I don’t understand, Giselle appear to understand the real world better at the end of the original than 10 years later

You have no idea how bummed I was that Giselle never got a song where she went back and forth between her Giselle princess voice and the wicked stepmother voice... because my girl Amy would have ATE the music number up! 😤

I hated so much that they took the “You are not my real mom” route. One of the biggest subversions in the original movie was that Giselle would become a stepmother, just not an evil one. I found this so refreshing back in the day 😢

imo the whole "wicked stepmother" plot falls apart when in the original movie, Giselle already told Morgan that not all stepmothers were evil and that she knew plenty in Andalasia who were kind and loving just like biological mothers when Morgan was worried about Nancy becoming her stepmother, throughout the whole movie I kept thinking about that plot hole

To me, it would be WAY funnier if Robert was aware of the change. Imagine his annoyance and frustration at the fact that now HE is the one stranded in a world he doesn't understand or like, at least initially. All the fairytale naiveté concentrated in Giselle now surrounding him, and his arc could mirror Giselle's in the first movie, learning to find happiness in an alien environment. This and, of course, the manny comic situations I can think of.

I think a major question that I was asking right from the beginning was, what exactly happened to Giselle's "Andalasian Fashions" business? Because it is NEVER mentioned in Disenchanted once!

It was obvious the writers didn't know what to do with Robert and it was painful to watch. Edward had a similar problem, but since he's a secondary character it wasn't as distracting.

I would've loved it if the conflict between Giselle and Morgan was about Giselle being obsessed with fitting in in the real world and Morgan being obsessed with living the fairy tale life her mother always talked about. that way, if Morgan made the wish, that would make her the main character. I would've also liked it if they made Robert evil along with Giselle.

It was so strange that they didn’t choose to make the child older to explore the stepsister dynamic. The wand thing could still be explained as a birthday gift for a certain age or something.

The town STARTING as so cartoony was my number one issue with why the whole thing felt off. Thanks for being one of the few who pointed it out. It tied into my issue with giselle being unreasonably selfish and regressive in this movie.

Also fairytale/cottage core is so in right now. Like this a niche fashion but I promise there would be some kids as Morgan's school who would think she was cool for what she was wearing, or thought she looked cute.

It’s not bad, it’s better than some other sequels, but enchanted was such a well executed and memorable movie that it’s so hard to top that

I actually find it weird how, for all the magic the film had (half the film was literally set in a fantastic variation of Monroeville), the first film felt more magical (yet somehow, it was rooted to reality.) I did like the film well enough though.

For me, this movie felt like it had no awareness of the first movie, almost like it didn't watch the first movie. It shows itself in little ways. Like why wouldn't giselle, who owned a dress shop in NYC just make morgan new clothes, make her a dress for the ball instead of shopping one. You could still have her destroy it, but it would mean more because giselle made it for her. Why would Robert want to be a dragon slayer, even under the curse. He was kidnapped by a dragon in the first film, I would think he would be terrified of them. My hottest take is I think the "villain" should have been Morgan's birth mother. Maybe she tries to come back into the picture, it would make more sense for giselle to feel self conscious as a "step mother" and they could have shown that your mother figure or family isn't blood.

Amy Adam's back must be broken from carrying the movie

Here’s one part of the story I would have done: - made Sophia born as soon as reasonably possible after the first movie - introduce some conflict between Morgan and Sophia - make Sophia make the wish after Giselle tells her a story of Andalasia - Giselle becomes a wicked stepmom - Morgan and Sophia actually maintain their personalities and autonomy - Robert still becomes a sort of bumbling hero though not an exact copy of Edward - Giselle tries to kill Robert because the dad always dies after the stepmom comes in - and the sisters have to solve the problem together. Save their dad. Morgan still has to make the saving wish. Good message about stepsiblings Keeps it to the core cast and gets to a new message that still reflects the message of the first movie

One thing I would say as a fashion stylist is that the costuming in both films have been fairly constant in terms of showing the personality and evolution of the characters. Though I do agree that it was weird that Giselle didn’t just make an outfit for Morgan seeing as how she could make an outfit out of curtains

I can’t believe I’m saying this about a movie, but it may have been better with less Maya Rudolph. That way we can focus more on Giselle’s descent into villainy and her attempts to resist her new archetype.

it doesn’t make sense to me that Giselle starts to “assimilate” to reality towards the end of the first movie, but 10 years later shes still “andalasian”… if that makes sense lol I think if disenchanted focused more on giselle *losing* her spirit and becoming “newyorky” would have been interesting

They probably decreased James Marsden's screentime because he was busy with other projects, such as the Sonic sequel or Dead to Me. Still, it would have be nice to give Edward more to do.

