Comparative Study of Cinderella (1950 & 2015) by Disney in Relation to its Representation of the Society

Abstract

For the last few decades, children's movies have increasingly gained acceptance as a mean to provide values and information to the children. Thus, the research is focusing on Children's movies with special focus on Cinderella movies by Disney released on 1952 and 2015. A picture about the functioning of our society and its beliefs are made known to the children through children's movies. Children are exposed to discrimination, violence, death etc. through children's movies in the name of entertainment. The depiction of society to the children will be analysed using theories of Cultural studies and gender studies including theorists like Judith Butler. The contemporary relevance of this area is that, by focusing on aspects of children's movies the research attempts to understand the different perspectives of societal ideologies exposed to the children.