A Christmas Update

So, two things I wish to talk about: 1) The Princess and the Frog, and 2) Nutcracker, by E.T.A. Hoffmann.

1) Like about twenty other people (you know who you are), I saw The Princess and the Frog last night. And it. Was love. To be completely honest, I don't think it cracked my top three gems (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, in that order) but it was still the most amazing movie Disney has created since ever. It was funny, sweet, adorable, dramatic, etc, etc, etc, as well as having a truly terrifying villain. If you were on the fence about seeing this movie, be so no longer. It is well worth your money.

And Prince Naveen is really and truly my new favorite Disney Prince. Sorry, Aladdin.

2) Okay, so I think most of us know that The Nutcracker, as in the ballet, is based off a children's book, but how many of us have actually read it? I know I hadn't, but I adore the story of the ballet, and I decided to dig up the book at my library. It is completely enchanting, and downright eerie, at the exact same time. The story is very different from the ballet in parts, but it is really magical. If you can, get the version illustrated by Maurice Sendak. His seven-headed mouse king made me shudder.

And read it before Christmas, or it looses more than half of its appeal. ;-)

Happy Christmas to you all!

Am I the only one who cares???

So in case any of you weren't aware of this, Disney is making a new classically animated movie!!! Classically animated means hand-drawn in the vein of The Lion King or Aladdin. This makes me really excited, since I've been complaining for years about how Disney stopped making these (Enchanted doesn't count), and now they have a new one! And it looks really good!

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3719168537/ (This is the trailer that I saw when I went to see HP6. I basically wanted to watch it more than Harry Potter)

It comes out the week before my birthday, and I am soooo excited! No one in my family cares about it at all (in fact, my brother scorns it. *cries*)

By the way, Prince Naveen might just be my new favorite Disney Prince. I withhold judgment until after I see the movie.

And this has been a completely pointless, non-writing-focused post from yours truly. ;-)