Red vs. White

During our first class meeting, the topic on hair color was brought up and how hair color and style can symbolize many different things. We discussed how in a variety of Disney movies, the hair styles of Disney princesses are typically different from the hair styles of the antagonists of these movies (i.e. Repunzel's beautiful blonde hair and her evil "mother's" curly black and gray hair). 

In the recent Alice in Wonderland movie, I noticed how the Red Queen and the White Queen both had very interesting hair styles.

The Red Queen is portrayed as an evil, selfish, and extremely feisty queen who takes control of her kingdom with fear. The Red Queen's hair is short, wavy and red like fire. 

On the other hand, we have the White Queen who is portrayed as sweet, kind, and gentle. She rules her kingdom with kindness. In the movie, her hair is long, curly, and is the color white. Her white hair could be a symbol of pureness.

In my opinion, it is interesting to see how the difference between the hair styles of both these queens fit in with how their characters appear in the film. :)