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Hi everyone! I recently learned about the Bechdel Test from a friend and have been wanting to write this 기사 ever since. This test is, at its core, an analysis of how women are portrayed in 인기 culture. It reveals how much women tend to revolve around men in films, books, etc. To pass the test, a film (or any other work of fiction) must meet three requirements: the film must (1) have at least two named female characters (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a man. It seems so simple, right? Unfortunately a surprising number of films fail in at least one of these aspects. Well now it's time to see how our beloved 디즈니 Princess 영화 stack up when put to the test!

Disclaimer: This 기사 is not meant to bash any of the films 또는 say that they are "anti-feminist," nor do I necessarily think that this test is the best way to determine if a film is "feminist" 또는 not. I simply thought it would be fun to see which 영화 pass the test. 당신 can find a lot of info on the Bechdel Test online, including different versions and criticisms of it. I am using a slightly 더 많이 strict version which requires the two female characters to be named.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1. Does the film have at least two named female characters?
Unfortunately not, so Walt's first full length animated feature fails right off the bat. While there are two female characters, Snow White and the Evil Queen, the latter is not given a name in the film. It is important to note that many 팬 refer to the 퀸 as 퀸 Grimhilde, so she may in fact have a name. However, since her name is never mentioned in the film, it fails the test.

 Fail.
Fail.


Cinderella

1. Two named female characters?
당신 betcha. In fact Cinderella sports four, not just two, named females: Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drizella. If only the Fairy Godmother had a name this movie would have five! Still, this film passes the first part of the test with flying colors.
2. Do the women speak to each other? We wouldn't have a movie if they didn't. There's quite a bit of dialogue between the four of them, so Cinderella passes the 초 part of the test.
3. Do their conversations revolve around something other than men? Several of them do! While there is quite a bit of talk of the Prince and the Grand Duke, they also 컨버스 about the ball itself and Cinderella's duties. Thus Cinderella is the first 디즈니 Princess film to pass the Bechdel Test!

 Pass.
Pass.


Sleeping Beauty

1. Two named females?
Sleeping Beauty does even better than Cinderella in this regard with five named women: Aurora, Flora, Fauna, Merriweather, and the unforgettable Maleficent.
2. Do they talk to each other? Again, there would be no movie if they didn't. Most of the film is the fairies' antics, and there's quite a bit of conversation sprinkled in there.
3. Do they only talk about men? While there's a good bit of conversation concerning Phillip, the majority of what the 요정 talk about is Aurora herself and how to protect her from Maleficent. With that, Sleeping Beauty passes the Bechdel Test!

 Pass.
Pass.


The Little Mermaid

1. Two named females?
The Little Mermaid sports a plethora of female characters, the most prominent being Ariel and Ursula, but when 당신 add Ariel's sisters to the list 당신 get a grand total of eight named women! That's almost as many as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty combined, so The Little Mermaid definitely passes the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Ariel and Ursula have quite the conversation in Ursula's lair, so The Little Mermaid passes the 초 part of the test.
3. Do they only talk about men? Here is where the film that ushered in the 디즈니 Renaissance falls short. Ariel and Ursula's conversation revolves entirely around Ariel turning human in order to woo Eric and hopefully win him so that she can remain human forever. While some might argue that the film should still pass since technically not the entire conversation is specifically about Eric, I believe that he plays such a prominent role in the conversation that the film fails.

 Fail - but this could be debated.
Fail - but this could be debated.


Beauty and the Beast

1. Two named females?
Beauty and the Beast just barely passes this portion of the test with exactly two named women: Mrs. Potts and Belle herself (unless of course 당신 want to count Marie who needs to hurry up and get those baguettes).
2. Do they talk to each other? Again the movie just scrapes 의해 with one conversation between Belle and Mrs. Potts immediately after Belle arrives at the 성 and is shown to her room.
3. Do they only talk about men? Like The Little Mermaid, whether Beauty and the Beast passes in this regard could probably be argued one way 또는 the other. Since the Beast is never specifically brought up in their conversation I'm going to allow it to pass, albeit somewhat dubiously since they are talking about how Belle has 로스트 her freedom thanks to him.

