
The Mary Sue: first Latina Cinderella and a “diverse” cast
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY MOVIE
My initial reaction to watching the movie Initial audience reviews (all 1 out of 5-star ratings) The crew behind the Disney Cinderella movies vs Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase dynamic duo Relationships between characters are more developedįairy Godmother empowering Cinderella / empowered Cinderella Vox.com: the 2015 Cinderella is even more anti-feminist than the 1950 CinderellaĤ2:24 - The Wonderful World of Disney Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1997 Cinderella Positive movie reviews - mention of an empowered Cinderella “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness” by Jill FilipovicĢ0:42 - Cinderella and her agency: does she have a lot of agency?Ģ6:13 - Why do we have so many Cinderella movies and stories? Visit the podcast at or DM the podcast on Instagram can find me, Kaytie, on Instagram Stamps:Ġ5:19 - Cinderella is an anti-feminist storyġ1:43 - Domestic and family abuse as it pertains to Cinderella’s story Take a listen as I talk about the feminist and anti-feminist Cinderella stories as well as the new Amazon Studios Cinderella (even though it’s not Disney). Which version of Cinderella is your favorite? Do you think there are too many?

What would an authentic adoption story be like? What are things writers need to factor in to portray an accurate and authentic adoption story? Only showing certain adoption tropes, family reunion scenes, no mourning for the parent who raised them - only the parent who gave birth to themĠ1:07:06 - How media influences society’s perception of adoptees.
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I’m joined by guest Lauren, a fellow adoptee, to discuss two Disney movie adoption narratives in depth: Lilo and Stitch and Tangled.įollow Lauren and get her book, Inconvenient Daughter.Ġ3:07 - How do we identify adoption in Disney movies and TV for this conversation?Ġ7:49 - Let’s talk about the movies Lilo and Stitch and TangledĠ8:52 - Lilo and Stitch summary and Lauren’s reactionġ9:55 - Discussion on the adoption and child protective services representation in the filmĢ8:40 - Tangled summary and Lauren’s reactionĤ5:56 - Discussion on adoption, gas lighting, abusive relationships, Rapunzel’s lack of agency, and moreĥ5:44 - Are movies like Tangled triggering to adoptees and domestic abuse/family abuse survivors? November is National Adoption month so we are talking about adoption narratives in Disney movies and TV shows (there are a lot, btw). If you want to learn more about Lauren’s adoption story and my own adoption story listen to the Janchi Show podcast! Modern Family, This is Us, Glee, the Flash, etc.)Ĥ2:40 - Using adoption/parent separation to move the plot forward instead of as the plot itself the movie Elf, MCU character Loki, etc.)Ġ7:45 - TV show Once Upon a Time (open adoption and co-parenting)ġ0:30 - Harry Potter (guardianship, adoption paperwork, etc.)ġ4:22 - Movie Instant Family (foster family narratives and instant family/forever family mindset)ġ9:55 - Musicals (Annie, Les Miserables, etc.)Ģ1:50 - Secrets in adoption (secret affair/adoption narrative for drama in media)ģ0:46 - Transracial adoption vs domestic adoption in TV shows (i.e. Website: Instagram: - Movie Onward (having the agency to choose to meet vs not meet your biological parent)Ġ5:14 - Adoption narratives in mainstream movies (i.e. There is a moment when events are mentioned, we are talking about events from Feb-Mar 2021, not 2022*įollow Lauren and get her book, Inconvenient Daughter: I’m joined by guest Lauren, a fellow adoptee, to discuss adoption narratives and parent separation narratives in mainstream film/TV. Website: Instagram: Instagram: 1 hr 1 min Outro music credit: Let the Mystery Unfold by geoffharvey from Pixabay laughs, screams, etc.)ĥ3:04 - 56:42 Jafar’s first scene in Aladdin / cave of wonders sceneĥ6:42 - 01:00:46 Vanity and queer coding / saying Disney villain quotes as Jafar We also talk about Disney villains and how awesome they are, you may even hear Jafar say a few Disney villain quotes too.įollow Jonathan Freeman on Instagram your own personalized video from Jonathan on Cameo: Ġ1:46 - 13:58 Disney villains being queer-coded & Jonathan’s attraction to Disney villainsġ3:58 - 28:17 Favorite or most unique Disney villain in Jonathan’s eyes / talking about Disney villain songs and appearancesīehind-the-scenes animation and recording AladdinĢ8:17 - 37:31 Jonathan’s Jafar mindset “Who’s Aladdin?” / Jafar’s happy endingģ7:31 - 49:27 Most challenging part about playing JafarĪudition and callback for the Aladdin movie

You are in for the ultimate fan service as Jonathan shares his experience being part of the creation of Aladdin.

Today’s episode is with special guest Jonathan Freeman aka the voice of Jafar from the 1992 animated Aladdin movie (as well as the Return of Jafar movie, Aladdin video games, etc.).
