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posted by sweetie-buttons
This is another Mary Sue test. I decided to do Elsa after Anna. I think she's accused of being a Mary Sue more (though neither of them are accused much).



Unique traits without contacts or hair dye- Platinum blonde hair isn't super common, though it can be explained by her ice powers (but it isn't made clear that's the explanation like with Rapunzel). .5
An odd name- No. 'Elsa' isn't that odd of a name.
Looks constantly commented on- No. I can't remember Elsa's looks being commented on much.
Always the hero- No. I can't remember her saving anyone aside from herself.
Multiple characters falling for her- Definitely not. She's one of the single princesses, and unlike Merida, she didn't even have anyone wanting to be with her.
Gets into the relationships she wants- Nope. Romantically, at least.
No flaws or any flaws addressed or called out on- No. Anna calls her out for shutting people out, and it's shown what a negative impact it has on her life.
Seen as perfect/angelic in everyone's eyes- Definitely not. Most people fear her and see her as dangerous and mysterious.
Always loved and trusted without earning it- Only by Anna, and only because it's in her character. Everyone else does the opposite.
Love and trust from closed-off characters- No. She's a closed-off character herself, and the only other one in the film is Kristoff, who she never interacts with.
Other characters degraded for her sake- Not as far as I can remember. She degrades Anna for being overly trusting, but it isn't to make her look better (especially since Anna calls her out for not knowing anything about love either).
A rival to make her look good- No.
Never fails- No. She failed at protecting her sister, keeping her ice powers a secret, and controlling her powers.
Never injured- She was kind of injured when the chandelier fell on her, but aside from that, no. .5
Always praised and rewarded without earning it- Sort of. Everyone in the kingdom seems to easily forgive her, and Anna always praises her and speaks well of her despite how much Elsa ignores her. 1.
Unrealistically skilled/powerful- Kind of. She did manage to freeze the entire kingdom. 1.
Always figures things out- No. She didn't figure out how to suppress her ice powers, that she had caused an eternal winter (for some reason), or how to stop the winter.
Kind but deadly- No. She isn't portrayed as 'the kind one', unlike Anna.
Tragic backstory- Definitely. Separated from her sister at an early age, forced to suppress her powers, isolated from everyone, lost her parents. She has one of the most tragic ones of any princess. 1.
Skilled in a wide variety of things- No. The only skill she has is her powers. (Though fun fact, in the original draft of Frozen, she's apparently super skilled and talented and loved by everyone in the kingdom, which makes Anna jealous)
Contradictory traits- Yes, but somewhat reasonably. She has to suppress her emotions and be 'the perfect girl', and has a lot of conflicting emotions. 1.
Always gets what she wants- Only at the end. She didn't get a relationship with her sister as a child, her freedom to live by herself in her ice castle, or her desire to protect her sister.
Rarely shows negative emotions- Definitely not. Actually, she rarely shows positive emotions (or any emotion at all).
A resurrection- Nope. (I'm not counting the sequels for these)

That's 5 out of 24. That's a definite no. Elsa isn't a Mary Sue either. She lacks distinct personality traits in general, which is a Mary Sue trait as well, but I wouldn't call her one. But remember, a character doesn't need to be a Mary Sue to be underdeveloped or poorly written.
posted by laylastepford
Astrological Zodiac Signs
Astrological Zodiac Signs
Okay so I have seen some articles (outside of this site) with "Disney Princess Astrology Signs" but I always feel like they are inaccurate, most likely made by people who are not as big DP fans as the people here. I also think they assign the DPs to specific astrology signs based on their image rather than the substance of the character (i.e. Making Ariel a Pisces just because she's a mermaid or Merida a Sagittarius just because she loves archery.) That being said, I used to love Astrology when I was a teenager, as I thought it was very neat and I have always loved the stars. I had a phase...
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posted by laylastepford
Positive Messages
Positive Messages
As some of you might be able to tell, I have been in a very musical mood lately. Along those themes, I wanted to make 2 music countdowns: 1 for Songs and 1 for Scores. I love Disney's music, especially from the team of Alan Menken & Howard Ashman. I almost never like covers of DP songs by Disney Pop stars so unless otherwise mentioned, all versions here are the original ones from the film. Here are my rankings for favorite songs:

Honorary Mentions:
With A Smile & A Song - Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs (So positive and uplifting plus an excellent message.) "There's no use in grumbling...
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Okay so I have read multiple places on here that "Ariel just left her family for some guy she barely knew" and variations thereof. I coincidentally enough just watched this film within the last month and remember it very freshly so I would like to contribute my opinion on this matter. First though, I would like to remind people: These Disney Princess films do not take place in a modern time and setting. Most of them take place over a 100 years ago and are during a time when most people were dead by 40 and half weren't even making it that long. To put it in perspective, the equivalent of a woman...
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posted by AprilGhost
Hola!

For those of you who don't know me, I'm AprilGhost, and here is a list of people who, in my opinion, look like Disney princesses.

A few things, first:
1. I have not cast Pocahontas. This is partly because it is so hard to find Native American models/actresses, but also because she was a real person. I think it's insulting to dreamcast her.
2. Yes, some of these are, in fact, models. I'm not saying that these people should play the princesses; I'm just saying that that's how I imagine them.
3. I haven't dreamcasted Elsa or Merida since I can't find anyone who looks like them.

On with the list!...
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posted by KataraLover
We all know the step-sister from Cinderella that ends up reforming in the sequels. However, many people seem to have criticisms about her because they feel that she shouldn't have been forgiven by Cinderella, there was nothing to show that she deserved to be redeemed, and that it's ridiculous that she got to be redeemed but Drizella didn't. First of all, I think I need to explain where this idea of Anastasia reforming came from. In the original Charles Perrault version of Cinderella, Cinderella's real name was actually Ella. When she became a servant she would sleep by the fireplace to keep...
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Okay, so I already did this, but with a different method. This time, I'll just be doing the regular way I always do it. Anyways, please keep in mind that this is my opinion, and we may disagree, so respect my opinion and I'll respect yours.

Enjoy the article! :)



13. Merida
In my opinion, she definitely isn't ugly, but she's not as pretty as the rest of the Disney Princesses here. First, I absolutely LOVE her curly red hair! It's absolutely gorgeous. I also love her eyes, they're very pretty, especially with the blue color to them. However, I do have a problem with her head. Her hair is...
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posted by dimitri_
13. Snow White
Snow would definitely be higher on my list if her curls were more defined. I like the idea of her hair styled in a bob with a red bow. Unfortunately, that idea didn't come out too nicely to me.


12. Cinderella
Strawberry blonde is my favorite hair color and Cinderella's burnt orange hair color is no doubt uniquely gorgeous. Speaking of unique, so are her bangs but I can't say I really like them as they look like plastic to me.


11. Tiana
The little strands of curls that hang down are pretty cute. Although it doesn't look like you can do much with Tiana's hair but tie it...
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"There's no one else in the castle for me to interact with... wait, what?"
"There's no one else in the castle for me to interact with... wait, what?"
The first time I saw Frozen, I felt as bad for Elsa and Anna as anyone. After all, their parents chose to keep Anna's erased memories of her sister's powers, separated them by moving Elsa out of Anna's room, reduced the staff and shut the gates so no one could learn about Elsa's powers, etc. The girls grew up in a dark, mostly empty castle. Elsa was kept isolated from everyone with only her parents to constantly coach her, and Anna was kept isolated without anyone at all.

Then their parents died, leaving them not knowing how to get on without them. Elsa was the heir but could not rule since...
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I was looking through my articles and realised I didn't have an article in which I examined Ariel in depth. I decided to amend that by writing about a subject it's fun to think about - Ariel's pink dress.

Most fans can agree (I think) that the dress looks quite bad on Ariel. There are several reasons for this: the sleeves are ridiculously puffy and makes her arms look misshapen and the shaping of the skirt looks... Odd. I just think it's too puffy and big in general.

Another popular reason for the dress looking odd is that a red hair/pink dress combo doesn't work:


However, I...
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