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


Aladdin

1. Two named females?
As the only 디즈니 Princess film whose princess isn't the main character, it's no surprise that Aladdin fails right off the bat. 재스민 속, 재 스민 is the only major female character in the movie, let alone the only named one.

 Fail.
Fail.


Pocahontas

1. Two named females?
This film has not two but three named women: Pocahontas, Nakoma, and Grandmother Willow. While this isn't quite as many as some of the earlier 디즈니 Princess films, it's still enough for it to pass the first portion of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Though Nakoma and Grandmother Willow never speak to each other, Pocahontas has a few conversations with each of them.
3. Do they only talk about men? John Smith and the settlers are a prominent topic, but Nakoma and Pocahontas have a conversation about the 제목 character's dream. This conversation is later continued with Grandmother Willow where the topic of Pocahontas's mother is also introduced. Pocahontas decidedly passes the Bechdel Test.

 Pass.
Pass.


Mulan

1. Two named females?
Like Pocahontas, Mulan passes this portion of the test with three named women - Fa Mulan, Fa Li, and Grandmother Fa.
2. Do they talk to each other? While their conversations are minimal since the majority of the movie takes place amongst an army of men, they do 컨버스 during the scene where 뮬란 is being prepared to see the Matchmaker.
3. Do they only talk about men? Most of their conversation is about 뮬란 striking up a match with a good man, but since they mostly focus on 뮬란 herself and less on the men she needs to impress I will allow this film to pass. There is a short exchange between 뮬란 and Li about how 뮬란 is late which can also be taken into consideration. Like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast it could be easily argued that Mulan should not pass this portion of the test, however I personally think it makes the cut.

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


The Princess and the Frog

1. Two named females?
The last 2D animated princess film boasts a number of female characters including Tiana, Charlotte, Eudora, Mama Odie, and the elusive Evangeline, thus easily passing the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Yes they do! Tiana and 샬럿, 샬 롯 have a number of conversations, and Eudora does her share of talking as well. And of course who could forget the memorable conversation with Mama Odie?
3. Do they only talk about men? 샬럿, 샬 롯 talks a lot about Naveen and Eudora pushes Tiana to find a man, but Tiana evens the score with all the talk of her restaurant. Tiana also speaks with Mama Odie about needing to be human again. It could be argued that since Tiana is building her restaurant in memory of her father all of her conversations about it are about a man. Personally, I think that's a little far-fetched, thus The Princess and the Frog passes the Bechdel Test!

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


Tangled

1. Two named females?
This movie just barely passes the first part of the test with exactly two named women: Rapunzel and Mother Gothel.
2. Do they talk to each other? They do quite a bit of talking, some of which is even set to music. It's mostly Mother Gothel giving backhanded compliments to Rapunzel, but it still counts.
3. Do they only talk about men? Nope, Mother Gothel spends a lot of time steering Rapunzel away from the outside world, and of course there's their exchange when Rapunzel realizes that she is the 로스트 princess. Therefore, Tangled passes the Bechdel Test.

 Pass.
Pass.


Brave

1. Two named females?
Though you'd expect a movie that's all about female empowerment to have 더 많이 female characters, Brave still makes it through this part of the test with three - Merida, Elinor, and Maudie. The Witch doesn't count since she isn't named.
2. Do they talk to each other? The majority of the movie is Merida's interactions with Elinor which includes a lot of talking, although not a lot of listening in the beginning.
3. Do they only talk about men? They do talk a lot about the suitors and Elinor's desire for Merida to choose a husband, and if 당신 were testing the film using only the spoken conversations it might not pass. However, I will include their communication while Elinor is a bear, which is hardly about men at all. And so the most recent 디즈니 Princess film passes the Bechdel Test!

