The idea of Disney creating a film that pokes fun at its previous films was incredibly smart. To take bits and pieces from the films that people have come to love was sure to make for a successful project. While the story, again, was a great idea, director, Kevin Lima, and writer, Bill Kelly, chose to make the film terribly cheesy (which is common in fairytale love stories and some Disney films). They chose to use the parts of other films that would be most obvious and present themselves best to viewers: a play on the term “street rat,” animals helping to make wedding dresses and true love’s kiss being the be-all and end-all of the princess’s life and, while these things have become endeared by fans of Disney, they presented, in some fashion, an issue. It was awesome to hear and see references from these other films but there were points throughout the film that were so cringeworthy that it was hard to look. Already having such a large fan base, Disney would have still been in the clear with audiences as they have already come to appreciate these things about their films. Choosing Amy Adams to play the protagonist, Giselle, was a great choice. Her character, from the start of the film proved to be ditzy and to be the typical damsel in distress. Her ability to play this type of character exceeded any expectations audiences may have going in as she portrayed her quite flawlessly. As I am not typically a fan of musicals, the fact that this film did not use music as a vehicle to reach the audience and spark emotion very heavily certainly made the film more enjoyable and made for a film that had the potential to reach a wider range of viewers. This is not a film that I could watch over and over again, however, the film, as a whole, was successful. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461770/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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