I just wish they'd had Giselle become the "wicked stepmother" as a result of her own actions and life wearing her down rather than a clock chiming. Would have been a much more powerful statement about how there's a villain in all of us.

I really wish the movie focused on Morgan and Giselle’s relationship. In the first film, we see Robert show her the real world and Giselle learns to love it. It would’ve been hilarious to see Giselle and Morgan both be the only“conscious” ones after Giselle’s wish. This way the movie could expand on the issues with their relationship and perhaps we could see both of them grow as individuals as they try to get the wand back.

The first thing I noticed about the movie was how claustrophobic it was, it felt like I was on a set all the time, the first movie gives me fresh energy cause it feels like I'm out there with them, even if I'm just in my living room

I feel like they could've made it more modern by first not making Morgan a spoiled brat, i get moving isn't the best but her room was so cool and she doesn't have to share with her sister. since she's technically gen z i feel like the other girls would've liked her outfit and become friends with her like that.

Even though they recast the actress playing Morgan, I like that they had Rachel Covey, AKA the original Morgan, cameo as a girl from Monrolasia who reminds Giselle of the festival. At least there's no hard feelings about the recasting.

they should have made Morgan the one wanting everything to be perfect and make a wish coz she grew up with stories of this actual place that exists that’s magical…also how Morgan was as a kid was very girly and whimsical and then they took that all away…I hate the way they told us what happened in the beginning instead of showing us their life which would have been more interesting

My issue is the town already looked too cartoony, instead of more grounded and realistic. Also it would have been a good dynamic for Giselle and Morgan to show how the Disney personality can be out grown for teenagers, and how Giselle needs to adapt her Disney life not suiting children as they age, feeling much more realistic.

the way they took every speck of ambition from giselle…what feels like her whole personality….like why didn’t she made a single dress? we didn’t see the dress shop she made…we only see her buy her dresses idk it was such a big part of the original movie

Seems like Disenchanted has a lot of potential. We can see here how the character of Giselle has drastically evolved. Seems like Enchanted will always remain as one Disney's greatest live action movies.

i did theater with the girl who played morgan a few years ago (i was a freshman and she was a senior when we were both in sweet charity and the wedding singer) and its absolutely crazy but so exciting to see someone that i know be a leading role in a disney movie. and she so deserves it! one of the sweetest and most talented people i have met

they premise of giselle turning into the evil stepmother was perfect, but the execution and overall movie left us wanting more.

I thought it was cute for what it was but ultimately I didn’t truly care for it. However I will say I loved Giselle’s peacock dress and I’ve been singing “Badder” (the only memorable song in my opinion) for the past few days.

They should have used Cinderella a twist in time as inspiration. Like they didn’t change much of the plot or scenario they stuck to the formula without straying too far from the path

I would've preferred it if the Mother/Daughter strain wasn't between Giselle and Morgan, but instead Giselle and Sofia. The time between Enchanted and Disenchanted is actually 15 years, so realistically, Morgan would be in college, and Sofia would be late middle school/early high school. Sofia wasn't in the original, so her having a jaded personality would make FAR more sense than Morgan being one, since she's a new character and can be whatever they want her to be. Maybe instead of Giselle becoming an evil stepmother, she finds out that at the last stroke of 12, when her wish becomes permanent, she's going to die, because she's the mother of a beautiful young girl in a fairy tale land, and what are mothers of beautiful young girls in fairy tales? Dead.

One thing I didn't understand was why she still feels a need to sing. The first film made a point of her not joining in with Edward when he comes for her as she becomes more accustomed to life in the real world. Why after so long away from her world is she not less excitable and just acting like more if a normal human being? I think it would have been better if Morgan had made the wish and what ever it was brought back the old excitable Giselle. Your so right in it being a huge mish mash of ideas, so annoying because I was really looking forward to this movie 😭

Okay so I did watch this movie and immediately after I went into my notes and wrote what could have been a better plot: What if Morgan decided to go to Andelasia instead? Here me out. Keep the baby, have them move to Monroeville, but make it seem like she feels like the black sheep in the family, so she goes back to new york to find the pothole and have her go to Andelasia to live the fairytale life she had always heard Giselle talk about. Giselle and Robert realize what happens and so they try to find her. That way we could see more of the animated world Giselle came from and explore the world she left behind.

