Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict
Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.
Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Prismark10 Disney's return to long form 2D animation was short lived in this updating of The Frog Princess. The story is set in 1920s New Orleans as a visiting prince is turned into a frog by voodoo, who ends up in adventures with waitress Tiana (also turned into a frog) who always dreamed of opening her own restaurant.The 2D style of animation actually takes some getting used to, there are some nice visualized sequences, it is an easy going story. Some of the characters reminded me of characters from other Disney cartoons however the songs and music were a bit bland.
nekosensei I wish I'd seen this sumptuous film in the theater, but the reviews made it sound so bad that I ignored my curiosity upuntil now. And not only did I enjoy it on a level I never found in a Disney film up until now, I found myself in tears all the way through the last half hour or so. Was I really that captivated by the plight of Ray the firefly or Tiana the would-be restaurateur turned amphibian? I think my connection with this film goes deeper than that.I the time when this film came out. New Orleans was in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, so setting this film in a time where the city could be shown in all its full cultural glamor was a more emotionally intelligent idea than Disney has been given credit for. Tiana the gifted Creole bent on success through hard work is clearly Barack Obama, our prince who won his palace on the Potomac just as Tiana finally got hers on the Mississippi.The world of Tiana is as rich in Americana as it is in gorgeous visuals. All the tropes of New Orleans flash by in a procession, beignets, zydeco, Louis Armstrong, Dr. John, hoodoo, Mardi Gras beads, along with a crowd of flash references from Cab Calloway to Tim Burton. What it all is is a metaphor for a democratic, meritocratic, multicultural America that's finally done with racism once and for all.The New Orleans of "Princess and the Frog" ia a metaphor for the Obama era, aplace where everything gets better and everybody gets along. Foreign elements enter easily and mingle with the locals. The whole bayou food chain gets together to travel towards a common goal. Insects and angels unite. European and African American set aside their differences and settle down to becoming family. Everybody who's good gets what they want and the greedy and ruthless get put away where they ought to be.Look where we are now. That's why this movie makes me cry.
datautisticgamer-74853 The Princess and The Frog marked a brief period in Disney history when the company returned to traditionally animating movies for theatrical releases, and they took almost full advantage of that here. The animation, as far out of place it would seem in 2009's whimsy of variety in animated films, is quite beautiful in plenty of spots. The story is a fun parody of the Grimm tale successor The Frog Princess set in New Orleans, which is pretty swag for an original concept. The characters and acting are all top-notch and are animated pristinely so that their movements seem natural yet still appealing. It does have some times when the humor isn't strong, some scenes get dull, and personally I didn't take Ray's death that hard. Besides that, this film is nothing less than one you must consider seeing, whether you have the home video or the necessary TV channels it occasionally airs on. I don't need to mention the songs because like any Disney musical, they try very hard and it just pays off. For what the music might lack, the scenery the songs are set in enhances the experience.
Python Hyena The Princess and the Frog (2009): Dir: Ron Clements, John Musker / Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings: A disappointing magical tale about the layers of beauty. A Prince is transformed into a frog by a voodoo magician and when waitress Tiana kisses him, she too becomes a frog. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker who both collaborated on various animated projects including their biggest masterpiece, The Little Mermaid as well as Aladdin and Hercules. They are backed with colorful animation but terrible musical numbers. Anika Noni Rose voices the loyal Tiana who wishes to open her own restaurant. Even as a frog she demonstrates boldness in the face of adversary. Bruno Campos voices the Prince who is inexperienced in nearly everything. We realize that these two are meant to be but the humour counters predictable elements. Keith David has the misfortune of voicing the pathetically cardboard voodoo villain. Michael-Leon Wooley voices a jazz playing alligator. Why he can play music is not explained but his craving is for music, not people. Jim Cummings voices a firefly that fails to light up the screenplay beyond its formula delivery. Although it comes off occasionally corny it does twist the frog princess cliché in a different direction. It just loses the magic that other films had sustained. Score: 5 / 10
