NOTE: This is a very long article.
I actually rewatched all the Disney princess movies two times just so that I can be absolutely positive about my opinions. This list might change in a month or something, though. It’s really hard for me to rank the films because I just love every single Disney classic, especially I love every single Disney princess movie. I just tried to think which of the movies I want to see the most and tried not to concentrate on the characters only. This is a lot different from my previous favorite DP movie list but it’s the first time in half a year I’m updating it. Here’s the old list: 9. PatF, 8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 7. BatB, 6. Sleeping Beauty, 5. Cinderella, 4. Mulan, 3. Pocahontas, 2. Aladdin and 1. TLM.
10. Princess and the Frog
The first time I saw the movie, I disliked it. Actually, I was denying the fact that PatF even is a Disney princess movie till this summer.
The storyline itself is pretty good but the characters and implementation lack a lot. I do love Naveen, Tiana (now I love her too), Juju and Facilier, though. I’m not going to describe how much I like them because I have different articles for those things. I’m just going to say: Lawrence, Ray, Evangeline and Louis are unnecessary characters. Facilier would be a much better villain if he didn’t include Lawrence in his plans. Ray and Louis are funny but nothing else, Tiana and Naveen could wonder around the bayou without them as well. Evangeline is just a star. I think the story would be better if they didn’t speak to a star, but I know it’s really cute that Ray’s in love with “her”. I think the storyline would be more solid if they hadn’t added these characters in the movie.
I don’t really love the music either. Friends From the Other Side and Down in New Orleans are the only songs I truly like. It’s not that I don’t like the singing voicesor anything; I just don’t love the songs for some reason.
9. Beauty and the Beast
I have a love-hate relationship with BatB. I really seriously thought about placing it in the last place. This movie pisses me off, big time, but at the same time I totally love it – weird. Let’s start the reasoning. In case if you’re a big BatB fan and don’t like to see any bad comments about this movie, please stop reading.
Let’s start with the characters. I dislike most of them. I love Belle, Gaston, Chip and Adam, so mostly the main cast. But Mrs. Potts really pisses me off. I’m not going to start to explain it or I’m not able to stop. I don’t absolutely hate her. I’ve come to the point where I just can’t hate any of the Disney characters. The other servants, like Lumiére and Cogsworth, are somewhere between okay and like in my heart.
The next thing I don’t love is the music. Gaston is the only one I really, really love. There’s nothing wrong with Be Our Guest either. I just think it’s a bit boring.
Next one to go is the animation. The landscapes are so stunning, so why are all the characters so plain? I mean Belle looks ugly in most of the shots. Adam looks scarier as a human than as a beast, same goes with Lumiére and Cogsworth. Oh, but I really love the pillow dog, or whatever it’s meant to be.
Are there any good sides of the movie, then? Well I really like the score and, like I said, the landscapes. I also like the storyline and I think it’s pretty well accomplished. So just to summarize: I really, really, really love this movie and I’m kind of sick and tired of the comments I get from my friends at school: “Oh, but I thought you hate Beauty and the Beast.” or “Why did you buy the Blu Ray if you hate the movie?” and so on and so on. I just love the other DP movies more.
8. Aladdin
I really love Aladdin. It’s my childhood second favorite Disney princess movie. I love the characters and about two years ago I – don’t freak out now – had a little crush on Jafar. I like the animation, the storyline, music and everything. I just love the other movies more. I don’t have anything bad to say about the movie itself. I wouldn’t change anything else but Jasmine’s looks and Aladdin’s lies.
Speaking of the characters: I totally adore Carpet! Carpet’s just so sympathetic and cute and all. He’s (or she’s?) probably my favorite character in the film. Plus, I think Robin Williams is a perfect choice for Genie’s voice.
