How many times did you try to emulate her impossibly coiffed hair, her beautiful singing, those classic lines, or the way she triumphantly ascends that rock with a perfect splash of water framing her during the climax of “Part of Your World”? Like most kids, Ariel felt oppressed by a parental figure and yearned for independence, to be liberated from responsibility, to achieve her own dreams instead of the ones forced upon her by her father.
Rebellious, ambitious, defiant, and fearless, Ariel was, as many of the greatest protagonists are, both relatable and aspirational. You want to know the reason why Ariel remains the best princess of all? I’ve got 20 - but we’ll keep it simple. Aurora does have one enviable quality: She can sleep through anything and looks great while doing it. In between, she herself doesn’t do much but look pretty and sing for a prince to come and carry her from one phase of her life to the next. Aurora’s value is defined entirely by everyone around her, from the fairies who raised her to the witch who cursed her and the prince who saves her. Of the three, Aurora is probably the least interesting, and were it not for those adorable fairy godmothers and one wickedly good villain, her film wouldn’t be all that memorable, either. Disney’s first trio of princesses are sort of like an elderly family member hopelessly stuck in the past, endearingly antiquated, and respected more for their age than anything else. Even in the live-action Maleficent, which reimagines the classic fairy tale from the villain’s point of view, Aurora was still a total snooze - literally, it’s right there in her name.
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