Enchanted

I didn't want to like it, I really didn't. But disney strikes again. What can I say, I 'm a sucker for meta. But it gave me that warm disney glow along with some critical strikes! wowza

first, the disney glow: catchy songs, including a Jamaican drum beat tribute to the Little Mermaid (there was a lot from LM in it: the red head, Patrick dempsey looks a lot like Eric, the whole changing worlds thing), the amazing way they disnified NYC (where all apartments are spacious and central park is very very clean), the happy endings

the critical delights: the way Nathaniel, the evil lacky, developed self awareness; the apple represented a repression in a fairy tale world away from the good and the bad of the real world, a temptation i finally understood; the way Giselle trades in her slipper for a sword and saves the prince; how princessy was valued as a stage for little girls, but allowed to slip away for adults, who could still hold onto it in a reasonable, capitalistic way (turning fairy tale into a business endeavor); good dialogue about dating vs fairy tale failings in love

problems: typical disney plot holes- like how does the prince find out where Giselle went, why can't they just shoot her when she's in NYC, why would any New Yorker let a crazy person stay in their apartment with their kid??? not possible

so, for disney, the first A- in a long time. i would actually watch this again. i liked how it balanced self mockery with a valuing of their fairy tales- an acknowledgment/criticism of some of the misogynistic aspects with an unwavering belief in true love! don't we all wish we were ass kicking princesses...and back to buffy.