Enchanted. Movie Review.

Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams as the lawyer and Giselle.

For Girlz Who Believe in Happily Ever After.

The fairy tale begins as the story book opens. It is Andalasia, a cartoon land. A beautiful girl, Giselle, is very poor and works like a slave under her close guardianship of her stepmother. Giselle’s role is similar to that of Cinderella. She has many animal friends from the forest who come to assist her daily in her drudgery of housework. We see touches of Snow White and Aurora here. I think all fairy tale princesses have animal friends. Girlz, take heart in this fairy tale. You will succeed and reign over your circumstances like Giselle.

The wicked Queen has a step-son called Prince Edward. She has a magic mirror which has predicted that Edward would marry his girl of his dreams and he would become King. This, his wife would become Queen. The wicked Queen feels threatened because she wants to remain a Queen forever. She vows to separate Edward from Giselle.

Prince Edward was hunting in the forest one day. He does not hunt the normal wild game. He hunts wild trolls. His sidekick is actually in cahoots with the Queen. The disgusting Nathaniel is sent to keep an eye on Edward and prevent him from meeting Giselle. Edward has caught a troll when suddenly, he hears Giselle singing. He instantly recognizes his soul mate. He is almost prevented from seeking her out by the treacherous Nathaniel. The Queen’s henchman secretly released the troll and it wrecks havoc trying to eat humans.

Prince Edward and his girl finally meet in physique and song. They separate and promise to meet again the following day for their wedding. That was a bad idea. If any of you girlz see a good thing, grab onto it and hold tight. Giselle is tricked by the wicked Queen in disguise and she is pushed into a deep well. It transports her into another galaxy that is ours.

Giselle becomes the damsel in distress. Girlz who dress in feminine clothes get all the odd stares and loony looks. Robert, a lawyer, is persuaded by his daughter to help Giselle

Giselle and Robert strike an unlikely friendship. . His romance with his girlfriend is compromised. A man cannot pay attention to two girlz. They slowly but surely fall in love. When Prince Edward catches up with Giselle, she is reluctant to leave the human world.

There are many clichés and parodies of the fairy tales. The grand finale evolves around the Ball. When Giselle is poisoned by an apple, aka Snow White style, only love’s true kiss can save her. Prince Edward fails to awaken Giselle and he desperately turns to Robert for help. Do you ever see this type of selfless situation in the real lives of girlz?

Giselle is saved and stays in the human world with Robert. Her old beau, Prince Edward, is smitten with Robert’s old girlfriend, Nancy. They return to Fairy Tale Land via the sewer. All hail the Ninja fairy tale characters who use the sewer as a tunnel into the other world.

Its amazing how the couples exchange partners without all the cat fights. Girlz are flexible. They know when to kiss and let go. Just like at the end of this fantasy, it is time to kiss and let go. They have no need of fairy tales. Girlz own the world and they make their own reality. Now, go and take charge, girlz!

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