Anyways, what I'm bringing up is something that a lot of normal people might find strange. As you know, I love Disney with a deep passion. As you also know, I spend a lot of time on the internet. So, I see a lot of fanart, thesis's, fanfictions, graphics, and so on in the Disney category. These can range from any subject you can possibly imagine. The Disnerds (at least the majority of them) are not crackheads like some fandoms *cough*Sherlockians*cough* so I thoroughly enjoy most of what spawns from the fandom's creative and intellectual side. (Of course some people just have no talent whatsoever, but that doesn't stop them from trying and then posting it for all to see. Got to give them credit for having no shame).
So, of course the newer movies get a bit more attention than the older stuff. That's just how life rolls. Princess movies also tend to get more attention than the others (happily ever afters, a handsome hero, you know the whole shebang). So for a while, Tangled was the most popular one. The one I saw the most of (and of course you know that's one of my own personal favorites too).
The reason I'm talking about all of this is because there was one thing in particular during the Tangled phase that really stood out to me. And that was the modern AU's (alternate universes). For some reason, that was my favorite aspect to the Tangled fanart, fanfiction, etc. I can't really tell you why, just for some reason, I really liked how the story and/or the characters translated into the modern setting. The thing about putting Disney movies/characters into modern times is that you have to give them a modern look, modern lingo, and sometimes there's animal characters that you can decide whether or not you want to keep them as animals or not. Also if it's a fanfiction, you don't have to stick right to the story. You can have an entirely different plot with a few references thrown in. And the thing with Tangled's story, you could go in so many directions. I read one where Flynn was a homicide detective, I've read so many college fics. One of my favorites was called A Rogue and An Artist where Rapunzel was secretly attending college and working two jobs behind her mother's back with the help of bad-boy Flynn (this wasn't the best fanfic I've ever read, but it's one of the more interesting modern!fics in the Tangled category). Actually this one was interesting because her mother didn't want her to leave, claiming she needed her because she was sick and ailing, but then it turned out she was faking and moonlighting as a prostitute. It's a rare thing to find a well-written and engaging fanfic that updates regularly, but occasionally you'll find something. I don't scan the site, but sometimes something will be recommended or I'll come across something by chance. As for the art, I never did find any edits, but there were plenty of sketches and drawings.
Now, the next phase we have moved on to is Frozen. Now I'm seeing that everywhere rather than Tangled (not that I don't see Tangled anymore, just not as much as I used to). Like I did with Tangled, I feel drawn to a certain aspect of the fan-creations. However, this time it is genderbending. In case you can't figure it out or didn't know already, genderbending is when you switch the genders around of the characters. I don't know what it is with this any more than I did with the modern AU. Just the way it tickles my imagination and artistic fancy. It's harder to find fanfictions in this category, but you can find cover songs and stuff which can make you sprout rainbows out your ears (like listen to THIS). When it comes to the fanart, you really have to be good with costume design because you have to morph the original costumes into the other gender, but still make them recognizable. With Frozen, I have managed to actually find photoshopped edits that were half decent too.
people are quite artistic and creative aren't they?
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