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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 fan of Disney Princess has probably heard the song "If toi Can Dream". I like to refer to it as the Disney 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 toi wish upon a star, anything your cœur, coeur 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 Disney Princesses at that time wanted: l’amour and adventure. When I say "at that time," I'm referring to when there were only eight princesses: Snow White to Mulan, with the latter being the most récent one.

Looking back at the song and its lyrics, I'm actually kind of surprised that the "Disney Princess stereotype" does exist in the song, to some extent; it refers a lot to finding true love, but of course there's plus than that. And I'm sure there are a lot of toi who haven't heard this song in such a long time, ou even some who have never heard of it, so I thought to analyze the song, lyric par lyric, just for fun. So let's go! :D

Ariel:
There is a world where hope
and dreams can last for all time
A wondrous place to go
You'll know it when your cœur, coeur finds


The first four lines are sung par Ariel, and Jodi Benson actually returned to play her role in this song. How cool is that? :D

Anyway, these first few words are pretty harmless; the main message thus far is that if toi follow your cœur, coeur and dreams, you'll discover how "wondrous" life can be.

That's going to change in these suivant lyrics.

Jasmine:
Hearing our song as old as rhyme
Hold my hand, we're gonna fly
What a magic ride
And just a Kiss away



Lea Salonga returns to voice Jasmine, who sings about a mixture of things; she explains that a carpet ride, which could symbolize adventure, is "magic[al]", but then she claims that it's "just a Kiss away". So, what is she trying to say? toi won't have adventure in your life if toi don't find true love? Probably not; maybe what she's trying to say is how l’amour can be an adventure in and of itself. This can definitely apply to the film Aladdin, so these lyrics do in fact make sense; jasmin escapes the palace she's lived at all her life in an attempt to escape forced marriage and to find an adventure of her own, resulting in meeting Aladdin.
I'm just confused as to what "our song as old as rhyme" is. What song is that? Is it even a song, ou is it just something that symbolizes harmony? Maybe the answer is right in front of me and I just can't see it. Oh well. Moving on.

Chorus:
If toi can dream the wish we're making
On a étoile, star is coming true

Pocahontas:
The couleurs of the wind will lead
My cœur, coeur right back to you


Those first two lines are obviously referencing "When toi Wish Upon a Star," and the last two to "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas. (By the way, Judy Kuhn returns to voice Pocahontas in this song, too.) As most of us know, Pocahontas didn't get her happy ending at the end of the film. After John Smith was shot, he had to return to England, but even though Pocahontas stayed behind with her people, she knew that they would still feel each other's spirit ou whatever. (Sorry, I can't remember what exactly she said, hehe.)

The point is, even though the two would be far away, they would always remember each other. These four lines are saying that if toi believe your dreams will come true (a.k.a. "Have faith in your dreams and someday"), you'll get what toi desire. Pocahontas desired to see John Smith again, I'm sure (ignore the sequel for now), and vise versa. So there toi have it. Let's keep going with the song.

Chorus:
'Cause if toi can dream reflections in a
Diamond sky come shining all through

Aurora:
Romance will always be so new
And l’amour will save the jour if toi can dream


In this chunk of the song, scenes with Mulan (mainly during "Reflection") are shown, and...I guess that's because "reflection" is mentioned in these lyrics. But what in the world do those lyrics mean - "'Cause if toi can dream reflections in a diamond sky come shining all through"? Perhaps it's trying to say that "If toi believe your dreams will come true" - which again is similar to Cendrillon saying "Have faith in your dreams and someday" - then the stuff a dit in the suivant two lyrics will happen.

Now, this is where the song fits that DP stereotype I mentioned earlier. The princesses are commonly seen as weak, passive, and insistent on finding true love. Well, no one fits that bill better than Aurora. It's not really fair that she isn't donné a lot of screen time, therefore not giving her much to work with in breaking the stereotype, but from what we see, she's very daydreamy (if that's a real word) and longs for her true l’amour to "bring back a l’amour song to [her]" (from "I Wonder"). So, basically, she wants to find true love. And in those last two lines:

Romance will always be so new
And l’amour will save the jour if toi can dream


Aurora says (or sings) that "love will save the day".