“Part of the problem is that is feels like a bunch of ideas mashed together.” EXACTLY.

A much smaller point is that Giselle still breaks into song. When at the end of the first movie she stops singing which is a pointed out by Edward as she's integrated into real life. Disenchanted lacks the overall atmosphere, character quirks/growth, and quality that the first movie has. A nostalgia ride.

I thought Morgan’s scene when she was walking through town singing her ‘I want’ song was very belle - like, especially with the baker etc

I didn't hate it, I really liked the concept but the execution could have been better. Also the music was kind of a let-down for me, cause the songs from the first movie were so instantly catchy and iconic and are some of my favorite Disney songs in general. In this one, I thought the villain song stood out as quite fun but everything else was kinda... eh. Which is surprising considering they were written by the same people.

I think it would’ve been more interesting if Malvina was the true villain all along and not someone made out to be a villain by circumstance due to Giselle’s wish. When I first watched the trailer and teasers, I thought Malvina was always evil to begin with, seeking after the Wand’s magic. I even theorised that she could’ve been Narissa’s sister, out for Giselle’s blood for killing her. I do love Disenchanted, but there were weak moments in the pacing, character progression and story.

The fact that they turned Monroeville into a fairy tale making everyone a trope made me think "Do people in Andalasia even have free will, or are they just forced to live out tropes?"

I actually enjoyed Giselle switching from good and evil because it shows that she is fighting this new version of herself that was caught in a curse, her true personality tries to preserver.

I didn’t think the sequel was that bad imo. But yeah I still see its flaws. The problems I had with the movie though was how some characters like Robert, Edward, and Tyson didn’t really do much. They were just there. I also felt like Malvina was kinda pointless. Like she was just evil for the sake of being evil. I was legit hoping there would be a plot twist that she would be from Andalasia or something. Come to think of it, what if Malvina actually tempted Morgan to make the wish, and ends up tricking her to help with her ulterior motives? I also feel like it could’ve been better if we learned more about Andalasia as well. But yeah that’s just my opinion.

What I really loved from the Disenchanted movie was the fact that the soundtrack really made you feel that you were in a fairy tale. Also, the beautiful moral of the movie which was that even though a woman didn't give you birth, if she raised you, she is your mom. I loved it.

Another reference was Gisele almost copying verbatim what the wicked step mother in Cinderella when she can’t go to the ball. She says: “Do them again! And don't forget the garden. Then scrub the terrace, sweep the halls and the stairs, clean the chimneys. And of course there's the mending and the sewing and the laundry.”

Tbh I normally have a lot of problems with the Disney sequels and remakes, but this one was just so camp and fun to watch that I didn’t mind the plot problems. My three biggest problems were Pip (ugh), the overblown use of Idina Menzel (I mean, I get that you need to use her voice, but the whole “Love, Power” song felt so forced I was rolling my eyes the whole time), and Giselle’s first outfit (I cannot even describe the rage at using the exact same fabric for the dress and cardigan but having the cardigan be light pink instead of white. It was so odd and I couldn’t stop trying to find any difference between the patterns to justify the clothes). But honestly I feel like Amy Adams was born to be an over the top, fabulous villain. She completely killed the role and even if the writing was lacking at points, her performance brought me so much delight I didn’t even care!!

I also really appreciated how the first film only had a few musical numbers which really added to the story and were used to make a commentary on the plot, serving as a comparison of the real and fairytale worlds. The sequel had waaaay too many songs, It made the good ones less impactful, the run time way too long, and were kinda just annoying. The first film had musical numbers but I wouldn't have considered it a musical. This was a full fledged musical and most of the songs were boring. I think it would have made more sense and been more impactful if the first musical number came when Giselle's wish came true, signifying how Monroeville had now transformed into a fairytale.

I thought her first dress in the fantasy was trying to mimic her blue dress in the original movie with the opening

My family and I had the hardest time actually getting through this sequel. The loss of the character growth and relationship dynamics of the first one, which should have been the basis or spring board for this continuation, completely killed it for me. It genuinely felt like someone at the conception of this either knew only the basics of the first movie or went "you remember where they ended up? Toss it out".

