In the past all Disney Princess films tend to follow a similar plot. It was always the same formula, the princess falls in love with the first man she meets and relies on him for comfort and guidance as they go on to live happily ever after. This formula worked commercially and financially for Disney with films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (1959), The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995). ). While these films made Disney huge profits, they never gave girls a strong, independent role model to look up to. These films, while entertaining and visually appealing, taught girls nothing other than to find the person they will spend the rest of their lives with as soon as possible. None of the princess movies allow the princess to be anything more than a housewife. These women didn't pursue any kind of dream or career, they simply fell in love with the first man they saw. Now, while Disney princess movies of the past were all about finding love and riding off into the sunset, last year there was a Disney release that broke the cycle. Frozen, released in November 2013, was a box office success, grossing over $400 million domestically and $700 million internationally. It didn't focus on the female protagonist finding love. Instead she built two strong main female characters focusing on the importance of sisterhood. Frozen is the story of Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) who goes on a journey to find her sister, Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel), after she goes into hiding. when his powers cast an eternal winter on their city, Arendelle. Frozen was inspired by Hans Chris's 1844 fairy tale...... middle of paper ......es to show how strong the bond between Elsa and Anna was. The film had nothing to do with male characters. For once Disney made the male characters the bystanders while the females took center stage. The movie isn't about finding your one true love and living happily ever after. Surprisingly, no one in the film ended up getting married. The female characters stood their ground and remained strong, independent women. Instead, it is about two sisters in a story of training and reuniting as sisters. Little things like the death of the parents and the catchy songs live up to the Disney formula, but the film as a whole is something new and refreshing. While Disney isn't quite up to Japanese director and Hayao Miyazaki's level of producing strong female characters, this film was a step in the right direction. Instead of a movie about girls, this movie is about girls.