Sorry, princesses, but if you're trying to break your stereotype, you've just Lost any credibility toi have with this song. Although, to Aurora's credit, this lyric is very literal in her case; had it not been for Phillip's kiss, she'd be in a deep sleep forever.

Anyway, how does this relate back to reflections in diamond skies? Well, the chorus for this song fits one basic formula. The first two lines basically say If toi believe in your dreams/follow your heart's desires, and the suivant two say <Insert what princess wants here>. I think it's an odd choice to pair up Mulan's lines, where she desires bringing honor to her family and not a man (at first), with Aurora's, who's all about true love. Mulan's lines were that "If toi believe in your dreams" thing, and Aurora's is the "what the princess wants", which is love.

Wow, I've spent a lot of time on those four lines. I seriously need to déplacer on!

Cinderella:
Someday my prince will come
It's certain as the sunrise
One jour the slipper fits
Then toi see the l’amour in his eyes



Is it odd that Cendrillon borrowed a line from Snow White's song? Hm, was that what Cendrillon even wanted in the first place - a prince? It could have been; she never did say what her dream was. It may have been a life away from an abusive household, a prince, feet - I guess we'll never know.

Anyway, back to the lyrics; it's pretty obvious that this part is sung par Cinderella. If I hadn't written "Cinderella:" and put a picture suivant to the lyrics, toi could probably tell who was chant it just par reading. There's not a whole lot to these lyrics; it's summing up what Cendrillon wants, and the mention of the glass slipper fitting is both literal and symbolic.

I'm being really critical here, but here's my question: if the slipper already fit, and you've met this prince guy before, how are toi just now seeing "the l’amour in his eyes"? Didn't toi see that while toi were dancing? If toi hadn't been in love, why'd toi cry when your stepmother locked toi in? That's right - toi were in love. So toi should've "[seen] the l’amour in his eyes" before the slipper fit and toi got hitched.

Wow, I'm harsh. Let's hope these suivant lyrics don't bring out the mean in me. D:

Belle:
It's the tale as old as time
There's no mountain we can't climb
When you're finally mine
And just a Kiss away


Paige O'Hara returns, but...her voice has aged, and it shows.

The first line refers to the titre song of the film, commonly referring to the classic story as the "tale as old as time". The seconde line is pretty hopeful; it's basically saying that nothing can stop them, ou in Anna's words, "Nothing's in my way".

The suivant two kind of refer back to the stereotype. Belle repeats Jasmine's use of "And just a Kiss away," even though neither of their films relied on a Kiss to enhance the story, like Snow White and Aurora. If anything, that lyric should have been saved for those two in this song!

Back to what I was saying - Belle's talking about finding love. Now, whenever I watch Beauty and the Beast, it seems like Beast/the prince likes Belle A LOT plus than she likes him. I mean, she leaves this guy for her father while he lets her go for her own happiness, and last I checked, HE was the one with the spell put on him. I've never believed Belle loved him - sure, maybe she liked him, but I don't know about love. So when she says "When you're finally mine," that makes it seem as though she's been waiting a long time for them to become a couple. And I'm sorry, but that's not what I get when I watch the film.

And looking back, why did she say "There's no mountain we can't climb"? It's obvious she's referring to Beast/the prince again, but what is it that they do that needs such hope and motivation?

I think I need a Popsicle to calm me down - I keep tearing this song to shreds! And here's the bad news - I'm only halfway done. D: Dear readers who have made it this far, I thank toi and wish toi luck in lire the rest.

Chorus:
If toi can dream the wish we're making
On a étoile, star is coming true

Pocahontas:
The couleurs of the wind will lead
My cœur, coeur right back to you


Chorus:
'Cause if toi can dream reflections in a
Diamond sky come shining all through

Ariel & Aurora:
Romance will always be so new
And l’amour will save the jour if toi can dream


The chorus repeats, so I won't repeat myself. Let's just continue.