I love that the Art Nouveau Influences which is what the inspiration of The First Movie was still very prominent love seeing it!💘

I don’t know if this is a reference but when Giselle said “I wish.” Reminded me of the Into The Woods Musical where Cinderella along with the rest of the fairytale characters say “I wish.”

I thought the sequel is going to about Giselle being homesick. Wanting Andalasia combine together in the real world. In this sequel, it got a lot of unnecessary filler, Teenage cliches, Morgan being a edgy teenager (which not all teenagers are edgy or gloomy) being cartoony in human world, and the story was rushed. In that scene, where Morgan was being bullied for wearing her mother clothes is not true. Me and some girl wear that style and no one said anything about it.

It's such a shame Giselle is not marketed in the princess line, because she was always one of my favorites growing up 😪 she seems very forgotten by the majority of disney princess fans

Fun fact: the screening test for Disenchanted is so bad they ended up reshooting a lot for the movie.. ppl said it's even worse than Marvel movies' reshoots.. it's bc the audience hate it so much since it's not what they're expecting after years & years waiting for the sequel... can u imagine if they didn't do the screening test? even after reshoots and changes it's still quite bad/cliche.. it really doesn't live up to the first movie tbh.. The only good/interesting part of the movie is when Giselle turning bad & Idina Menzel's "Love Power" song lol

I really liked the idea that Giselle was turning into a wicked stepmother, but I thought that, instead of wishing their problems away they were going to subvert the idea that all stepmother’s are evil, and by having her break free of the curse because of her love for both of her daughters including her step daughter The idea that in a fairytale stepmothers are evil is bad messaging lol

I audibly gasped when I heard Anastasia was recently acquired by Disney 😱

I wanted the character to be aware that they are in a fairytale and be confused about it. Involuntary singing and all. In this movie they just became completely different characters. There is a penguins of Madagascar episode that does it better.

I think there are a few references to Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, too. The village dance portion of "Fairy Tale Life" resembles the "Prince Is Giving A Ball" sequence from the 90s version. Morgan and Tyson meeting at the market is also similar to Cinderella's meet-cute with the prince in the '90s version. Ann Harada's casting also seems to be a joke on her being one of the stepsisters in the Broadway version. Disney's apparently making a fourth Descendants movie with Brandy reprising Cinderella, so clearly someone's got that on the brain.

Who caught this? When Giselle is in the market, looking good for an antidote potion to her wish, you can hear "Sugar dates, figs, and pistachios!"

wow I so agree with you on many points! I also like the movie. Your idea about making baby daughter of Giselle a closer age to Morgan can be soo cool. Because in that case Sofia made a wish using a magic wand because she wants to be in a fantasy land where everything is perfect since she's never experience that and she is young and naive to understand the consequences. So Giselle (who actually got used to living in a normal world) suddenly is turned into evil stepmother and she is not in control over the situation at all. At the end is Morgan who saves the day by believing that she is a true Andalasian and has magic because she believes in it, regardless her being born in real world of Nyc.

i personally really liked the sequel as i enjoyed the twist of giselle being an evil-stepmother which she would be due to fairytales portraying them like that, however the two downsides of the sequel are the songs (not as boppy or as good in my opinion) and the original actress of morgan didn’t reprise her role

I rewatched Enchanted recently and it really holds up. I was excited to see Disenchanted but it's glaring how modern Disney film making is so...messy. Giselle's wickedness should've been developed by Giselle's real selfish and deluded desires that the magic makes her act on and descend into. When she wants everything to fall in line because she doesn't know how to handle a rebellious daughter, it could've made a realistic connection. When it's just the magic that makes her evil, it portrays it as totally out of character which doesn't give her depth or growth. Just because she made the wish isn't enough of a flaw for me.

Fan fact: Robert's coworkers played by Broadway actors involved in fairytale-musicals. Michael McCorry Rose from Wicked and Anastasia, James Monroe Iglehart from Aladdin, Ann Harada from Cinderella

kevin lima, the director of enchanted (and a director, animator and contributor to countless other disney classics as seen in his filmography), did not come back to direct disenchanted (he's never explicitly stated why other than internal affairs that got him kicked from the project, which was going to be incredibly different to what we end up getting), and it shows. disenchanted is fun - but's all it is. it lacks the charm, the subversive humour, the intricacies of characters' relationships with each other, and the underlying complexities enchanted had. man, i was so excited for this sequel. i'll still give it a rewatch sometime - but it makes me appreciate just how amazing enchanted was in comparison.

