Exploding Unicorn: When Little Girls Rule the World

Exploding Unicorn: When Little Girls Rule the World

Disney went in the completely opposite direction with its next princess movie. In Frozen, Disney gave Elsa a crown and a superpower, and it instantly became one of the highest grossing films of all time. Think about it. Elsa can plunge the world into winter, a climate condition usually caused by the angle at which solar radiation hits the earth. That means in practical terms Elsa is more powerful than the sun, and little girls love her for it. She’s not even the main character. Frozen was originally titled Anna and the Snow Queen. It’s really the story of the queen’s little sister, who has no magical powers or chance at the throne, rekindling her relationship with Elsa. But when little girls play make believe, no one wants to be Anna. That’s like being Robin because Batman was already taken. My daughters and millions of their peers idolize Elsa because she has absolute political power and the very laws of nature bend to her every whim. Little girls scare me.