On a Tropical Island

J.F

someone from high School I had a big crush on. I'll probably never see him again, and it really makes me sad.

Stupid people body-shame a character in Disney's Moana (But it's not what you think)

Disney's Moana has finally received Backlash over body image, but unlike the typical Princess movie, it's not the princess that's getting the hate, it's her co-star, Maui, voiced by Dwayne Johnson. While I myself had absolutely no problem with the design of the character, other people felt like throwing Bullshit in the air.

Labour MP Jenny Salesa took to Social Media to address her dislike for the design of the large Demigod.

Other's also "weighed" in on their unpleasant thoughts of this cartoon character.

Some Tweeples were also part of the body shaming, stating that they wanted Maui to look fit, something along the lines of Jason Momoa. 

Now, before I tear these people apart for their stupidity, let me set one thing straight. Maui is not Fat. Ursula is Fat. The little boy from UP is fat. The Pig from Chicken Little is fat. But Maui? No. Saying Maui is fat is like saying Brock Lesnar is fat. He's not. He's just really bulky. Now let's start the dumb-shaming, shall we? Miss Jenny Saleza, how is Maui a negative stereotype? If he really is fat, is he stereotypically fat? In the trailer, we see him pulling Islands out of the sea, fighting see monsters and doing some sort of Dance, but do we hear him crack an "I want food" Joke? Does he magically turn an Island into a ham sandwich and devour it in one bite? No, because He's not a fat Stereotype. And why are you so anti-fat people? Did you think Disney would make all the characters in the movie fat? did your stupid, pea sized brain miss the dainty petite girl standing next to Maui in all the promotional art, who also happens to be the Main Character of the movie? If you haven't forgotten, the movie is called MOANA and not MAUI. 

And to all the people nagging on the internet on how fat Maui is. I expected better of you. In a time where we're asking Disney for more Diversity, you idiots are body shaming the first Disney Princess companion that DOESN'T look like a male model. Shouldn't this be celebrated? It just comes to show how Stupid some people are. I mean, this movie dwells deep into the rich culture of the south pacific islands AND features yet another strong, independent Disney Princess, following hot of the heels of Frozen, and all you can talk about is how fat Maui is? Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. Shame. On. You. 

But on the plus side, the stupid people are only a fraction of the people talking about Moana. Most fans are just as eager to see this movie as I am. And to be fair, every Disney movie gets backlash, mostly the racially Diverse ones. It doesn't matter if Tiana is a resourceful, hard working woman who happens to be a talented cook, there will be some people calling her a "Racist Stereotype" And when we finally get our first Gay Princess or prince movie, you can bet your ass that there will be backlash, both from the Conservative Christians and the LGBT community.

The 7 Disney film eras

the Disney universe is a very beloved place, and just like our world, it goes through different ages. So far, Disney has gone through seven ages. The Golden age, the wartime age, the silver age, the dark age, the Renaissance age, the depression age, and the millennial age. We're gonna go through all of them.

1. The golden age

This is OG Disney right here. The house that Walt built before it grew into a castle that grew into a kingdom that grew into an empire. Started out with Snow White, which, sadly, is the most realistic looking a Disney Princess can get. Then it was followed by Pinocchio, which is getting a remake. Dumbo, which is getting a remake. Fantasia, which is getting a remake. And Bambi, which is NOT getting a remake. It was a good beginning to an amazing legacy.

2. Wartime age



When World War II happened, propaganda cartoons started flying here, there and everywhere. Disney got in on this too with that Donald Duck Nazi bit. Another thing was that most animators were fighting in the war during this time, So Disney had to make some set backs. Because of the lack of animators, Disney had to do simpler, more compilation like movies.

3. the Silver Age



This is the era that REALLY feels like Disney. Yeah, the golden age had Snow White, but the silver age had Freakin' Cinderella! She's the HBIC when it comes to Disney princesses. This era also had Peter Pan, who's like the boy you had a crush on in middle school, and Alice in Wonderland, which would ultimately go on to create Hot Topic in the distant future. This era also had Lady and the Tramp, a movie I've yet to see. 101 Dalmatians, which got a remake, also belonged to this era. And so does The Jungle Book, which also got a remake.

