Princesses I loved

As a millennial, I grew up watching many classics that millennials would watch, like Disney's Little Mermaid (1989) and TVB's The Duke of Mount Deer (2000).  Being born a girl, brought up as a girl, and, definitely, feeling like a girl, I can't help but identify with some of the princesses I saw in all of the magical fictional stories I've watched.  Some princesses or girls, I liked more than others.

The two princess I present to you today are Princess Ariel and Princess Jianning.  Both of them are witty, adventurous, loving and courageous.  As they are princesses, they are both a bit spoiled and sheltered which made them more rebellious and brave as a result.  I collected a collage of the expressions of these two princesses.  When I look at this collage, I see happiness, curiosity, playfulness and excitement.

Now, both of these princesses are not without flaws.  I can probably write a whole essay about their flaws but I tend to remember things I love about them which overshadows the little flaws they may display from time to time.  Humans, mermaids and princesses are not perfect. Deal with it.

For those of you who don't know, the first Disney Ariel was created by a man.  I know this from a documentary I watched.  One day, the artist talked to the person in charge of the Ariel project and said something along the line of "oh, please please please, let me do the character design for Ariel, I see her in my head!".  What he saw was so right!  I believe after he completed his design, all artists followed the design and put in expressions for Ariel based on his design, the story and etc.  I cannot imagine the 1989 Ariel in any other way or in any other shapes or forms.  She was truly mesmerizing and out of this world.  I think the artists who drew and gave life to Ariel truly observed all of the girls they have come across in their lives.  While collecting images of Ariel, I saw many different expressions a girl may elicit.

Today, I was re-watching a soap opera I loved and still love.  I am only on episode 2 currently and I couldn't help but feel like the actress, Ruby Lin, who played Princess Jianning could have easily played Ariel. Too bad she is now in her 40s and can not compete for the role of Arial, not even a Chinese version. 

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Originally, I wanted to write about The Duke of Mount Deer (2000) but after collecting images of the two beautiful ladies on the world wide web, I couldn't help but write about them.  I have re-watched it many times.  No matter how many times I watch this show, I am still laughing, the jokes never get old.  I am really looking forward to following Wei Xiaobao again on his adventure in Qing Dynasty lasting forty episodes, each of which is forty-five minutes long.  There is love, romance, actions, jokes and more!