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timestamps!
opening 0:00
tiana 6:57
charlotte 11:53
naveen 24:12
the animals 45:23
mama odie and the overall film 48:22
closing 59:04

[@harriyanna]

timestamps! for some reason youtube isnt showing them on the video! opening 0:00 tiana 6:57 charlotte 11:53 naveen 24:12 the animals 45:23 mama odie and the overall film 48:22 closing 59:04

[@GladToBeNatural]

Makeup is eating!!!! 🎄💚🎀😍

[@tyjordanflophour]

I really don't think the 1920s was a good setting for the first black disney princess. It avoids the well known racism of the 60s, but drastically downplays how this time was even worse /and/ was even closer to chattel slavery being legal. Disney likes to act like the "princess from long ago" is a complex rule, when in reality that's when most of the stuff they swiped from public domain took place. Justice for Tiana!

[@alissajadyn]

Currently at the 13:00 mark, but it alwayssss bothered me that Tiana’s mom made Lotty a million dresses and they were still living in poverty. The La Bouff’s were overworking her and underpaying her and child me peeped that early

[@PrincessTreasure]

I always thought it was weird as fuck that it took until we see tiana for charlotte to give her the rest of the money for her restaurant. I’m sure tiana wanted to earn it for herself but charlotte has too much money to not be offering help. lowkey bad friend

[@marilyn1984]

@@PrincessTreasure but who’s to say she didn’t offer and Tiana didn’t accept she isn’t a bad friend

[@daishalicious._]

@@marilyn1984 Lottie has definitely offered to give her the money. Tiana said no until she was hired to work at the Halloween party. Tiana would rather work for her money instead of accepting handouts

[@sohanicridland9116]

Facts. I noticed that as a kid too.

[@TheBluestOfThemAll]

@@marilyn1984why do people always push this lie?? Where in the movie does this happen????

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

This is one of the Disney films I have always liked a lot despite it's flaws. Also as a Latin American, I feel the same with Encanto as "all we got" because for once we have a Latin American story that isn't Mexico. I'm not even Columbian (I'm Puerto Rican and Dominican) but it was such a breath of fresh air that we see a different culture depicted in the main stream.

[@whiteasparagus4331]

Honestly as a colombian, even if i don’t like encanto that much i will always appreciate it because its one of the few media that depicts Colombian culture in a good light, series like narcos have given a very bad image of Colombia like the only quality we have is doing drugs n shit, I was so tired of always seeing gringos talk about Colombia when it came to Pablo Escobar and narcos, we definetly need more movies like that because I love my culture and I hate seeing foreigners being xenophobic towards us because of outdated stereotypes:(

[@fantasyyyworld]

I completely agree. I’m Mexican American and as much as I appreciate the media always showcasing Mexican culture, it’s refreshing to see other Latin American stories because THEY EXIST AS WELL not just Mexicans. This is also what irritates me because then people believe Mexicans are the only Latin Americans that exists when there’s soooo many other latinos in our community that deserve to have that same attention and to educate those who don’t know about their culture as well.

[@user-ib3uh5nn1n]

@@fantasyyyworldwell we Mexicans Mexican Americans and chicanos make up the largest racial group of Latinos so I don’t see why your complaining.

[@fantasyyyworld]

@@user-ib3uh5nn1n I understand that but there’s other latinos too who deserve representation as well, not just us. I appreciate it don’t get me wrong, but it’s always us.

[@BlackAutMedia]

