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re: this dream au post
this may not be the visual but it certainly was the one that appeared in mine

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Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper 4/10
The movie Barbie in Princess and the Pauper is deeply misunderstood. In this essay I willā¦
No but like, seriously. I have come across too many people making fun of āIām just like youā and fundamentally misunderstanding both the meaning of the song, and Annalise as a character, by acting like Annalise is a rich brat who doesnāt know to be grateful for what she has. So we are going to take an in-depth look at the song, Annalise, Erika, their situations and their character, and make a few things clear.
Letās start with the above mentioned song, and the widespread opinion, that the girls and the movie act like there is no difference between Annelise living in constant luxury, and Erika suffering the life of an indentured servant. But what is happening has a lot more nuance.
First of: Annelise is not the instigator for this compare and contrast. Note how itās Erika who starts comparing their lives, not Annelise, who reacts very perplexed. Annelise would have been fine with Erika never figuring out she was a princess, and only starts talking about the luxuries that being a princess grants her, after Erika prompts her. This is not Annalise bragging about her life, downplaying the privilege she enjoys or whining about how hard her situation is. This is her replying to Erikas enquire by both, acknowledging the vast difference there is between their lives, but also by underlining the ridiculousness that is such luxury. We can see later, in the movie, when Erika gets her breakfast, that there are no fucking minstrels. And Erika is totally on board with that, she even plays around with her, look at the way she interacts with the āomeletā Analise presents her with. And later in the song, Erika acknowledges that the āmarried to a total strangerā situation sucks.
But letās take a look at the ways they recognize that they are the same. What are their similarities?
āIām just like you, youāre just like me, thereās somewhere else weād rather be. Somewhere thatās ours, somewhere that dreams come true, yes I am a girl like you. Youād never think, that it was so, but now Iāve met you and I know. [ā¦] ā
āI would never tell my mother. I wouldnāt wanna disappoint her.ā āI completely understand.ā
ā[ā¦]We take responsibility. We carry through, do what we need to do, yes I am a girl like you [ā¦] Itās something anyone can see. A heart that beats, a voice that speaks the truthā
So, what are their stated similarities:
They are in a situation they desperately want to escape. They see no option of realizing their dreams and fulfilling their desires or even have a perspective of leading a happy life.
Others lean, depend on and draw from their strength, so they have little to no opportunity of sharing that burden
They recognize that there is a reason they have these duties, and their conscience wonāt allow them to even try and shirk said duties. They take up this responsibility that they never wanted, fully aware of the sacrifices that they will have to make.
Throughout it all, they make the active choice not to complain, to stay optimistic, to not loose hope and to carry their burden with dignity and integrity
Nobody disputes that they life very different lives. The first minute of their interaction makes that abundantly clear. Erika even sings āYouād never think that it was soā. Them coming from very different places was never up for debate. What they are comparing is the way they deal with it.
This willingness to endure under the pressure and expectations placed upon them without allowing to loose themselves, is the very core of both of these characters!
And we can see all of this throughout the movie, especially in āFreeā.
[1] I donāt think I have to explain Erika. We see the direness of her situation in the way Mdm. Karp treats her the times she finds her singing, her threatening to use the excuse of interest to keep her prisoner for basically the rest of her life, the way she treats Annelise, thinking she is talking to Erika after she fled, the fact that she locks her seamstresses in often enough, that there is a routine in place to allow at least Wolfie an escape.
