Disney Channel and romantic tropes

[meganbmoore]

My DVD player has died and I've been compensating by watching Disney Channel shows.  Do not ask.  I think I've mostly thinking about how they'd be so cool if I were 12.  All the supposedly charming or cool or cute guys need a ounch in the face.  The goody girls who I'm supposed to like are snooty and superior, all other girls are supposed to be annoying, materialistic comedic relief, but are more entertaining.  The smart boys are supposed annoying twats and the "cool" boys are annoying brats who could do with being grounded for years.  I think the only character I like is the hyper competitive and academic sister in some show that's a Brady Bunch knockoff that's named after her irritating stepbrother.  I despair over her taste in boys, though.  (The only show whose title I know is The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.  That one is entertaining, though I keep wondering why the adults haven't murdered all the kids.)

Make me stop watching them.

ANYWAY!

Over at Dear Author, they have a poll about favorite and least favorite romantic tropes.  Since this is a type of topic I never tire of (people's likes and dislikes) give me some of yours.

Comments

[rhap-chan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, IMDB says, "Second only to Dumbo (who didn't speak at all), this Disney title character has very few lines of actual dialogue throughout the entire film. The film is actually the story about the three fairies who protect her, not about the Sleeping Beauty herself. Rose/Aurora is only featured in the film in very few scenes and hardly ever says anything. She doesn't utter a single word in the second half of the film, neither before or after she falls under the spell. Her first line comes 19 minutes into the film and her last line comes 39 minutes into the film. However, she does sing two songs during that time."

And actually: "After she wakes up, Princess Aurora has no lines whatsoever."

I knew there was a reason it was one of the Disney movies I most dislike. This one and Snow White both irritate me.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Ow. Wow. Yeah. I loved this one as a kid, but it was because of the fairies and Maleficent, with Briar Rose and the prince just kinda being romantic in the background. Snow White I never liked as much. Likely for the same reasons, though there I've always realized that it's because there's almost no interaction at all between the lovers (at least Briar Rose and the prince did talk a teeny bit...) and that it was all about the dwarves.