This is a scene from The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement that depicts Mia, the Princess of Genovia (the main character) deciding not to get married because she does not love the man and believes it is not right to marry a guy, as part of a law, just so that she can become queen. Instead, at the altar, she asks parliament to change the law so that a woman can rule without a husband. Thankfully, it passed and the typical happily ever after ending ensues. This is just another example of the runaway bride that Professor Velasco showed clips about in class. In this particular movie, the use of the runaway bride brings about the power play between love and law/duty. Disney's ending message leaves the audience with the belief that love is more important than any law. Yet they still show that both can be appeased through the use of compromise. In any case, all the movies include a woman leaving her man at the altar. I believe this idea is used so frequently to advocate not only that women always have the final say in marriage, but also to show that nothing is set in concrete until actually completed. Grace Huang.
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