Screenwriter Linda Woolverton decided to make Belle independent, smart, brave, and strong. Following the success of The Little Mermaid, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg green-lit another attempt at adapting the story and this time it was a success. While Beauty and the Beast did not come out until 1991, Walt Disney himself had tried several times to adapt Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast story. Tiana was the first Disney princess to personally kill her movie’s villain.īased On: Beauty from Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast
From the start, Tiana was met with mixed reviews, with many people criticizing Disney for taking so long to make a black princess and then depicting her as a frog for most of the movie.ĭespite some of the backlash against Disney, Tiana is a fairly well-liked princess, with many people praising her intelligence, spunk, and determination. While many of the non-white Disney princesses have drawn some backlash (Pocahontas, Jasmine, and Mulan), Tiana is perhaps the most controversial because she is the first African American princess, which people had been waiting for for several decades. Tiana was the first new Disney princess in over a decade after Mulan was released in 1998. Photo source: Flickr via Jennie Park (mydisneyadventure) Additionally, the DunBroch tartan is copyright protected by Disney/Pixar and cannot be made or used without permission.īased On: Princess Emma from E.D. The tartan (plaid pattern) used by Merida’s Clan DunBroch was officially registered on the Scottish Registry of Tartans on the movie’s release date in 2012. Because of this, critics and fans really like Merida, viewing her as a good role model for girls. Merida is one of Disney’s strongest heroines, outright rejecting marriage, and doing things her own way. Brave does heavily feature Scottish Gaelic culture and Merida is the only princess with a regional accent. Unlike all of the other princesses, who are based on existing fairytale characters or a historical figure, Merida is a completely original character. Merida is the 11 th Disney princess and the first Pixar character with this distinction. Based On: N/A, she is an original character
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