AngieBelle
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I have not bought a new Disney animated film on dvd since Lilo and Stitch. I have not bought a Disney soundtrack since Mulan in '98. I used to get them every year like clockwork! You can't even imagine how much I am anticipating this film! It has been way too long since we've had a new fairytale or musical. Not to mention, it's traditional hand drawn animation which I've always thought had a more appealing look to it. It takes place in America in the jazz age- how fun is that?? And it's a transformation story...I love transformation stories. I also love that the two main leads don't fall instantly in love and have to work towards love much like Belle and Beast. I love that Tiana is a modern woman who works hard to get her dreams- it's nice to see Disney add a little sidenote to "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" that you have to do more than just dream to get there.
It's a really sad state when someone known for years as a huge Disney fan has stopped buying or even seeing Disney movies when I used to eagerly await each new one that came out. Treasure Planet, Journey to Atlantis, Dinosaur, Chicken Little....I saw once each. Home on the Range and Meet the Robinsons I didn't see at all! I've enjoyed all of Pixar's releases, but I only liked 2 enough to own. This coming from a person who saw Aladdin in theaters 3 times and countless times on home video! I miss the era of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. I've been waiting years for a return, and The Princess and the Frog is exactly what I've hoped for! I've also noticed in recent years a serious lack of female driven stories, among both Disney and Pixar. Ratatouille has only one female character in the whole story! None of the main characters in Up are female except the bird whom we don't even find out is a girl until later, although one could argue that Ellie is a character as well.
Huzzah for The Princess and the Frog! And BTW, Tiana isn't just the first African American princess, she's the first AMERICAN princess! (She's also the first modern one!)
It's a really sad state when someone known for years as a huge Disney fan has stopped buying or even seeing Disney movies when I used to eagerly await each new one that came out. Treasure Planet, Journey to Atlantis, Dinosaur, Chicken Little....I saw once each. Home on the Range and Meet the Robinsons I didn't see at all! I've enjoyed all of Pixar's releases, but I only liked 2 enough to own. This coming from a person who saw Aladdin in theaters 3 times and countless times on home video! I miss the era of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. I've been waiting years for a return, and The Princess and the Frog is exactly what I've hoped for! I've also noticed in recent years a serious lack of female driven stories, among both Disney and Pixar. Ratatouille has only one female character in the whole story! None of the main characters in Up are female except the bird whom we don't even find out is a girl until later, although one could argue that Ellie is a character as well.
Huzzah for The Princess and the Frog! And BTW, Tiana isn't just the first African American princess, she's the first AMERICAN princess! (She's also the first modern one!)