Mulan

For many of us, the Disney princes (and other leading men) served the role of being our first crushes. Aside from their looks, their charismatic personalities and funny lines elevated our favorite childhood movies. Here’s the Clog’s power ranking of our favorite Disney princes as boyfriends. 

The Berkeley Forum announced its Fall 2021 lineup of 12 events featuring panels and speakers from a variety of different fields and disciplines.

At that time, being Chinese was just a part of who I was, a culture and language I was proud of. As one of the only Asian kids in my grade, I knew most kids at school didn’t bring sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves for lunch or recite Li Bai’s poems at Saturday school. 

From big-name blockbusters to festival favorites, September brought an influx of diverse films to a variety of streaming services and online platforms.

In short, every film studio’s theatrical release calendar will be in a state of costly limbo for the foreseeable future, and the film industry will feel the ramifications of that limbo for at least months to come. 

In their resilience, imperfections and journeys, I and many other girls have come to see a little bit of ourselves in different fictional female characters. In celebration of International Women’s Day, here are how a few of them have each left their mark on us.

“Abominable” is unapologetically DreamWorks. As usual, the humor is brazenly absurd, but oh so relatable, with the power to make old fans have stomachaches of laughter.

I could spout out critiques like “heteronormative standards” and “patriarchal hegemony,” but the foundation of it all is the implied inferiority of Disney’s female characters.

Whether your dad is more of a Mufasa or more of a Marlin, we hope this list leads you on a walk down memory lane while bringing you back to the present.

Do take time to yourself this finals week, because you deserve to take a break with a good flick or adventure film! Happy destressing!