So my favorite song in the movie is Prince Ali (Reprise). I love that “So long, ex-prince Aaaaliiiii! MUAHAHAHAAAA!” Yeah, I think I’m crazy. About three years ago I hated A Whole New World but now I totally love it. Of course other songs are great too! Friend Like Me is one of my favorite Disney songs of all time, though I don’t like it as much as I used to. Plus, let’s not forget Arabian Nights, my 2nd favorite song in the movie – almost tied with Prince Ali (Reprise). It’s so beautiful and evil at the same time (<-- doesn’t know what she’s talking about anymore).
Overall, this is a really, really amazing movie.
7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
I think this movie is overall a bit, but only a bit, boring but there are some parts in this movie I totally love. Plus, I totally adore some of the characters. Prince is my 4th favorite prince, Grimhilde is my 2nd favorite Disney princess villain, Grumpy is my favorite Disney sidekick and I really love Snow White, too. But in some of the scenes I had to force myself to laugh so that my brother (I bribed him again, poor boy) wouldn’t get sleepy; like when Snow’s cleaning the house of when she’s dancing with the dwarfs.
Then there’s the music and score. I think the score is pretty good, but not great. I totally love all the songs expect I’m Wishing. It’s not about Snow’s voice or anything. I just don’t like the lyrics, too much repetition for my taste (I think I’m going to regret for saying that). I totally love One Song, if you didn’t remember that, and I really adore Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum. I think I’m the only one who thinks that it’s definitely the best song in the movie! I mean really. It even beats One Song, sorry Prince. That song always makes me so happy.
6. Pocahontas
I absolutely love the characters and storyline this movie! It’s just that I think some parts of the movie are really… not boring but badly accomplished. Maybe this is because I prefer movies with magic. But I truly love this movie, I really do, especially the end. But there’s really not much I can say about the whole baggage. I love Pocahontas, I love John Smith, I love Kocoum (more than John Smith), I love Native Americans, I love the storyline, I love Poca and John as a couple and so on. I love the music, every single song. Colors of the Wind, Savages (Part 1) and Steady as the Beating Drum are my favorite songs in the movie. I also love the score. I haven’t decided whether or not is it better than BatB’s or Sleeping Beauty’s score but it’s my 3rd, 4th or 5th favorite DP movie score.
I really don’t know why I can’t place this movie higher. It might be because of Radcliffe. I think he’s my least favorite Disney villain. I mean he’s not a bad-ass or evil. He’s just… greedy. But 6th place is good, right?
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5. Tangled
I love this movie and there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ve never loved a Disney Pixar movie before. But on the other hand, I love Disney princess movies in general.
I really like the storyline though it was really different from the one I expected. The characters were much more awesome than I had expected, too. Especially Rapunzel, she’s freaking awesome. Flynn is love. I liked Pascal but I’m not a Max fan. Maybe it is because he’s a horse, I don’t like horses. Maybe it is because I don’t like the uptight characters. Max’s like: “Must. Find. And. Arrest. Flynn. Rider. Must. Find. And. Arrest. Flynn. Rider.” Mother Gothel was awesome, too. “You want me to be the bad guy? Fine, now I’m the bad guy.” That line pretty much explains the reason for me loving her so much.
Oh, I should mention that I love love love the ending. I don’t mean that part where Flynn is telling us what happened at the very end of the story. I mean that part when Flynn dies and Rapunzel is crying and then this one drop of tear falls down on Flynn’s cheek starting to heal him. I love that part so much.
The animation was good. I still don’t like Pixar animation at all but it was better than I dared to hope. Big plus here but I’m still a fan of the 2D animations.
The music was great, very Alan Menken-like. My favorite song, by far, is When Will My Life Begin. I’m listening to it all the time, right now, too. I love these songs, I really do. But I’m afraid that I’ll get tired of these at some point and then I’m like “I don’t like Tangled’s songs.” That has happened before.
So, I love this movie very much. It’s has become my 5th favorite Disney Princess movie and I think Tangled made its way to my top 10 Disney movies, too. I love the characters, storyline and music. Period.
