Noah recommended we watch this after I showed him Hanging Rock for the first time- and I see why he recommended it! Honestly it's gorgeous, and I'm a major sucker for the use of pagan symbology. The use of music in this one is especially cool- all that 70's folk music revival.
That being said the paganism is ultimately used to be scary and weird and even if the Christian dies in the end (the virgin fool king and that…
Sweet cute fun nice, lovely! A promising start to what ended up being a somewhat disappointing turning point for Disney originals.
Like that it established the better written love interest, but the lack of a sisterly relationship is GLARING here, (which was obviously perfected in the 5 star, maybe best Disney movie ever: Frozen).
But look of all the princesses, of course I love the quirky purple dress princess with a little chameleon as her sidekick~
Swans and girls in white lace peasant dresses, and little white flowers in the bramble all against a giant ancient terrifying rock formation.
Great story about the feminist mystique and repression. Everyone said Nosferatu did that, but this is that story from a woman’s perspective and it’s notably more potent to me. My pleasure is a spiritual vortex at the top of a terrifying rock formation, while disorienting music stirs wildly. The raw sexuality of which draws the entire community…
Honestly so gorgeous, every shot was like a beautiful pastel painting. All of the outfits Vicky wears throughout the movie are so gorgeous too. It certainly took its time doing things, but as a fan of a slower-pace I wasn’t bothered.
Ultimately the surreal ballet of The Red Shoes performed in full for us was one of the coolest and most inspiring scenes of a movie I’ve ever seen! Vicky is perfectly cast, the dancing is hypnotic.
It made me think…
