The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 > Movie Reviews
The Princess Diaries :
Story : Mia ( played by Anne Hathaway ) is a girl studying in High School. She is a kind and loving person but that is not enough for her to survive in her school. She does not look preety and does not have a sense of fashion and lady like personality like the other popular girls in her school. She is terrible at stage speeches, and has no goals in life. She just wants to be invisible from the rest of the world and get through her hectic school life. She lives with her mother an artist. She has never met her father and does not know anything about him. It is after one year after her father's death, a new twist in her boring life story arises that changes her life for ever.
One day, she hears the news of her Grandmother ( Played by Julia Andrews) who came all the way from Europe to meet her grand daughter. Mia hesitates as it is the first time she is goint to meet her but after her mother's request she decides to meet her grand mother. With the muddy shoes and dirty nails, she meets her grandmother for the first time in a very big house who is very cleanly dressed and have a dignified look. This is during their conversation that she realises that her father was Royalty and was actually the King of Genovia, a lovely place in Europe. Mia is next in line for the throne to rule the country as a Princess as there are no other eligible members.
Hearing this Mia runs in panic. She, who wants to be invisible has now the responsibility of ruling a whole nation. This story deals with how the girl strives to become a better person day by day. Since the character is very Clumsy, she trying to become a princess and the efforts made by her is taken in a funny manner and therefore the movie falls under the Comedy category. Throughout the movie, Mia faces a lot of troubles in dealing with rival school mates, misunderstandings with friends, boyfriend trouble, and especially the media. This movie adds courage and hope to the youngsters.
Movie Description : The movie, The Princess Diaries was directed by Garry Marshall. The movie was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures and was releades in the year 2003. The movie was produced by Debra Martin Chase,Whitney Houston and Mario Iscovich. The screenplay was written by Gina Wendcos. The movie was released in United States.
My rating and overall Review : The movie is excellent for people of all ages to watch. The comedy content is mainly due to the actions of the Character > Mia but not due to the funny vocal lines in a story. Soo, it is funny to watch and not that funny to hear. It is the contrast between professionalism and clumsiness that has been picturised beautifully. Anne Hathaway playing the role of the high school girl and Julia Roberts playing the role of Grand mother, the moview seems to not lack anything. Their roles are perfect to blend with the story.
Rating : Comedy = 4 / 5, Romance = 3 / 5, Soul = 5 / 5, Overall rating = 4 / 5.
The Princess Diaries 2 > Royal Engagement :
Story : This second movie was released inthe year 2004. Mia now being 21, has graduated and is now ready to rule the beautiful country called Genovia with the help of the training provided by her Grandmother. She visits Genovia to live in the castle and get used to the lifestyle in Genovia. She can now live a beautiful castle with all luxurious jewellery and clothes and maids to provide her with immediate services. Though this sounds all exciting, her troubles seem to get even worse than her training.
It has been customary in the Genovia law that a female can take over the crown only when she is married. Hence, Mia is forced to find a suitable Groom in one month. Apparently, there seems to be another eligible man to take over the throne. If Mia fails to find a husband in a month, she would lose the throne. Since she can not fall in love in this time, the only choice is the arranged marriage which Mia is not favour of. Since, Mia realises her responsibility, she agres to an arranged marriage. Out of the many eligible bachelors, Mia finds a perfect man. Things seem to be going well, but eventually Mia starts falling for the man who is after the throne. This creates a lot of commotion in the media and adds hindrances to her position of being the Queen. But, in the end like in any movie, things get to an happy ending.
My rating and overall Review : This second movie focuses more on the Romance aspect. Her clumsiness seems to be the same even though a lot of time has passed. Her actions contribute a lot of enthusiasm in the audiance. This movie introduces a lot of new faces also. The movie sound track > Breakaway by Kelly Klarkson has also hit the music records.
Rating : Comedy = 4 / 5, Romance = 4 / 5, Soul = 4 / 5, Overall rating = 4 / 5.
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