Susan’s Giant Leap: How *Monsters vs. Aliens* Empowered Female Animation Leads

From Bride-to-Be to Giant Heroine: The Genesis of Ginormica Animation history is filled with princesses, sidekicks, and characters designed to fit within specific, often limiting, roles. But every so often, a film comes along that challenges the status quo, offering a fresh perspective on familiar tropes. *Monsters vs. Aliens*, released in twenty-aught-nine, did just that,…