The Princess and the Frog – There's 90 Minutes of My Life I Can't Get Back

I finally got around to watching the Princes and the Frog. I remember all of the hoopla over her being the first African American princess and how the firefly was offensive. You can’t overlook all of the talk about it being a return to Disney’s animation roots either.

One thing that was overlooked, is what completely ruined this movie for me.

Before I do the bad I’ll do the good.

Tiana – Tiana is one of my favorite Disney characters ever. You like her from the beginning. She’s a strong well rounded character.

The Music – The music is a perfect fit for this movie. It was just great.

The Colors / Animation – It was nice to see an animation that was CGI. The colors were bright and everything looked great. The hand drawn animation gave the movie a warm feeling to it.

The Characters – Most of the characters are great. Some of them are just awful but overall the characters feel well rounding and are fun.

So what is wrong with the Princess and the Frog? One word – Voodoo.

I’m sorry but there are a lot of people out there who actually practice voodoo. It’s their religion. I’m not a “black arts” nut but I know enough to stay away from it. If the voodoo was a small part of this movie it would not have bothered me but voodoo is basically the main theme of the movie. Some parts were so dark and demonic they really made me uncomfortable.

I know a lot of people would say that it was just a movie and Disney wasn’t trying to represent actual voodoo in their movie. That might be true but it doesn’t mean it didn’t ruin the movie. It reminded me a lot of the Pirates movies. The first one was amazing. It didn’t go overboard with the occult. The second one was a little worse and the third one was just awful.

For me there is a fine line between fantasy and the occult. I enjoy fantasy (like Lord of the Rings). I do not enjoy the occult (Leigon). I’m sure I’m in the minority on this one but that’s why I hated The Princess and the Frog. It had such a great start and then completely fell apart.

Some People Are Idiots!

Some people suffer from a chronic case can cranial – rectal inversion, also known as – head up your butt syndrome. Why do I say this? I’ve come across some websites and blogs that are complaining about Disney’s newest princess Tiana.

Tiana is the star of new animated movie “The Princess and the Frog.” Why is she drawing such attention – because she’s an African American.

I couldn’t help but think “who gives a Remy’s backside” when I saw people complaining and calling the whole thing racist. I think those same people are the ones who have been complaining for years that Disney only had white princesses.

To be honest I thought people would complain more a bout princess Jasmine. She’s Arabic and runs around half naked. That’s normally enough to get Al-Qaida foaming at the mouth.

Why didn’t people complain when Disney released the new Tinker Bell movie? Is it ok to have an African American fairy but not an African American princess?

Can you imagine what people could accomplish if they focused their time and effort on reducing pollution, trying to find a cure for cancer, or save the whales instead of whining about a cartoon?

From what I can tell Tiana is done tastefully. We’re not talking about another Uncle Remus here. Can’t we just stop and remember we’re talking about a cartoon and Disney is trying to be a little more diverse? Keep in mind that Disney changed her name already because people thought the first name was too cliché. I normally don’t defend Disney but in this case I think it’s warranted.