My Own Personal Nerdy Disney and Animation Scrutinizing Analyses: "The Princess and the Frog", "Tangled" & "Frozen"; The Fairy Tale Trend of Wonky Titles!

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Yes, it actually happened.
Incredible, but true

In this addition I'm going to discuss the fairy tale movies from the Revival era. But first and foremost this discussion is going to be about how The Princess and the Frog shaped and defined the upcoming fairy tale movies. To how they were renamed to clunky adjective titles.


I can make a balloon :) And it's free :)

Yes, I know it and you know it. It`s a discussion that has been discussed to death in various boards. It's been inescapable to even miss it. But it's still an relevant and engaging discussion that has shaped Disney in every sense. And if you'll see this case comically, you could certainly say that The Princess and the Frog is one of Disney's most influential films of all time. Because it not only began the trend with the adjective title, but with the clunky and wonky titles, haha!

The Princess and the Frog

In late 2009 (now having reached it's 10th Anniversary), The Princess and the Frog was intended to be Disney's big comeback film. It was their first hand-drawn feature of a five years hiatus (if you'll exclude the delightfully animated segments on Enchanted). When Pixar bought the company back, hand drawn animation was greenlit.
Both Disney and Pixar had ideas of doing something with The Frog Prince story. Disney were exploring it in the late 80's when Beauty and the Beast was in production, while Pixars version would be setted in Chicago in the 30's. Even Eric Goldberg was developing a treatment of his own.
Despite being based on The Frog Prince, the final result is credited to The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker, which Disney purchased in 2003 or 2006 (there are various sources about that one). Most likely because Grimm's version is shorter and less elaborate.
Either way, The Princess and the Frog was produced in the same mold as the hand drawn features from the 90's. With the exception of the inclusion of Alan Menken, it had all the components which shaped the most successful films of the Renaissance era.
And it was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Top animators as Mark Hehn, Eric Goldberg, Andreas Deja, Ruben Aquino, Mike Surrey, Nik Ranieri, Duncan Marjoribanks, Alex Kupershmidt and Randy Haycock supervised the characters. and made some good and interesting designs to the main leads as humans.

Yes, I resemble Tinker Bell.
What else did you expect? :)

Tiana definitively has a recognizable Mark Hehn look (although she's been claimed by some to be a black Belle with dimples). And the movie was marketed more or less in the same way as it's Renassaince predecessors.
It's no coincidence that the setting was located to New Orleans, because it was both Walt's and John Lasseter's favorite city in the world (and this was actually before Katrina). Musker and Clements had left Disney in the early 2000's, but when they were called in by Lasseter, they pitched the idea to him and were given the choice to either have it to be CGI or handdrawn (I love you guys for choosing the latter, haha).

The result? The Princess and the Frog made a decent, but unspectacular $104,400,899 Domestically and $267,045,765 Worldwide. It certainly wasn't a flop, but it could've done better.

The Reasons for It`s Underperformance

https://lebeauleblog.com/2017/03/21/whyd-it-bomb-the-princess-and-the-frog-2009/

And now we're getting into the much-debated theories for Frog's underperformance. Mainly because of it's poor release date, being released close to the gigantic hits as Avatar and Twilight's New Moon (damn you, Twilight and James Cameron fans! Haha, just kidding).
Some people have stated that it simply wasn't good enough to spell the audience to yearn for hand drawn animation again (although it did with me). Some have said that Alan Menken should've been the composer instead of Randy Newman (though Menken was chosen first).
To cite my honest opinion, I've personally more a fan of Menken than of Newman. Yet I sighed of relief when I heard his quite catchy work for the movie! Of course there are certain other theories that have been brought up, but we'll get to those later ;) Yet an article cites the unfortunate, shallow truth: That audiences has perceived hand drawn animation as old fashioned.

Speaking of Avatar, it's not just a mere coincidence that is mentioned in this context. Because while the derivative plot (sorry, James Cameron) has often been accused for being a smurf-version of Pocahontas, it's rather a blatant copy of Atlantis The Lost Empire (which I personally consider to be a superior film, though I know it's an unpopular opinion, haha). While the premise of white invadors vs native populants is far from Disney's own invention, it's relevant to compare Avatar to Disney, since it's blatantly borrows from two Disney features that heavily relies upon it.

We did it! We managed to destroy Disney with our shallow fanfiction. Yay!

