So I Just realized Something That Explains Chloe Even More for the Newest Movie...
People bring up how Red and Chloe only knew each other for a day, I have too, but you know what else was only a day ago?
Chloe peering into the looking glass and seeing confirmation that her mom was offed, gone, forever. Not only that but her dad, who from what we can see is such a fun and silly kind of parent, fall apart crying and shouting in grief while The Queen of Hearts-Red's Mom- watches and laughs with all the glee in the world.
Now cut to the next day and her mom is alive, but she's different. She's suddenly putting pressure on her to be a Perfect Princess, when even before Chloe had learned about her mother Cinderella didn't seem to be the type of parent to pressure her at all.
She and Charming seemed to simply be doting, loving parents that guided her protected her from the harshness of the world, but never pressure her. They seemed pretty easy going parents from what little we have of them is Rise of Red. They wanted her to have a wonderful life without worry which a lot of parents who have grown up in hardships want for their children.
Now her mom suddenly seems different, a change of not just who her mom was when she was younger but the mom she knew before. It suddenly doesn't feel like that's her mom anymore because from how Chloe's acting Cinderella must not have been someone to pressure rules or her at all. To not push for her to be perfect, to be a proper princess who follows rules to a tee. (And I admit they did not give enough time to really emphasize this but it seems what they were going for here)
Like, add on the trauma of essentially having her mom being ripped away by guards and seeing after she had left that her mom was gone only to come back to her mom being different?
Her trying to help the gang with what she knows and nothing working and her beginning to feel as if everyone just sees her as a tag along, a nuisance?
And then add in the thing that really breaks Chloe from Red throwing her towards the flower in a moment of desperation to win the match and save everyone... and her not even check on her or apologize but instead celebrates?
That Red after her best friend had seen Chloe was upset and she knows it decides to go on a magical romantic stroll with Luis instead? (I'll admit Chloe needed to be more clear but when you're hurting sometimes it hurts more when someone you care about doesn't understand why you are when you feel like they should. You're brain don't work when your emotional sometimes)
That when Red does come back and they finally hash it out it call comes to a head with Red not only essentially doubling down how she's been treating her and basically saying "Yes, you are just a tag along goodie, goodie, you're not adding anything to the team." When she's been pushing for everyone to act like villains, basically saying she's been a hinderance?
No wonder girl was drowning...
(By the way this isn't be bashing Red when I write this. Red was going through a lot too and when they hashed out their problems to each other it was miscommunication and hurt that made them say the worst things towards the other. Sometimes when you're hurt by someone you love in the heat of an argument you say something back because you want to hurt them back. It's not nice at all no, but let's not forget these two went through a lot and going through a lot .
In the end both girls were in the right and wrong in their situation and in the end Red and Chloe reached lows that helped the other see what they meant and are now closer than before.)
Thank you for coming to my Disney talk.