Tiana the step toward equality
By: Alexis Snell
The “best” and the “worst” are relative terms, but my favorite Disney movie was made on
December 11, 2009, and stars Tiana. The Princess and the Frog is the name. While in most of the movie she's a frog, it's still a good movie overall. Princess Tiana was the first black Disney princess;I’ve seen a lot of Disney movies and this is my favorite movie because it has a good message.
I enjoy this movie very much, but I feel like her being a frog most of the movie is a downfall, because we still only have one African-American princess. I enjoy how a lot of the characters are all different races. I feel like it is very sad when her dad dies, but it is very typical of Disney to get rid of one or more main character’s parents.
This movie is good, but at times it feels like any other movie. Such as when you have to kiss the girl to make everything better, which is not showing a good role model for kids. This is shown in Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and now this movie. I enjoy how this movie shows kids a different world of beauty by showing different food and different genres of music. It shows that you have to keep your promises, which Naveen and Tiana both do. We also learn to treat people how you would like to be treated. It also teaches the viewers that it's good to be afraid at times.
While the alligators were trying to eat Tiana and Naveen, they were afraid, but then they made a friend. It also teaches the viewer to be friendly towards those who are different and that we don’t know everyone’s backstory. In conclusion, this movie is overall a very good movie, but there are some things I like to change in the Disney movie world, Like adding other races to represent in movies. I feel like a lot of races are not represented in Disney World. So I feel like kids growing up are not going to see that everything's beautiful. But I also like this movie because it's a step towards that thought. It is just a small step we are on our way towards a more inclusive world.