4. The Little Mermaid
*Sigh* Ariel is my favorite princess, yes. I really do love TLM, really. It’s this low only because I love the sidekicks in the three movies left and I’m neutral about TLM’s sidekicks. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I don’t.
Anyways, I love the storyline and I totally love Ariel and Eric! It’s a really beautiful story and I like that for once the prince is totally clueless who is The Love of His Life and all, not the princess. I love that Ariel’s so eager to go on the surface and I adore the little things she and Eric do together.
On top of all that I love TLM songs. Kiss The Girl is the only love song I really adore where the couple itself doesn’t sing at all. Part of Your World (Reprise) is so epic! I totally love it. Part of Your World is epic, too! It’s the song I really can relate to. Plus, Jodi Benson’s voice really suits for Ariel.
It was so hard to place TLM so low because it has been my favorite DP film since I became a fan (I haven’t always been a Disney fan FYI). It does feel a bit strange to say that my favorite princess is on my 4th favorite Disney movie. But this is how it is and I just have to deal with it.
3. Cinderella
My love for Cinderella (movie and the princess) has grown. I love the movie but I’m not sure if it’s because of the childhood memories, because with the top 2 it’s definitely not so. In my opinion Cinderella is the movie every girl should know and see. It’s the movie I’m going to show to my brother’s children at first. I’m kind of looking forward to that (and now I sound just like my grandmother). It’s not scary at all but I think the fact that Cindy’s so full of hope and dreams and the mice are so helpful are the things that make this movie so beautiful.
I love the songs, too, and my favorite is definitely Sing Sweet Nightingale. I’m not a big fan of A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, though, but it’s okay. So This Is Love is beautiful but not one of the greatest love songs. That doesn’t mean that I think it’s not great. It’s just not one of the greatest. And when it comes to Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: that the song I’d like to hear a villain sing! It would be just awesome! “Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, it'll do magic believe it or not bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!” I totally see that one as a villain song. Oh yeah, of course I love it in the original way, too.
The animation is great, second favorite Disney princess movie animation. This film includes one of my favorite animated scenes ever: Cinderella’s dress transformation. With the minus parts I have to say that it’s the ending. Though it makes me feel hyper, it’s kind of bland. Cindy looks beautiful in it anyways.
2. Mulan
Mulan has a very, very special place in my heart. This is going to sound like a cliché but in my opinion Mulan is the most admirable Disney princess movie. It’s the tale of being one’s own self, wining the differences, courage and honoring people.
I can’t think of any character I absolutely hate in this movie. Plus, Shan Yu is a real bad-ass. Oh, I just love that in villains. If you don’t count Scar, Shan Yu is the only male villain I like who has no magic powers. Mulan is definitely one of the princesses I truly admire and love and Cri-Kee, Khan and Mushu are perfect sidekicks. Especially I love Cri-Kee. Plus, Eddy Murphy’s voice is so great on Mushu. And of course I totally love Shang.
Mulan also includes my favorite DP score and the music is great otherwise, too. I love every single song in the movie. I’ll Make a Man Out Of You is my potential favorite Disney princess song and Honor to Us All is really beautiful. Plus, I think A Girl Worth Fighting For is better love song than some of the other love songs in the DP movies... I’m quite neutral what it comes to Reflection. I think that it and Part of Your World are the songs I can really relate to the most so it has a special place in my heart. I just listened to it so much that I got a bit irritated at it. But it’s still a beautiful song.
Still, Mulan just can’t beat my very favorite Disney princess movie…
1. Sleeping Beauty
I’d be lying if I said that I’ve always loved this movie, quite opposite actually. When I was a child I disliked this movie because Maleficent was so scary. I didn’t like Phillip or Aurora either. How much actually has changed? I totally love Maleficent, she’s my 2nd favorite Disney villain. I adore Aurora and Phillip. I love every song in this movie, I love the animation, I love the characters, I love the storyline and it doesn’t bother me at all that Aurora doesn’t have much screen time. I love this movie to pieces. I don’t find the words to describe the feeling that I have when I'm watching this movie. It’s just beautiful.