The Title

As aforementioned, The Princess and the Frog is really a clunky and wonky title. But mostly because it really has little relevance to the actual plot. Yes, it was changed from The Frog Princess because of racial controversies (and supposedly it was offensive to France). But why not change it to a more relevant and relatable title?
Tiana and Naveen doesn't spend the time together as a Princess and a frog (and yes, I'm not counting the Princess gown on the LaBouff masquerade). They spend majority as frogs together and when she actually becomes a Princess by their kiss, they're both human again.

Brace yourself, it's going to take an eternity.

The Racist Aspect

And yes, now we're getting into the inevitable racial issues about this movie. Disney listened to the pleas and criticism and made their first African-American Princess. Of course Disney could always make a movie about African-Americans, but why do they have to be royalty? Considering the technical impossibilty of the issue (yes, there were some flack for the Prince not being African-American too). Why not having just an African American-setting? Or even more specific, an African-setting with a tribal Princess?

Sorry, but we were victims of Disney's political correctness, where the trend is now green!

Disney actually listened to the complains to change Tiana's name from Maddy (the naming of Tiana is no mere coincidence, since it means Princess in greek). As well as the title, Tiana's occupation and the Prince from being a European Harry to a fictional race with an Indian name (although Maldonian sounds Mediterranean).

I'm bringing my relative Tony's
legacy a step further :)

And yes, it's certainly peculiar to have an African-American Princess in order to change her to a frog! I doubt it was intentional from the company. But considering the pleas and the promotion, it's certainly odd (and racist) to do so.
However, Tiana's voice actress, Dreamgirls' Anika Noni Rose (who've had reunions with Disney for doing different characters before landing on Tiana), stated in The View and various interviews that she never had problems with the frog spell (who wonders what Beyonce, Tyra Banks and Alicia Keys opinions were about it, since they wanted the part).

Despite the racist critism, Frog is certainly not as neglected as Song of the South (yes, I dared to mention it). It's tempting to say that it was released to mirror Barack Obama's selection of president, as some reviewers has cited. But we animation buffs knows that these movies takes three or four years to make, so it was greenlit two years before Obama even took the role. But considering that Oprah Winfrey played Tiana's mom, Eudora, it's surprising that she didn't promote the movie more than she did.

Yes, they hated me
even more when I
brought rabbits with
me :)

Tangled/Rapunzel

And now we're getting into the next phase of this debate. The name change from Rapunzel to Tangled.

You're hidden my goods, so therefore we're having this staring contest :)

Yes, I know this aspect has been discussed to death when it was announced. But it's an inevitable side of this issue. After The Princess and the Frog's underperfomance, Disney desperately changed Rapunzel's name to Tangled in order to appeal to boys.
It made Disney fans go crazy! There were lots of heated debates on several boards about it. And awkwardly enough, the dolls from the movie were shown on American The International Toy fair right before the title change (way to screw up, Disney! And yes, note the sarcasm).

History

Tangled was Disney's long awaited depiction of Rapunzel. It's incredible that it took so long to green-lit it, since I personally
could certainly imagine an adaptation of it being made during Walt's time. Glen Keane initially wanted to make the movie hand drawn, but was forced by Michael Eisner to make it in CGI. When Lasseter was put in charge, Glen was given the choice to switch back to hand drawn. But he wanted to pursue the idea and boundaries of CGI and make it more flexible and looking more like hand drawn.

There were some rumors about the look being more painterly
style of CGI and not just pure CGI. It's not to indicate Tangled's final look is awful, on the contrary! But it would be interesting to see a more stylized look in CGI which is featured in this clip. Or in the Meander style of Paperman which certainly looks hand drawn.

The Misleading Trailer

No more Herculade for me ;)

When the second (and official) trailer arrived, it was depicted as a
irreverent comedy in tune with Shrek. It made several Disney fans scream foul! The scene where Rapunzel (Mandy Moore, priorly Kristin Chenoweth) tortures Flynn Rider (Zachary Levi) with her hair really wasn't in the movie at all. It was just a test footage.

While lots of art work, character designs and stills were leaked during the pre-The Princess and the Frog period, there were barely leaked any stills for Tangled. Just the hand drawn versions of the characters (proving how lovely the film could've been as hand drawn). It wasn't until a leaked concept art of Rapunzel shedding a tear on Flynn's unconscious face which made fans gain hope about the non-meta tone of the film.