But Annalise is just as worked to the bone as Erika, if in a different way. Her day is planned through, down to the literal minute. Just listen to the start of Free. Her greatest wish is to have one day without work, because she hasnāt had that in living memory. And yes, most of it is studies and keeping up appearances, but in āto be a princessā we get an impression of how much thought and energy that takes. (ābe charming, but detached and yet amused [ā¦] Never be confusedā, āNever fall, donāt ever stray from protocol. All through the day, thereās just one way you must behaveā āNever crackā āNever show a thing you feel inside. Glide.ā āto be a princess is to never get to restā āNever squirm [ā¦] Speak and be clever, never at a loss for wordsā āNever show dismay and be there when people call, be prepared whatever royal life may bringā āNever ever turn your back. Thereās a time and place and way for everythingā)
She has to be flawless, confident, and composed throughout the day without the Ā slightest hint of being imperfect. She has little to no privacy, she is constantly observed, perceived, judged by far more metrics than pretty much anyone else, and is she falls short of them and say, worsens relationships with another kingdom, makes a bad decision in ruling the kingdom, makes the kingdom appear weak in any way, her people will be the ones to pay the prize. And all that is without taking the marriage into consideration. She doesnāt know who Dominic is! We know that he is a great guy, but for all Annelise knows, he could be the kind of person Preminger reveals himself to be. Even if he is a decent guy, it would likely be a loveless marriage. That is a sacrifice (as we can see when her mother is forces into the very same position), especially if it means sacrificing her relationship with Julian, her childhood friend, who shares her interests, helps her through all that nonsense, and understands her better than anyone. On screen, he is the only person she truly opens up with, other than Serafina (who is a cat), and Erika (who she only met that day, and has little emotional investment in the whole thing). Erika and Dominic sing a whole duet about the importance of knowing each other in order to have a functioning relationship, and she has had that with Julian for years. They both (Julian is clearly just as devoted and self-sacrificing as she is) accept to let this unspoken thing between them slip through their fingers, with no hope of ever finding something comparable, and the prospect of drifting apart with time, all for the sake of the kingdom.
And in terms of hope for the future, Annelise is just as bad of, if not worse than Erika. Erika has been working continuously to escape her situation, and never given up hope (āMy determinationās strong. People will gather around the world to hear my song! Soon I will forever be free). And in the meantime, she has found small ways to fight back against Mdm. Karp (She can never stop my schemes). How realistic it is to ever pay off Mdm. Karp is a different matter, but she still has a fighting spirit. Annelise meets Erika, while in the process of making peace with the fact, that this was it for her, and there will be no coming back from this (āNow I fear Iāll never be Freeā āIām savoring a first and last taste of freedomā).
[2] In terms of hope and determination, Erika is doing the emotional heavy lifting for both herself, and the other seamstress. And Annelise is putting up a strong faƧade for even her mother, because in the face of the lack of options, she doesnāt want to burden her mother with the knowledge that she is damning her daughter to an unhappy life.
[3] I already explained Anneliseās situation in detail. Because she was born in royalty, she is tasked with a lot of responsibility, and even though she had no choice in the matter, she still accepts her cross to bear, and does so silently knowing the great personal cost sheāll have to pay. For Erika, they kind of fumbled the ball with the duties she chooses to accept, seeing as pretty much the sole person to suffer from her just, running away and ignorin her 'duties' would be her active abuser. Even if she has yet to pay back all the money her parents borrowed from Mdm. Karp (something she had no say or choice in), she has more than done her time in emotional suffering, and saying that staying in this toxic environment is her duty is not a message I agree with. But in-universe she explicitly states such convictions, so any and all points on the matter of her dutiful behavior still stand. One might be able to twist her duty to be to not leave the other seamstress to suffer alone, but that has no textual evidence. But we see this willingness to sacrifice for the sake of duty and responsibility most strongly, when she agrees to help Julian out and take Anneliseās place. There are two ways this could play out: she getās away with it, or she doesnāt. We see both, her options are being thrown into the royal dungeon for treason, or being locked away by Mdm. Karp for running away, and knowing those where her prospects, she still chose to do this for the sake of both Annelise and the kingdom.
[4] Just, listen to free, watch the movie. These two girls prove their inner strength and endurance time and time again. They always keep going, searching for solution after solution, no matter what obstacles lie in their way (Being sent away at the palace gates, escaping Mdm. Karp, escaping the mines, escaping the dungeon, etc.). Their drive, determination, endurance and unbendable spirit are admirable.
āI close my eyes, and feel myself fly a thousand miles away. I could take flight, but would it be right, my conscience tells me stay. Iāll remain forever royal. Iāll repay my parents debt. Duty means doing the things your heart may well regret. But Iāll never stop believing/ she can never stop my schemes. Thereās more to living than gloves and gowns and thread and seams, in my dreams, Iāll be freeā
This is the end of free, the core of them, and the thing they recognize in each other, and I will no longer allow any slander against either them!
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