Oh yes, of course it’s a big deal that my favorite prince and 2nd favorite princess are in the movie! But I also love the other characters. King Hubert, King Stefan, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Maleficent and her goons, Diablo, Queen Leah, did I forget someone? Oh, yes, that troubadour (or whatever he is) who gets drunk. I love him, too.
I think that now I should mention that I’ve taken my real-life attitude for love from Sleeping Beauty. In my opinion we have only one person we can romantically love in this world. First you have to dream about him/her. When you finally meet him/her in real life you know immediately that he/she is the one you’re meant to be with. So I don’t believe in real-life crushes or anything like that.
Once Upon a Dream and I Wonder are beautiful songs and I totally love the other songs too. I just love those two the most. I disliked Hail to the Princess Aurora when I first saw the film in years but now I love it. And a little about the score: the fact that Tchaikovsky has composed it kind of bothers me. I have nothing against the composer but it can’t explain this. I saw the ballet and maybe that’s the reason. Anyways, the score is not one of the greatest but not a total flop either.
Sleeping Beauty has favorite Disney princess movie animation. I was thinking about this the other day and I was like “No way has Sleeping Beauty the best animation. It can’t be that flawless.” But then I started to think about the other animations and… it just turned out that I totally adore Sleeping Beauty’s animation, too. So yeah, I think Sleeping Beauty is almost flawless movie, almost. THE ONLY thing I don’t like in it is Queen Leah’s voice but she has only one line, anyways.
I know a lot of fans are going to disagree with me about this ranking and I’m very well aware that some of the fans think that this movie is boring. I’m sorry, I just don’t see it. But it’s only my opinion. I can say nothing but: I totally love Sleeping Beauty. It’s my 3rd favorite Disney movie, right after The Lion King and The Lion King 2.
I actually rewatched all the Disney princess movies two times just so that I can be absolutely positive about my opinions. This list might change in a month or something, though. It’s really hard for me to rank the films because I just love every single Disney classic, especially I love every single Disney princess movie. I just tried to think which of the movies I want to see the most and tried not to concentrate on the characters only. This is a lot different from my previous favorite DP movie list but it’s the first time in half a year I’m updating it. Here’s the old list: 9. PatF, 8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 7. BatB, 6. Sleeping Beauty, 5. Cinderella, 4. Mulan, 3. Pocahontas, 2. Aladdin and 1. TLM.
10. Princess and the Frog
The first time I saw the movie, I disliked it. Actually, I was denying the fact that PatF even is a Disney princess movie till this summer.
The storyline itself is pretty good but the characters and implementation lack a lot. I do love Naveen, Tiana (now I love her too), Juju and Facilier, though. I’m not going to describe how much I like them because I have different articles for those things. I’m just going to say: Lawrence, Ray, Evangeline and Louis are unnecessary characters. Facilier would be a much better villain if he didn’t include Lawrence in his plans. Ray and Louis are funny but nothing else, Tiana and Naveen could wonder around the bayou without them as well. Evangeline is just a star. I think the story would be better if they didn’t speak to a star, but I know it’s really cute that Ray’s in love with “her”. I think the storyline would be more solid if they hadn’t added these characters in the movie.
I don’t really love the music either. Friends From the Other Side and Down in New Orleans are the only songs I truly like. It’s not that I don’t like the singing voicesor anything; I just don’t love the songs for some reason.
9. Beauty and the Beast
I have a love-hate relationship with BatB. I really seriously thought about placing it in the last place. This movie pisses me off, big time, but at the same time I totally love it – weird. Let’s start the reasoning. In case if you’re a big BatB fan and don’t like to see any bad comments about this movie, please stop reading.
