The Princess and the Frog
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Today as a treat for Bridget for having her “listening ears” on at school all week (not at home mind you, but at school they say she’s been doing much better) I took her to see The Princess and the Frog after school.
I was hesitant. See, I have this love/hate thing with the Disney princesses. I love them, just because she loves them. But I hate them because of the horrible message they send to young girls. But I figure it’s my job as a parent to try to filter out the bad messages like the best you can hope for is to marry a man who will take you away from it all. If she likes the pretty, frilly dresses and all that crap, what’s the harm?
This one I had some higher hopes for because the main character is a hard working waitress, not some simpering milk toast fragile princess waiting for someone to come put a glass slipper on her foot. I was not let down. The message of the movie was about love but in a much more evolved way – making sacrifices for the one you love, working hard, and getting your reward. I really really liked it. Plus the music was fantastic.
There are some definite scary moments, similar to what you find in The Little Mermaid or Finding Nemo. So if your kid can handle that, it shouldn’t be a problem here. I held Bridget in my lap through those parts and whispered to her that it was just pretend, and not real, and she was fine with that.
When it was over she immediately said she wanted to watch it again. I kinda do too.
