When he was banished from the realm for attempting to steal the throne by use of his dark magic, the evil sorcerer Rothbart vowed to someday get his revenge: that day has come. After years of forced persuasion, Prince Derek and Princess Odette have fallen in love, and Rothbart takes his revenge by kidnapping Odette and keeping her prisoner, under a spell that turns her into a swan by day and human by night. Odette will never give Rothbart her kingdom and Prince Derek will never stop searching for his true love: Odette.
An animated and almost Disney-fied version of the ballet Swan Lake, The Swan Princess is a film that I grew up with as a child, have loved for most of my life, and was ecstatic when I found it on DVD. Needless to say I had to add it to my collection and tonight, in a somewhat drunken fit of nostalgia cravings, I sat down and watched it again. Oh my goodness, l love this movie! It’s in an animated league all of its own and fair play to it. Normally there is either Disney or Don Bluth animated classics, The Swan Princess proved us wrong.
When he was banished from the realm for attempting to steal the throne by use of his dark magic, the evil sorcerer Rothbart vowed to take revenge: that day has come. After years of forceful persuasion, Prince Derek and Princess Odette have fallen in love with one another and Rothbart takes his revenge by kidnapping Odette and keeping her prisoner, under a spell that turns her into a swan by day and a human by night. Odette will never give Rothbart her kingdom, just as Prince Derek will never stop searching for his true love: Odette. Well, the story is already there!
What made The Swan Princess memorable for me, as a child, was the music, the animation, and the memorable characters and voice work. Most of those elements make it a memorable film for me as an adult too. I will admit that, watching it now, the animation is a little off-the-mark and almost Snow White-ish, but ultimately the combination of the cheesy songs, the hammed-up script, and the overly dramatic voices make it just as entertaining and memorable for me now as when I was a child. I CANNOT HELP BUT LOVE THIS MOVIE!
Featuring the voice talents of Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Steve Vinovich, Sandy Duncan, Dakin Matthews, Steven Wright, Jack Palance, and John Cleese, and featuring the singing talents of Liz Callaway, Adam Wylie, Lex de Azevedo, David Zippel, Jonathan Hadary, and David Gaines, The Swan Princess is a wonderful animated classic that’s filled with action, magic, adventure, romance, drama, musical numbers, and comedy. It’s great for both kids and adults: kids, for the memorable characters, animation, and comedy, and adults for the sheer cheesiness of the whole thing. Oh I absolutely love it!
Far longer than forever
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