When you grow up watching The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast you know one thing. Fairy tales ROCK! Disney has captured all the beauty of these tales in the past, but it has been a long time since they brought together a tale that make you feel seven years old again.
The Princess and the Frog is that tale. Just waiting for it to start make you excited. The best part of the tale is that Tiana was not a Princess to begin with. Like Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Tiana knows hard work. Unlike Belle her dreams are not on Prince Charming, but on fulfilling her father's dream. Disney has come a long way since it's traditional fairy tale days. Tiana's hard work for her dream is what little girls should be aiming for instead of a crown. Although the lessons learnt through the story bring everything full circle. It is great to see Disney return to it's traditional animated style. The characters where third dimensional, fun, and got the emotions flowing. The songs were great, love songs, and toe tappers, incorporating the jazz that New Orleans is so famous for. The Princess and the Frog is definatley what it promised to be and more.
As far as being a princess goes, it was never at the top of my list. It was great to see a character that believes in the same things I do, hard work and determination will get you what you want in life. On my soapbox I can rest safely because I know that my little cousins can watch this movie and get the message that hard work gets you where you need to be to take the oppurtunities that will help you reach your goals. Disney is back. That's the world from my Window
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Wild Thing
Tonight it's dark out. Inside in the fluorescent light we sit watching trashy TV episodes, gossiping about cute boys and future careers. I am blogging about the things I love and hate, the things I am passionate about. To begin with: Where The Wild Things Are, the film by Spike Jonze.
Every child who has read the book this film is based on has a memory. I remember Max, conquering the Wild Things. Jonze's film is not for children. It's for the grown ups who remember their childhood, and remember the Wild Things. In Max we see how we were as children, and how we had to grow up. The merits of this film are endless, Max (played by Max Records) is superb. He is honest, vibrant and uninhibited by the large costumes that tower over him. The Wild Things are fully realised, each with a lovable flaw. It is difficult to find flaw in this movie. Jonze captured his interpretation of the book without fanfare and fireworks. Not everyone is going to agree with how Jonze portrays Max and his Wild Things. I believe he has definitely captured the spirit of the book. Max's anger and fright, the Wild Things simple thinking, and their one request that Max makes the sadness go away. There are a lot of lessons here, that adults think they have learnt, when really we have to relearn them over and over again. Not a background noise movie, one to sit down to with a dear friend and laugh and cry until all the sadness goes away.
So leaving the Wild Things in the dark theatre, we sit and watch trashy TV episodes and gossip about cute boys. That's the World from my Window.
Every child who has read the book this film is based on has a memory. I remember Max, conquering the Wild Things. Jonze's film is not for children. It's for the grown ups who remember their childhood, and remember the Wild Things. In Max we see how we were as children, and how we had to grow up. The merits of this film are endless, Max (played by Max Records) is superb. He is honest, vibrant and uninhibited by the large costumes that tower over him. The Wild Things are fully realised, each with a lovable flaw. It is difficult to find flaw in this movie. Jonze captured his interpretation of the book without fanfare and fireworks. Not everyone is going to agree with how Jonze portrays Max and his Wild Things. I believe he has definitely captured the spirit of the book. Max's anger and fright, the Wild Things simple thinking, and their one request that Max makes the sadness go away. There are a lot of lessons here, that adults think they have learnt, when really we have to relearn them over and over again. Not a background noise movie, one to sit down to with a dear friend and laugh and cry until all the sadness goes away.
So leaving the Wild Things in the dark theatre, we sit and watch trashy TV episodes and gossip about cute boys. That's the World from my Window.
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