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*grabs coat, empty computer chair spins wildly*
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PS. I want Tiana's dress
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....except for my irrational crush on Clopin from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I blame that on the voice more than the appearance of the character.
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@morninggloria: Dmitri doesn't count because he isn't Disney. Otherwise, this GQMF would win hands down.
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Oh lord, now I'm picturing Christian Slater dressed as a fairy...with his voice...talking...basically I'm picturing his character from the Heathers.
(but as an aside, Aladdin kicked some serious ass)
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Cuz Snape had that thing with Hermione and even tho she's a Gryff ... Just read the fanfic.
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Also Divine as Ursula.
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Oh lord, no, now that makes him even more fantastic.
This is beautiful.
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This is one scary song to a 6 year old.
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And I mean, sure it makes it fantastic, but also I can't get out of my head every single character he has ever played ever. And then I picture them all balled up into this one fairy character...and it...it just doesn't work. Cognitive incogruence.
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That said, I agree with the New York Times; I'm bummed that Tiana even needs a prince charming in the first place. I know everyone's expecting romance but I dislike the whole prince charming = savior plotlines of most of the Disney movies (rock on Mulan and Belle!).
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I am not a name expert, but Naveen sounds more like a West Indian/Indian name to me.
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Edit - Also, the only biracial couple I can think of in Disney history is Pocahantas and John Smith.
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I think the interracial couple thing is great, and Disney made a much more interesting choice by making his race ambiguous than if they had spelled it out. (Although, of course, I hope we get a black prince soon. But the fact that we didn't in this movie is not an attack on black men.)
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I definitely want to see The Princess and the Frog, too. It looks like it has great potential!
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#tips
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Maybe my comment should have stood alone. Sorry :)
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When I go on the Tyra Show, under my face it will say:
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feels fat because Lady Kluck was the nearest depiction of her in Disney films
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*gets excited about Disney gear for the first time since Aladdin*
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#tips
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*No offense to Nefarious Newt meant by this comment.
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'Whip It' did NO where near these kinds of numbers and sadly it seems the worse the movie, in the case of New Moon, the bigger the female audience. Im hoping that Hollywood will look at this and say, "Oh we need to get more females behind the scenes so we can develop better films for them", but what it will probably mean is about two - three more adaptations of YA series on vampires, which will eventually kill the whole genre.
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They have different tastes, so they stand up for them. Has nothing to do with men.
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But they apparently aren't even sure there's a market for movies that are primarily about women.
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This is like the sexist version of "I don't see color"
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In our society we value men and things that are associated with men. That's why women get praised for being "genderblind" and doing guy stuff. Girl stuff has an automatic stigma of being frivolous and stupid, and women aren't immune to that impression. The real change is already happening, and you're missing out.
At any rate, these anecdotes still add nothing to the discussion, except to clog it with a bunch of identical pointless comments.
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No, no ma'am, everyone already knows that women (or anyone) will see a movie. Just because that movie has more men then women means nothing to who will see it, because it is the plot and the writing that should count, not what gender the actors are.
Also, frankly, saying there isn't a market targeting women is absurd. Romantic comedy's, right there.
Maybe you want an entire market full of good movies with main characters? Because there are many, many movies with women as main characters, but it doesn't mean any of them are to your taste.
Ranging from drama filled hallmark movies to action thrillers (Inglorious Bastards for one--Mélanie Laurent was amazing) to vampire/werewolf ass kicking, horror to comedy to indie. Really, just think of anything with Angelina Jolie or movies written by Quentin Tarrantino.
How can an entire genre be targeted at one group and still satisfy everyone? It's impossible. I personally don't like vampire/werewolf ass kicking, or horror, but I love action thrillers, comedy and indie. That means I watch man only targeted programing? Hell no. That's ridiculous.
What is really the problem here, the fact that the main female characters your getting in movies aren't memorable enough, or the fact that you feel you would enjoy a movie with less men in it?
Now write me back, and try not to say, "It's not about men".
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