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Self Esteem In Hercules

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Disney uses looks and self esteem to define the role of the characters. Heroes and villains are usually defined by their looks. If a character is a hero there is a very high chance that he/she has high self-esteem looks fit, flawless and clean but if the character is a villain he/she has low self-esteem looks fat, ugly and is usually dirty. From the movie Hercules, it is clear that Disney portrays the protagonists as muscular and handsome such as facial feature and body types, charisma and charms and it’s bringing their audience’s self-esteem down. In the movie Hercules, they show the gods as heroes and they are known from their muscularity and their elegant looks. Hercules for one was a normal looking person with super strength but as the …show more content…

The audiences choose some of those characters as role models. Hercules is very great looking and for an average person in order to get a body like him takes years of training, healthy eating and strict diet. As children see him, they want to be like him and that leads them to not eating properly or try lifting heavy objects in order for that to happen which is very dangerous for their health. On the other hand there is Megara, beautiful women with very thin body and she looks flawless doing about anything while average girls don’t even look that skinny or flawless doing anything, “many Disney princess films portray various stereotypical images, they can be detrimental to a young girl’s development of a positive self-image despite the various positive messages and life lessons the films often convey” (Bispo, N.D, page 2). Disney with the way it shows female, male characters bring many young people’s self esteem down. In conclusion, Disney character’s roles are based of their good looks and muscularity. Disney heroes/heroines use their charisma skills and charms to get what they want. Disney’s body image helps reduce its audience’s self-esteem. Disney uses muscularity and looks for the hero/heroine of their movies. Therefore Disney’s heroes would be just like any other characters if they didn’t have their self-esteem and their

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