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Jun. 23rd, 2020
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Jun. 23rd, 2020 03:19 amStill making my way gradually through Barbie movies. I've managed to get over whatever snobbery was holding me back from the early stuff, and have started watching in release order, as well.
Anyway, I just finished Barbe and the Magic of Pegasus, and, well.
Cloud Queen: To make the McGuffin that will save your kingdom, you will need to find a measure of courage, a gem of ice lit by hope's eternal flame, and a ring of love.
Barbe Princess Annika: Hey, that's only three things! This'll be easy!
Me: ...😐
(This one and one other so far have bloopers at the end, like Pixar used to do (but stopped for some reason). Also, just so I'm sure, I'm guessing there's a popular telling of Rapunzel that calls the witch Gothel and has the title character interested in painting? One that's been around considerably before Tangled? 'Cuz right now I'm about fifty-fifty for both Barbe as Rapunzel (2002) and Tangled (2010) drawing from that vs Disney having slightly more motivation than you might think for changing their original Mother Gothel design to the horrible antisemitic caricature she is today. (Understandable is not excusable, of course; they still should've workshopped a non-horrible design.) Just... two similarities are a coincidence, three's a pattern and all that...)
Anyway, I just finished Barbe and the Magic of Pegasus, and, well.
Cloud Queen: To make the McGuffin that will save your kingdom, you will need to find a measure of courage, a gem of ice lit by hope's eternal flame, and a ring of love.
Me: ...😐
(This one and one other so far have bloopers at the end, like Pixar used to do (but stopped for some reason). Also, just so I'm sure, I'm guessing there's a popular telling of Rapunzel that calls the witch Gothel and has the title character interested in painting? One that's been around considerably before Tangled? 'Cuz right now I'm about fifty-fifty for both Barbe as Rapunzel (2002) and Tangled (2010) drawing from that vs Disney having slightly more motivation than you might think for changing their original Mother Gothel design to the horrible antisemitic caricature she is today. (Understandable is not excusable, of course; they still should've workshopped a non-horrible design.) Just... two similarities are a coincidence, three's a pattern and all that...)