Let’s start with the characters. I dislike most of them. I love Belle, Gaston, Chip and Adam, so mostly the main cast. But Mrs. Potts really pisses me off. I’m not going to start to explain it or I’m not able to stop. I don’t absolutely hate her. I’ve come to the point where I just can’t hate any of the Disney characters. The other servants, like Lumiére and Cogsworth, are somewhere between okay and like in my heart.
The next thing I don’t love is the music. Gaston is the only one I really, really love. There’s nothing wrong with Be Our Guest either. I just think it’s a bit boring.
Next one to go is the animation. The landscapes are so stunning, so why are all the characters so plain? I mean Belle looks ugly in most of the shots. Adam looks scarier as a human than as a beast, same goes with Lumiére and Cogsworth. Oh, but I really love the pillow dog, or whatever it’s meant to be.
Are there any good sides of the movie, then? Well I really like the score and, like I said, the landscapes. I also like the storyline and I think it’s pretty well accomplished. So just to summarize: I really, really, really love this movie and I’m kind of sick and tired of the comments I get from my friends at school: “Oh, but I thought you hate Beauty and the Beast.” or “Why did you buy the Blu Ray if you hate the movie?” and so on and so on. I just love the other DP movies more.
8. Aladdin
I really love Aladdin. It’s my childhood second favorite Disney princess movie. I love the characters and about two years ago I – don’t freak out now – had a little crush on Jafar. I like the animation, the storyline, music and everything. I just love the other movies more. I don’t have anything bad to say about the movie itself. I wouldn’t change anything else but Jasmine’s looks and Aladdin’s lies.
Speaking of the characters: I totally adore Carpet! Carpet’s just so sympathetic and cute and all. He’s (or she’s?) probably my favorite character in the film. Plus, I think Robin Williams is a perfect choice for Genie’s voice.
So my favorite song in the movie is Prince Ali (Reprise). I love that “So long, ex-prince Aaaaliiiii! MUAHAHAHAAAA!” Yeah, I think I’m crazy. About three years ago I hated A Whole New World but now I totally love it. Of course other songs are great too! Friend Like Me is one of my favorite Disney songs of all time, though I don’t like it as much as I used to. Plus, let’s not forget Arabian Nights, my 2nd favorite song in the movie – almost tied with Prince Ali (Reprise). It’s so beautiful and evil at the same time (<-- doesn’t know what she’s talking about anymore).
Overall, this is a really, really amazing movie.
7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
I think this movie is overall a bit, but only a bit, boring but there are some parts in this movie I totally love. Plus, I totally adore some of the characters. Prince is my 4th favorite prince, Grimhilde is my 2nd favorite Disney princess villain, Grumpy is my favorite Disney sidekick and I really love Snow White, too. But in some of the scenes I had to force myself to laugh so that my brother (I bribed him again, poor boy) wouldn’t get sleepy; like when Snow’s cleaning the house of when she’s dancing with the dwarfs.
Then there’s the music and score. I think the score is pretty good, but not great. I totally love all the songs expect I’m Wishing. It’s not about Snow’s voice or anything. I just don’t like the lyrics, too much repetition for my taste (I think I’m going to regret for saying that). I totally love One Song, if you didn’t remember that, and I really adore Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum. I think I’m the only one who thinks that it’s definitely the best song in the movie! I mean really. It even beats One Song, sorry Prince. That song always makes me so happy.
6. Pocahontas
I absolutely love the characters and storyline this movie! It’s just that I think some parts of the movie are really… not boring but badly accomplished. Maybe this is because I prefer movies with magic. But I truly love this movie, I really do, especially the end. But there’s really not much I can say about the whole baggage. I love Pocahontas, I love John Smith, I love Kocoum (more than John Smith), I love Native Americans, I love the storyline, I love Poca and John as a couple and so on. I love the music, every single song. Colors of the Wind, Savages (Part 1) and Steady as the Beating Drum are my favorite songs in the movie. I also love the score. I haven’t decided whether or not is it better than BatB’s or Sleeping Beauty’s score but it’s my 3rd, 4th or 5th favorite DP movie score.
