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How does Elsa have character development without a boyfriend in these movies?

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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Anna gets a boyfriend in Christoph and she had a good character development people want to see romance love storys in Disney cartoons

[–] kuku (3510) 5 years ago

What character development?

[–] ExTechOp (2770) 5 years ago

Ignoring the troll-factor of the OP, both movies are actually Anna's stories more than Elsa's

The naive princess overcomes huge obstacles with no magical powers using only her grit and ingenuity

In this movie, she steps up as leader almost immediately after realizing her sister's likely dead and losing Olaf

So ... no character development needed for Elsa; she's not the protagonist

[–] Jennie_Portrait (804) 5 years ago

Oddly, I think the view of which character is the protagonist varies depending on the age of the audience member. Adults see Anna as the protagonist whereas children see Elsa as the protagonist. Anna is by far the more interesting character. Elsa is a one-note super-heroine.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14656) 5 years ago

You don't actually need a significant other to have character development, but the fact that they make many of these Disney princesses so feminist that they "don't need a man" is getting old. Everyone needs someone, and to leave them single does a disservice to the whole fairy tale theme Disney has been rocking for nearly 80 years.

[–] QueenFanUSA (3379) 5 years ago

Agreed that they've made their "point" and need to start allowing true romance back in again.

[–] kuku (3510) 5 years ago

You don't actually need a significant other to have character development

Most times, you do. Characters in a desert island don't use to have much character development beyond 'learning to survive'.

The difference is that for male characters, growth is often related with their relation with the society as a whole. The male in Beauty and the Beast uses to put people aside and to shut himself away from society, and that changes during the movie. The male in Aladdin is a thug and a thief and then becomes a productive citizen during the movie. The male in Lion King is selfish and coward, but he learns to become a leader and to put others above his own fears and desires. All of them grow through their relation with others.

Female characters grow through their relation with others too, but unless male characters, the growth is more related with their relation with a little group of characters that are significant ones (lovers, family, friends).

Both of them need others to grow.