My Top 5 Favorite Disney Re-Imagining
Was it just me, or was 2015 the year of the crazy Disney re-imagings? Do you know what I'm talking about? I'm talking about Snow White re-imagined as a Sith Lord or Beast re-imagined as a stripper on Magic Mike. (That one would have been great if it didn't feel so beastiality-esque.)
I know many artists have been doing this for the past few years, but today I'm going to pick my top five favorite re-imaginigns of all time...at least the ones that I'm aware of. So in no particular order...
#5 Disney Princesses at Their Current Ages
Actors and actresses age with us and grow up with us. And it's great fun. I grew up with Lizzie McGuire and Lindsay Lohan, and its really great to sometimes see my life in better form than some of them. But Disney characters are timeless and frozen (hah! Frozen!). Which is why I love this re-imagining.
It's kind of cool to see who's my age and how some of them aged and more importantly, in a culture like ours which doesn't see age as beauty (particularly with women), it was awesome to see some of these Disney princesses we've envied as beautiful and elegant grandmothers!
#4 Disney Princes in Real Life
by Jirka Väätäinen
We're always talking about how gorgeous the Disney Princesses are (and I agree!) but we have to talk about how drool-worthy these animated men are!
I believe Prince Eric was the first time I saw a man and thought..."What is this feeling in my chest?" These Disney princes are hubba hubba! But then, Jirka Väätäinen graced us with this reimagining of them in real life and my panties dropped!
Yum.
#3 Disney Princesses Burtonized
I'm a big fan of Tim Burton. Although I wasn't allowed to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas growing up, I did have my "bootleg" copy that I hid in The Little Mermaid VHS case. My mother would be disappointed. That doesn't even compare that Iron Maiden CD I was hiding in the Titanic Soundtrack, but I digress! I'm a fan of these reimaginings, because it takes two really awesome things: Disney Princesses and Tim Burton.
He definitely has a very distinct style in all his films, and I would die if he were to deviate from it. I would have enjoyed one of the Harry Potter films to be directed by Tim Burton. Just one. Maybe The Prisoner of Azkaban.
Silver Tallest does an excellent job in capturing the goth that is Burton but the essence of the princess and story. Fantastic work!
#2 Disney Princesses as Pop Culture Heroines
I'm always a fan of women kicking ass, particularly if they are some of my favorite Disney princesses. In my opinion, alot of these princesses kicked ass before these personas. I do believe they are a big part of why I became such a big feminist especially at such a young age.
But sometimes it's just really cool to see them as some of my favorite heroines. Especially if it's Game of Thrones, and yes there is a reimagining of Disney Princesses as Game of Thrones Characters! (You're welcome.)
You know they have the capabity to be as badass as they're depicted in Stevens' artwork!
#1 Disney Animals as Humans
I remember when The Lion King came out it was amazing and awesome. But as a little girl concerned about Halloween, I had some major issues about how I was going to look cute in a lioness outfit. So to my pleasure, it was absolutely amazing to see Alaina Bastian do these fantastic reimaginings of some of our favorite Disney animal characters as humans.
I think she did amazing in capturing their personality and their physical traits. They say people's dogs are a reflection of the person. I love that first scene in 101 Dalmations, but Bastian did fantastic in translating that.
She even did an amazing comparison of some of our favorite Disney horses as humans! Perfection!
Let me know if you think other reimaginings should have made the list in the comments below! Thanks for reading, lovelies!