At least Tiana was out here pioneering the "Black gal with reptile friend" trope and paved the way for April O'Neil from Rise of the TMNT and Lunella from Moon Girl. I don't know why that's an recurring trope, but it really does seem that in animation the reptilian community shows Black women and girls more love than people. Princess and the Frog is one of the Peak "love the protagonist but not the story they're in" stories. It's bothersome that Princess and the Frog relies so much on surface level aesthetics despite how Tiana's character and the premise of the story is still steeped in New Orleans politics and history. Tiana being loosely based on a real person who gets erased to be more "family friendly" while also making the white comfort characters and making the villain the Black Vodou practitioner with the real history of the practice being stolen and commodified was...a choice. You could make a whole video on that topic alone and how the story frames it. One of the best scenes in the movie is when Facilier sees the white dad dude handing out a huge wad of cash for a paper, a display of how frivolous he is with his wealth and power. The movie itself never really does anything to criticize this and if anything makes it worse by the fact that Facilier is the villain and the white comfort characters placed with Tiana are framed as good at at worst a little naive is wild. As you point out, New Orleans was a central portion of the Slave trade, so making one of its victims the villain while portraying one of its beneficiaries as largely benevolent and supportive is so nasty. There's a constant media history of Black works that deal with racism, misogynoir, etc but then feel the need to inject "good" white characters for people to easily project onto to watch racism from a distance. So much when they try to talk about some kind of bigotry they make it out where the comfort of white viewers is the central priority, so the bigots are either an easily identifiable single person with a million "good" white characters or we portray them as having been "tricked" and not knowing any better and needing to be educated by the Black cast. That was honestly a big part of my problem with the Owl House. A lot of the story feels like it tries to dip a toe in the issue like explicitly setting it in the 1920s US, the scene where Tiana is denied her loan specifically for being a Black woman, but then they also make sure it's as comfortable to white people as possible. Then add in all the points about Naveen and how much of an ain't shit man he was for her. Imagine if instead, Naveen was someone who went out and wanted to find a woman who loves him for who he is but keeps running into women who try to get with him for his wealth, which would give a compelling reason for why he's drawn to Tiana for her attitude. The story could have emphasized how Tiana is overworking herself to a detrimental degree. I feel it'd be sweet if she wears a headwrap because she doesn't properly care for her hair, and then you make it a romantic moment for Naveen where he does her hair for her to better illustrate why it's important for her to slow down a bit. It's such a weird case because Tiana is such an incredible protagonist who carries the movie, but she's stuck in such a frustrating and propagandized story.

[@PrincessLioness]

Can you elaborate on the owl house point? I did get those vibes from the show especially regarding the writing around Amity and the way the fandom treats.

[@MagicalStarr]

@BlackAustMedia I didn't expect you to be here, though I'm not that all surprise. I enjoy your videos and also how have you been?

[@BlackAutMedia]

@@PrincessLioness I can try. I kind of got the feeling in general that there's always an assumed innocence that comes with the white cast if that makes sense? Alador for instance was building weapons for a police state and only saw the error of his ways at the last minute. Yet they still make him out as more sympathetic because..he wants to be a better dad to his kids he's been abusing. It leans into the idea that colonialism happens without the colonizers realizing what's happening or that what they're doing is harmful. It would also often gets paired with the non-white cast either having their feelings ignored (i.e. nobody really caring or questioning how Willow feels about her bully joining the friend group) or how they're expected to constantly "teach" the people harming them to do and be better even in the face of violence (i.e. half the things Luz goes through). and like it's not a bad show but it does feel very white at times or like the non-white characters are still written for a white audience.

[@BlackAutMedia]

@@MagicalStarr I've been alright. Thank you. Last few weeks have been challenging but things have gotten easier. I Gotta show my love to other Black creators.

[@MagicalStarr]

@@BlackAutMedia That’s good. I was kinda confused for a moment due to your upload schedule and that normal a sign that creators has some personal stuff to deal with. Keep being amazing and take how much time you need away from video content/don’t need to rush. 🎉🎉

[@MagicalStarr]

I kinda wish we just gotten a black love story between a hard working female and a spoiled Playboy male and it just the two meeting and slowly growing together. Kinda opposite attracts where Naveen will teach Tiana that's it's okay to relax and have fun and not to overwork herself. While Tiana will teach Naveen to become independent and learn to be become more mature. And remove the frog subplot and set it in normal day. That'll be so interesting and if written well so cute and adorable. But that just me though. Love your video and keep up the amazing work 🎉.

[@lewa3910]

There's an adult animated romance called Entergalactic, i haven't seen it yet but the trailers make the romantic leads seem like they may have those characteristics.

[@Victoria-_]

I agree, they were so sweet!

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

I'd watch that over the live action reboot they're supposedly planning on any day!

[@leogoddess9996]

Hell no! Enough of the playboy shit already. Why can’t black women just have a male love interest that is a decent man and ambitious? Why does it always have to be someone trying to get into her panties? That’s why I don’t like black romance. It’s not romantic it’s either struggle or sex.

[@leogoddess9996]

No thank you. I’m tired of the playboy stuff. It’s played out at this point.

[@kordeliiius9821]

I don’t agree with the Naveen section at all 😔 the whole point in making him selfish at the beginning was to have him become a more selfless and worldly person at the end. He takes Tiana’s teachings abt cooking and mutual respect to heart, and in return he teaches her how to dance. He also saves Tiana from the hunters and strikes a deal with Charlotte to ensure Tiana gets her wish. He admires her dedication so much that by the end, he’s rolling up his sleeves to help finish building the restaurant! You’re right in that it wouldn’t make sense for Tiana to marry someone so selfish and naïve, but by the end of the movie, Naveen is neither of those things.