Belle:
So the story goes
Never die the rose

jasmin and other princesses:
There's a whole new world waiting there for us
Waiting just for us


The first two lines are sung par Belle, and she's saying that in Beauty and the Beast, the rose never died. Perhaps this is symbolizing that hope is never lost. Always remain faithful. :)

The seconde part is sung par Jasmine, in case toi couldn't tell par the clear reference of "a whole new world". Question: Where is "there"? Where is this world waiting at? I'm guessing it's some imaginary place. Somewhere in their imagination, they picture a world where their dreams have come true, and in reality, this dream-come-true place is "waiting" for them. In other words, they need to fulfill their dreams. However, this could be taken a different way; it could be perceived that these princesses are just waiting around for some prince to rescue them and for their dreams to come true and all that.

I personally like the former idea, but anywho, let's continue. Good news: the chorus repeats again!

Chorus:
If toi can dream the wish we're making
On a étoile, star is coming true

Pocahontas:
The couleurs of the wind will lead
My cœur, coeur right back to you


Chorus:
'Cause if toi can dream reflections in a
Diamond sky come shining all through

Ariel and Jasmine:
Romance will always be so new
And l’amour will save the day, oh


Everything's repeated, but that "oh" separates "And l’amour will save the day" from its full repetition.

Aurora:
Love will save the day
If toi can dream
toi can dream


Once again, the stereotype is not helped with the repetition of this line. Saying l’amour will fix all problems - yeah, that's a bit problematic. And par montrer the princesses being kissed par their l’amour interests, princes nonetheless, eliminates the possibility that they meant l’amour for your family and friends.

Now, at the very beginning of the article, I a dit that I used to consider "If toi Can Dream" to be the DP theme song, and...yeah, I did. However, it just doesn't work for some of the newer princesses. It does for some, ou most, actually, though - Tiana, Rapunzel, and Anna all have hopes and l’amour interests. However, Merida and Elsa are completely boy-free. Merida is very against the idea of marriage in the beginning of the film, and Elsa just doesn't get a guy par the end of Frozen. That's one of the big reasons why this song just doesn't work now.

Not only that, but if you've seen the video, you'll notice that it's got a pretty poor visual quality compared to today's standards of HD. It really needs to be updated to include a) HD clips, b) all 13 princesses, and c) less lyrics about finding true l’amour (since that doesn't work from Merida's ou Elsa's perspective).

Well, I think I'm done tearing this song to pieces now. Thanks so much for reading! I hope you've enjoyed my bickering, since I surprisingly had a great time écriture this. Perhaps I'll analyze plus songs in the future - who knows? We'll see. ;D See toi guys later!
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posted by reflection11
13. Rapunzel
She is very cute in a very childish way. Her eyes are enormous and her body is skinny. This makes her cute.She isn't beautiful which puts her down here. Her long blonde hair is very pretty. Her brown hair makes her look even cuter! Her smile is cute too. Everything is...SO. DARN. CUTE!!
12. Anna
Anna is also cute and even though I don't like her hair her smile, to me is very pretty. Her eyes are cute as well. She kind of looks like Rapunzel so I think that puts her down here. Who knows maybe she looks better in the movie? But until I see it (D:) she will stay in the cute zone.
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A common complaint against Ariel is how she changes herself ou gives up her fins, family and world for a guy. This doesn't bother me too much since the film establishes that she desperately wanted legs and life on land even before she saw Eric. Just listen to "Part of That World."

That's not the focus of this article though. Another common criticism is how losing her voice and trying to woo Eric anyway sends a message to young girls that toi don't need to have opinions ou a personality to get a man. That all toi need is a pretty face.

I have two rebuttals for this argument.

First, one does not...
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So, I watched the movie, and my global, ensemble opinion is that it is good........not great. I say this because while the characters are nice, and the songs, the story needs some work. There are some plotholes that are jarring, and the fact that most of this takes place in 24 hours is a bit problematic for me. Even the character development and the relationship building could have been better.

