Monday, December 1, 2014

Frozen vs. Big Hero Six

So, as the media would classify Frozen as a girl movie and Big Hero Six as a boy movie. Know what I noticed though? Big Hero Six actually has the same amount of female characters as Frozen. 

Think about it. Frozen has Ana, Elsa, and their dead mother (who I don't think should count because she never talks). Any other women shown don't have any speaking roles and the rest of the cast is male. Big Hero Six has the aunt, Honey, and Go-Go. All of whom have speaking roles and are strong women in their own way. Go-Go's catchphrase "Woman Up" being one of my favorites. So actually, Big Hero Six has one more female characters than Frozen. Wild, huh?

It just irritates me that people call Frozen an empowering movie when the original fairy tale actually is more empowering. Sure, Ana and Elsa demonstrate more depth of character than traditional princesses and the movie does not end with a wedding, but "The Snow Queen" features an all female cast with the exception of Kai, the boy the main character saves from the Snow Queen. This plucky girl goes to save her friend without a guide and finds her own way.

Also, why couldn't Hans have a villain song? He could have reprised "Love is an Open Door" but in an evil way. Like love is an open door to a kingdom and riches. I'm no lyricist, but I think something like that would have been excellent.