Archetypes and Stereotypes in Disney

The Disney genre also has a particular set of characters. Disney is heavy in their archetypes. Every Disney film has the perfect villain. The villain who is pure evil. For example the witch in Snow White, she did not have a single good bone in her body. She was evil and Disney made sure you knew that through archetypes. There is also prince charming. There is always the handsome perfect hero who will do anything to save the damsel in distress. Archetypes today however, aren't as prevalent as they were in the past. For example in Tangled the hero we meet was not the perfect prince charming. In the beginning he is an extremely selfish person and a thief. He has to meet his princess before he can become the prince charming Disney is accustomed to.
Stereotypes were also extremely prevalent in early Disney films. In the days of early Disney stereotypes were an easy way for viewers to understand characters before there was politically correctness. A good example of stereotypes are the crows in Dumbo. These crows are very stereotypical of what people thought African Americans were. The crows speak in a southern slang and have shabby clothes. In modern times these crows can be seen as racist, but in the day it was made it was acceptable. It just shows how times have changed.

Defining the Genre of Disney

What happens when you hear the world Disney? I would imagine you are thinking of Princesses, Heroins, Damsels in distress, fun stories about talking animals, stories with heart, and movies families can enjoy together. In the beginning Disney followed the genre of the fairy tale. It followed the this for a long time. But as Disney movies grew and became more familiiar. It sort of created it's own sort of Genre. Now whenever someone watches a Disney movie, they know what they are going to get for the most part. Disney is something almost everyone can connect with, and this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't able to create it's own genre.

The First Chapter and The First Animated Movie

When Walt Disney set out to make the first feature length animated movie in history, there were a lot of hurdles he had to get passed. He successfully did this and at the same time created a film, which was able to be seen critically just as all live action films. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a film, which has a strong moral. It is extremely easy for every single person who sees this film to come out with some sort of meaning. Disney does not do this through rhetoric, because as with most fairy tales the meaning and moral is laid on thick. Disney uses some simple language throughout the film. This allows viewers of all ages to enjoy the good moral at the end of the film. This moral the viewers feel is the affect the film creates. This being a Disney film it gives out a good moral to help kids become better people. Overall Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was a major success for Disney and completely changed the film business.