The Fam did see the Dis' Enchanted yesterday, and we liked it.
As Disney fare it's pretty good. The previews make it look like a goofy cartoon spoof. There is actually substance to the story that is probably redemptive.
Of course, this is Disney, so any such redemption is aimed at merchandising, park profits, and the corporate bottom line.
That the film is deliberately ironic about "true love sells" and "fairy tales are better than real life" is still an acknowledgment of true love and the goodness of fairy tales.
Look for Giselle to join the pantheon of Disney princesses on shelves and in parks near you. Nobody could really be that good, but we all want to believe.
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Nov 24, 2007
Enchanted (mostly): 2 hedons
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I was intrigued by the premise so I'm glad to hear it's good rather than awful. It seems like Disney's version of Shrek, deconstructing the conventions not so much of fairy tales as of the Disney brand of fairy tales.
They could have taken it the cynical route full of industry in-jokes (like Shrek), but I had faith they wouldn't just because it would be self-defeating for Disney to undermine the past 70 years of their Princesses.
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