Monday, March 10, 2008

Fairy Tales vs Reality

Enchanted is a very entertaining movie. I like Alan Menken's works and in Enchanted the songs are well blended with the movie. True Love's Kiss has already become my favourite.

In Andalasia, Giselle is waiting for a true love's kiss and she meets Prince Edwards, falls in love, and they ride into the sunset, to the castle. The queen, Prince Edward's stepmother, is against the wedding because it means she has to give up the throne. She throws Giselle into the 'wishing well', sends her to a faraway place, where there is no happy ever after. Giselle lands in New York and stays with Robert, a widower, and his daughter Morgan. Meanwhile, Prince Edward and Pip the chipmunk are trying to find her. The evil queen also sends her loyal follower Nathaniel to stop the prince. However, is it true that happy ever after only happens in fairy tales?

Amy Adams is very good as Giselle. She has an innocent look and is convincing as a princess from the fairy tales living in reality. Prince Edward, on the other hand, looks like a fool; which is a pity because I like the prince to be gallant, like Prince Philip from Sleeping Beauty. The dresses made from curtain are very cute. There are many nods to Disney's previous works and here are some of them:

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