Enchanted to Cinderella complex

  During the class, we watched a movie called “Enchanted”. While I was watching the movie, the only thing that came to my thought was that “It is really typical Disney movie.” Starts with ‘Once upon a time’ and ends with ‘Happily ever after”, isn’t it too obvious story to audience who has seen at least one movie released from Disney?

 Like other princesses, Giselle was waiting for prince who can take her with him. From this Giselle’s dream, we can connect with ‘Cinderella complex”. Cinderella complex which come from Cinderella movie is unconscious desire to be taken care of by others-men, based primarily on a fear of being independent. In Cinderella movie, she serves her stepmother and stepsisters after her father’s death by doing most of house work and staying just at home for their family. In the movie, Cinderella’s behavior seems independent in the early the reason why I think like that is that she could handle most of situations and express her opinion to the family even if the opinion is ignored or not. On the other hand, two of step sisters are having a dream to marry prince when the king announced a party. Their dream might mean that they want to rely on man not to be independent women because of fear of to be independent.

 Maybe most of women have the Cinderella complex I think, however, having a complex is not a big deal. How they are going to do to get the prince is the most important part.