#anyway please rewatch princess and the frog it is SOOOOOO GOOD

[the-sage-libriomancer]

Rewatched Princess and the Frog today and honestly it feels more like a celebration of Disney's 100 years than Wish. A classic fairy tale respun in interesting ways while still being undeniably Disney? Check. A traditional story with modern twists and a (narratively) strong female protagonist? Check. A return to 2D animation in a time when the medium was dying out? Check. Hell, it even takes place in the same time period (1920s) that Walt Disney released the first animated feature film and started a hundred years of magic. There are multiple references to older Disney movies, from classics like Pinocchio and Sword in the Stone to (then) recent films like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. It features the fucking wishing star! In a more narratively sound manner than Disney's actual 100th year celebration!

And even beyond that, Princess and the Frog feels like it pays tribute to the magic of magic - the power of believing in stories, of having a dream, of working hard to reach your happy ending while never losing sight of what's really important. There is so much effort put into this movie and it shows: the animation is gorgeous, the story is creative and structurally sound, and behind the scenes reveals that the producers put their backs into making sure both the African American aspect and the New Orleans cultural aspect were accurately depicted. It was the first Disney movie in over a decade to return to the Broadway musical format, and they literally had to dust off the abandoned 2D art tools because the company hadn't used them since 2004.

Princess and the Frog was a labor of love through and through, a heartfelt tip of the hat to Disney's legacy while still being its own story. I don't know what could be more celebratory of Walt Disney's dream than that.

#i admittedly haven't seen wish yet so i feel a little hypocritical complaining about it #but i have Not been hearing good things about it and i trust the youtubers on this one #years of cross referencing other people's reviews with my own thoughts has taught me how to sense #when the masses are right and when they're talking shit #and when it comes to wish i think it really is just a corporate-controlled mehburger :/ #anyway please rewatch princess and the frog it is SOOOOOO GOOD #i really couldn't ask for a more perfect movie #might make another post talking about it because it needs way more appreciation that it gets #it's the movie that killed disney's 2d animation era #but it was so worth it just for the movie to exist #princess and the frog #wish 2023 #analysis #sage speaketh