[@malachibryan7177]

Exactly my thoughts, and to add on, Tiana wanting to stay with Naveen after the kiss with Lottie failed isn’t her giving up on her dream but her accepting that her what she Mama Odie was trying to teach her which was that while her fathers dream was something that mattered to him, his family mattered even more and that love he had for those around him is something she has in herself as well

[@Living_In_Paradise]

Couldn't have said it better

[@swede_nibblets]

I totally disagree if they gave naveen more of a redemption or character, maybe. But his character is just being an absolute jerk and then he likes Tiana. If they showed him really regretting being so pompous. Even a forlorn look on his face or something to indicate that he’s actually a better person

[@jamingrythm584]

Facts! I disagree. Like why they coming for my boy Naveen lol. It seems like they were criticizing his character, but like that's just him at the beginning? Characters shouldn't and wouldn't be perfect at the beginning, or they will be a flat character with no character development. If anything Tiana has a great prince, while Cinderalla, Snow White have princes with no personality. Naveen fully changes by the end. Even choosing to marry Lottie just so Tiana can get her dream, showing selflessness. He also is perfect for Tiana. Throughout the movie Tiana misses the point. That her dad ultimately just wanted her to have love and family. Once she fully realizes that is when everything else falls into place. Naveen garuntees that Tiana will not overwork and that she will enjoy life.

[@jamingrythm584]

​@@swede_nibbletsWhat do you mean? He legit has redemption by the end lol

[@katrinabrown3561]

As a kids movie it’s fine, as a Disney Princess movie it’s a disgrace. My biggest problem is that Tiana doesn’t get the same treatment as the other princesses had, at least completely: a castle(she just gets a restaurant, idc if they slap Palace on it she can’t live there can she??) a romantic dance (she was a frog, it just looked so silly that I laughed, no little black girl wants to aspire to remake her dance as a frog) and an iconic dress(they showed it for freakin 5 seconds). However Charlotte had the castle(her amazing mansion) a dance(she was human and she even had a memorable enduring entrance) and an iconic dress(we see Charlotte in beautiful dresses the whole freakin movie!) she even had a crown! How is she a side character. Charlotte was the true princess, that’s what the movie was subliminally trying to say. Even if you look at certain scenes with Tiana and Charlotte , the frame intentionally places Charlotte front and center, while Tiana is slightly behind her, wearing duller colors while Charlotte’s are vibrant. I understand this was showing their personality dynamic, but this is Tiana’s movie. She deserved a lot more scenes of her human with the cute outfits and her to be in the limelight.

[@katrinabrown3561]

@@anastasiassecret3837 yes she’s literally another Disney Princess, the pink puffy dress, bubbly personality, crown and everything. Also I watched the movie again and almost forgot that she had a much longer wedding scene than Tiana (even if this was for plot purposes I look at what they’re subliminally portraying to the audience). They couldn’t even give a black women her own full wedding scene!

[@purpleclaws202]

Yall doing too much

[@katrinabrown3561]

@@purpleclaws202 it’s true though

[@stargirIll]

@@purpleclaws202 y’all always say this but it’s true

[@gaf407]

My “script doctor” idea for the live action is NOT having Tiana turn into a frog when she kisses Naveen, but have her shrink down Thumbellina style instead. The moment she sees Naveen as a human followed by the immediate double take of the scale of the room would be amazing. The couple would be visibly human but would still have a very real incentive to get back to normal. Tiana’s dress would be made of literal nature which would then turn into fabric upon her transformation back to full-size. Merchandising wise it means a large part of the movie where they would have been frogs would suddenly be Borrowers/secret world of arrietty style play sets and dolls where the dolls are 1:1 scale with the child playing with the doll.

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

Then it can't be Princess and the Frog, tho? Where's the Frog?

[@gaf407]

@@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241 exactly!

[@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241]

@gaf407 Oh, so it's just loosely based on Thumbelina instead.

[@gaf407]

@@obehiikhigbonoaremen1241 frog would still be there but only for a bit… kinda like Frozen is based on the Ice Queen but takes on a completely different direction.

