I had never seen The Princess and the Frog before this, and for the life of me I do not know why. I really enjoyed the movie, and especially the music in this movie. The music was unlike any Disney movies because it was very jazzy and upbeat which really fit the setting of the movie, New Orleans. I also really enjoyed the plot of the movie. Tiana's hard-work and dedication to achieve her dream of owning a restaurant ended up achieving more than she bargained for. She ended up finding love in the most unexpected of places, with a prince.
The way that the Princess and the Frog story played out, I never expected this plot story. I thought that the movie would end with Tiana kissing the prince who was a Frog at the end, but that was wrong. When Tiana kissed Prince Naveen when he was a frog, she ended up turning into a frog as well and had to go on a journey with him to try and figure out how to turn back to normal. It ended up being after they had missed their chance of turning back to normal because "Princess Charlotte LaBouf" didn't kiss them on time, it ended up being a kiss of true love that ended up turning them back to normal. Also this movie was atypical because it did not end in the prince and the princess returning to the castle. Instead, Tiana got to achieve the dream that she finally wanted with Prince Naveen by her side and helping her out. Disney actually is showing a progressive side in their company by illustrating that women's dreams are as important as men's dream, and they should achieve those dreams. Despite the fact that Tiana's dream was opening a restaurant so that she could cook for everyone, a traditional dream that is stereotypical for women.
However, Disney heavily stereotypes African Americans, especially with the accents. The accents were so heavy on certain African American characters that Disney was trying to overemphasize that the company was trying to be the diverse and include different races as the stars of the movie. I also wonder why Disney didn't do a lot of advertising for this movie. Since the movie came out in 2009, I must have been 12-13 around the time it came out. I don't remember seeing commercials for the movie or even seeing any merchandise after the movie came out. Disney kept this movie on the down low which is such a shame because it really is an excellent movie. Because this movie does not follow the traditional princess route, that is not an excuse for not putting effort into advertising the product.
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