Disney's Prince: Names and Evolution

The princes and princesses of Disney were initially positioned by the creators as a standard of beauty and integrity. But the ideals of beauty, like morality and values, tend to change over time. In this publication, an attempt will be made to analyze the evolution not only of the appearance of cartoon characters, but also of their moral values and aspirations throughout the history of the animation of the Disney studio. So, the princes of Disney.

"Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs." Prince Ferdinand (1973)

In this cartoon, the prince fulfills the intended role of a possible narrowed-out main female character without any fuss and shows no special activity. Enchanted by the beautiful singing of Snow White, languishing in the castle of the evil stepmother, he falls in love with a beauty at first sight.

A sort of practice of developing relations was for a long time common in studio projects. Disney princes, whose names sometimes did not even sound in the cartoon, initially did not have a fine mental organization.

Then the hero appears in the frame only after the unhappy stepdaughter appears in the crystal coffin. A miraculous kiss does its work, and, to the general joy of others, Snow White is resurrected. Lovers go to the kingdom of Ferdinand.

Such a reduced participation of the prince is due to purely technical reasons. The fact that he was on all sketches for an unknown reason turned stoop. Prototype of the cartoon character was the movie star of the 70's - Douglas Fairbanks, and the living model was the professional dancer Lewis Hightower. The latter struck the entire creative group of creators with beautiful muscular legs. In addition, Snow White was painted with his partner in dance - Marjorie Belcher.

The handsome man from Cinderella (1950)

A beautiful, but virgin hero from "Cinderella" was called Charming. He does not have a name as such, but his role is more memorable than that of his predecessor. According to the narrative, the father-king, in honor of his return, arranges a magnificent reception, a ball where the hero falls in love (also at first sight) in the beautiful Cinderella.

By the way, many of Disney's princes do not live with a future spouse in one locality, but come or go, or travel in search of happiness. The finale is known to everyone: a graceful shoe the hero will find a runaway lover, despite the intrigues of a cruel stepmother and evil sisters. This character was voiced by Michael Douglas, and the prototype was the choreographer Ward Ellis. It turns out that the early princes of Disney in real life all had this or that attitude to the choreography.

"Sleeping Beauty". Prince Philip (1959)

All the princes of Disney before the appearance of Philip were exceptionally peaceful, the hero from the "Sleeping Beauty" first took hold of the sword. Before wresting the beloved from the embrace of a lethargic sleep, he stood the battle with the witch Maleficent. In this animated tape, the prince was portrayed by the leading role of the "Space Patrol" - Ed Kemmer, it was this actor who had to use a sword on wooden stands in the climactic battle.

"Mermaid". Eric (1989)

The appearance of this cartoon marked the revival of the studio, and in it the character of the prince was no longer an extras. Fortunately, the creators did not follow the original literary original of Hans Christian Andersen, removing a fair amount of tragedy from the narrative. With his dazzling appearance and a brilliant smile, Eric is obliged to actor Joshua Finkel.

"The beauty and the Beast". Enchanted Prince Adam (1991)

Many of the princes of Disney, whose list exceeds a dozen, were originally enchanted. Among them, Adam is the key character of the cartoon. The whole story is based on a narrative about the development of his relationship with belle belle Belle. The prototype of the hero was actor Peter Hastings, which has nothing to do with the character drawn (externally). He was responsible for the pantomime and mimicry of Adam in those moments when the prince was in an animal form. Both roles of Adam were voiced by Robbie Benson, on his voice (in the guise of the beast) the creators, for the sake of persuasiveness, imposed the growl of a wild animal.

The untouchable prince Ali Ababua from Aladdin

Ali Ababois is the only unreal Prince in the list of beloved Princesses of Disney. He only took the form of a prince, in order to win the heart of the beautiful, but wayward Jasmine. Despite the intrigues and tricks of the evil vizier Jafar, lovers overcome all difficulties and quarrels. Initially, the creators tried to draw Ali from Michael Jay Fox, but then in his image added features rapper MC Hammer and Tom Cruise.

"The Princess and the Frog." Navin (2009)

Navin is another proof of the fact that many of Disney's princes have undergone transformations into not the most pleasant animals. The first two-dimensional cartoon did not justify the aspirations. Prince of the Kingdom of Maldonia, Navin, a reckless fan of jazz, falls into New Orleans by the will of fate. A spoiled young man, admiring the surrounding people, can not win the heart of a simple black waitress (by the way, the first African American princess in the Disney cartoons). Relations between the characters develop according to the classic scheme of the romkoma. The character Bruno Campos, familiar to the viewer on the role of Quentin Costa in the series "Parts of the body", was voiced.

New rules of the game

Proof of the inventiveness of the creators of the cartoon "The Cold Heart" is the character of Prince Hans Vestergord. This beautiful fairy tale first of all tells of the sisterly love of two princesses - Elsa and Anna (in the center of the narrative the girls and their girl's fears and dreams), but there are feelings for the opposite sex in the tape too. And at first false, after the present. In the finale from all the familiar fairy tale Andersen there is only an idea, but the authors of the cartoon film have significantly developed it and very distinctly and brightly designed. Prince Hans acts as a negative hero, the main villain. The antagonist was actor Santino Fontana.