The Princess and the Frog
Doc's Ranking: 22/51
Karo's Ranking: 9/49
After Disney pissed away the better part of the decade creating heaps of garbage, we finally get a delightful return to all the things that made that made the Disney Renaissance great. Incredible characters, beautiful animation, it's all there.The one area that this movie fails to reach the level of the early Renaissance movies is in the songs, which sadly, are not really anything special.
Another thing of note about this movie is the shocking character death at the end. Most real, permanent deaths in Disney movies are simply deus ex machina to move the plot forward and generally involve bumping off the main character's parents (who have an incredibly high mortality rate in Disney movies, btw). This time, however, the death is just for sadness, and more importantly, it helps dispel the aura of invincibility that generally surrounds the good guys in Disney movies. Now when I see a future Disney movie, I will actually feel concerned when he heroes are in danger, instead of just 'lol, they're the good guys, they'll be alright'.
Best Character: Naveen
One of the funniest Disney characters in recent memory, womanizing slacker Naveen serves as the perfect foil to the practical Tiana, and has most of the funny lines in the movie. Remember, it's not slime, it's mucus!
Worst Character: Lawrence
He's just simply boring, ordinary, and seems completely out of place in the whole feel of the film.The one black mark on the character design in this movie.
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