Abstract
This study is a qualitative character and gender content comparative analysis of Disney’s original animated Beauty and the Beast (1991) and the live action Beauty and the Beast (2017). As a leading conglomerate in media, Disney captures the attention of millions not only with their classic cinema, but their new releases all housed in Disney+. The rebranding of the classic Disney princess films with the addition of their live action remakes raises questions of the progression of society, values, and representations throughout the decades. The aim of the research is to identify the similarities and differences between Belle and the Beast in their role, gender depiction, and development between the two films. This study takes a mixed method approach of character analysis with roles, motivation, actions, traits, relationships, development, and dialogue, and content analysis of traditional male and female gender traits.
Presenters
Hannah Scheffer WentzStudent, PhD Communication, University of North Dakota, Indiana, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Gender, Media, Disney
