Disney's First Black Princess - Page 2

Honeykiss1974 · #1 08-04-2008, 09:02 AM

LOL - I love the Cajun firefly! Reminds me of way too many people from my youth!

And as far as the white prince goes...maybe they are playing off of the whole "Quadroon ball" mentality...who knows.

But umm, yeah - I'll watch this when it comes out. Maybe not at the movies though (HK1974 can't imagine being in a theater with a bunch of screaming little girls

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Taualumna · #2 08-05-2008, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Honeykiss1974

LOL - I love the Cajun firefly! Reminds me of way too many people from my youth!

And as far as the white prince goes...maybe they are playing off of the whole "Quadroon ball" mentality...who knows.

But umm, yeah - I'll watch this when it comes out. Maybe not at the movies though (HK1974 can't imagine being in a theater with a bunch of screaming little girls

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There's a Prince Naveen character listed in IMDB. Is that supposed to be THE PRINCE? Because Naveen isn't a "white" name.

LightBulb · #3 08-05-2008, 09:29 PM

My only request: Can we please get the characters to start singing their own songs again? I cannot sit through one more Disney / Phil Collins production.

PS - That firefly is one butt-ugly sidekick.

DST4A00 · #4 08-13-2009, 02:07 PM

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There's a Prince Naveen character listed in IMDB. Is that supposed to be THE PRINCE? Because Naveen isn't a "white" name.

I think he's creole. You know black but damn near white.

pinksirfidel · #5 08-04-2008, 03:25 PM

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Other than that, there will be something in it that can be criticized. Just like most Disney movies. Can't please everyone.

Umm....I don't know how I feel about it! It looks like it'll be a cute movie, but I have a feeling there will be some intentional/unintentional (you call it) stereotypes. I.e. Tiana's speech and the Cajun fly.

Yes, that is true...you can't please everyone!

nittanyalum · #6 08-04-2008, 04:14 PM

I recoiled at first sight of the goofy firefly and the gap-toothed gaping grin.

WTF???

breathesgelatin · #7 08-04-2008, 04:57 PM

I like the trailer. Yay Anika Noni Rose. I am planning on going to see it.

I'm so excited that Disney is going back to regular animation and fairy-tale based stories (however loosely). I am also looking forward to Rapunzel (is there a thread on that yet?)

DSTCHAOS · #8 08-05-2008, 09:32 PM

<---- loves Phil Collins

But, yeah, I see what you mean.

LightBulb · #9 08-05-2008, 09:40 PM

Hey, I like some Phil Collins too. The Tarzan music was just fine. It was just when none of the movies have singing characterization... the characters don't have as much life or depth.

Plus, "You'll Be in My Heart" gets its ass kicked by "Kiss the Girl" and "Something There." Not to much jazzy ditties like "Never Had a Friend Like Me" and of course "Under the Sea." And the story moves along so much better when you can have irony such as seen in "Gaston" and "Kill the Beast."

LightBulb · #10 08-05-2008, 09:41 PM

In addition to changing the princess's name from Maddy to Tiana, the movie title was changed from The Frog Princess to The Princess and the Frog. I'd say good call on that one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV6t2Cntw3k

PhiSigmaRho · #11 08-06-2009, 09:08 AM

The movie is to be out for the 2009 holidays, general release is Dec 11! The trailer looks good. Here is the disney link:

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/...efrog/email/?1

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Originally Posted by LightBulb

In addition to changing the princess's name from Maddy to Tiana, the movie title was changed from The Frog Princess to The Princess and the Frog. I'd say good call on that one.

catiebug · #12 08-05-2008, 10:50 PM

LaFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking.

A terrible past time

I know.

Best. Line. Ever in a Disney song.

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Originally Posted by LightBulb

And the story moves along so much better when you can have irony such as seen in "Gaston" and "Kill the Beast."

BabyPiNK_FL · #13 08-05-2008, 11:36 PM

It's not the Phil Collins songs that bother me (they only did it for Tarzans AFAIK). What gets me are those damn Randy Newman (and the Newman family b/c it's not just one of them) songs. THEY SUCK! They ruined the entire "Cars" soundtrack, the end of WALL-E, and many other recent Disney movies.

They need to stop.

nikki1920 · #14 08-06-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by catiebug

LaFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking.

A terrible past time

I know.

Best. Line. Ever in a Disney song.

OMG, yes!!!

ETA: I liked the collaboration in Monsters, Inc. I thought Sully and Mike's version at the end was cute. But am I wrong for STILL wanting to see the play "Put That Thing Back Where It Came From Or So Help Me?" (so help me, so help me, and cut!)

Phasad1913 · #15 08-09-2008, 02:10 PM

I don't think Disney knows how to depict black people in one of their movies because there are so many different ways black people can be depicted. There is no one way to tell a story using us. I think the answer to that would be to simply have other animated movies with black people. There are hundreds (I think) of Disney films and other animated movie companies who have made films based on whites so there pretty much is no one way white people have been depicted other than through using old european ways of life. (english, french, etc.) So, if one segment of the black population feels that this movie doesn't capture what they would want blacks to be characterized as, then perhaps the next movie made based on us could reflect their preferred characterization. The more movies that are made, the more choices we will have.