| dc.description.abstract | The prevailing ideals of feminine behaviour have been determined
by social characteristics of specific time and place. Controversy
under gender inequality is not a new issue but recent cultural
and social changes have contributed to the weakening of the
traditional power of men and the increase of women’s empowerment
and independence in our Western culture.
In this sense, Disney’s films based on traditional fairy
tales have played a crucial role in shaping and perpetuating these
perceptions regarding women and men and their role in society.
The following paper explores the way in which those
traditional perceptions of the protagonist and antagonist in
Disney’s fairies, shifted in the 21st century. In the light of
these changes, the following study involves the analysis of the
fairy tale the “Sleeping Beauty” and its two subsequent
adaptations in cinema of 1959 and 2014, respectively. | es_ES |