1 more thing. In the original Giselle becomes more 'real' than a disney character, but in the beginning of this film you can see she's back to the same disney character, its like she's gone backwards than forward. i mean let's be real, 10 years in a city really changes you, so how is Giselle literally the same as she was 10 years ago?

I kinda wished Morgan was the one who wished for a fairytale life like Giselle, which ties in to the cottagecore life that had a hold on gen z. However, she did not know that Giselle stepmother was evil and that fairytales aren’t great for everyone. Perhaps she gets chased by a troll and cursed by a witch. At the end, she is in the same position as Giselle in the first movie where her stepmother turns into a monster but Morgan is unable to kill her as she knows her stepmother is actually kind and she has to find a way to solve it. It could have the message of people romanticising certain things (like the 50s, regency, renaissance) without understanding what its actually like. The sentiment of “I want to go back to that time”. I think this one is decent but the previous is superior 🤭

I really liked it! Was it perfect? Nope. Could it have been executed better? Hell yeah! But it was still fun and enjoyable and a pretty decent sequel. Also the acting from everyone was great!

It’s such a shame, during the whole synopsis of the plot of the sequel there was a lot there that I was saying “oh that actually sounds fun” “oh that’s a fun idea” but then the execution turned out so poorly…

Imo the love magic spell song sounded like they asked Idina Menzel to belt her heart out in a studio for 10 minutes and added the score after. It was visually quite pretty though, I really loved the og Cinderella moment

i feel like this film had so much potential and you can see glimpses of it in the writing that just get bulldozed over.

The plot, good, unique and furthered the methos of the first movie, the acting was good especially with Amy Adams having to switch between roles of her regular self and the Evil Stepmother side, the production design was incredible and really gave you the feel for an old school Disney fairy tale, and the songs were great, well composed, super catchy and beautifully sung. What the movie lacked was proper character development and pacing. Other than Giselle trying start a new chapter to recapture the idealistic life of Andalasia that she is homesick for, while also trying to be a good stepmother, everybody else has a little purpose. I get Morgan being a moody teen and not wanting to move, but we don't get to see enough of her school life to justify her resentment of Giselle. I also kinda get Robert is going through a midlife crisis, but they don't expand on it enough to have me care. Even the way the film just kind of throws stuff at you without letting the mood set in, like when Morgan blows up and Giselle and it sends Giselle into her next song about what she wishes for. If they would have given us a a moment to absorb the emotion, I wouldn't have growned when she started singing, like "Are we doing another song?!" And I hated feeling that way because this is a legitimate good song and it is what kicks the main plot into high gear. Then everything's a fairy tale and as cute as it is, Robert Morgan and Robert are now not themselves, but fairy tale representations of themselves for most of the movie. Giselle becoming an evil stepmother from the trope of her fairy tale life she wished for is the only interesting plot thread with once again Amy Adams flawlessly playing both sides. But with little stakes to help the story go anywhere. I felt that both Morgan and Robert did have some elements of their original personality in there, with Morgan still feeling like an outsider and Robert trying to prove himself as somebody extraordinary during his midlife crisis. But just like with Morgan we only see doses of her life in high school, that her life in the fairy tale is also just as vague with her desires, her enemies, etc.. It would have been better if we got more detail with her school life, maybe if Morgan went back and forth from having her normal mind and her fairy tale mind like Giselle was with the stepmother role, getting sucked into the fairy tale world but also questioning it when things aren't working out. Heck, Robert trying to be heroic and then halfway questioning himself like his original more cynical self in the first movie, it'd be hilarious having him realize he's getting an over his head with things like dragon is an ogres and stuff, like "Am I really doing this?" It would have followed up on the commentary of a midlife crisis, giving his scenes more depth and the part where he saves the girl from the collapsing stand and she goes with her family, that would have been the moment he realized that his life does have meaning when he's with his family. You can see the look on his face that's what they were going for. But the way they executed, it looks like he's just imitating Prince Edward in just a bunch of random scenes that tie into nothing. Heck, having world-building for the whole town of Monroeville before it turned into a fairy tale would have strengthened the plot all together, showing us the imperfect real world affecting the main characters and how everything is either changed for the better or worse with all the residents in it. Overall, I think it was a fair attempt. I imagine this was hard to conceive but they gave us something that I do find legitimately entertaining and even memorable; heck, I still can't get these songs out of my head. But with the elements I've mentioned, it would have earned Disenchanted to worthy successor sequel to the original as opposed to just a mediocre attempt with a few good results.