[@jaceybella1267]

Oh gosh, I remember feeling soooooooo *weird* about Lottie as a kid. Full disclosure, I'm white, and I remember seeing how the movie portrayed her and her father and being extremely self aware of what the movie was trying to do, and feeling profoundly uncomfortable about it. It felt almost like... Pandering? Like the movie was taking time to personally reassure me and I just... Hated that. Like by that time, I'd watched plenty stuff featuring and made for black folks, so it struck me as artificial in a way. It's been years now, but that's still not something I'm a huge fan of in the film. Tho I do understand that they didn't want little black girls to come away from the movie thinking the world was against them, it's supposed to be inspiring, so I can see why they'd go out of their way to show that she has folks on her side. Maybe it's the emphasis? Others have articulated this much better by now, I'm sure. Anyway, this is my first vid of yours I've watched, and I had a good time! I do love how open you are about your format just being about explaining the film and having fun with it! I've always gotten cold feet about making videos because I'm comparing myself to like professional documentarians, it's nice to be reminded that it's fun to just listen to someone share thoughts and have a laugh ❤

[@harriyanna]

welcome to thee pirate ship! (thats what i call my channel haha) and i am so glad you enjoyed this video.

[@lreneewell9154]

Yea. Lottie got on my nerves. She was giving "I'm not racist, I have a black friend" vibes. And it also annoyed me how people were complaining about Lottie being not as major of a character as Tiana considering A LOT of films and shows would cast white leads and a "black best friend character" and a lot of them were either treated poorly by other characters or they barely were in these films and TV shows (ie. Rocky Blue (even though Zendaya herself is biracial) and Ivy from good luck charlie. Like some people act a fool when the black/POC characters are the leads and the white characters are the side characters (or when black/POC movies don't have white characters at all). But have casted is black and brown folks as tokens for decades

[@priscilla8068]

I remember watching this movie when I was still very young but I remember feeling unsatisfied at the end for a number of reasons. I watched this movie knowing she was gonna turn into a frog at some point but I was disappointed to see her turning into one so early on and remaining one for most of the movie's runtime. I also found her white homegirl annoying and unnecessary. The villain scared me sm but he was the most interesting character in the movie for me and I wish Disney spent more time creating a believable "beef" between him and Tiana. He could've been her uncle who was shunned and outcast by the family and the community for being a Voodoo practitioner and not because that's bad but because it made it harder for them to blend in and assimilate into society. He could've came back for revenge or something. All I'm saying is that they should've put in a more effort to make this story more interesting and they didn't have to turn Tiana into a frog for most of the movie.

[@Jay-fy5ob]

I agree id love a part 2

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

I love a good analysis but even as a kid I knew something was off about Tiana vs other princesses. She really did deserve better. I still can't rewatch this film all the way thru though. When Ray died and he joined Evangeline in the sky....goddam I'm literally in TEARS rn just thinking about it 💀😭😭

[@matheanizielg.olaivar4061]

I was wondering how Charlotte got so popular on the internet. Cuz like the movie was mostly about Tiana and like Charlotte is cool and all but Tiana is so cool tho???

[@katrinabrown3561]

Disney did this on purpose. Charlotte steals every scene. Literally.

[@jennah5990]

@@katrinabrown3561it’s so annoying, I really enjoy charlotte, but my gosh I hate seeing videos about her getting tons of views and then seeing barley the same amount of attention when it comes to tiana, it makes me feel conflicted and sad

[@katrinabrown3561]

@@jennah5990 yes and even if fans wanted to promote Tiana as much as Charlotte they hardly can because she’s a frog for most of the time! Disney knows exactly what they’re doing

[@katrinabrown3561]

@@anastasiassecret3837 yesss that is soo true! I would rewatch this scene and even the other scene when Tiana is a frog looking in the gumbo pot and saying that Charlotte will be a princess. Like why is she getting all that screen time? Again this is Tiana’s movie and she should be the one gushing about being a princess

[@tarathoughts13]

Because they gave charlotte more personality and more enjoyable moments, in a film with a black lead, they made the white girl more ‘fun’. Coming from a charlotte stan btw

[@MisfitJetta-du8rg]

The audacity of Disney to make her a MAID???

[@imdone5442]

Yea about the dress thing bc clearly she’s associated with the color green but I always see her in the blue dress and I used to get confused bc I thought her color was green but she’s always in blue in every picture

[@katiehowell2537]

One of her work dresses is yellow, and her original dress at Lottie's party is yellow and brown

[@BellesView]

You explained all the reasons why Princess and the Frog isn’t my favorite Disney Princess film. And I hate that because I really wanted it to be.

[@rainyfristoe7682]

Awesome points and look, Harriyanna! I cracked up when you were alluding Nanami then you had to talk about Naveen. I was equally mad about the settling too; you wouldn't see or hear Disney fans saying that the white princesses should settle, but it's okay for the black princess to do so?! I'm glad Tiana wasn't a maid but Disney knew what they were doing with this movie. I would say do better Disney but we all know they won't.

