A Sword and a Shield

      Prince Philip made his appearance in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.  He is also our very first named Disney Prince!  In my opinion, Sleeping Beauty should have been named after this dashing prince; for he does more throughout the entire movie than Aurora ever does.  If you would like to read a short summary of the movie, check out my post titled "A Delicate Rose."

Pros:
- Brave: He fights through many obstacles, is captured by Maleficent and defeats Maleficent in the form of a dragon!  Way to be Philip!  That's a lot to go through for a girl.  Way to show the love.
- Wants to marry for love: He refuses to marry the princess that his father had set him up to marry because he wanted to marry for love (even though they end up being the same person).  Arranged marriages are so 13th century.  This is the 14th century for goodness sake!
Cons:
- Creepy: He kisses an unconscious girl.  What is with obsession with this?  It's just plain creepy.
- Disobedient: He refuses to marry the girl had promised to him.  This is disobedient; although he does end up marrying her unknowing she was the girl he fell in love with in the woods as well as being the princess he was arranged to marry. Every one wins!

Prince Philip played a very crucial role in the movie Sleeping Beauty.  This is a great change of pace from past Disney movies and the beginning of the princes getting a storyline and character development!