I also think this movie was a victim of restructuring and refilming. They originally showed the movie and it got extremely poor reactions. So that’s why they probably decided to focus more on the nostalgia factors.

25:49 ohhhh, so THATS the reason why i felt like the fashion choices of disenchanted doesn't feel related or similiar from the original film. Tbh, everyones costume in the fairytale setting looks like what people would wear in the masquerade ball from the original film.

If the first movie was about the animated characters becoming live action, why couldn’t they have done the opposite in this movie and returned to animated world? Maybe Giselle becomes upset at her life and her relationship with Morgan, like in disenchantment and instead of moving into another town maybe they take a vacation into Andalasian or straight up move there temporarily. Instead of Giselle being a fish out of water, this could be Morgan fish out of water story. And her trying to subvert the fairy tale. We could also have the wicked step mother trope, and we could also see how Nancy and Edward relationship works. Maybe have Giselle missing the normal world or a “my home was different from how I remembered?” Trope. She could be disappointed in her fairy tale life, that she wanted? And blames Morgan since she would technically be the protagonist. And not her. But instead of realizing she’s conformed to the real world, and has different or high expectations assume Morgan is the girl to blame.

What happened to Giselle's fashion company that was show during end credits of the first movie?

i wonder if they could've done an escapism theme by going into the fairytale world. like Morgan is overwhelmed at school or something, and going to Andelasia or using a wish to escape reality. idk i'm not a writer

the setting of monroeville was so strange already that i had assumed that malvina WAS a villain from andalasia or something but, nope, that apparently was "the real world"

i don't know about y'all but i for one enjoyed Disenchanted. yeah it's not as good as enchanted but it was a fun movie none the less.

"I know Disney is busy with their 100th Marvel spin off" 🤣 💯

How did I not know enchanted had a sequel before this video??

GIRL YES, I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO RELEASE A VIDEO REVIEWING THIS

I literally just finished watching this with my family and I just KNEW that you’d add your expertise into this. Thank you, your majesty 🙇

I wish you could make an outfit review of “school or good and evil”. I feel there is a lot to talk about.

You know, I'm really surprised that Giselle had a child before Nancy. Nancy and Edward got married at the end of the first movie. While I know coming from the serious world, Nancy wouldn't just jump into making babies (she was a career woman after all), as King and Queen isn't it their duty to provide heirs? Giselle and Edward was only dating at the end of the first movie...has 10 years not passed in Andalasia too? Edit: lol, Just realised I said Giselle and Edward instead of Giselle and...and...McDreamy guy

The only two live-action Disney movies that worked for me were _Cinderella_ (2015) and _Enchanted,_ and Disney seems to refuse to do the things that made them so wonderful. I love that you pulled the clip of Narissa saying that she sent Giselle to a place where "there are no happily-ever-afters." Giselle facing the 'real' world, adjusting while never letting it fundamentally change her nurturing and hopeful spirit, then finding that happily-ever-after in a place they supposedly don't exist, is the magic of that movie. Similarly, in _Cinderella,_ the magic was found not in focusing on making Cinderella a watered-down version of a strong man, but highlighting the gifts of a strong woman that lead to _her_ own happy ending. The best of Disney Princesses was always in showing the _unique_ gifts and strengths of women *as* women. Animated Mulan doesn't brute-strength her way up the post carrying the weights, she shows mental flexibility and succeeds by approaching the challenge differently. Contrary to popular belief, _Beauty and the Beast_ isn't an 'I can change him' story. It's a story of the way a woman embodying archetypal feminine virtues (being kind, loving, patient, understanding, and family-oriented; without being unintelligent, uninteresting, a doormat, or accepting of bad behavior) is powerful enough to _inspire_ even the most hard-hearted beast to _want_ to be a better version of himself -- to rise up to be worthy of a woman like her. Nowadays, it seems like 'girl power' just means being a girl who's more like a man.