[@harriyanna]

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[@devontamosley4487]

Harriyanna Hook: "Alright, sit down. Let's get it to it." Me: *Instantly sits down with my notebook and pen, begin taking notes.*

[@harriyanna]

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[@suzygirl1843]

​​@@harriyanna please do a breakdown of Kat from Wendell and Wild stop motion animation. White KZbinrs are really testing me calling her arrogant and bitter in the comments section of this video. I need a Calvalry in fighting these idiots kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3XCpoCkpa-IrcUsi=mPP98-pHCJGa8Jf7

[@nuggetschicken8961]

34:10 the way Ella explains this scenario is so hilarious like really sis? We giving up on our dreams to become a frog wife? Chiiiiiii…

[@mdragon12]

Thank you! Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Happy Holidays!

[@jaylanichole5136]

WHY IS THE ONLY BLACK PRINCESS A FROG FOR 90% OF HER OWN MOVIE?! I can’t believe I haven’t seen more people talk about this. It makes me so irritated because they could’ve made a whole different plot and named it differently also, the original princess and the frog didn’t even turn into a frog so WHYYYYYYY did they want her to be a dang frog SO BADLY 😭 it’s frustrating omg. They could’ve kept her human and had her friends with the frog and slowly falling in love with a frog lol idk but this is my rant.

[@keinette9899]

green is your color💚🎄

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

lol the way you got so ready to talk about Nanami instead of Naveen

[@moustik31]

Black women, who speak about pop culture is my favorite KZbin content. Let me settle down and enjoy this! 🍿🍿🍿

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

I wish more people would talk more about that creepy line Charlotte says to Naveens lil brother. Implying she would wait for him. idk it just rubbed me the wrong way 😊

[@harriyanna]

i didn't bring it up because i felt uncomfortable talking about it; i have a long history of being ab*sed. i think the comment was gross and shouldn't have been in the film tho.

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

@harriyanna ok understandable. it's just many people don't see it as a groomer comment and I wish more people would speak about this as it's unacceptable

[@stargirIll]

I really don’t think she meant it like that lmao

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

@stargirIll I'm not sure if ur joking but what do you think she meant exactly?

[@millsgurl8358]

Disney also failed Asha, their second black lead, in her movie too. Her character had potential to be similar to Tiana since her father died too. They could had made her be overworking herself as Magnifico’s apprentice to not think about her dad. Her and Wish had so much potential.

[@leavemeal0ne378]

Asha isn't even black. She is North african and European. Those asha mother look black in the movie. I didn't watch it.

[@cookiemonster8184]

@@leavemeal0ne378What’s her race? You just gave nationalities

[@andiman44]

@@cookiemonster8184She is mixed race which isn’t black.

[@cookiemonster8184]

@@andiman44 So what is she mixed with bc mixed race isn’t a race. It’s crazy how I’ve had to ask twice and still haven’t gotten an answer from anybody

[@andiman44]

@@cookiemonster8184 You did get an answer. Her dad is Southern European off the Iberian peninsula where the movie takes place and her mother is North African whose official race has been up for debate for years now.

[@purpledreamer7793]

that look is absolutely fantastic omg!

[@kiatorrette5631]

13 hours late but I'm always down for unhinged breakdowns 😈

[@thecosmicjackal]

‘Yeah I stole that from PBS! Whatchall gonna do? Fight me!?’ Okay but SAME THO!!!! 😂😂😂

[@gaf407]

The problem is Tiana doesn’t really change… Naveen does, and only cause of Tiana. Tiana is validated in everything… I felt like Mama Odie was trying to instill in her the message of “work smarter, not harder” but it kinda got lost. I feel like it would have been a much better movie if: Tiana kisses Naveen and literally nothing happens and Naveen finds out Tiana is not a princess. So we take a page from Miss Congeniality and Ratatouille and Naveen becomes a sort of tiny mentor figure to Tiana so she can win the title of Princess of Mardi Gras: Naveen can kiss Tiana when she wins, and Tiana would get a giant cash prize to open her restaurant. Naveen basically gives Tiana all sorts of pointers in royal etiquette which makes her a fearsome competitor and pits her against her best friend Lottie. In the end, Tiana gets second place (Cause it’s 1920s New Orleans) and Naveen abandons Tiana to go kiss Charlotte, who is crowned the winner. Tiana is distraught cause she won’t get her restaurant and she grew to care about Naveen. Lottie kisses Naveen and it doesn’t work, and Tiana and Naveen both realise the voting/judging was rigged against Tiana, and she was the real winner. But by then it’s too late and Naveen is stuck as a frog. Resigned to his fate, Naveen helps Tiana (maybe Lottie can help too, cause she wanted to win fairly) reveal the judges’ rigging and Tiana is crowned princess of Mardi Gras. Tiana offers to kiss Naveen but he refuses, saying that , even if it worked, after abandoning Tiana, perhaps he deserves to be a frog. Tiana reminds Naveen that he came through in the end and that she cares about him and needs him to play music at her new restaurant , kissing him and turning Naveen into a human. When she was crowned, the clock reset! In this scenario Lottie wouldn’t start out as Tiana’s close friend but more of an acquaintance . As the competition between them heats up, they grow to respect each other. Their friendship is cemented when Lottie realizes she won unfairly and helps Tiana gain her crown. Lottie grows to see Tiana as worthy of the crown , and Tiana sees that beneath ghr spoiled brat exterior, Lottie has a strong moral compass. Lottie has to earn friendship in this scenario, which makes it more believable.