I really don’t know why I can’t place this movie higher. It might be because of Radcliffe. I think he’s my least favorite Disney villain. I mean he’s not a bad-ass or evil. He’s just… greedy. But 6th place is good, right?
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5. Tangled
I love this movie and there’s nothing I can do about it. I’ve never loved a Disney Pixar movie before. But on the other hand, I love Disney princess movies in general.
I really like the storyline though it was really different from the one I expected. The characters were much more awesome than I had expected, too. Especially Rapunzel, she’s freaking awesome. Flynn is love. I liked Pascal but I’m not a Max fan. Maybe it is because he’s a horse, I don’t like horses. Maybe it is because I don’t like the uptight characters. Max’s like: “Must. Find. And. Arrest. Flynn. Rider. Must. Find. And. Arrest. Flynn. Rider.” Mother Gothel was awesome, too. “You want me to be the bad guy? Fine, now I’m the bad guy.” That line pretty much explains the reason for me loving her so much.
Oh, I should mention that I love love love the ending. I don’t mean that part where Flynn is telling us what happened at the very end of the story. I mean that part when Flynn dies and Rapunzel is crying and then this one drop of tear falls down on Flynn’s cheek starting to heal him. I love that part so much.
The animation was good. I still don’t like Pixar animation at all but it was better than I dared to hope. Big plus here but I’m still a fan of the 2D animations.
The music was great, very Alan Menken-like. My favorite song, by far, is When Will My Life Begin. I’m listening to it all the time, right now, too. I love these songs, I really do. But I’m afraid that I’ll get tired of these at some point and then I’m like “I don’t like Tangled’s songs.” That has happened before.
So, I love this movie very much. It’s has become my 5th favorite Disney Princess movie and I think Tangled made its way to my top 10 Disney movies, too. I love the characters, storyline and music. Period.
4. The Little Mermaid
*Sigh* Ariel is my favorite princess, yes. I really do love TLM, really. It’s this low only because I love the sidekicks in the three movies left and I’m neutral about TLM’s sidekicks. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I don’t.
Anyways, I love the storyline and I totally love Ariel and Eric! It’s a really beautiful story and I like that for once the prince is totally clueless who is The Love of His Life and all, not the princess. I love that Ariel’s so eager to go on the surface and I adore the little things she and Eric do together.
On top of all that I love TLM songs. Kiss The Girl is the only love song I really adore where the couple itself doesn’t sing at all. Part of Your World (Reprise) is so epic! I totally love it. Part of Your World is epic, too! It’s the song I really can relate to. Plus, Jodi Benson’s voice really suits for Ariel.
It was so hard to place TLM so low because it has been my favorite DP film since I became a fan (I haven’t always been a Disney fan FYI). It does feel a bit strange to say that my favorite princess is on my 4th favorite Disney movie. But this is how it is and I just have to deal with it.
3. Cinderella
My love for Cinderella (movie and the princess) has grown. I love the movie but I’m not sure if it’s because of the childhood memories, because with the top 2 it’s definitely not so. In my opinion Cinderella is the movie every girl should know and see. It’s the movie I’m going to show to my brother’s children at first. I’m kind of looking forward to that (and now I sound just like my grandmother). It’s not scary at all but I think the fact that Cindy’s so full of hope and dreams and the mice are so helpful are the things that make this movie so beautiful.
I love the songs, too, and my favorite is definitely Sing Sweet Nightingale. I’m not a big fan of A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes, though, but it’s okay. So This Is Love is beautiful but not one of the greatest love songs. That doesn’t mean that I think it’s not great. It’s just not one of the greatest. And when it comes to Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: that the song I’d like to hear a villain sing! It would be just awesome! “Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, it'll do magic believe it or not bibbidi-bobbidi-boo!” I totally see that one as a villain song. Oh yeah, of course I love it in the original way, too.
