Rupert Sanders, the director of Snow White and the Huntsman released
earlier this month, said the heroic journey of his princess (played by
Kristen Stewart) makes her ''almost the female Luke Skywalker.''
The princesses' desire to shape their own lives rather than rush into
marriage reflects a real trend of women marrying later or not at all,
Sternheimer said. It's also a concept familiar to teenagers today, who
often think about work and college before wedding bells.
But the stories of these empowered princesses still adhere to some
less-than-empowered ideas. Princesses still have to be beautiful and
attractive to men, and the stories' central conflicts still pit women
against each other.
''They're empowered, but they still have a nemesis and she's female,''
Sternheimer said. ''The battle between women is so central in pop
culture. Any Real Housewives franchise is a battle between women.''
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