Favorite Movie

To be honest, I don't think I have a favorite movie... I have a bazzilion favorite movies! But if I had to choose an ultimate favorite, I would go with a Disney movie and say Sleeping Beauty. Yes, Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream...

I first watched Sleeping Beauty when I was four years old. I didn't really understand it then but the movie became a quick favorite because of the silliness of the three fairies and the super entertaining "magic scenes" (i.e the party preparation scene in their cottage in the woods). After watching it recently though, I discovered much more about the film. It did not only have that for-children quality, but because of the complexity of all of the characters (Prince Philllip was the typical coming of age son who did not want the responsibility of running his father's kingdom, Princess Aurora who played the typically innocent girl who, because of her ignorance and the over-bearing protection of the fairies, is lured by Melificent to touch the deadly spindle, the fairies who dealt with "friendship" issues because Merryweather thought that Fiona was just too bossy, Melificent who just can't get over the past), the richness of the animation (I really loved the quality of the old Disney movies beacuse they had a richness in color and the drawings looked more real than the new Disney movies today), the consistency of the mise-en-scene and the editing, the clear screenplay and finally the sophistication of the musical score, I was able to appreciate it all the more.

For me, the old Disney movies would always be the best. They have the magic to bring out the child in everyone.