4. The Dark Age 



Ay-ai-ai! This was Disney's first of two low points. After Walt died from Lung Cancer(Don't smoke, kids) Disney animation became one big cluster of a mess. One or two good things came from this era, like Winnie the Pooh or The Great Mouse Detective, and Robin Hood is pretty sexy for an anthropomorphic fox. But other than that, everything from this era was just unimaginative, mediocre, way too dark, and was just Un-Disney-like as a whole. This is why Disney shouldn't go super dark, because then we get movies like The Black Cauldron.

5. The Disney Renaissance 



Everyone knows that you have to go through the storm before the calm, and Disney did just that with the Renaissance era. They managed to pick themselves up from the slumps of the dark ages and begin all over again.Oliver & Company is the movie that bridges the Dark ages and the Renaissance, but what really began Disney's bright new age was The Little Mermaid. They went back to their roots with doing animated Fairy Tale movies, but the only difference is that they made them more Broadway-esque, so that the musical numbers would be more spectacular and memorable. Also hailing from this era is Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan and many others. One in a while, this era would hit a bump on the road (Pocahontas, Hunchback of Notre Dame) but other than that, it was a good era for Disney.

6. Depression age 




The early 2000s was a good time for Disney. The Depression age wasn't nearly as bad as the dark age was, but this was the time where Disney started losing it's magic touch once again. Disney has had some big rivals in the past, but none of them were as big as Pixar. Disney was still making good money for the most part, but Pixar was breaking box office records. Lilo and Stitch and Brother Bear weren't nearly as big as The Incredibles and Finding Nemo. What was ironic is that Pixar was also a Disney owned company, so Disney was technically losing to itself. Disney eventually dabbled in CG movies, with Bolt and Meet the Robinsons, but even those were getting their asses handed to them by Up and Ratatouille.

7. Millennial Disney




Most of you call it the revival era, but I like to call it Millennial Disney, because it's the most progressive, most comedic, and has the most modern feel compared to the other eras. It's also the most well put together. Most people like to consider Bolt to be part of the Millennial Disney, but it's not. It's just the gap between this era and the last. What really started this era off was The Princess and the Frog. see, it's already very progressive because not only is this the first ever African-American Disney Princess, but she's also a hard worker and doesn't really fit into the mold of traditional princesses, who only dream of getting married. Then we get Tangled, Winnie the Pooh...again, Wreck it Ralph, and the cornerstone of all Disney, Frozen, which is by far the most feminist Disney Princess movie. It's also like, the biggest Disney movie in like, all of history. Then we got Big Hero 6, Disney's first Marvel-based animated Superhero movie and Zootopia, which deals with social issues in an animal-filled world. So far there isn't one "bad" movie in the Millennial era. They've all made decent money and were all critically acclaimed (Frozen currently holds the record for highest grossing animated film). Millennial Disney is where we currently are in the Disneyverse, so they're still adding movies to their list. This year, we're getting Moana, Disney's first Polynesian princess. Then after that, there's Gigantic, Frozen 2, Teen Space Race, and Wreck It Ralph 2. 

FROZEN 2

Frozen 2: Ideas for a good sequel.

I'm currently working on a Mock up Frozen 2 poster, We're still a long way from Frozen 2, but I always like to pitch Ideas. There's a lot of expectation being pressed on this movie, as it has big shoes to fill. The first Frozen was like, the biggest Disney fairy tale event since Beauty And The Beast. So this Sequel needs to be good. It can't be just one of those bleh Straight to DVD Disney sequels that came out in the early 2000s, it needs to be Rescuers Down Under good. It needs to be bigger and better than the first one, and luckily for Disney, I have some ideas.

1. Bring back the Lopez's

The songwriting couple that gave Frozen it's annoyingly catchy songs definitely needs to return and create more annoyingly catchy songs. The chances of them actually creating a new song that will knock "Let It Go" off it's Ice throne is one out of a million, but who knows? Maybe they will. "Love can't be denied", a song written by Alan Menken back when Frozen was still The Snow Queen, should also be somehow reworked into the film.

2. Use the Fairy Tale as inspiration

Frozen is different from other Disney fairy tales, because it's only loosely based on it's source material, and that's both a good and a bad thing. The original Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale is such an amazing story. It's a story of friendship, and what one girl would to to save her best friend. Granted, Disney did use some aspects of the fairy tale, like "love will thaw a  frozen heart" and a girls going on a quest to find and rescue someone she loves, but that's about it. For the sequel, they should take some cues from the books. Hopefully the introduction of the evil mirror, and Snow Bees, who serve the Snow Queen in the H.C.A story,  should make awesome additions to the story.

