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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Just another princess movie

The last thing I'm going to do is talk about the controversy of an African American princess getting turned into a frog. I think some people are just too uptight about the issue. Please keep in mind that these Disney princess stories are all based on fairy tales, and The Princess and the Frog is a fairy tale. Anyways, I did not plan on talking about this discussion.

I want to talk about the movie. The night The Princess and the Frog came out in theaters, I went and saw it with my friend. Much to my dismay, the movie did not give me the fairy tale satisfaction that the other Disney Princess movies have given me in the past.

So. First of all, the animation effects, music, and cinematography was great. I don't really have any problems with that. I feel like Disney have always excelled in that area. Also, the story and the depiction of the princess story is very Disney. I like that the story challenged people with dreams, that things might just work out in a different way... The movie teaches people to dream big, but also enjoy life. I like that.

The problem I have with this movie is the element of occultism, if I can explain it as such. There were instances where the necromancer shown in the movie used blood rituals to seal the deal with his "friends on the other side." It referenced the "friends on the other side's" thirst for wayward souls. The necromancer also was depicted using a voodoo doll to inflict harm on someone.

Is this something we want children to see? As I was thinking this in the movie theater, I saw that two families got up and left because their kids were crying. Personally, I think that the movie should not have been rated G for General Audience. I think that it is best to be rated PG or PG-13 so that adults can supervise and explain the elements that might be challenging morally and spiritually.

But who cares. It's another happily ever after, right?