I told them that I looked better
with less Botox, but they wouldn't
listen! ;)

Hidden Musical/Final Result

The fact that Tangled was going to be a CGI musical with songs from Menken (a rarity at the time) was actually well hidden from the public. With the exception for us passionate Disney fans who researches ;) The final result? Tangled became a huge hit, earning $200,821,936 Domestically and $591,794,936 Worldwide.

The Reasons For It`s Success/The Truth About the Title Change

Was the title change the reason for Tangled's huge success? Was it being in CGI? It could or couldn't be. But at least Tangled opened in a less busy week. Or perhaps Tangled just simply appealed to the audience more than Frog did (a simple theory, but a true one).
However, directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno desperately denied the rumors and said the title change was about having two protagonists. It wasn't until early 2014, however, where John Lasseter finally came clean and admitted the true intentions behind the title change on this inerview with Telegraph.com/uk.

Trivia

However, Tangled turned out to be the most expensive animated movies ever made, costing § 260 million dollars. But it had a incoherent production. The idea surfaced during Walt's time, but was shelved. Keane brought it up again in 1996, but it was postponed.

In the early 2000's it was named Rapunzel Unbraided and was going to be a irreverent mockery at fairy tales, as Shrek was. But Keane rather wanted to depict a sincere fairy tale and even was the director from 2002 to 2008. But stepped down due to a heart attack in the latter year.

Though he asked Musker and Clements to direct Tangled before Frog, Nathan Greno and Byron Howard from Bolt stepped in (though Nathan was asked first and afterwards asked Byron to join him) and Glen became the executive producer and directing animator. The original version was supposed to be darker. But personally I've wondered what the outcome would've been if Keane was the director all along. It was later revealed that Menken was hired because of his ability to write musicals quickly. And less room for collaboration or execution of own ideas. Though probably due to the costs of the project, as stated on this interview (begins on 26:40).

The Comparison Between The Princess and the Frog and Tangled

While bad movies can break the Box Office and vise versa, there's no doubt that Tangled is more loved than The Princess and the Frog by the general public. Previous IMDb-users praised Frog during it's release, but seemed to prefer Tangled when it came along. One of the arguments is that Tangled felt more Disney. I can definitively see that.

It's not that Frog feels un-Disney, but it resembles a Don Bluth-production at times. Several users have complained over Frog's quite busy story (which I've never had a problem with), whereas Tangled's plot is quite minimalist.

Find one wrong in this picture :) And yes, it's obvious :)

You could say that Tangled is a minimalist version of Hunchback with a female protagonist (and also having the second hero with beard since Phoebus). Rapunzel was changed into an actual Princess to this story, a lost one (as Anastasia, if you will). Though Tiana had her mother left, the film was still centered about her relationship with her father. Rapunzel was also the second Disney Princess to have both her parents alive Another Disney cue taken from Sleeping Beauty.

Yay, it fits me! Blame mom for
it not being steady ;)

Frozen

And now we're getting into the third addition of this triangle. Frozen, the fairest of them all (yes, pun intended).

History

No, it's not copyright Madonna anymore :)

As with Tangled, Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen was suggested by Walt. But as a part of live action/animation biography of Andersen (as aforementioned in my The Little Mermaid vs Beauty blog).
The discussion began before Snow White. Samuel Goldwyn was also interested to portray Andersen's life and in March 1940, Walt Disney suggested a collaboration (Disney would tackle the animated parts, while Goldwyn would deal with the live action). But the project got canceled when Disney was occupied with military training films. Marc Davis himself wanted to make a attraction featuring the Snow Queen in the 70's, but never got executed.

At least it resembles spring. Sort of;)

The film was greenlit again in the early 90's, but postponed. The Brizzi Brothers, Dick Zondag, Dave Goetz and even Harvey Fierstein pitched the idea again, but was shelved.

It surfaced again in the early 2000's. Kai wanted to impress Gerda and the Snow Queen rode on a orca. Another version had Kai spelled by the Snow Queen and married her, while Gerda was a devious gold digger. Glen Keane was a part of it, but left in 2003.

Alan Menken was working on a stage show of The Snow Queen at Tokyo DisneySea with Glenn Slater, but got canceled because Disney wanted to release it after the movie was released and the show was too expensive. Alongside with Slater and Mike Gabriel they developed a own version, but got canceled. Eisner suggested the idea to Lasseter.

