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We discuss the Disney+ movie Disenchanted and whether it’s a sequel to Enchanted or a reboot.
It’s been 15 years since Disney fascinated championship Amy Adams issued. written by Bill Kelly and take out Kevin LimaThe film featured an ensemble cast including: Patrick DempseyAnd the James MarsdenAnd the Susan SarandonAnd the Idina Menzel. Widely considered the best family film to hit screens in 2007, fascinated She catapulted her to stardom and reignited the love of fairy tales for a new generation. The film’s charming story of an animated Disney princess making her way into the real world was considered unique and refreshing, earning her numerous accolades and critical acclaim.
In the years since, the movie has become one of Disney’s beloved modern fairytale classics. Unsurprisingly, Disney wanted to recreate that magic with a pretty much direct sequel. However, it wasn’t meant to be, and another movie featuring characters from the kingdom of Andalusia took many years to finally come out. At one point, James Marsden, who plays Edward, didn’t think a sequel would ever happen. “So I guess at this point, a couple of years ago, we just assumed it wasn’t going to happen. But then this script was written that we all loved and got excited about, and everyone’s schedules lined up and we did,” he recalls.
Frustratingwhich also starred Adams Disney + in November 2022 to mixed reviews. The movie has been in the works for over a decade, but it’s spent most of that time stuck in limbo. The new movie is directed by Adam Shankman (Who served as executive producer for hocus pocus 2the second part of a popular classic that came out earlier this year) with Patrick DempseyAnd the James MarsdenAnd the Idina Menzel Also reprising their roles with Adams. Gabriela Baldachino He is portrayed as a teenager by Alan Morgan, who was originally played by him Rachel Coffey. Maya Rudolph He joined the production as the film’s villain and joined in Yvette Nicole Brown And the Jama Mays. Despite a somewhat cold critical response, Frustrating It became the third most streamed film in the week following its release.
In the past few years, Disney has made a habit of remaking and rebooting old classics. Liked animated movies like the king lionAnd the Jungle BookAnd the Pinocchio They all got the straightforward reboot treatment. However, movies like Mary Poppins Returns And the hocus pocus 2 It was a sequel to the original classics, despite coming out decades later. So the question arises: Is Disillusionment a sequel or a reboot of a late-2000s classic?
What is disappointment?
Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of Disney:
It’s been 10 years since Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) married, but Gisele has grown disillusioned with life in the city, so they move their growing family to the sleepy suburban community of Monroeville in search of a more fairytale life. Unfortunately, this was not the quick fix she had hoped for. Suburbia has a whole new set of rules and a local queen bee, Malvina Monroe (Maya Rudolph), who makes Giselle feel more out of place than ever. Frustrated that it wasn’t easy to find her happiness afterwards, she turns to the magic of Andalusia for help, accidentally turning the entire city into a true fairy tale and endangering her family’s future happiness. Now, Giselle is in a race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after really means for her and her family.
In the fictional kingdom of Andalusia, not much happens after the prince wins the heart of his beloved and they live “happily ever after”.
Frustrating Explores Giselle’s struggles to come to terms with reality. Set years after the events fascinatedPart two sees Giselle and Robert still married, but after they have a new baby. Not only that, but Morgan is no longer the 6-year-old fairytale sweetheart that Giselle first met, but a sarcastic teen who does her best to teach her naive stepmother the idea of sarcasm.
Confused by her reality, Giselle believes that moving to the suburbs will fix everything. But alas, it doesn’t quite work out like that. Robert hitchhikes miserably, while Morgan hates leaving New York City behind. To make matters worse, the local PTA members led by Queen B Malvina Monroe are less than welcoming.
When Edward and Nancy, now King and Queen of Andalusia, visit, they bring Giselle’s daughter a magical wishing wand. As the former princess becomes more and more disenchanted with the real world, she wishes to bring some fairytale into her family life. At first, everything seems to have worked out perfectly. Morgan is the ideal daughter in a fairy tale, Robert is searching for dragons to slay, and Giselle can sing to her heart’s content without facing the judgment of those around her. All is not well, however, as Giselle soon learns that her wish also cursed her by becoming the one fictional trope most people despise: an evil stepmother.
Unlike the first movie which was more of a love story, V.I Frustrating The main focus is the relationship between Giselle and teenager Morgan. When the two first meet, six-year-old Morgan is completely fascinated by Giselle and her imaginative upbringing. But as she entered her teenage years, their relationship became more strained, leading Giselle to desire a completely different world and eventually turning her into a villain. When asked about the duality that would be shown to her iconic character in the new film, Amy Adams noted, “It was really great revisiting Giselle, with all of her optimism and joy and excitement of her love for everyone, but then it’s kind of a twist. With her desire. I mean, it was really fun.” Studying what Giselle has become, like, what are the different aspects of her evil?”
Is the frustrated a reboot or a sequel?
Frustrating Not a reboot, but a direct sequel to the first fascinated film, continuing the story of Giselle after she has been married to Robert for some time. Aside from the Evil Queen, Suzanne of Saradon, all of the adult characters reprized their roles. While the part of Morgan went to Gabriella Baldacchino for the sequel, which Rachel Covey played the role in fascinated He made a brief appearance as a resident of Monrolasia.
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