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Not Another Princess Movie

12/30/2013

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     Early December, my cousin and I were having a heated argument as to what to watch in the cinema: Frozen or Catching Fire. I wanted Catching Fire, he wanted Frozen. Well, since he was paying for the tickets, we watched Frozen. At first, I wasn't so interested in this movie. I didn't even know what it would be about. Knowing it is a Disney movie, I thought, oh some lonely girl with issues finds a boy and it will end with true love’s kiss but before that happens, some evil lady will use the lonely girl for her own benefit or wants her banished yada yada. Hell, no. Frozen is not your typical Disney movie. Let me explain further: (Disclaimer: might contain spoilers to those of you who haven't seen it [WHY HAVE YOU NOT SEEN IT?!])

1. The sidekick that loves the idea of summer
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     Anna and Elsa may be the stars but this witty little snowman would steal your heart in an instant. Disney managed to make the dumb sidekick, not dumb in a sense that behind his little innocent remarks lie the archetypal sidekick, full of hope and loyalty. You'd at least giggle at every scene where Olaf is in. He's oblivious to what happens to snow in the summer; he's in love with the thought of summer and all things hot. God, he is so cute. He is like the little ray of sunshine in that blizzard when all things seem to go wrong. 

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Queen Elsa

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     Originally, Elsa was supposed to be the villain. Another 'Good vs. Evil' kind of thing, but hey, where's the fun in that? Jennifer Lee, co-director of Frozen, says that she thinks Fear is the real villain. Elsa was afraid of the powers she possesses. She didn't have full control of it. She isolated herself from everyone. She doesn't want to harm anyone, most especially her little sister. Though she caused more damage by unintentionally freezing her sister's heart, in the end she learned how to manage her powers and overcome her fear of it. Oh, and she's a queen. She didn't have to wait for some prince to sweep her off her feet and marry her and give her the title. 

3.
Deceivingly charming prince who turns out to be an a-hole.

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     Oh, God. Do not get me started with this deceivingly charming prince named Hans. Like, dude, you are so charming and smooth and your voice sounds really good like, hey, I understand Anna for a while back there (but she still is pretty stupid for agreeing to marry someone she just met). Despite the lovey-dovey stares, I already had a hunch he would be an a-hole. When he was just about to kiss Anna, he revealed his ulterior motive. I NEVER FELT SO CORRECT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I've heard some feedback from some of my friends and some of them didn't expect Hans to be evil. If you listen to Love is an Open Door, there is a line that goes, "...searching my whole life to find my own place". It's not about Anna, it's about his plan to take over her kingdom. That seemed like a little foreshadowing of how much of an a-hole he would be. Looks like the cute love song was the Mother Knows Best! of this movie. Good job disguising your evil plan into a love song, Hans. 


4. Unprincess-y-ness

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     While Elsa had to live up to the Queen reputation, there was Anna: gassy, stuffing chocolate in her face, drooling all over her pillow, swinging from the thing on the roof, etc. Anna's big energy and sense of adventure shows us the not so typical Disney Princess attitude we're used to.

5. Act of true love
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     To break the curse and unfreeze Anna, an act of true love must occur. Since she's engaged to the asshole prince, she runs back to him (thanks, Kristoff) to get her kiss in hopes of surviving. Well, then we find out that Hans is indeed the deceiving asshole. Olaf comes to Anna's side and makes her think that it's Kristoff she's getting that kiss from, after all. Seeing Kristoff riding back to the palace, I thought he would run to her and kiss her and save her despite that horrible blizzard while Hans was trying to slay a devastated Elsa. Instead, Anna sees Hans is about to strike and she runs and interferes the sword as she turns to ice. Everyone thought it was the end, turns out, that was the act of true love that saved Anna. It wasn't true love's kiss that would save the day, unlike most Disney princess movies, but the sisterly love Anna has for Elsa. 

     I love this movie so much I am so conflicted with which I prefer more: Tangled or Frozen (and that's saying something because I was in love with Tangled so much that I memorized every line). Frozen had great surprising turn of events which made the movie much, much better and different compared to your typical Disney movie. Someone get me an Olaf to help get me through school every day.

-Daniela

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The Coolest Kids In Town

12/23/2013

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     Now I don’t think this movie needs an introduction anymore and I don’t think I have to explain what it is about, but if you’re one of those who haven’t had the chance to watch The Breakfast Club, I suggest you go see it first. 

     This month revolves around ‘Stereotypes’, and what better movie to show that off other than one of the most epic coming-of-age films in history? Contrary to popular belief, not everyone likes The Breakfast Club. Some may even say that the plot is quite shallow and over the top considering that the characters have only met each other on the day of their detention. I guess it may be true in some aspects, but The Breakfast Club isn’t dubbed as the “quintessential 80’s film” for no reason.  

     So you have the typical jock, the typical rich girl, the typical nerd, the typical rebel, and the typical freak; you put them all in one room and you’ll have yourself a whole different kind of mess...but what do they all have in common? They all got issues. They might come from very different backgrounds and cliques, but being alone together in a library for nine hours made them the best of friends each of them could ever have. Why? Because they realized they weren’t that different after all. 
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     Director John Hughes showed us just what it means to be a stereotype and how hard it is to live up to what you’re labeled as. Each of the characters projected the kind of things their “stereotype” would do but what the others don’t see is that they’re just as messed up as they are. The scene where they all sat on the floor in a circle pouring their hearts out to one another showed us that people are more than what other people perceive them to be, and it’s comforting to know that a movie can make you relate to the characters in so many levels. (Fun fact: I heard from somewhere that the scene was all ad-libbed!)

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     I think we all have a John, Claire, Allison, Brian, and Andrew inside of us and that’s not something to be ashamed of; liking this movie shouldn’t be too. There are tons of things you can learn from this movie but I think the most important one is that we’re not alone...and we will never be. 

- Reign

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