the lights, he makes sure that her dream is the perfect experience. I also 사랑 that both, crown and lights, suddenly become unimportant for both of them, because they have found their new dream in each other. The parallels in their developments also underlines the equality in the relationship. They are both very smart (Rapunzel mostly book smart, Eugene mostly 거리 smart), they are both able to hold their own (the fight at the damn basically consists of them helping each other out), and they both accept the other one exactly the way he 또는 she is. Rapunzel never tries to “rehabilitate” Eugene, and Eugene likes Rapunzel as blonde with magical powers just as much not 더 많이 또는 less than as brunette princess.
This is also a case in which the relationship fits perfectly in the theme of the movie. 라푼젤 is, similar to TLM, about growing up, but it is not really about rebellion 또는 a parent daughter relationship (both are part of the movie, but only as elements, they are not the focus). It’s about finding yourself – in Rapunzel’s case literally, she finds out who she really is. But Flynn/Eugene finds the way back to his true self, too. And in finding out who they really are, they also find each other.
Based on those observations, this is what my 가장 좋아하는 pairing list would roughly look like:
Unlisted: 뮬란 and Shang, because their romance is not really shown on screen. But if I would forced to do a 상단, 맨 위로 ten list with all of them, they would be 초 또는 third place, simply because I’m convinced that they have a stable base for their relationship. Plus, Shangs awkwardness when he has to face 뮬란 is simply adorkable.
Top: Eugene and Rapunzel, Snow White and the Prince, Belle and the Beast
Those three pairings really work in the context of their movies. Eugene and Rapunzel is naturally my favorite, because I like their kind of romance the most.
Middle: Aurora and Phillip, Ariel and Eric, 알라딘 and Jasmine
Those three are relationship, which actually do work, but are somewhat overwrought 의해 the demands of the movies. Since Sleeping Beauty is 더 많이 about the fight of good against evil, The Little Mermaid 더 많이 about the relationship between fathers and daughters and 알라딘 mostly about the friendship between 알라딘 and the Genie, all three romances are a little bit iffy at parts. 알라딘 is certainly the worst offender to me, because there are so many elements in this movie which work beautifully isolated but not at all if 당신 see them in context.
Bottom: Pocahontas and John Smith, 신데렐라 and Charming, Tiana and Naveen
Frankly, I had a hard time to decide if I should put 알라딘 또는 Pocahontas in the bottom spot. I settled on Pocahontas because while I see why the romance in 알라딘 is somewhat derailed 의해 the friendship theme, there is actual no real reason for this 사랑 story in Pocahontas to be so contrived. Pocahontas is about “love vs. war”, it’s basically a version of Romeo and Juliet. One might even argue that it is worse than the 사랑 story in Cinderella, because in 신데렐라 the lack of opportunity for the characters to proof their 사랑 through actions are prohibited 의해 circumstances, while in Pocahontas it’s mainly the decision of the characters which make the romance somewhat wonky. Tiana and Naveen are easily my least 가장 좋아하는 pairing though, partly because I hate the trope, but also because I don’t understand what they even see in each other.
10. Ariel purple dress
9. Ariel peasant outfit
8. Aurora blue ballgown
7. Tiana transformation dress
8. Rapunzel purple dress
6. Tiana blue dress
5. Belle green dress
4. Belle yellow ballgown
3. Rapunzel 담홍색, 핑크 dress
2. Belle 담홍색, 핑크 dress
1. Aurora 담홍색, 핑크 ballgown
9. Ariel peasant outfit
8. Aurora blue ballgown
7. Tiana transformation dress
8. Rapunzel purple dress
6. Tiana blue dress
5. Belle green dress
4. Belle yellow ballgown
3. Rapunzel 담홍색, 핑크 dress
2. Belle 담홍색, 핑크 dress
1. Aurora 담홍색, 핑크 ballgown