[@katiebacon1763]

Im a white girl and Princess and the Frog was my favorite disney movie forever. I had a tiana Barbie doll and I loved her so much and then her head popped off and I cried.

[@DrCocofruit]

On god, egile the live remakes haven't been good I REALLY hope the new one actually gives something. Not so much hope, but still I wish that Tiana WAS hexed into falling in love with Naveen, then Mama Odie cleared that hex and gave her some help to remove the charm but ultimately had to still be with Naveen since it originated from him so they were paired by the curse

[@liallialcroc]

theres always a line to see princess tiana at disneyland i love it, she deserves the hype

[@l_shae0691]

i love you harriyanaaa ❤️❤️❤️

[@22wolves22]

Happy holidays to you, Harriyanna 🤎

[@yesnt4614]

nanami would of been the perfect husband smh he would NEVER pull that kind of shit

[@obiehn276]

Fantastic video as always!

[@COrraThereal0ne]

I love hearing your opinions on the princess and the frog and I can't wait for the new show!

[@evilwizard205]

I feel like big daddy and Lottie were from the original script of Tiana being a maid to a white family and I think that’s why they are in the movie as much as they are. I also think that maybe there was more human story cut because of the change and they filled it in with more talking animal shenanigans

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

Sittin down to watch this finally! I'm excited for your breakdown

[@loverrboyy2879]

Omg yall are writing whole ass essays down here 😭

[@miraculouslady632]

Merry Christmas everybody! Merry Christmas Harriyanna!❤

[@cocoaart]

Great videoooo ⭐️

[@aquariussolaris2492]

YES tiana × nanami truthers UNITE!!!!

[@cherrielime]

Yay to the shiut out for princess! I found you both around the same time and both of you have 10/10 content!

[@s.3712]

The video about Lawrence would be great :D

[@rebellsprout5754]

Enjoyed. I agree with everything especially about Prince Naveen.

[@marcusscott9729]

Happy New year!

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

3:00 i didnt know Tiana was based on a true story! I love me a good history lesson, lemme go do some research 👀😅

[@PrincessLioness]

I love the your look in this video.

[@harriyanna]

thank you so much!

[@moustik31]

Im not against the Tiana × Charlotte "friendship" per se, but I HATE the time period, it's supposed to be set in. How can they be "friends", when they cant even ride the tram together or hang out in public businesses. This is so silly, I bet Disney producers tried to give us "MLK dream" WITHOUT dismantling segregation and it's too superficial to be entertained for me.

[@saranatari3427]

Im not sure how to take this, but there are 2 Disney characters based on Louis Armstrong. They both want to be human. Louis the gator, and King Louis from the Jungle Book

[@TreeHairedGingerAle]

Nah you right. I'm extremely annoyed that the only Louis Armstrong drag and drops are ANIMALS who "dream of being human"

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

The Jungle Book is subliminally racist

[@saranatari3427]

@@asanitheafrofuturist yes. I figured that, but to continue it again with Louis?

[@VampiriaI]

The Naveen hits hard! 😭😭 I will never give up my dreams for a man ever again..especially a man who is a bum.