Characters
So my global, ensemble consensus of the characters are that while they are organic for the most part, the development between the relationships of the characters and the characters themselves are too rushed (but...
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Here are the results of the Princess of the mois Outfits Countdown!

This is originally a BelleAnastasia's idea, she started to make countdowns for princesses' songs, hairstyles and outfits each month. She made the other articles with results only with images, so I continued her tradition, because personally I think it's not bad.

I'm really glad she let me do Aurora's countdowns, I hope toi enjoy my pictures!
Share your opinion if toi agree ou disagree with something.

 "I don't like these type of sleeves on her and yeah, it really clashes with her hair." - CRaZy_rawR
"I don't like these type of sleeves on her and yeah, it really clashes with her hair." - CRaZy_rawR

 "Normally I like cloaks, just not this one." - Awinitarose
"Normally I like cloaks, just not this one." - Awinitarose

 "Not a very beautiful nightgown. XP" - LightningRed
"Not a very beautiful nightgown. XP" - LightningRed

 "I l’amour the rose dress too!!! :)" - Angelica_AW
"I l’amour the rose dress too!!! :)" - Angelica_AW

 "The peasant outfit is perfect!" - Popcornfan
"The peasant outfit is perfect!" - Popcornfan

 "Blue Dress for the Win! :D" - PrueFever
"Blue Dress for the Win! :D" - PrueFever
Here are the results! I didn't include Naveen for obvious reasons. Also, people have to keep in mind that I meant who was a player BEFORE he met his Princess. Thank toi to everyone who participated!

Definition of a player in the Urban Dictionary: A male who is skilled at manipulating ("playing") others, and especially at seducing women par pretending to care about them, when in reality they are only interested in sex.



9. Flynn Rider
It might have been because of the mask Flynn wore all along. But regardless, it's obvious that he used to try to get what he wanted from women par using his famous...
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posted by ArielandEric16
Ok guys, I've been here since November 2012 and I finally decided to write one of these. Since I have been here I have made a lot of Friends and I enjoy getting to know all of you. Ok here are some things about me.

My name is Brittany. I'm 17 years old and I am a junior in high school. I live in a small town in Louisiana with my mom, two of my sisters, and my stepdad. I am the oldest of five siblings. I have four sisters and one brother.

I l’amour all of the Disney princesses, but my favori is Ariel. She has been my favori princess my whole life and I don't think any other princess could ever...
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By the end of the Disney Renaissance, layered characters weren’t enough. Now, the princesses had to be heroic as well. This is where Pocahontas and Mulan come in. Pocahontas saves her village and her prince. Mulan takes it up a notch and saves her country and her prince. Both princesses have been accused of problems with her personality. Pocahontas has been a dit to lose it halfway through the movie. Mulan has been a dit to have a flat personality.

Pocahontas
Pocahontas was a bit of a stepping stone between the early Renaissance “I want more” princesses and the later Renaissance heroines...
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 10th Place
10th Place
Formal dress for this countdown are Princess dresses ou honourable engagement dresses in Mulan's case that are worn for celebrations, royal visits, formal evening meals and simply as fancy attire to wear in the château during the day

Ball Gowns, Everday oufits, Work outfits, Costumes, Home-made Gowns and Wedding Dresses haven't been included.

However if toi would like to read about my favourite ball gowns please go to this link: link


10) Cinderella's Return to the Palace Dress

This one is dull. Although it seems softly pretty when she's in the carriage. Outside the carriage it looks horrible.


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posted by nerdyrose
Have toi ever felt that toi were watching yourself up on screen when toi watch a Disney Princess movie? I read this book called Disney Girls It is about a group of Friends who recognize themselves as special people that are like Disney Princesses (they are one and the same). The Disney Princesses here are Paula (Pocahontas), Yukiko (Snow White), Ella (Cinderella), Isabelle (Belle), jasmin (Jasmine), and Ariel (Ariel).

First of all, I don't own the book series. It was written par Gabrielle Charbonnet.