 Pass - but this could be debated.
Pass - but this could be debated.


Overall

Of these eleven films only three couldn't pass the test: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. This is pretty good considering the fact that about half of all films ever made don't pass the test. (Surprising statistic, I know. Don't believe me? Look it up!) From this, I'd say that the 디즈니 Princesses do a pretty good job of being their own characters instead of being defined 의해 the men present in their films. What do 당신 think? Is the Bechdel Test even a good measurement of such a thing? Let me know in the comments!
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kk, so almost all the redesigns are blehhh, but I felt like talking about them, so yeh. btw, I didn't include Merida bc she wasn't redesigned when everyone else was originally redesigned, and no Anna 또는 Elsa for obvi reasons.


10. Rapunzel

Okay, so I 사랑 Rapunzel's beauty in her film, and that's one of the main reasons I am so harsh on her redesign.. It's freaking terrible like.. x__x Her eyes are all trippy, not to mention her face shape. NO ONE'S MOUTH IS THAT LONG, LET ALONE RAPUNZEL. As for the outfit, it definitely is waaay too sparklified, like most of the redesigns.



. Pocahontas

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If anyone's been here for 더 많이 than a few months, they know that, one, my list is an ever changing mess, and two, if I'm not 글쓰기 this 기사 every two months, something is wrong. Well, it's been nearly four 또는 so months since I last wrote this list and somehow my list has remained relatively stable. Despite it staying nearly the same, these have always been my 가장 좋아하는 기사 to write, so I just thought I'd write it again. So here I go!

13. Belle

It's tough. I can see the appeal of Belle, I really can, and at times I wonder why she's last on my list, but she just..is. I don't know, she's...
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 The Original Eight Princesses
The Original Eight Princesses
Anyone growing up in the 2000's (such as myself) who was a big 팬 of 디즈니 Princess has probably heard the song "If 당신 Can Dream". I like to refer to it as the 디즈니 Princess' theme song (at least, I used to, but we'll get to that later); it was a song that basically emphasized the idea that if 당신 wish upon a star, anything your 심장 desires will come to you. Not only did it refer to Disney's biggest trademark song in Pinocchio, but it summed up some of the great things the 디즈니 Princesses at that time wanted: 사랑 and adventure. When I say "at that time," I'm referring to when there...
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Many 팬 in this club says Elsa is selfish? Seriously? She is not selfish!

I'll give 당신 valid reasons

1.) She shuts Anna out just to protect her

2.) She left her kingdom in order to protect her sister and everyone else

3.) She doesn't wanted to hurt anybody, but she has no other choice

4.) She created 마시멜로, 마 시 멜로 to sent Anna away from her, because she accidently hit her

5.) She did not mean to harm Anna, she just can't control her powers

6.) Elsa said this "No, Anna. I belong here, alone. WHERE I CAN BE WHO I AM, WITHOUT HURTING ANYBODY"

7.) She felt terrible when Hans told her that Anna is dead....
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OK, I said in a 이전 기사 that Elsa may be one of the most powerful characters in 디즈니 history and arguably as powerful as Maleficent. Well that got me thinking: What would happen if these two met in a fight?

Well quite honestly, I think this would be one of the most epic battles in the history of Disney. On one side, you've got Elsa, the Snow Queen; master of cryomancy and snow. And in the other corner, 당신 have Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil, dark fairy. It's hard to say just who would get the upper can in a battle like this. But to really give a statistical view on just what...
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It looks like everybody has done a list with the favourites scenes so I decided to make one too. I haven't included 겨울왕국 because there are still many people that haven't seen it. Anyway, enjoy!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Ending Scene

I'm not sure about my choice because the last time I saw the movie I was 6 years old, so... Anyway, the 애니메이션 is stunning when they walk away and 당신 see the castle. I find that scene very romantic and sweet and I believe that Snow White totally deserves her happy ending.

Cinderella
So this is love

Soo romantic! I 사랑 the 애니메이션 and the atmosphere...
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