Enchanted
November 25th, 2007
I give this movie an 8/10. Beautifully, skillfully, and hilariously done with just the right amount of sweetness.
For those girls who have watched fairy-tale princesses and their prince charmings and wished that someday, their prince would come and yet…reality isn’t quite that way – this movie is for you.
For the guys who hate the froofy-ness of Disney fairy-tales and wish that there was a spoof of them – this movie is for you.
Personally, I love watching the fairy-tale princess classics by Disney, and I think a lot of other girls do as well. Why? Because it offers a glimpse into another world that isn’t as harsh as our own, where a girl’s dreams can come true, and everything will be her happily, ever-after. But…that’s not reality, is it? It doesn’t matter. It’s still fun to watch, and I think that’s why we (ladies) enjoy those movies so much. The men in them are so charming, strong, romantic, and basically an “ideal” of an “ideal”. (To clarify, I do not think Disney princes do justice to the true, strong men in the real world.)
This movie brought both worlds together – reality and fantasy. You will be introduced to a princess named Giselle whose world revolves around being happy to the -enth degree and bursting out in song with her woodland (or metropolitan) animal friends. After meeting her “one, true love” and preparing for her soon-to-happen wedding to Prince Edward, his evil step-mother banishes her to “a place where there are no happily ever-afters”…meaning New York City in our modern day. Be prepared to be thoroughly entertained by everyone’s adventures. :)
A few things I loved about the movie:
- It shows a great balance between what is labeled “fantasy” (i.e. being able to be happily married forever to one’s true love) and reality (that life really does suck sometimes, and there are no furry woodland creatures to help clean up your house, unless you count sewer rats and pigeons).
- True love is not always the way you picture it to be…and it is usually much better than your wildest (or even animated) dreams. :)
- Being unrealistic about love is foolish, but so is being completely rational about it. You can’t just rationalize love – there is no checklist to go down to determine who your one, true love is. Neither is it realistic to be drawn to someone’s song and marry them the next day. The movie showed a great balance.
- Animals in the real world can’t talk,but they sure are cute! ;)
If you have spare money and spare time, this movie is definitely worth it. Look it up – Enchanted…it will enchant you.