"Don't let me go! I want to forget that I'm freezing my butt off"

However, when Lasseter approached Tarzan's Chris Buck to return to Disney, Buck pitched a musical version of Snow Queen in 2008. The team ditched Kai and Gerda and rathered focused at the Snow Queen herself instead. Originally Anna and Kristoff were based on Kai and Gerda, but became own characterizations (though some of Kai's traits were transported into Elsa).

Of course this photo is not real,
otherwise I've would've melted :)

The film was once called Anna and the Snow Queen. Elsa was going to be the villain, but the filmmakers found it more compelling to portray her, in true Disney-fashion, as a misunderstood outcast (though in one version she was a villainess who was dumped and became afterwards good).

When Let It Go was wrapped, the movie was re-written in the favor of Elsa, by suggestion by Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez which her husband urged her to do, because it was so her alley, though originally Elsa was given a traditional villain song (and both songwriters were huge Josh Gad fans and structured the In Summer song to suit him), .

Kristen suggested the idea of modeling the Princess after Tina Fey and Amy Poehler due to their funny nature. It's unknown who came up with the idea of the sisterhood (though many will claim the suggestion now, haha), but it gave the project the ultimate push. Wreck-It-Ralph's Jennifer Lee joined in after the original screenwriter left (due to his dismissal of musicals) and became the first woman to direct and write a screenplay for a Disney movie solely (if you'll exclude the debate about Brenda Chapman's directorial about Brave). There were even rumors about Frozen being hand drawn. Linda Wolvertoon was offered to write it, but it's unknown if she accepted.

Yes, it's synergy. It's fate, it's not contrivance :)

Tangled`s Influence on Frozen

We're twins, right? Um... Almost :)

Don't let my age fool ya,
I'm good with food :)

There's no denial that Frozen was shaped by Tangled. Don't believe me? It's adjective-title. Being made in CGI. The constant debate of Anna (and even Elsa) resembling Rapunzel. Originally Frozen was slated for a 2014 release, but the creators were asked to complete the film a year earlier when another production got troubled. Which made the 2013 release being three years after Tangled (and no, I'm not bringing the theory about Tangled, Frozen, Mermaid and Tarzan existing in the same universe ;). Heck, even Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel (which already has an Disney resume with Enchanted) auditioned for Rapunzel (though Megan Mullally was originally one who played Elsa on it's initial draft).

Yes, there's a reason why I
have only the bow! Duuuh :)

Frozen certainly resembles Tangled in some elements, but borrows some components of Frog as well (as does Moana, unsurprisingly enough).

All of them being road-movies where the love couples don't get along initially and warms up for each other (though in Moana's case there's no romance for her at all, though of course she has a similar dynamic with Maui). And all of them (along with Pixar's Brave) opens with the Princesses being toddlers. But unlike their Revival counterparts, both Anna and Elsa gets orphaned, since both of their parents dies in a storm.

At least it's not Santa, for once :)

We're... distant relatives. Twice removed ;)

The Lack of the Classic Disney Climax

It's remarkable that none of those films have the classic fighting climax as Disney used to have priorly. Wreck-it-Ralph and even Brave had such climaxes, but the ones in Frog and Tangled were made differently and were shorter (at least Frozen and Moana had some longer climaxes). It's not to indicate that every single Disney film needs a huge, elaborate climax at the end, but I personally miss that in a Disney film.

Frozen`s Box Office Results

The result for Frozen? I'm not sure...

This picture was taken before Elsa released her
powers and froze the whole Disney universe ;)

Of course I'm kidding! It not only ended up being Disney's biggest hit ever, even surpassing The Lion King. It ended up being the most successful animated movie of all time (at the time, before it was surpassed, now by it's sequel)! As with The Lion King, Frozen had the fortunate of being a follow-up to successful predecessors which built Disney's name. It became a cultural phenomenon.
Many feared that Big Hero 6 would tear down this new Revival era/being this era's Pocahontas (at least critically). But Big Hero 6 managed to quietly become a huge Blockbuster on it's own.
But the third (and most honest trailer) for Frozen depicted it as "the greatest Disney event since The Lion King". Well, you could certainly say that it worked! And probably should be used in every upcoming Disney trailer, haha! Frozen was advertised in the same mold as Tangled, with a boys appeal! And it was made in CinemaScope, making it the second widescreen fairy tale film since Sleeping Beauty.