What I loved about this book is that it shows there is a Princess in every girl. It shows...
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 Credit: Check part 1 of Jasmine's Story
Credit: Check part 1 of Jasmine's Story
Jasmine's Story Part 2:
When they came back to the château the fées decided to leave jasmin alone for a while, but before that they gave her a crown to match with her dress. At this point jasmin could no longer keep away the fact that she had met a stranger in the forest
"I know it was wrong of me to do it, but for some reason it feels as if we met when I was a baby, we where supposed to meet at the cottage this night, now I might not be able to see him again", jasmin told the fairies
"Then it must've been Prince Phillip that toi met in the forest, toi are suppose to marry him, it was decided...
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In the Disney Franchise, Cinderella's ballgown is blue, but that was not always true (hey that rhymes).
In the 1950 film, when Cendrillon got transformed into her gown, it was white. When she looked at her reflection in the fountain, it was blue. When they needed products for this movie, some people thought the white robe looked too much like a wedding dress, so they watched the whole movie over and over again until they came up with something. They saw Cindy's reflection in the fountain, and thought that was a good color, thus, Cinderella's dress is now considered blue.
posted by JNTA1234
 The voices of our childhood icones
The voices of our childhood icons
First of all, I think all the princesses are amazing singers. I l’amour and respect all the voice actrices and I'm truly grateful for all they've done for Disney.
10.Snow White
I know you're not surprised. I l’amour her voice, I think it's very unique. But at the same time it can be extremely annoying. Have toi seen the official Disney Princess website? Snow White's voice is ten times plus annoying than it was in the movie. I like her voice but It's something I have to be in the mood for. Her best song is a Smile and a Song, I just l’amour it.
 Unique but annoying
Unique but annoying

9.Belle
Yeah, I never found Belle's...
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posted by Harmony97
Soooooo..... I uploaded one of these awhile ago, and I realized I left out Belle. Actually someone commenté that I did, but... anways, here toi go!


15. Ariel
    Ariel is a sweet charming young mermaid whom I can’t stand. She hates her father for him trying to keep her safe. She goes to ridiculous distances to find a boy she met for a few hours, while he was UNCONCIOUS! No 16 an old should be that swayable par a pretty face.

14. Megara
    She is witty and independent. She isn’t afraid to get dirty. But, her voice berates me. She also literally...
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posted by Jessikaroo
 Ugh, I've got no decent picture of me.
Ugh, I've got no decent picture of me.
I just felt like écriture one of these.

First Name: Jessika. Well legally, it's Jessica, but I've always spelled it with a k
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Country of Origin: Canada. Yupp, I'm from the land of bacon and érable syrup. Both of my parents were born here.

favori Disney Movie: Hmm, this is a toughy. It changes daily. I guess right now Brother Bear, Peter Pan and Lion King 1 1/2.

Hobbies: Writing, singing, dancing, Fanpop, meeting new people, swimming, painting, designing, photography, editing pictures.

Education: Just finishing my freshman an in highschool. :) Can't wait for grade 10.

Music: I really...
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Well, since I wrote an article about my favori DP Movie Intros I decided to write an article about my favori DP Movie Endings too so enjoy and don't forget to leave a commentaire :)

10. Pocahontas

Compared to the intro to the movie I like the ending better, but I really dislike the ending because it isn't a happy ending and I personally think this ending is a little too overrated, on the other hand the ending is different from other endings with it being sad. Personally I think that Pocahontas should've gone with John Smith instead of staying, but salut she followed her own path. And I just...
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posted by starlight77
"Shut up! Really Lizzie? That's great!" Cornelia almost shouted. The whole kingdom can hear her Lizzie thought to herself but she just bit her lip and looked down at her hands.
"Aren't toi excited?"
"Well yes," Lizzie replied. She had always loved playing house with Cornelia and her brothers growing up and dreamed to be a mother. "Do toi think Ben wants to be a parent now? I know he wants to be a father but maybe now's not the right time."
"Of course it's the right time!" and then she a dit softly placing her hand on Lizzie's. "Ben will be excited to be a father no matter what. That little baby...
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