Disney Dreams
It’s not that I’ve been oblivious to the rave reviews pouring in for the movie Up, but I’m slightly biased when it comes to Pixar. You see, I was raised on classics like Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Snow White, so I’m reluctant to embrace any cartoon that doesn’t revolve around princesses and happily ever afters. This is why, when I saw Dina Goldstein’s “Fallen Princesses” project, I was profoundly moved (and a little scarred). Perhaps I’ll buy tickets for Pixar’s 3-D showing tonight…
P.S. I only wish Ariel had been included. Perhaps she could have been swimming around in oil-drenched water?
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GREAT PICTURES!
You always surprise me, this selection is amazing – I would imagine Ariel leading some Greenpeace volonteers!!
ya I love Disney characters too!
Wow!! That’s a very good production! I like the concept and the way it was done! I really liked this post
http://hookthelook.blogspot.com
ooh, saw these recently too. chilling.
I grew up watching these movies as well! This one has peaked my interest!!
Too funny
Another blogger posted these yesterday:
http://4designerd.blogspot.com/2009/06/fallen-princesses.html
Wow! awesome!
So refreshing,lovely blog too!
Thank You Denise
Hull,Massachusetts
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Phenomenal. I love these. Poor Snow White.
Wow! Those are great!
I wish you would have included the most moving image, the one of Rapunzel in the hospital with what appears to be going through chemotherapy. That one is the most moving to me. [but alas she was never a disney princess, but a fairytale princess]. This whole collection is amazing!
great pictures
Up was very much like the old Disney movies; it was sad and then had a happy ending. See it in 3D, you might like it!
Those pictures are scarring…
wow. that’s pretty cool!
amazing photo series…
Oh my! Those are a hoot!
cinderella in a bar is priceless! as is rambo jasmine…sort of weird reminder of reality.
Incredible and highly creative. Is this what happened after the “happy ending”…? :S
ariel is my favorite too, i was wondering why she (or her friends) was not included on these Disney stamp collection. bogus.
http://www.cutenboot.blogspot.com
Oh my, these pictures are so sad. Princesses should remain princesses .. no need to adapt them to “real life”. That’s not where they belong. It’s enough that we have to live, can’t we keep our “role-models” the way we like them ?
Cool pictures though.
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I love the last one! thank you for posting these, I’m always on the look out for new artists to look at!
I saw this as well… And I absolutely wish she had included Ariel as well. She was always one of my favs.
I’m a huge fan of Cursive’s real life take on Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz in a few of their songs… So true. So great.
aww–these make me sad (and at the same time, i love them). i wish ariel had been included, too; she’s my favorite!
Wow…I am a major Disney princess story junkie as well. I believed in them like they were a religion. I wish they had done Sleeping Beauty {my favorite}, perhaps in a drug induced stupor?
My wife and kids went to go see Up and I agree with your view of happy endings. I loved the spoof photo project above!
Oh… those kind of make me sad. Such a disney princess fan too — Belle is definitely my fave.
I love these. Love them because you never get past the “Happily Ever After” of Disney movies. This kind of takes it a step further and imagines what happens “after” the Happily Ever After.
I just saw them a few minutes ago on another blog! I too am the biggest fan of the Disney princesses. I also thought Ariel should have been there, but you know there are 2 more photos in the series to be added. We’ll have to wait until October though.
By the way, I’ve got a beautiful pair of pearl earrings to give away on my blog. Come check them out
oh my gosh this is hilarious. i grew up on the disney classics as well and i find this so humorous. thanks for sharing!!!
What a travesty! I’ll have to shield poor Til’s eyes from these until she’s much older.
Thanks for alerting me to this. But, really, go see UP! You’ll love it.
wow! kind of disturbing. hahaha i want to see UP soooo bad!
I saw ‘Up’ in 3-D last night! Amazing! You HAVE to go see it. Even my boyfriend loved it.
great & unny love snowhite!!
wow! i have yet to see UP yet either. What an interesting concept re: Fallen Princesses..
