Merry Christmas, everyone!
I am just so thrilled-- not because it's Christmas (although I'm happy about that as well ::g::)-- but I've just come back from Disney's Enchanted! Yeah, I know, I know, I'm late. To be honest, I was afraid that it would be another Disney flunkie but I am delighted to say that I was wrong.
I remember being so excited upon seeing concept art and stills from Character Design. My boyfriend went deaf when I saw the start of the preview for it because I was squealing with joy--that is, until I saw that the animated portion was just a tiny bit of the movie. I was disappointed and heartbroken but I still wanted to see it. However, I walked out of the theater with a very genuine, newfound hope for Disney.
It was actually a very fun and very charming flick. I feared that it was going to fall into the footsteps of Shrek, heavily dependent on parody jokes. Disney picks on itself for its fairy tale conventions but also executes the story in a very unique but undoubtedly traditional fashion. Reminiscent of Disney's fairy tale classics, it successfully carries on that baton of tradition yet wears a very modern sense of humor and appearance. I absolutely enjoyed watching the movie; my hear melted in the first few minutes-- oh, how I've missed traditional animation. Regardless of its shortness, the movie was still very endearing to me. I haven't been into the animation fandom as much as I'd used to since CGI has taken over. Not too long ago, I heard news that Pixar actually opened up the Disney traditional animation department. With that in my head and with the success of Enchanted, I hope this is a sign that Disney will soon rise out of that rut and start making animated movies again! Cross your fingers with me! ^^
Picture is a still from the preview. Enchanted is copyrighted by Disney and I do not claim ownership in any way.
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