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

Finally finished thie video!! Great breakdown!!! I was busy when you dropped this wanted to watch sooner. Last comment haha I had to say something: didn't rapunzel force flynn to take her to see the ceremony thing with the lights or else she says she'll turn him into the authorities and then he falls in love with her on some stockholm syndrome sh*t kinda like when robert downey jr sided with the killers in natural born killers. His character literally forgot he was a reporter lol, they were in a potential prison revolt situation tho but still very messed up. I haven't seen tangled since high school so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm missing a plot detail or 2

[@biancacdakitteee7161]

Preach! Keep it honest and 100%

[@Setsunako6587]

Excellent work 🙌🏾! PLEASE use your notes on Lawrence in a longer video about the Maus Haus's INCESSANT FATPHOBIA 🤧🙏🏾

[@alinabina]

Girl I remember I was fussing about this movie to you at Momo Con a few years ago 😂😂😂

[@lreneewell9154]

One thing I did sort of notice is that all the other Princesses married a prince with wealth, but part of the reason Naveen wanted to marry a Princess was because he was broke and he wanted to gain wealth back. Now, I am not exactly sure if Naveen is black or not, some people have said he's Indian or something but I think it sorta plays into the trope that black women are constantly with bums or in "struggle love relationships" and that rich / well off men (of any race) do not desire black women when that is most definitely false.

[@auroramokey8270]

I don’t like how they implied Charlotte was the “real” princess because the frog prince and tiana had to be kissed by her to turn back normal.. if that is not a aggressive message that a black girl was STILL not the princess in her own movie idk what is. I dont like the message it sends to our black girls that they always come second to whites. Its an abusive socially structure that is clearly maintained troughout movies like this

[@temiyoyo5799]

💚💚💚💚

[@Jay-fy5ob]

One of my favourite ever

[@obviouslyyoucare]

YEEEEESSSS BREAK. IT. DOOOWWN

[@laurynharrell8529]

This and BRAVE bruv! Could have been so GOOD if they didn’t resort to dehumanization.✨😭✨ Liiiikkkkkeeeee…

[@Jay-fy5ob]

one of my favourite Disney films of all time

[@swede_nibblets]

So hype about this vid! I’ve always loved this movie but it is so flawed if you lean in to inspect it even a little bit. My names Tiana and I saw the promo displays at disneyworld before the trailers were released - I was so excited. But the best part about this movie is Tiana. The passion and drive and no-nonsense honestly moves me even to this day. I am a white person so I can’t & wont speak about the actual issues, but even the first time I watched this you can realllyyyyy feel them dancing around the issues. It feels heavily revisionist. I didn’t expect anything awful or harrowing or deep but the avoidance is truly felt upon watching. Also naveen is somehow like a jerk but bland at the same time. What if he was more like Tiana? What if he was the opposite of Tiana, but not a bratty prince - maybe like tramp from lady and the tramp? Like a story about Tiana and this “I live in the moment enjoy life I don’t need a job” laid back kinda guy and they teach each other balance. Or they could’ve done that same thing with her friends they show in the beginning. He does nothing that would make her actually like him. He just likes her very suddenly but rightfully, and that’s his whole arch. The writers were just like OH NO WE NEED ROYALTY SOMEWHERE!! Idk it’s fun, it’s fine, good songs, some good characters, but hit with a couple shots of Tabasco and it’s the bees knees

[@peachudumplings]

That's why I make Tiana x Nanami Fanfics! 😩💗 All jokes aside, some of these points have totally opened my eyes since watching Princess and The Frog as a kid *_*

[@angel127_]

ella is sooo funny she got a new sub ! 🍉edit: i meant to put a heart oops lol but it’s ok it reminded me to say free palestine 🇵🇸🍉

[@jamingrythm584]

I respectful disagree with the Naveen section. I mean Naveen not starting off perfect, was purposeful. Him and Tiana brought balance for each other. Naveen showed Tiana how to live, and Tiana showed him how to work. Naveen was willing to marry Lottie for Tiana. Did he start of perfect. No? But that's what makes his character development even more special. Saying Tiana needed a man that was already perfect, I disagree with that. Tiana needed to learn two essential things. To love and to live. Naveen gave that to her. That's why at the crux of film when the Shadow man offers her dream, she refuses "My daddy didn't have what he wanted. He had what he needed" which was love. Naveen was that. Naveen is the perfect person to make sure Tiana doesn't overwork and that she enjoys life.

[@emilyw4955]

16:36 omg I totally agree, everytime I see people talking about princess and the frog it’s always about charlotte and never about Tiana.

[@ThePRL831]

Great critique Harriyanna, I really liked hearing your thoughts on this movie. I hope the new Tiana series fixes all these problems you rightfully pointed out. Personally, it could have been really cool if Tiana were a princess from the beginning, as long as she got to stay human. Didn't anyone working on the movie think about how making the first Black Disney princess a frog for most of her movie would come across as offensive? Also, the New Orleans setting is nice, but maybe it should have been set during modern day. If you don't mind me asking, what are your thoughts on movies based on Disney rides, like Haunted Mansion or Pirates of the Caribbean?

