I tend to go a bit mad when I decorate Christmas Cookies and here is my Cross-section of La Fidel from the stupid Hunchback Sequel to prove it.
La Fidel Cookie
It’s an almond cookie for anyone who is curious.
Beauty and the Beast; The Enchanted Christmas
In the crappy world of direct-to-video Disney videos, Beauty and the Beast is the one title where a sequel is out-right rejected because to have a sequel work people need to accept the Beast’s human form which they do not, so much the moral about Beauty being found within.
But Disney is never one to say no when it comes to making a quick buck and so the midquel was born. What the fuck is a Midquel you ask? A Midquel is a stupid story that happens during the first story. It really doesn’t work with Beauty and Beast but it works better than a sequel because at least the Beast is a beast so we have Beauty and the Beast; The Enchanted Christmas. Just in time for Christmas.
Human forms of Mrs.Potts, Chip, Sultan the dog ottoman, Lumiere and Cogsworth
This admonition errr story starts one year later on Christmas. Everyone is remembering what happen but somehow Chip doesn’t remember, even though Chip was major character so the Enchanted Christmas is told as a flash-back to people who should remember it.
Belle decorates the Mock Christmas tree
So the story proper, starts the day after the Beast saves Belle from the wolves which is Christmas eve but before Beast gives her the library. Which would make the day she entered the Castle December 23rd. Belle decides to celebrate Christmas but the Beast forbids because he got transformed on Christmas appartently. But Belle doesn’t really care that much, so she is going to have Christmas anyway because it’s awesome.
There is also a evil organ who likes the curse because now the Beast appreciates his emo music so he tries to get rid of Belle and when that fails he tries to kill everyone. That is pretty much the plot.
Forte, the Evil Emo Organ
The movie’s new characters are really jarring and boring, which an impressive combination. We have the evil organ, Forte, played by Tim Curry, who is evil and emo. He also have some kind of magic musical power that is never explained but it can bring down the house, literally.
Angelique, an angel played by Bernadette Peters who does nothing, there was no point to her character. Fife, Forte’s piccolo minion, who tells Beast about the source of Forte’s magic because Forte is a jerk and didn’t give poor little Fife a solo, you know he’s the reformed former baddie. And finally a jewish Axe which is painful to watch. I don’t get the thought process on that one at all.
These characters are forgettable. You would think Tim Curry as evil emo organ who be interesting but alas no. The CG work on him looks like it belongs in a different movie.
Belle and the Beast Ice Skating
This movie is fanfic-y and it pretty much shits all over the first one. Belle’s personality is completely destroyed. She basically wants to make the Beast happy and she is kind of doormat in a lot of ways. All her feistiness, charm and individualism are gone. It’s like he saved her the wolves and now she wants to make him happy? What happen to the nice slow progression of understanding and kindness? Why did you mess that up Disney? They also ruined the famous dance scene because they show Belle and the Beast in their formal dubs before the library scene. It’s just so wrong.
Msr.Potts, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Fife and Angelique,
Then we have the cliche as fuck Christmas story. How many Christmas stories are about someone who hates Christmas trying to stop it and then get shown how awesome the holiday is? Pretty much all of them. Beast is our Scrooge, our Grinch who tries to fight the spirit of Christmas who in this case is Belle. And along with her friends and a Jewish Axe, show Beast the error of his ways before the evil emo organ can use his satanic musical powers to kill them all.
It’s been done to death. I think Disney just wanted to have a Christmas movie and Beauty and the Beast already had snow in it.
Chip in a wreath
Besides blatantly ruining the first one, Beauty and the Beast; The Enchanted Christmas
These are Sketches of Disney Quasimodo by William Carson. I think these are great ^^ Love Quasimodo in a tie and the gradient in the second one.
Sketch of Quasimdo by William Carson
Sketch of Quasimdo by William Carson
Check out his blog, http://williamtcarson.wordpress.com/
Let’s talk about Tone!
Tone is how a movie feels. Is it serious? Funny? Scary? Or sappy as hell? Typically a film should establish its tone in the first 5 minutes or so.
Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame gets a lot of criticism for having a confused tone. It does have fart jokes mixed into a story that features Lust, Murder, Corruption and Genocide. But is the tone actually confused? No, the film presents the tone in the first five minutes, it’s an animated drama with bursts of levity mixed with darker elements.
Clopin with Puppet Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
In the first five minutes we’re are introduced to Clopin, who while singing “The Bells of Notre Dame” is performing a puppet show and making jokes to children. So while Bells of Notre Dame does have some dark imagery, the humor was already established in the core narrative before the darker notes were introduced.
Also, it’s is important to think about the gradation of tone throughout the film. The film doesn’t go from farts joke to Frollo’s insane lust. The movie allows the tone build up to either a dark place or silly tone and then back again.
Frollo burns the Mill, Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
For example, Frollo goes into his more severe method for hunting Esmeralda following Hellfire, this includes his burning the miller’s house and the attempt to kill Phoebus. These scenes with their darker tone shift when the film moves back to Quasimodo and the gargoyles.
Victor and Laverne worried, Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
If the tone was confused the gargoyles would have make fart-like jokes following this shift in focuses of characters but instead they worry about Esmeralda and from there the jokes get progressively lighter and sillier, up till “a guy like you” ends. This shows the film has a handle of the different tones in its narrative.
Perhaps my years of watching Bollywood and anime has allowed me to see that multiple tones can coexist in a drama-driven story as long of the tone has gradations to its tonal shifts.
Disney Esmeralda is a great choice for a Halloween costume for few Good Reasons;
Esmeralda
1) As a Disney Character, she is very recognizable!
2) It’s made of 4 pieces of clothing which are easy to buy VS some of the other Disney ladies who wear a single garment.
3) It’s sexy without being vulgar.
4) It looks of most body types.
5) Pending where you live, it’s good for fall weather.
6) It’s Fun and Flirty!
and
7) Esmeralda Rocks!!!!!!!!!
If you planning on Dressing up as Esmeralda you can go here to start your costume
And if you are dressing up as Esmeralda please send your photos and I will post them!
Which Disney Princess Matches Your Zodiac Sign? If you’re a Scorpio,rejoice you’re Esmeralda according to ChaCha.com. here is the write up;
Esmeralda Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
“Scorpio is known as The Fascinator, a secretive sign, like Esmerelda from ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame.’ You are passionate, emotional, loyal and determined, and you love solving puzzles! Silvermist from ‘Tinker Bell’ would also be a Scorpio.”
You can find your Disney Princess Zodiac here;
Which Disney Princess Matches your Zodiac Sign
Which one Princess is your Zodiac? I got Cinderella
Question; Why does Esmeralda only wear one earring?
An Esmeralda that wears one earring clearly indicates the Disney
Esmeralda Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
This question was answered in the commentary. According to commentary, Esmeralda wears one earring because Djali wears the other one in the set. This links them in together. It’s unclear if this reason was invented after Esmeralda and Djali were designed it probably was the case.
Djali Esmeralda Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
I was watching Screen Junkies Hottest Animated characters (watch here) and the first group they discussed were Disney Princesses and this picture came out
Disney Princess Line UP with Esmeralda, Megara and Kida taken from Screen Junkies
My first thought was “Is Esmeralda a Princess now?” But the Host, Hal Rudnick picked her, so shrugs on that one. they also didn’t quite get Esmeralda character down. But where is that picture come from? I would venture it’s photoshopped.
Esmeralda as a Disney Princess
But I think it’s high time Esmeralda, Megara and Kida joined the ranks or Disney should create a brand for older girls. I mean come on Disney, you’re wasting a demographic opportunity here.