Thank you so much for this video! I've been waiting for someone to point all of this out! I also love all the suggestions you made for improvement, you're so good at that. 😃

Ok i totally agree with making the child older not only could they have played into the relationship between the two sisters. But they could also play into the step-mother step-sister vibes like in Cinderella. Where it plays into Morgan's view as Giselle liking her daughter more than Morgan.

I can't help but wish they made Morgan aromantic coded kinda like Elsa and subvert old formula of princesses finding their love and having happily ever after tied to romance. It's nothing new at this point with Elsa and Merida but it would be cool to see how Giselle (born hopeless romantic who already had her happily ever after) reacts to her daughter in her eyes "rejecting" what she once thought was most important in life. It doesn't have to be main drama in the movie but it would work well as one of many things that drives them apart, she already calls herself "fake daughter of Andalasia” so why not make that actually visible by who she is? In the movie she's stereotypical princess really straight, skinny, girly with long hair and pastel gown at the end she just have an attitude but so have Diana or Jasmine it's not subverting anything. It would be cool if she was this aromantic gothic girl who still loves fairytales but as a teen prefers villains over princesses idk.

I am really impressed by your analyses! I felt the same about a lot of things, and some, I dont know why they havent worked, are perfetley explained by you!!

My favorite costume has got to be the peacock dress

Disenchanted had glimpses of good ideas, but just fell short for me. The fantastical Monroeville felt lackluster. But I will say the costume designers still slayed, and the villain showdown song was such a bop!

I’m so confused. Giselle has lived with Morgan and Robert for a significant amount of time and it was implied in the first movie that she had gotten her “fairy tale ending”. In the sequel it appears that Giselle never adjusted to life beyond Andalasia. She also displays attributes that were never there in the first place. Why is she all of a sudden selfish? She was nothing but kind in the first movie. Granted she was delusional, but she should have mellowed out and learned how to function by now, right? Disney really should learn themselves not to touch old films if they are completely fine being standalones. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! I think the story is better just ending where the first movie did and leaving the audience to imagine themselves what life was like after.

Fantastic video! So well done. Outfit montages are so much fun. 😍 Pretty Woman being one of my favorites.

I love your idea about the wishes / resolution happening with the wand

In The clothing Store there is even katherine howard's red dress from tudors, next to princesses' dresses.