[@laurynharrell8529]

✨😩✨ Emma is SO RIGHT! ✨😭✨ All of that! And I think it’s WILD how the plot traps them together. Cause love or not, they had to be married for her to be human✨😒✨

[@tdf_worldkey6666]

Omg the black women and cartoons thing. Like the biggest watchers of anime are black men but black girls love and need cartoons. It’s hard to be a black girl especially in poverty. People don’t things girls in general watch cartoons yet don’t realize women and girls make most of the cartoon fandom

[@Living_In_Paradise]

Despite its flaws i still love this movie, it came out when i was little and i loved back then and still do now, and Tiana is like one of my favorite disney princesses, and im still waiting for that disney+ show, i really hope they don't screw it up. Also, i actually liked the talking animal stuff... (specially louis, he's cool)

[@cookiecat7759]

Real

[@laurynharrell8529]

I think Lottie is just a hair too unrealistic. Like they broached racial and class barriers to be besties and have nothing in common and terrible chemistry.✨😅✨ I know that’s nitpicking, but she stands out like a sore spot for a reason.✨🤣💀🤣✨

[@carlsinftw2527]

YOUR HAIR AND MAKEUP IS SO PRETTY OMG! Also very good breakdown of the movie! I am white but i agree the way people act about Charlotte in the fandom is ridiculous. Also yeah Tiana deserved a better husband.

[@monsterlovefreak3]

feels like that spongebob episode you lied of course i lied .

[@harriyanna]

wait i don't get it explain pls

[@arianam5558]

You forgot about the MUSIC 😩❤️

[@itisntevenagoodone]

over here in the pnw the racists are actually more dangerous because they're hush hush about it and they don't think they're racist at all. at least in the south you know who the racists are.

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

Gotta watch out for them types for sure

[@kaylamae8389]

Who’s her second husband

[@Thatgothkid]

I lived in Eugene Oregon for a while, which already has a shady history regarding black populations and pro slavery movements. But nowadays most people who live there (primarily white people) fancy themselves super progressive. Generally they miss the mark on actual equality and inclusivity. Many people mistook me for being black, im not, im Hispanic, and was generally white passing at the time. There was so little diversity in the middle school i went to the only black kid didn't know i was Hispanic

[@FerreiraAnne]

The naveen part doesn't make sense at all 😂

[@mellodees3663]

Tiana is the 1920s "Rise and Grind"

[@Thesilentvoice...]

Lovely breakdown on the characters and movie. I just thought Naveen's idea to marry someone to take care of himself is just plain stupid. He was expecting a princess to take care of him? Plus there are zero princesses in New Orleans, it's a state with a government not royalty. It's odd he went to New Orleans to find a princess. That is a huge plot hole. Also, why didn't he try to get a job/work? It's just not a smart plan but he's a idiot so that's why he went for it. Naveen never should have tricked Tiana either, she looked like a princess then but it was wrong for him to do.

[@victoriajones1575]

Contributors like me? 🥰🥰🥰

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

I had to pause cause I just had to say it you look like a literal swamp Goddess

[@amorejohnson4647]

I heard a rumor during the film that the voice actor for the prince wasn’t even of color. Is that true?

[@geew1zzb1t80]

yes i think he was voiced by a white man

[@Liz920]

Charlotte was the typical southern bell And Tiana was your hard working black women in a society were they were not equal if Disney would’ve done a movie in an older era she would’ve been a slave And Lottie would have been forced or tamed into women hood and her dad sell her In a way to her husband. And bootleg alcohol would be a thing in this era so Lottie’s dad could be getting Rich form that too. Tiana realistically, would’ve been married off to someone and probably had a hard time to have her business due to her husband or society.

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

I only saw Princess and the Frog once on DVD around when it came out so I'm a little hazy on some of the plot details. So Naveen was basically on his Coming to America but without the charm/swag Prince Akeem had in that movie?

[@user-ez9tz4vt4g]

First

[@harriyanna]

hiii!!!!💙💙💙

[@yeaitsmejordan]

the only animal that enjoyable was Juju

[@katiehowell2537]

When Tiana's black friends are shown in the cafe, there's 3 men and 2 women and one of the men actually looks a lot like Naveen and in my opinion he might've been a love interest before Naveen showed up

[@OrbyStormy420]

Outside of solely Lawrence I would be interested in any kind of videos delving into fatphobia, within this movie but also various other medias you'd want to bring up! :^} 💖💌🫶🏼 Happy new year Harri, wishing the best for you and your ship throughout ✨

[@Arikixo]

this had me SEATED from start to finish what a way to wrap up disneycember 😭🫶🏼