The Princess and the Frog Review

So last night, I saw the Disney's The Princess and the Frog with my nieces. And I can sum up the experience like this:

It was like reliving my childhood.

Okay maybe that sounds corny. But it shows that Disney can go back to creating magic that was such classics as Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. Sure, the film does not really live up to those two classics, but it stands on its own, and it was a HUGE improvement over such films as Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Brother Bear and *Shudders* Home on the Range. When you saw any of the previously mentioned films, you can tell that the magic of the Disney Renaissance was gone. This is why I was so happy with the film: it went back to the roots and to the genre that started full-length Disney animated films: the princess genre. The film was beautifully animated with rich visuals and it was refreshing to see a good, old-fashioned hand-drawn animated film again, and it succeeded for me because it was a fresh take on a fairy tale. It was not set in a far-off land and the Princess of the story was not dreaming of finding her Prince Charming or having an adventure. The Prince was not a man wanting to be tied down to the woman he loves (At least in the beginning), but was a notorious, fun-loving playboy. The movie is set in New Orleans in the 1920s (Kudos to whoever came up with that!) and the main character, Tiana, dreams of having her own restaurant. While the music was not very memorable, like say Be Our Guest or Part of your world, it was charming and worth listening to. The story was very entertaining and had a lot of charm. The characters were engaging and like Disney Princess stories of the past, they had the essential ingredients intact (IE, the princess, the prince, the fairy godmother, "the king", the sidekicks, ext.). The villain, was the most disappointing aspect of the movie. While he was very menacing, charming and cruel, his motivations were a bit dull. Other than that, the film was a lovely homage to Disney movies of the past and and an entertaining entry to the line of Disney Princess movies. Three and a half stars out of four.

My Mash: *SQUEALS*!!!!

		I will marry Orson Welles .
		After a wild honeymoon, We will settle down in Rome in our fabulous Apartment.
		We will have 10 kid(s) together.
		Our family will zoom around in a Black Rolls Royce .
		I will spend my days as a Model, and live happily ever after.