Princess Tamina
The Prince of Persia is a movie about an orphan boy who the king adopted as a son. A boy who in an instance went from rags to riches because of his courage and character that left a huge impression upon the King of Persia, King Sharaman, who stumbled upon him in the marketplace. Dasdan was his name and he gained two royal older brothers who treated him no differently than blood relation.
Fifteen years had passed and Persia was still strong. “King Sharaman of Persia ruled with loyalty and brotherhood,” remarked the narrirator. There had been rumor that the city of Alabut was investing and selling weapons to enemies of Persia. The oldest son of the king commented,”Since my father isn’t here the decision is up to me. I’ll have one last council with my noble uncle (Nizam) and my trusted brothers.” So, they had a war council meeting in the night. According to the movie the uncle claimed “they found a caravan leaving Alabut with many swords and best crafted arrows/weapons and a written promise of payment from the war lord Kashkan.” Dashdan suggested, “Our orders are to deal with Kashkan, not to attack Alabut.” The uncle further instigated a war betwen Alabut, which was known as being a holy city. The oldest son then proclaims they will go to war at dawn. He then says, “They say the princess of Alabut is a beauty without equal. We’ll march into her palace and see for ourselves.” I however, do not wish to focus so much attention on that of the Prince of Persia, but rather focus on the Princess of Alabut.
Her name was Princess Tamina. She was dressed in the finest linnens and adorned with body art hand painted designs in gold. She was a woman of power, confidence and wisdom. “Whatever their faith their bows aren’t that strong, nor is their aim. Gather the council, tell them I sit in the high temple, I must pray.” An elder asks, “High temple? Alabut hasn’t been breeched in 1,000 years.” The Princess replies, “Everything changes with time. We should know this best of all.”
I think Princess Tamina represented a woman of great will not only was she absolutly beautiful in her appearance, but she was a woman of strength, power and intelligence. I don’t think the Prince of Persia had any idea of the determination the Princess had. Not only was she vulnerable in some aspects as a woman, but she won her respect because of her own self motivation. Ultimately, I believe Prince Dasdan fell in love with her because she was astonishingly beautiful to behold, but because he loved her resolve. There was so much more to the Princess besides her physical beauty and I like that this movie embraces the beauty of being a woman, but it also depicts some of the other dimensions to women unlike many stereotypes many women have had to face.