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Let It Shine (2012)
I get it
I understand any non-African American (particularly Caucasian) person who doesn't understand this movie. Its OK, I get it. I get it if you don't understand why there were no Caucasian leading characters in this movie like you're used to seeing from Disney. I get it if you don't understand the meaning of this movie, so let me break it down for you. This movie was a representation of Black Culture today, the Black Community and what goes on in numerous African American households. I'm not saying only African Americans will fully understand this movie, but again this movie isn't for everyone. Its not for the intellectually weak Disney Movie watchers who request a simple "Everybody Wins" ploy. It's not for anyone who typically watches movies with plots centered around Caucasian culture and issues in the Caucasian community. Its basically not for the closed-minded. Its OK if you get uncomfortable with some of the ideas introduced in tis movie, some of the "language" and even some of the music. Overall it was a great attempt by Disney to realize and show the struggles in the African American community, to show to the world that not only movies with all-white main characters deserve to be shown on their channel. Thank You Disney.
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Historically Inaccurate, but great plot
I loved ALMOST everything about this movie, other than the Historical inaccuracy. Yes, though the movie, like most Disney movies did have fantastical characters (characters of fantasy) of talking animals, that did not mean there was any room for historical inaccuracy in the storyline. Though the audience that the movie was projected to would not notice something like this until they got older and re-watched it (like I did), I'm still going to point it out because it slightly bothers me. I was 9 when I first watched it and recently re-watched it at the age of 14 and thats when it hit me square in the face, let me explain. Sure, the art of the movie was historically accurate, with the drawing of the cars and houses and ferryboats, but the movie, set in the 1920's Louisiana, hosted a friendship between a lower-class African American female and an upper-class White female. Anyone who's taken anything past 2nd grade History Class should know that THIS JUST Didn't HAPPEN. If this were anything close to accurate, Charlotte, Tiana's white best friend should've turned her nose up at the thought of even talking to someone like Tiana. Especially regarding Tiana's skin color, occupation and social class. Point-blank period. This is 1920's Louisiana and that is what people like Charlotte were taught. Its just the harsh reality of our history in America I'm sorry.