Like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty is an iconic fairytale heroine. While her appearance is not as defined, we still inherently know the image of the girl pricking her finger on a spinning needle, to fall asleep for 100 years. Everyone in the castle falls asleep where they stand, even the flies on the wall, and […]
I was going to try really hard these next few weeks to keep my non-101 posts away from the subject of fairytales, and offer you all a bit more variety. But fate has decreed otherwise, as today I found this article “Disney Animation is closing the book on fairy tales,” and others in the same […]
With her hair black as coal, lips red as blood, and skin white as snow, Snow White is easily the most recognizable fairytale protagonist. Her 1937 Disney movie was the first cel-animated feature film, and therefore the first of the Disney animated classics. This is the traditional fairytale: a beautiful princess, an evil stepmother, a […]
Every time the movie Brave comes up in conversation, I find myself so torn over what I want to say about it. My first gut reaction, usually, is that it’s an absolutely gorgeous movie and touching story. The characters all feel so genuine and their relationships with each other are heartfelt. Watching the movie in […]
The two biggest names in fairytales are the Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Andersen. I mention this because, while we tend to lump all fairytales into one category, I’ve found that there are key differences in the ways different writers approach the same themes and motifs. The Grimm tales are the ones we’re usually thinking […]
Back in August, I took a look at the character development in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with the intention of eventually going through the entire series. But, lately I find there’s just so much more that I want to say about Buffy, as a character, outside of season boundaries. I think […]
All writers are familiar with the concept that no idea is new. Every story has been done before, and all we can do is present it differently. Whether or not you believe this, it is clear that our culture has latched onto the same story archetypes time and time again. At the root of many […]
Do you prefer to write alone with no distractions, or in a coffee shop surrounded by the warm buzz of people? One of the most difficult decisions about writing is simply figuring out the best place to do it. And there’s a lot more to consider than you might realize; although one place might be […]
The Disney animated musical has been trying so hard to come back. And the little girl in me with her Pocahontas play-tent and Esmerelda pajamas (you were expecting Cinderella? pshaw) desperately wants to see that happen. In 2009 and 2010, we were treated to Disney’s adaptations of the Frog Princess and Rapunzel. Both of these […]
Tonight is the midseason two première of Once Upon a Time. And I want to be as excited for it as when I first heard about the show. Returning readers will know from “We either live happily ever after…” that I am a huge fan of fairytale adaptations—in theory. For every show or movie that gets […]
