I was very excited to see this movie with my mom. I am 22 and have always seen the Disney summer blockbusters with her, so when this came out we could not wait.
Overall, the animation was nice (bright colors, very New Orleans) but the story line and the music did not compare to Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast or even Hercules. Leaving the theater I was not humming a tune or looking to go get the soundtrack. I actually could not remember many of the songs and the only ones I could were very repetitive and not good. I was very surprised when I saw Toy Story composer Randy Newman also did this movie.
Princess Tiana was adorable but you do not see much of her. I remember reading an article when the movie was first released that some people of color were upset that Disney made a black princess but she's a frog the entire movie. They were absolutely right. Princess Tiana was a frog for at least 90% of this movie and honestly, watching a frog for almost an hour and a half was slow and not visually appealing. I would rather have seen her change back sooner because it was drawn out quite a bit.
Most of the characters were likable. Tiana's friend Charolette was cute and the villain was very very intriguing. He was probably my favorite character. However, while listening to Prince Naveen speak, I could only think of Kevin Klein's accent in the movie French Kiss (you get the picture). Charolette's father, voiced by John Goodman was a surprise and made me think of Sully; warm and caring. Their swamp friends had some potential as well; the alligator and the firefly captured New Orleans very well.
Overall if you go in to this movie with low expectations you will probably find it enjoyable. For Disney though, how can you go in thinking it would be bad? If Disney plans on going back to it's 2D animation roots, they should go back to their amazing story lines and memorable music as well. Otherwise, keep moving forward.
Overall, the animation was nice (bright colors, very New Orleans) but the story line and the music did not compare to Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast or even Hercules. Leaving the theater I was not humming a tune or looking to go get the soundtrack. I actually could not remember many of the songs and the only ones I could were very repetitive and not good. I was very surprised when I saw Toy Story composer Randy Newman also did this movie.
Princess Tiana was adorable but you do not see much of her. I remember reading an article when the movie was first released that some people of color were upset that Disney made a black princess but she's a frog the entire movie. They were absolutely right. Princess Tiana was a frog for at least 90% of this movie and honestly, watching a frog for almost an hour and a half was slow and not visually appealing. I would rather have seen her change back sooner because it was drawn out quite a bit.
Most of the characters were likable. Tiana's friend Charolette was cute and the villain was very very intriguing. He was probably my favorite character. However, while listening to Prince Naveen speak, I could only think of Kevin Klein's accent in the movie French Kiss (you get the picture). Charolette's father, voiced by John Goodman was a surprise and made me think of Sully; warm and caring. Their swamp friends had some potential as well; the alligator and the firefly captured New Orleans very well.
Overall if you go in to this movie with low expectations you will probably find it enjoyable. For Disney though, how can you go in thinking it would be bad? If Disney plans on going back to it's 2D animation roots, they should go back to their amazing story lines and memorable music as well. Otherwise, keep moving forward.