This really reflects the change of social ideology. Disney princesses are no longer brainless princesses who eat a poisoned apple and get caught by witches, wait for the prince to rescue them, and live happily ever after in the palace. Brave begins when the Disney princess really becomes the protagonist and begins to tell the story of a woman growing up without targeting socially stereotyped roles.
1. Magic and gloves - the conflict between nature and repression
Elsa's hands are born with the magic of making ice and snow. She accidentally hurt her when she was playing with her sister anna when she was a child. , so put her gloves on. Elsa was also frightened by her own abilities, so she decided to hide her superpowers and seal herself up. What is hidden and suppressed here is only the power of nature, not evil (compare Andersen's original "The Snow Queen", you will understand that this is a modern interpretation of female power), but traditionally women often need to "put on gloves" to hide their desires and The ability to adapt to social habits and accepted settings.
Until the death of her parents in a shipwreck, it symbolized the decline of patriarchal power and the loss of repression and protection, which also meant that Elsa could make a choice: to show her ability at the risk of being attacked by the world, or to continue to hide. This was a common conflict among women in the past, so many women's lifestyles are to confine themselves to heavy housework and a very small range of life, which are all metaphors for gloves, just like elsa uses a reclusive lifestyle to control herself Don't show ability. But the conflict culminated in the coming-of-age coronation as Elsa became more powerful.
Sister anna plans to marry the strange prince she just met at the party, and wants to start her new life (interlude "love isan opendoor"). Although her sister pursues blindly but freely, in Elsa's opinion, it is almost a betrayal. A glove was ripped off during the dispute, symbolizing that Anna revealed Elsa's long-hidden true self. But the magic is out of control again, and people can't imagine that the always virtuous princess has destructive magic, which makes the world freeze, people scream "she is a monster!" in horror and take up weapons to chase Elsa. This is the moment when the conflict between nature and repression violently erupts, and Elsa chooses to flee.
2. Frozen Castle - Destruction of the False Self
"Frozen" is Disney's first animation with two princesses as the protagonists. In fact, it can be understood that sister elsa and sister anna represent two dynamics in the personality: the real elsa It is the suppressed and hidden part, the princess in front of the people is just her "false self", elsa represents the power of separation and isolation; anna is the bridge between the real elsa and the false self, she has never given up to find the real elsa , anna represents the power of integration and healing.
The split elsa fled into the snowy mountains and found a way to preserve her own nature without hurting others. In the desolate snowy mountains, elsa felt that she was free and the queen of ice and snow. The Declaration of Independence is completed here with a "letitgo".
As the lyrics say,
It'stime to see what I can do
Totest the limits and break through
Noright, no wrong, no rules for me
I'mfree
Then Elsa turned into a queen and built an ice and snow palace, which symbolized that women abandoned the "false self" required by society, and their power was liberated and displayed. This transformation is heart-wrenching, so many people sing this song to express a strong resonance, but is this the awakening of female consciousness? In fact, it is far from complete, because elsa's freedom is still limited at this time, she can only close herself in a farther snowy mountain, living in a cold snow palace, although she seems confident and beautiful, but also closed the door to real life.
Destroyed the false self, it remains empty without the reconstruction of the self. So this is not a happyendding, this video wants to say more.
3. Heart beating forever - Reconstruction of self
Fortunately, our Princess Anna never gave up looking for her sister, which is also the integration driving force for everyone's inner efforts to get closer to their true self.
The goblin elder said "the greatest enemy is fear", but anna is not afraid of elsa and still sincerely trusts. It is this lack of fear that makes her follow Elsa's footsteps all the way, that is, to find the hidden true power.
It takes courage to come back to life when we hide in our own palace, and that means the danger of losing control again, being judged and belittled, and resisting the efforts of others to try to get close to us. This time anna hurt her heart, because she remembered the previous injury, and at that moment, the fear swelled in her heart, and her body began to freeze a little bit. When the drive to integrate meets resistance and frustration due to fear, Anna falls into depression until she is completely frozen.
Following the usual Disney princess film routine, a prince's love kiss, or a sister's affectionate hug, will melt and save the frozen anna, but that's not the end. Because Anna has a heart that is always beating, and the blood that flows from the heart spreads throughout the body. This power cannot come from other people, and it doesn't even need magic, and there is no reason. This is the natural healing power of life.
Anna's never-give-up acceptance of Elsa is also a symbol of women's self-integration power, transcending the rejection and fear from others and their own hearts, and then the ice and snow magic begins to become elegant and creative. This is the realization of the awakening and growth of true female consciousness.
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