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I saw Enchanted the other day.
The other day, I saw Enchanted. I was supposed to watch Mr. Magorium schmagorium but I was late for the showing because my dance class just finished. I didn't expect I'd like this movie.
Either I'm too damn lazy to right a summary here, or I just don't want to spoil everything for you. So yea, I'll cut that summary thing out of this entry. There are 3 scenes that I really like (and by "there are 3 scenes that I really like," I mean "there are spoilers here that you might want to skip if you'd like to watch the movie first!"):
1. The park scene, with the musical production thingy. It's so grand, it looks over the top but it feels right. There's one thing though. I know it's a movie, and movies don't always represent real life, but I just don't understand how strangers would instantly learn the choreography to a production number. Like, do you just walk in the park and suddenly feel the urge to sing and you dance in sync with random people like the gardener and the nuns on a picnic?? (/edit: OMG I FREAKISHLY PROJECTED THE MISERY MUSIC VIDEO BY THE MOFFATTS RIGHT THERE!!! I HAD NO IDEA I DID IT!!) It actually has been the recurring criticism against early Filipino movies. Filipino movies used to have that obligatory sing-and-dance production number in the middle of the film, like the characters' lives depended on it. But I guess the reason it was done is because the director feels it's necessary to showcase the talents'... uhm, talents. It's like, you friggin paid for these actors. The audience usually go to the movies because of the cast, you might as well make these bitches work their asses off by putting them in a production number. And even if their voices suck like hell, as a viewer, you can't do anything anymore because it's "expected" of them to sing and dance like that. The production number also stalls; it wastes time to disguise inconsistencies in the film. Like, damn we freakin need to make these viewers feel dazed when they go out of the movie house just so they won't notice how much the movie lacked coherence and common sense! LOL this reminds me of a movie done by Quark Henares called "Keka." It makes fun of this to the point that he made dead characters in the film sing and dance, and no, it's not the effing Thriller.
Anyway, back to Enchanted, I love the grandeur of the production number. It was crazy actually. "How does she know that you love her?" goes the song. I love ironies, to be honest. It's like these people had the choreography in them, but they just didn't show it until this opportunity. But the lead man, he was just overwhelmed by the whole experience. He didn't have a clue. He kept saying that he ~loves~ his fiancee but he was actually cold about it.
2. When Giselle learned how anger feels like. It's actually hard to translate feeling anger for the first time on camera when you've felt it before. It made me think a lot. What if I never knew how it is to get angry? Would I be much happier? But doesn't that sound absurd? How can you say you are happy when you don't know that there's a different emotion other than happiness? How can you be "happier" when there's no reason to go beyond being "happy?"
Believe it or not, I was reading a book about the adventures of Raggedy Ann the other day. The book came from the States and it was lying around in the house. This well-loved character is portrayed as very optimistic. Her smile is painted on her face and she has a candy heart that says "I LOVE YOU." What struck me the most about her character is that she thinks a lot and the other toys would go, "Hush! Raggedy Ann is thinking!" LOL. She's a friggen rag doll. She doesn't have these plastic joints like what the French doll has. She's unstable and falls in awkward positions. But she never feels hurt. She's always happy. She once said that her nice cotton stuffing made her fall painless so no matter how much she fell, she still remains smiling. And being in the nursery with all the other toys and Marcella made everyday worthwhile. Cheesy as it sounds, I stopped reading for a moment and thought about the whole thing.
3. When Giselle and Robert danced at the ball. F*dge, this is my most favorite scene not because it's romantic or anything, but like I said, I like ironies especially when I spot them. Robert is a real person, but he was wearing this prince costume. Why? Well he invited his fiancee to the ball. Of course they both had to wear something appropriate. Giselle didn't have time to dress herself so she shopped with Robert's daughter by the last minute. And when she entered the dance hall, her dress looked contemporary. I was like, what the f is going on?! These characters knew they couldn't be together because he's real while she's from a fairy tale but here comes their characters crossing the line. It felt a bit right though when they danced together. However the song playing in the background goes "We're so close yet so far." My god, how cruel is that?! At the moment, because of the contrast of their clothes, it's like even if they try to cross that line, they'd never be on the same side. They would not wear the "same" clothes. They'd look different from each other.
On a different note, have you noticed that Amy Adams, James Marsden, Idina Menzel, Susan Sarandon and Timothy Spall had animated characters drawn to their likeness, but there is no animated version of Patrick Dempsey?! PATRICK WAS SO ROBBED!! How uncool is that, huh? Haha. But I guess it figured that his character will always be a real life character. The other characters had the opportunity to go over to the other side, but he couldn't, or rather, he didn't have the same chance. But I guess he didn't need to because Giselle is already with him.
"Mr. Magorium's Magic Emporium." What the hell is going on with that title! Rhyme much?! I'd like to see this soon because I love toy stores but I didn't regret watching Enchanted first.
