You know how Disney's practically based on love at first sight? Or at least love in the first few days? And then in this latest Disney movie, Elsa (rightfully so, it turns out) stomps on that dearly-held belief.
One song together and Cinderella's ready to marry her prince. Prince Charming actually turns out to be a good guy. One song together and Anna's ready to marry her prince. Too bad Prince Hans is so power-hungry that he doesn't love Anna. The difference? Charming was an only child, already headed for kingship one day. Hans had twelve older brothers; on the off chance he'd be able to get rid of them all, there would definitely be suspicion surrounding his kingship.
You know what? I just looked at the reverse side of that coin. One song together and Charming's ready to marry Cinderella. What if he was expecting a princess to fit into the glass slipper? Had he not been so great a guy, and had it not actually been true love, how would he have felt to find a scullery wench instead? Granted, her father had once been prosperous, so perhaps she did hold a title of some kind. But still.
I should probably mention Anna and Hans again, just for completion's sake. One song together and he's ready to marry her. This difference from Charming being, Hans is more in love with Anna's love for him than in love with her. He probably would have put up with her throughout his kingship after he killed off Elsa, I think. I doubt Hans would have killed Anna off, considering there was no need in order to remain king, and Hans isn't stupid. But a marriage devoid of love and filled with a thirst for power couldn't possibly be an easy one.
I guess I said all that to say this: Thank goodness for Elsa, the most realistic of Disney princesses. =P
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