The Reasons For It`s Phenomenal Success

Yes, I became a father without a female partner ;)

Why Frozen became such a phenomenon is debatable. But simply because it had a huge

appeal. It could be people's connection with Elsa's struggles (despite being a deuteragonist), a metaphor for depression and angst. And her being a iconic character who gets comparisons to Tinker Bell or Maleficent (her hair was made of 400,000 CGI threads). Perhaps because it's continues Shrek and Enchanted's trend of turning fairy tale cliches on it's head; the Prince being a evil douchebag (in an early version the prophecy about Elsa was going to be about Hans) and a act of true love can be sisterly (though I personally think it would've made more sense in a fairy tale mockery concept).
Perhaps people found the sisterhood compelling. And that it had two royal gals, both being the complete opposites (Anna being the second female lead to wake up with a messy hair). Many claims Let it Go for being the force for Frozen's phenomenon.

As opposed to Tangled, Frozen was given not only one, but two spinoff-shorts on two theatrical releases: The delightful Frozen Fever (a short that I personally considered to be superior to Tangled Ever After, not to slam the latter) with Kenneth Branagh's' Cinderella. While fall of 2017 we got the fairly enchanting Olaf's Frozen Adventure, which running time were 22. minutes and had several new songs (originally Olaf was going to be Elsa's henchman and his ability would be to smell through his carrot nose, which Josh Gad auditioned for on it's early stages) with Coco. And yes, the much awaited full-length sequel was finally been released in 2019!

My Personal Opinion on the Title Change

Personally I thought Frozen made more sense as a title as Tangled did. Thus the title symbolizes the theme of the movie and therefore is more relevant (although it reminded me of Madonna's haunting and wonderful song with the same from her Ray of Light album from 1998, haha) It's not to say there aren't fans of the Tangled-title. But Frozen is more suitable in every sense. Though the same discussion should affect Brave, but we're not getting into that now, haha!

The White Witch from Narnia would've loved this :)

The Reasons For the Title Changes/Cynicism vs. Fairy Tale Sincerity

One of Disney's main concerns for depiction of fairy tales is their overall reception. Fearing that the world has grown too cynical for a sincere fairy tale. Something that was quite evident with the huge success of Shrek (although I had my concerns with Shrek which you could personally ask me about, though I'm not mentioning it now, I thought the mockery of fairy tale tropes were the best thing about the movie). And there were movies after Shrek who continued the mockery trend (Hoodwinked, anyone?).

But the same concern was brought up when Mermaid was released. In a 2013 convention for the Diamond Edition release of the film, Musker and Clements mentioned the executives fear of this movie`s appeal only towards girls. Sadly, this would be more evident twenty years afterwards (yes, it's funny how it's coincidentally a twenty years gap between Mermaid and The Princess and the Frog). But sadly, the truth is that the title changes were actually a proof of a cynical time: That these changes were made to cater to a cynical audience who apparently didn`t care for a sincere fairy tale (though the reality is more nuanced than that).

My Personal Opinion on My Favorite Movie of This Triology

Just take my hand, hold it tight.
But I won't protect you from all around you ;)

Personally I consider The Princess and the Frog to be superior to both Tangled and Frozen. It's not to slam the two latter movies, since they're both good in their own ways. But I think Frog is superior to them. It's not among Disney's greatest, but it was great to see a hand drawn Mmvie on the big screen again! And a fun and enjoyable one as well!
It's a John Musker/Ron Clements movie, for goodness sake! And their quintessential ingredient is fun and lightness (as aforementioned in my Mermaid vs Beauty entry). The tone is as light as Mermaid. Frog's script is mocking the fairy tale concepts, yet being respectfully steeped in them.

Prince Naveen is simply one the best Disney Prince ever, full of charisma and personality! And Dr. Facilier is the best Disney villain in a long time and blends perfectly in the catalog of great Disney villains.

While Frog has not been completely dismissed, it has been given less attention than it's followers since it's release. One of the making off-featurettes on the 25th Anniversary Edition of Beauty and the Beast (#1074: Walt, Fairy Tales & Beauty and the Beast) only mentions Tangled and Frozen among the new generation of fairy tales. And a friend of mine who visited Disneyland in fall 2013 told me there were zero merchandise for Frog.

