I loved Enchanted. I predicted almost every major plot point from just the poster and the knowledge that it was going to be a parody of sorts, but I enjoyed it anyway because it was fun, campy, funny and waffy. As a kid who grew up watching Disney films on an almost daily basis, I loved the references made throughout the movie.

Disney has long been criticized for their passive princesses with their waiting-for-my-prince-to-come bullshit mentality. Although the female leads have been improving (Belle, Megara, Mulan, etc), this I think is the first time Disney has directly addressed the criticisms. Enchanted redeemed Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, the worst princesses, through Giselle and established that naivety and the propensity to burst into song are not mutually exclusive with empowerment. Though the way Giselle did it was kind of trite, Disney gets points for the effort.

The upcoming movie featuring a black princess is further proof of Disney’s evolution. I wonder though, how many more years would it take for them to lose the homophobia?

Anyway, I felt like drawing myself Disney style (vainvainvain). But what I came up with wasn’t very Disney-ish at all. And it looked like me as much as Idina Menzel looked like her Disney self, which is not by a long shot. Marami ring mali, but whatever, sayang naman sa effort so I’ll post it anyway:

The movie I’m REALLY excited about is the adaptation of The Kite Runner. I will watch it come finals or high water.