In Light of Luxo: Masculinity, Fatherhood, and the Hardest Bodies in Pixar Open Access
Braught, David Samuel (2010)
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Abstract
Pixar films are dominated entirely by masculine protagonists. Women appear in these films, and sometimes have major roles, but they are, for the most part, relegated to the sidelines. This thesis looks at the issue of masculinity in Pixar in depth, concentrating on two hard bodied Pixar protagonists: Bob Parr from The Incredibles (2004) and WALL-E from WALL-E (2008). The hard bodied masculinity represented by Bob and WALL-E goes hand-in-hand with an alpha male identity, driven by hard work, competition, and an inability to form emotional attachments. However, these two Pixar protagonists offer a unique case in the history of hard bodied males, presenting characters that undeniably possess alpha male qualities, but in whom alpha male qualities are not viewed as flaws, but instead as positive qualities worthy of respect and emulation. For Bob Parr and WALL-E, their masculinity is tempered by a kinder, sensitive side, a mark of individuality that separates them from the traditional alpha male of the 1980s.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
"A Hard Man is Good to Find": Fatherhood and the Triumph of Individuality in Brad Bird's The Incredibles 9
"I Used to Be Snow White, but I Drifted": Masculinity and Alpha-Males in the Inverted Fairy Tale of WALL-E 33
Conclusion 54
Bibliography 57
Filmography 59
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