The animation is great, second favorite Disney princess movie animation. This film includes one of my favorite animated scenes ever: Cinderella’s dress transformation. With the minus parts I have to say that it’s the ending. Though it makes me feel hyper, it’s kind of bland. Cindy looks beautiful in it anyways.
2. Mulan
Mulan has a very, very special place in my heart. This is going to sound like a cliché but in my opinion Mulan is the most admirable Disney princess movie. It’s the tale of being one’s own self, wining the differences, courage and honoring people.
I can’t think of any character I absolutely hate in this movie. Plus, Shan Yu is a real bad-ass. Oh, I just love that in villains. If you don’t count Scar, Shan Yu is the only male villain I like who has no magic powers. Mulan is definitely one of the princesses I truly admire and love and Cri-Kee, Khan and Mushu are perfect sidekicks. Especially I love Cri-Kee. Plus, Eddy Murphy’s voice is so great on Mushu. And of course I totally love Shang.
Mulan also includes my favorite DP score and the music is great otherwise, too. I love every single song in the movie. I’ll Make a Man Out Of You is my potential favorite Disney princess song and Honor to Us All is really beautiful. Plus, I think A Girl Worth Fighting For is better love song than some of the other love songs in the DP movies... I’m quite neutral what it comes to Reflection. I think that it and Part of Your World are the songs I can really relate to the most so it has a special place in my heart. I just listened to it so much that I got a bit irritated at it. But it’s still a beautiful song.
Still, Mulan just can’t beat my very favorite Disney princess movie…
1. Sleeping Beauty
I’d be lying if I said that I’ve always loved this movie, quite opposite actually. When I was a child I disliked this movie because Maleficent was so scary. I didn’t like Phillip or Aurora either. How much actually has changed? I totally love Maleficent, she’s my 2nd favorite Disney villain. I adore Aurora and Phillip. I love every song in this movie, I love the animation, I love the characters, I love the storyline and it doesn’t bother me at all that Aurora doesn’t have much screen time. I love this movie to pieces. I don’t find the words to describe the feeling that I have when I'm watching this movie. It’s just beautiful.
Oh yes, of course it’s a big deal that my favorite prince and 2nd favorite princess are in the movie! But I also love the other characters. King Hubert, King Stefan, Flora, Fauna, Merryweather, Maleficent and her goons, Diablo, Queen Leah, did I forget someone? Oh, yes, that troubadour (or whatever he is) who gets drunk. I love him, too.
I think that now I should mention that I’ve taken my real-life attitude for love from Sleeping Beauty. In my opinion we have only one person we can romantically love in this world. First you have to dream about him/her. When you finally meet him/her in real life you know immediately that he/she is the one you’re meant to be with. So I don’t believe in real-life crushes or anything like that.
Once Upon a Dream and I Wonder are beautiful songs and I totally love the other songs too. I just love those two the most. I disliked Hail to the Princess Aurora when I first saw the film in years but now I love it. And a little about the score: the fact that Tchaikovsky has composed it kind of bothers me. I have nothing against the composer but it can’t explain this. I saw the ballet and maybe that’s the reason. Anyways, the score is not one of the greatest but not a total flop either.
Sleeping Beauty has favorite Disney princess movie animation. I was thinking about this the other day and I was like “No way has Sleeping Beauty the best animation. It can’t be that flawless.” But then I started to think about the other animations and… it just turned out that I totally adore Sleeping Beauty’s animation, too. So yeah, I think Sleeping Beauty is almost flawless movie, almost. THE ONLY thing I don’t like in it is Queen Leah’s voice but she has only one line, anyways.
I know a lot of fans are going to disagree with me about this ranking and I’m very well aware that some of the fans think that this movie is boring. I’m sorry, I just don’t see it. But it’s only my opinion. I can say nothing but: I totally love Sleeping Beauty. It’s my 3rd favorite Disney movie, right after The Lion King and The Lion King 2.