The Huge Weight on the Shoulders of The Princess and the Frog

I think The Princess and the Frog was hampered by it's task of a being a comeback film. It simply couldn't fulfill that task. Though people have cited that it wasn't strong enough, it also was unfortunately released in a wrong time. Regardless of this, let's not forget that Mermaid was praised during it's release and seen as inferior when Beauty and the Beast came along.

The Constant Comparisons Between the Renaissance and the Revival Era/My Personal Opinion on the Best Princess Movie From This Period

Grossing results aside, it's safe to say that Frog is this generations Mermaid as Tangled is this generations Beauty. Not only because of it's similar components, but in their tones, too.
Beauty is more grave and deeper than Mermaid and the same goes for Tangled vs. Frog. It's not as Frog is completely devoided for darkness and depth, since it has it's fair share of it. But I personally thought Tangled was darker and graver than Frog (frankly, Tangled doesn't get enough credit for it's darkness). But the best Princess/fairy tale movie from this period (at least in my opinion) has actually been Pixar's one, Brave. Despite it's weak story, I thought it was quite well-done and actually had some truly great components to make it memorable.

This new Winnie the Pooh became this generations The Rescuers Down Under, while Wreck-It-Ralph became this generations Aladdin (both comedies with pop culture references). And although Frozen became this generations The Lion King in terms of the huge block buster, it's funny that it wasn't a animal movie as the 1994 hit. However, Disney's biggest Box Office to date is now something that Disney is mostly known for; A fairy tale movie! Which is prtty much a full circle. Of course this Revival era has evolved since then, but it haven't seen it's downfall yet.

We've been instructed by corporates
to seem tough. That's showbiz for ya :)

That's what sugar does to ya :)

The Disneyfication Aspect

It's remarkable how these new adaptations of the fairy tales strays away from their fairy tale predecessors, especially The Princess and the Frog. Frozen, however, is Disney's second full-length feature based from a Hans Christian Andersen novel, which is enough to make it comparable to Mermaid. Though Disney has adapted Andersen's tales besides them, as 1939's Ugly Duckling, Roger Allers' The Little Match Girl from 2006 (a hand drawn project) and The Steadfast Tin Soldier in Fantasia 2000.

Yes, kiss my hand. We're in the former century. Duuuh :)

The Discussion of Hand Drawn Animation vs. CGI

It would be tempting to turn this discussion to a CGI vs hand drawn debate, but it won't be my intention. Both mediums has their pro and cons. And both should definitively co-exist together (yes, I know I sound pretencious, but that's the honest truth). It's appropriate to bring Get a Horse into this debate. The delightful Mickey Mouse short which featured before Frozen, really was a blend of both worlds and incorporated them skillfully. But considering how Walt was an innovator, there have been several theories that he would probably support CGI animation (something that has irked purists).

The Final Reputation of The Princess and the Frog

I don't think we should solely blame The Princess and the Frog for the demise of hand drawn animation. It just happened to suffer under unfortunate circumstances. And being the wrong film at the wrong time. But it's still a pity that Disney aren't making hand drawn films anymore. There are many discussions and theories why Disney really ditched it, which I don't find it relevant to discuss now. But I'm hoping for the day when it returns and hand drawn and CGI could co-exist, side by side (poetic, but true).

We're a Funhouse without Pink :)

I'm labeling you as my baby literally by this gesture :)

The Redemption of Disney`s Fairy Tale Movies

However, it's good that these films have redeemed Disney and made straight, sincere fairy tales hip again! Released in an era where Disney were mostly associated with their Disney Channel juggernauts (High School Musical, Hannah Montana and other properties), they made people gain faith in Disney again. There were rumors about Disney scrapping fairy tale movies completely during Tangled's release, but those were (fortunately) just vague rumors.

Final Conclusion/The True Reason For Stigma Against Girl Movies

And sure, it's a pity that marketing for the films are misleading. But let's face it, guys, trailers actually lies. A trailer is usually meant to be an attraction, not a depiction of the movie itself. And unfortunately the misleading marketing is an unfortunate proof of our cynical world.

But there`s a reason for why the marketing at boys is labeled as foolproof; Movies for male demographics tend to have a broader appeal and are labeled as fun. While movies for girl demographic are mostly seen as just targeted at them and therefore seen as less universal.

Thank goodness that Moana and Raya and The Last Dragon has escaped this fate! That they're been allowed to keep their respective titles, named after thier heroine (and though Moana did receive a name change in some countries, it's still not been to an adjective title).