The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: ‘The Princess & The Frog’ Review
Clark Kent says: This review comes courtesy of my homegirl Suedonym. She’s a dope up-and-coming writer for the blog GoodiesMag.com. She just saw ‘The Princess & The Frog’ — check out what she thought about it below.
Suedonym says: Disney finally gave the masses an African American princess. Once again, a huge piece of history witnessed. Were we given the same magical fairytale as most of the popular past movies? Find out after the jump.
GOOD: Disney cartoons have managed to enthrall us for years and it doesn’t end with their recent creation. In this adaptation of the ‘Frog Prince‘ we see how a hard working girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) grows up to become a princess and live happily ever after. Set in 1920’s New Orleans, the movie gives us a colorful premise and cast of characters that really tie the essence of the city and storyline together. A particularly favorable character would have to be the firefly named Ray (Jim Cummings). He’s cool only because he reminds me of that crazy uncle named June Bug who comes to visit every once in a while and you have to watch your stuff when they’re around.
BAD: I really wanted this movie to have a pivotal impact as far as the Disney princess fairytales go. In the past we got classic memorable songs such as “A Whole New World” in Aladdin or “Under the Sea” in The Little Mermaid. But in The Princess and the Frog there didn’t seem to have any songs that particularly stood out. I was hoping to come out humming a tune that really brought the whole experience together, but alas I was unfulfilled. I also would have liked to see the main characters in human form for a longer duration of the movie. Simply because they were really cute cartoons and the frogs simply did not do them justice. In my opinion, the movie may be too scary for children under the age of five as well. With the evil voodoo man Dr. Facilier, voiced by Keith David, his powers from the dark side may spook the little ones.UGLY: This movie is a definite classic based off principle alone. I only hope it gets the same reception as Disney movies of the past. As like every other Disney movie, it is filled with crazy sexual innuendos that only an adult viewer would pick up on, but it isn’t anything to worry about.
Suedonym says: I felt like a kid all over again becoming elated and sad at all the strong emotional moments in the movie. It really tugs at your heart-strings. I was rooting for the main characters to realize they like each other the whole time. But I’m also a little bit embarrassed at how excited I got when we saw what Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos) looked like. Overall kids of all races should come out and see a well thought out and beautiful tale.
Clark Kent says: For more from Suedonym, you can check her out at her blog — Deep In The Cabbage Patch…
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