Enchanted

I really love Amy Adams. Honestly, I think she’s fantastic. I most recently saw her in Enchanted, which is a unique parody of all of Disney’s former princess movies. Amy Adams plays the central character,Giselle, a princess from an animated land who suddenly finds herself stuck in modern-day New York City.
Enchanted was creative. Disney did an excellent job of pulling elements from several of it’s previous hits and turning them into a fresh, new story. But what is most interesting is the way Enchanted deviates from typical fairy tales.
Girls get to save themselves.
Giselle begins as any stereotypical (cartoon) princess, who sings, dresses up, and waits to be rescued. Her major talents include dancing and cleaning the house. Her dynamic character changes from a damsel waiting for her white knight, to an empowered woman who knows what she wants and, more importantly, how to get it by herself. In the climactic penultimate scene, The wicked queen of the enchanted land kidnaps Giselle’s true love and tosses him off the roof of a New York Skyscraper, as Giselle dives after him. It’s refreshing to see the girl save the day.
Of course, all these messages of empowered femininity are watered down for the film’s target audience. Masked behind musical numbers and fairy tales are themes of female pride and independence. It’s comforting to know that at least kids are receiving some accurate messages.