A Study on the Changes of Princess Images in Disney Animated Films

Abstract: There have been three feminist revolutions in history, and these movements have made great contributions to women's struggle for their own liberation and gender equality. From a feminist perspective, this article summarizes and analyzes the phased characteristics of the princess image in Disney animated films from 1937 to 2016, summarizing the development and evolution of the princess image in Disney films under the feminist wave in different periods, and finds that there is a certain connection between the two, which includes both the construction of social history and ideological order and the challenge to the social reality order. In general, the image of the princess seems to show obvious progressive characteristics, but there are different aspects and degrees of gender discrimination against the image of women in each stage. However, the different voices constructed by Disney in the film and the strategic adjustments made can still be regarded as a recognition of the power of feminism by the times and society.