I liked the idea of what Disenchanted was going for but I would have liked it even better if it was still set in New York. Giselle is trying to find her way and fit in with everyone else, while running her fashion store. Morgan sees Giselle stuggling and realizes she isn't too happy with her life either and remembers all those fairy tale stories Giselle told her growing up and so she makes the wish with the wand for a fairytale life. (I liked the idea of Nancy and Edward giving Giselle the wand but only have them give it to her like on her birthday or something) . Anyway, on the FIRST day, Morgan is the main character of a fairytale life and Robert and Giselle are now evil parents and rulers of New York City. But Morgan doesn't really notice yet (since she's too busy having fun and is was what she dreamed about) until the SECOND day. Morgan begins to notice her parents are now evil and want to expand their power all over the globe besides New York. Also Nerissa returns and wanted to kill Giselle and Robert but doesn't because she likes the new evil them and gives them the idea of expanding their power. (So basically not ONLY did the wand give Morgan her wish but it also brought back Nerissa.) Anyway, Morgan is freaking out and goes to Andalusia to find Edward and Nancy for help. The two then remind Morgan that the wish can ONLY being undone by the one who made the wish but ONLY after the stroke of midnight on the THIRD day. After the third day the spell will be permanent. So, together the five of them ( pip included) go to the Real World and try to find the wand. Only to figure out that Nerissa had the wand the whole time after she was revived. But, Nancy comes up with a plan to start a rebellion with the citizens as a distraction for her and Morgan and Pip to get the wand and break the curse. Anyway on the THIRD day/night the rebellion attacks. Robert and his evil forces retaliat. (Robot and Edward kind of have this funny show down or battle together lol). Nerissa and evil Giselle are watching the fight but notice that Nancy and Morgan and Pip are going in a different direction then the rebels. So, Nerissa gets suspicious. When Morgan and Nancy finally reach where the wand is being held, Giselle is already there. Protecting it. Giselle starts attacking Nancy and Morgan with the wands powers, all the while, Morgan tries to reach her mother. Telling her that she did this for her to be happy. For them to be happy and a family. Morgan's words almost work because Giselle kind of "glitches" between being her old self and new evil self. Meanwhile, during their fight, Edward is able to remind Robert of his good self and the two stop fighting and go help Morgan and Nancy. On the way there, Edward fills in Robert on everything that's happened far. While Giselle is physically and emotionally fighting this new evil side of herself, she tries to hand Morgan the wand but Nerissa comes in at the last second and manipulats Giselle to embrace the darkness and if no one is going to allow her to fit in or " have a seat at the table" then she has to take it by force. So Giselle embrace the darkness and gives Nerissa the wand. But Edward and Robert come in and tackle Nerissa and the wand goes flying to Nancy (and at this point it kind of like hot potato or "keep away.") Morgan is then able to get her hands on the wand and tries to make the wish but Nerissa blast her with magic and uses her magic to freeze Nancy and Edward and Pip and Robert in time while, she takes the wand and breaks it. With this being done Robert snaps back to becoming evil. And the time freezeing spell stops. Nancy and Edward and Pip then come up with a plan to stop the Clock tower from reaching midnight (bc I liked the whole idea of a clock tower). But while Nancy and Edward and Pip are trying to stop the tower Robert follows them and tries to stop their plan. Meanwhile, evil Giselle glance out the window at the battle and smiles because she's happy about what is being done. Nerissa goes on to have villan monologue about how all she wanted was power and she never really fit in and wasn't happy with her life like Giselle and Morgan until she got that power and the crown. But, Morgan thinking all hope is lost suddenly realizes why the clock is not striking midnight and that Nancy and Edward are buying her some time to undo the curse. So, Morgan takes the pieces of the wand while dodging magic blast from Nerissa and glances at her mother and wishes for everything to go back to the way it was. Then, everything is as it was before. Robert doesn't remember anything and thinks it was all a dream. Nerissa dies, again. Morgan and Giselle and the others all remember everything so clearly because they are true daughters and son of Andalusia. Morgan talks to Giselle telling her, she just wanted giselle and their family to be happy and be like a everyone else. But Giselle tells her no. She's fine right where she is and the two realize they don't need to be like everybody else. That life is too short and too complicated to be worried about being liked by everyone else or "getting a seat at the table". And they two should have realized it all along and they have each other and that should be the only thing that makes them happy. (I know it sounds cheesie or cringe but I like that idea). Nancy and Edward and Pip come to visit and try to explain to Robert, with Giselle and Morgan, what the happened in his dream, ACTUALLY happened. THE END.....

The other thing to consider was the time the original film came out; by late 2007 the cinema landscape was flooded with cynical, self-aware and "hip" fractured fairy tale movies that "Shrek" popularized. Disney wasn't even doing classic Princess films, playing third fiddle to Pixar's avantgarde storytelling and DreamWorks 's "cool with the youths" movies. "Enchanted" came at the right time and the correct place as by that point people were legit missing a classic Disney fairy tale musical but the audience was still jaded by the formula. "Enchanted"! perfectly balanced that with story and characters that were a reflection of the audience's desires. It was a sincere story that mocked the tropes but also celebrated them. The characters felt genuine and even when the real world was being "real" it added to the story. I loved "Disenchanted", but to me it was too campy and legit felt more of a parody of a Disney movie than a tribute to one. Like it's mentioned in the video, the characters prior to the curse felt like parodies of real people and before we even meet them we know EXACTLY what role they will play. And everyone when they get affected by the spell are caricatures of themselves to the point some moments were cringe. It's not a bad movie per say as it has enough perk and charm for me to watch it as comfort viewing for when I need a break from the real world. But it does showcase why the original was such a great film, one that we legit took got granted and slept on when it first came out. I know I rambled a lot, but am I the only one that thinks Disenchanted is Disney's "Wandavision"? You have two red-heads wishing for an ideal life based on a relic of their past so they used their powers to town a sleep suburban town into their ideal fantasy Worlds in which everyone plays a trope, and the more they are in that fantasy the more wicked they become and the more unstable the power gets. Then you have a rival that is also looking to gain that power for herself...and they even use red and purple magic. Bug difference though? Giselle's family Is VERY real and didn't have to go across the multiverse and kill people to try to find them :)

I prefer the original one, a lot of y'all says it was rush it's because it is. I watched one of their interviews saying the first preview wasn't a huge success, resulting in them to reshoot real quick because they have to follow the release schedule.

i really loved the movie, as a fan of the original, but i can see why it might not be others cup of tea. it can’t compare to the original, but i still loved it.