3. Jack Frost

 

I'm surprised Jack Frost doesn't get any mention in Frozen, as he is a character with Ice powers, and has origins that root back to Norwegian mythology. You know who else has Ice powers and lives in Norway? Elsa! It would be pretty cool to see how Frozen 2 will play with Norwegian myths and folklore. Who knows, maybe Elsa's family tree might be bigger than we think. 

4. Elsa's dream...GIRL?

#GiveElsaaGirlfriend has been all over the internet lately. While I like Elsa being a single lady (Someone needs to represent us single people) I'm open to seeing Elsa end up in a relationship. But the Idea of Elsa actually being a lesbian...is kind of genius. I mean, Elsa has already come out of the metaphorical closet once when it came to her powers, she could probably do it again with her sexual preference.

5. An evil Snow Queen?

long ago, I heard that Disney was making a "Snow Queen" movie, and then saw this drawing immediately afterwards. It's only a sketch, but her face is so beautiful yet scary, and along with those big, dramatic furs she's wearing, I thought, "Wow, she is gonna be the best Disney Villain ever!" But in the end, they didn't go with her, they went with Elsa, who instead became the best Disney Princess ever. And while I love Elsa, I'm kind of sad they scrapped this beautiful, intimidating and mysterious Snow Queen character. This is such an amazing piece of art, and I really don't want it to go to waste. Maybe they can use this drawing in the sequel as an evil Snow Queen who Elsa has to fight in the third act.

6. Hans either goes nice, or gets offed.

Hans was such a nice guy in the fist two acts of Frozen. I mean, obviously, She was gonna end up with Kristoff, but I thought it was gonna be one of those "May the best man win" type of things where Kristoff and Hans has a friendly rivalry when it comes to Anna's love. But he ended up to be a jerk, they type of guy who Taylor Swift writes about. But like Anna refused to believe that Elsa was a monster, I refuse to believe that Hans is a handsome Jeffrey Dahmer. He probably had a split personality, or his mind snapped after finding someone who was nice to him, as he obviously grew up in a family that didn't care about him. Then maybe, just maybe, he might get a chance at redemption. If not, I suggest that that Snow Queen character I so very badly want in the sequel ends up killing him via Sharp, pointy icicles and Snow bees with long, cold stingers. 

My personal Plot to Frozen 2

     So, the movie begins months after the events of Frozen. Elsa is happily accepted by her subjects, and her and Anna have never been more close. But once in a while, she sneezes, or accidentally pulls a leg muscle, and it causes her power to glitch for a moment, accidentally creating snow and ice related mishap. Her subjects aren't upset by this, but Elsa can't help but feel guilty to be such an inconvenience to her people sometimes. This is the part where Anna sings Elsa a picker-upper song that cheers her up. But out of the blue, a large horde of Snow bees swarm around Elsa and carry her away. Anna, Olaf and Kristoff consult the ancient books and scrolls, and find out Elsa has been kidnapped by the Snow Queen, who may or may not be Elsa's birth mother. So Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven go on a journey to find Elsa. Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Ice, Elsa meets many characters, including Jack Frost, who was once the ice god of Norway during the Bronze age, and then she meets the Snow Queen, who tells Elsa that she is her daughter, and that she will be the next ruler of the Ice kingdom. At first, Elsa is skeptical  of this, but because they look so much alike, and they both have ice powers, she starts having second doubts about who she really is. I won't give the rest of the story away, because if Disney is going this route, I don't want to spoil it for anyone. 

Snow White & Rose Red: Starring Cara Delevingne

So, Disney is making a slew of Live action movies based on their Classic Fairy Tales. One of them happens to be Snow White & Rose Red, a sort of Companion film to the O.G Snow White. the same story plays out, but only from Snow White's long lost twin sister Rose Red's point of view. They haven't cast any actors for the movie yet, but one actress I think would be good for the dual roles of Snow White and Rose Red is Cara Delevingne. She was in Paper Towns, and I also think she has the right look for it. I mean, her face already looks like something out of an old gothic fairy tale portrait.