![]() A French frog and a slow-talking turtle named Speed make up two of the three of Odette’s animal friends. He’s valiant and true but really not particularly three-dimensional. Prince Derek is just as clichéd as Odette but at least is a bit more interesting as he dedicated his life to training to fight the beast that he thinks has kidnapped Odette. ![]() However, she spends most of the film waiting for her prince to rescue her and is essentially not much more than your typical damsel in distress. In The Swan Princess Odette has all of the typical princess traits: modesty, compassion, and grace. There isn’t a single boring or two-dimensional character to be found in the entire film. The secondary characters are all lovely and original and include the Dowager Empress, former nobleman and Dimitri’s partner in crime Vladimir, Rasputin’ bat sidekick and the adorable French Sophie. The famous Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd) is turned into a warlock in this film and he uses dark magic to attempt regeneration (and wants to kill Anastasia of course). Rather than one rescuing the other they play off her each other perfectly. Dimitri (voiced by John Cusack) is a great character to play opposite her because he is also sharp and intelligent and a bit of a rebel. She makes independent decisions and is strong-willed and witty during her journey to discover her past identity. The life of Anastasia is not what you think of for a children’s story but Swan Lake is the perfect story to become an animated princess tale.Īnastasia (voiced by Meg Ryan) is a strong and intelligent female lead and a great role model (much better than some of the two-dimensional early Disney princesses). Swan Lake is a famous story for a reason and it translated very well into an animated film. The movie follows the ballet pretty closely, with the exception of having its lovers live at the end instead of die and ascend to Heaven together. A prince falls in love with Odette and his love helps to break the curse. Based on Russian folklore, the story is about a princess named Odette who is turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. The Swan Princess is based on one of the most famous ballets of all time: Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Similar to The Hunchback of Notre Dame and other adult stories turned children tales, this film is a much more diluted version of the original story. In this version Anya has no memories of her past and after meeting up with Dimitri and his friends they try to turn her into the lost princess in order to get a reward from her grandmother, not knowing she truly is Anastasia. The idea that Anastasia escaped death and was later rediscovered (a fact yet to be proven) is as interesting as any to turn into a story. The tale of Princess Anastasia and her family’s demise during the Russian revolution is well-known both the facts and the myths. ( Queen Uberta: If I didn't need a partner, I swear I would.For this installment of Showdown! we will compare two much loved non-Disney animated films: Anastasia (1997) and The Swan Princess (1994). Take away all my life support and bury me right here Save your words of encouragement, nothing can bring me cheer Should have bowed to love of Rogers and Zelda, but now she's gone The passion of Romeo and Juliet, Josephine and Napoleon Has suffered a dagger right to the heart and lies as cold as stone Whoa, she's gone and with her the greatest love the world has ever known ![]() ( Queen Uberta: (sarcastically) You are pathetic, Rogers.) No laughter will ever escape from my lips, I'll never again sing a songįor the light and love of my life was Zelda and now she's gone There'll never again be a sunrise for me because she was my light She's gone and with her the sun, the moon and stars have vanished from sight Also, he handles his despair when Queen Uberta sarcastically tries to snap him out of it. ![]() Bad Days Ahead She's Gone is a song that was sung by Lord Rogers (Joseph Mendrano) along with the female duet and the third song of The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom.įor this song, Lord Rogers has just been dumped by Zelda who's disguised as a damsel-in-distress, and this illustrates the way it is to be by using unintentional satire and overblown melodrama.
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