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I was actually really surprised by how amazing this film turned out to be. Yes, it is a film for kids but that doesn't stop me from loving it. It is a really smart story based on characters from Disneys past. Some people say it makes fun or spoofs them in which it does do but that flows with the story in a very unique way. There will be some people who won't appreciate Enchanted for being a bright hearted kids film and like Disney making fun of Disney so to speak. Enchanted is enchanted. It is also magnificently filmed, incredible, beautiful, charming and really funny. I have to call Enchanted one of the smartest films I have ever seen. Enchanted is one of those films that has become such a blockbuster and has become very popular for families. Others like Harry Potter, Twilight, High School Musical, Shrek, Pirates Of The Caribbean and PIXAR films. Enchanted is a story that begins animated like watching a Disney Classic but has a bit of a twist but one that you were expecting where it goes live-action is Manhattan, New York. Enchanted is a film that you can use your imagination for. It is a film that is mixed between fairy tales and reality. That is where there is humour for little kids regarding animals but there is quite a few adult mature jokes involved too but obviously not that crude.
Amy Adams was absolutely fabulous as Giselle. I figured that Adams is the only actress in Hollywood who would have been able to portray Giselle absolutely perfectly in which she did. Just by watching her as Giselle really made Adams look a lot younger for her age. She looks in her early 20s in the film but she is in her mid 30s in real life which gave me great shock when I saw. Amy Adams thankfully doesn't ruin any of the Disney Princesses personalities especially Aurora, Snow White and Cinderella because her personality and the whole film in general was a mixture between three of those Disney Classics. Amy Adams brings together one of the most delightful, beautiful and most enjoyable characters that I have ever seen on-screen before. So far, Enchanted is Amy Adams best film and probably her most famous one too. Patrick Dempsey surprised me as well. He turned out to be a great surprice with another great performance. No, he isn't one of the best film heroes ever but he was heroic in a more emotional way. Watching Dempsey portray Robert was a charming performance because he truly did look like Giselle's knight in shining armour. James Marsden was really funny as Prince Edward because he really was a nice guy but was a bit of a self-absorbed sort of person but he was a bit of an idiot as well. Timothy Spall is always good at portraying those slimy, scheming and sinister sorts of characters and also, he is good at playing a complete idiot which is basically why he was a perfect choice for Nathaniel. Susan Sarandon was probably the biggest hit star in it because she's obviously an Oscar winning actress. In Enchanted, her performance was good but she wasn't really in it that much. It was her voice more than her actual body being involved. She was a good villain but there have been some villains in Disney Classics that have been really scary and have freaked me out in the past when I was a kid such as Maleficent. I think her character is based on Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty and also the Queen in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs in Enchanted but Sarandon didn't quite bring that fearful side to Queen Narissa. But the make-up and the costumes looked really great on her.
The director proved me and probably a lot of people wrong about Enchanted. Not only did Kevin Lima make it magical and imaginitive for kids but he also did for teenagers and adults as well. I hope there won't be a sequel or remake of this film because this film is amazing enough on its own without another film ruining it. The script is very original. I think it is mixed between Disney Classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs in Cinderella. Thankfully, the mixed script just made the story make sense and made it seem really clever to watch. Also because it's a musical and a really new Disney film I was predicting it to be a really bad film and I was dead wrong.
Enchanted is without a doubt one of the smartest films ever in my opinion. It is one of the best films of 2007 and that is definitely the best year in cinema of the decade. It is Amy Adams' best performance and probably always will be in my opinion. She was awesome in Doubt as well but was a totally different character. To me, Amy Adams in Enchanted in 2007 was like Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008. Enchanted is one of the rare recent musicals that turned out really good. Others include Sweeney Todd, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge! and Chicago. Enchanted is a film that I could definitely watch again and again because of its pure beauty and its amazing mixture between fairy tales and reality.
9/10
