Women rule the animation world

In Hollywood’s animation world, the damsels aren’t in distress anymore, waiting for Prince Charming to arrive and rescue them! Hollywood animation is breaking long-standing stereotypes, and writing new stories high on women power.

What ties “Mulan”, “Moana”, “Brave”, “Zootopia” and “Frozen” together? They challenge the traditional way to look at fairytales, and give a gender neutral lens to look at the story.

“Frozen” co-director Jennifer Lee, who put sisterhood first in the line of love, and redefined the “act of true love” in the film, says they are still fairytales, in which they are trying to flip those tropes.

Asked about women power shining bright in animated films, Lee said: “I don’t think I can break it down to one thing like that. I think every film is very different. They reflect the filmmaker; they reflect the time they were made in. And so for me, the best thing is when people get different things out of them.”

Lee became the first woman to direct a Disney-animated feature with “Frozen” in 2013. She shared directing duties with Chris Buck. She became the first female director to helm a billion dollar film, with “Frozen” becoming the highest-grossing animated film before the remake of “The Lion King” took that position in 2019.

“Frozen” challenges the notion that true act of love should only be about Prince Charming, but can be love with anyone close to you,” Lee shared. – IANS