Haha Jasmine is awesome! What a sh*tkicker!
I want to see UP, I too am a huge fan of the classic ways, but I think pixar always hits it on the nose and make great stuff. That said, I am uber excited for the Frog and The Princess!!
i LOVE this – so funny! i am anxious to see more…please post again when she has more shots. this has to be passed along to all of my girlfriends!!
xox
Too funny and too potentially realistic…
Crazy…my boyfriend worked on a similar shoot a couple weeks ago where Kelly Osbourne played the “Good Witch” from Wizard of Oz and Debi Mazar (Vince’s publicist from Entourage) played the “Wicked Witch”.
http://my-life-in-style.blogspot.com/
I’m loving Snow White and her lazy arse Prince Charming!
A friend of mine did this fantastic show here in Seattle that reminds me of this work! He’s such a talented photographer, and I actually have one of his pieces (Goldilocks and the 3 bears) in my living room! http://www.alanmartsphotography.com/newsandevents/showdeniableconclusion.html
I REALLY LOVE THIS POST, its so conceptual! Amazing jobb, Emily
WOW. I’m stunned. This is pretty darn smashing.
These are adorable…but where’s Belle?!
I think that these are pretty awesome, but a little sad
i think is kind of funny…
Oh, I’m with you about Disney vs. Pixar, which is actually the same thing now, right?
I just announced a little giveaway for a Tolani scarf on my blog today (in case you’re interested).
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Wow! thats awesome! I love the Jasmine one. The model really looks like her!
hahahaha love it, especially jasmine
only but little red riding hood is neither princess nor disney…
hi there!
I was wondering if you could possibly do a post on dresses for a wedding reception… or just any nice summer occasion? I’d really like some input from you because you have such great style. Thanks so much!
UP WAS FANTASTIC. you haaaave to see it!
What a neat idea! The overweight Red Riding Hood really drove it home.
These are amazing – I, like you, was also raised on the classic Disney movies, so I get it… This photographer takes the most amazing fairy tale princess photos: http://sendingpostcards.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/1541/
I was on her website when I first heard about this, and I remember reading that she has two more images to create. I’m pretty sure Ariel will be included
A little depressing, but so artistic and creative — also, the shots are amazing.
Oh my gosh, I LOVE this post!
These are incredible! Do you sell prints somewhere?
this is so beautiful and disturbing.
i love it!
UP was great. i saw it twice! it is definitely a different kind of movie than the early princess-y kinds, but it is amazing on so many different levels. i recommend!
wow hadn’t heard of this but will definitely check it out.
they should add ariel, 4 sure :/
i love those pictures!!!!
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These are really interesting, thanks for sharing! Have you seen Rosie Hardy’s work? anyway, she did a series called Fairy tales – behind the scenes. They were really clever, you might want to take a look. I’m pretty sure you won’t have a problem finding her work, she’s pretty popular in the intenet
I HIGHLY recommend “Up”. I just saw it a week ago and it was so amazing. Not only is the technology behind the movie incredible, but the story line is just…fantastic. I cried and cried in the beginning. It’s a very touching film.
Hilarious pictures by the way!
What a rad concept!
OMG you have to check this out-a sneak peek at tim burtons Alice in wonderland!!!! http://cutenboot.blogspot.com/2009/06/go-ask-alice.html
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Rosie Hardy is not a photographer. It is not her who takes her pictures.
She is a copycat and a liarwho sells other people’s photos claiming that her work is original.
Visit the Rosie Hardy Plagiarism blog to read about the scandal :
http://rosiehardyplagiarism.tumblr.com/
http://blog.tonyeckersley.com/the-curious-case-of-rosie-hardy/
Ariel was actually included in the original article: http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/11918
there are a few more that are not here.
Great pics…
Ariel is up!
http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/1845311
Love the pictures
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Actually, I’ve seen these photographs before. And Ariel is one of them. Ariel is in a fish tank…like an aquarium. and there is a little boy looking at her.
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