Sadly, for reasons I cannot fully understand, maturity is seen as a liability rather than an asset. If you're a kind, compassionate, loving, decent, respectful, law-abiding honest person, that means you're a chicken, a pawn, or a doormat.
I'd like to reverse engineer the Evil Queen's potion so that a ragged old hag could drink it and turn into a beautiful, elegantly dressed queen with the knowledge and personality to match.
Anastasia became a better peraon in the two Cinderella sequels Disney made.
My personal favorite Disney Princess is Mia Thermopolis from the 2001 film "The Princess Diaries". Mia Thermopolis was played by Anne Hathaway, who was named a Disney Legend a few months ago.
Disney's worst princess is Merida from the 2012 film "Brave". Merida deliberately poisoned her own mother. Some people have to spend their entire lives without a mother.
