This is something I've been mulling over for the past couple years, ever since I rediscovered my amor for the disney Princesses and began to watch all the old movies. We all know that disney tends to take liberties with its merchandise (think Cinderella's silver vestido that suddenly turned blue), but this one may be something that the fãs have imposed upon the movies.
Recall, for a moment, Monsieur Walt Disney's first two princes, generally referred to as The Prince and Prince Charming due to the fact that they strangely remain nameless for the entirety of their movies, despite being the heroines' eventual one true loves. (The authorities are still unsure as to how this grievous lapse of information occurred.) Both are dreamy, handsome, romantic, and famously underdeveloped characters.
Many of you are probably wondering what it is about them that I take issue with. Well, my dear readers, I ask you here and now, which one of them is actually Prince Charming?
"Why, Cinderella's prince, of course!" you reply confidently.
INCORRECT! And I have evidence to prove it, my friends, cold hard evidence!
You may remember a certain scene from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in which our fair princess sings of how one dia her prince will find her and carry her off to his castelo where they will live forever in happiness and comfort. Just before this song begins, Snow White is asked por one of her dwarven company whether or not it was hard to fall in love. In response she laughs "It was very easy! Anyone could see that the prince was charming; the only one for me."
Just mull over that line for a moment... Done? Good. Now I don't know about you, but I don't ever recall cinderela describing her prince in such a way. Thus, I must conclude that Snow White's prince is the real Prince Charming, meaning Cinderella's prince is an impostor! Who is he really and why has he conspired to steal another noble prince's identity? None can say!
And so, without further ado, let the commenting begin!
Recall, for a moment, Monsieur Walt Disney's first two princes, generally referred to as The Prince and Prince Charming due to the fact that they strangely remain nameless for the entirety of their movies, despite being the heroines' eventual one true loves. (The authorities are still unsure as to how this grievous lapse of information occurred.) Both are dreamy, handsome, romantic, and famously underdeveloped characters.
Bland, like white bread.
Boring, like vanilla ice cream.
Many of you are probably wondering what it is about them that I take issue with. Well, my dear readers, I ask you here and now, which one of them is actually Prince Charming?
"Why, Cinderella's prince, of course!" you reply confidently.
INCORRECT! And I have evidence to prove it, my friends, cold hard evidence!
You may remember a certain scene from the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in which our fair princess sings of how one dia her prince will find her and carry her off to his castelo where they will live forever in happiness and comfort. Just before this song begins, Snow White is asked por one of her dwarven company whether or not it was hard to fall in love. In response she laughs "It was very easy! Anyone could see that the prince was charming; the only one for me."
Just mull over that line for a moment... Done? Good. Now I don't know about you, but I don't ever recall cinderela describing her prince in such a way. Thus, I must conclude that Snow White's prince is the real Prince Charming, meaning Cinderella's prince is an impostor! Who is he really and why has he conspired to steal another noble prince's identity? None can say!
And so, without further ado, let the commenting begin!
