Jump to content

Enchanted (film) and Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism: Difference between pages

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
Karinrg (talk | contribs)
m Reception: minor spelling and grammar changes
 
User-reported: 172.167.243.224
 
Line 1: Line 1:
<noinclude>__NEWSECTIONLINK__ <!-- __NEWSECTIONLINK__ causes a + button to appear on the edit page. This is a useful feature, as it allows editors to add reports without edit conflicts; edit conflicts are very common on this page -->
{{Infobox Film
<!--The backlog tag is automatically changed to enabled ({{adminbacklog}}) or disabled ({{noadminbacklog}}) by a bot. There is usually no need to manually edit the following line. Please see the talk page for more details.-->
| name = Enchanted
{{noadminbacklog}} <!-- v2.0.7 RemoveBlocked=On MergeDuplicates=On AutoMark=On FixInstructions=On AutoBacklog=On AddLimit=5 RemoveLimit=2 -->{{/header}}
| image = Enchantedposter.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kevin Lima]]
| producer = [[Barry Sonnenfeld]]
| writer = [[Bill Kelly (writer)|Bill Kelly]]
| starring = [[Amy Adams (actress)|Amy Adams]]<br>[[Patrick Dempsey]]<br>[[James Marsden]]<br>[[Timothy Spall]]<br>[[Idina Menzel]]<br>[[Susan Sarandon]]<br>Rachel Covey
| music = [[Alan Menken]]<br>[[Stephen Schwartz]]
| cinematography = [[Don Burgess]]
| editing = Gregory Perler
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
| released = [[November 21]], [[2007 in film|2007]]
| runtime = 107 min.
| country = {{flagicon|USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $75 million
| gross =
| website = http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/enchanted/
| imdb_id = 0461770
}}


== Alerts ==</noinclude>
'''Enchanted''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] [[comedy film|comedy]]-[[fantasy film|fantasy]]-[[musical film|musical]] released on [[November 21]], [[2007]]. The movie uses [[live action]], [[traditional animation]], and [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] and stars [[Amy Adams (actress)|Amy Adams]], [[Patrick Dempsey]], [[James Marsden]], and [[Susan Sarandon]].
{{Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism/TB2}}<!--Please do not remove the code to the left. It lets administrators easily see the reports left by counter-vandalism bots.-->


=== User-reported ===
==Plot==
<!-- The following are examples of how to report a vandal on this page.
[[Giselle (Disney)|Princess Giselle]] ([[Amy Adams (actress)|Amy Adams]]) lives in the blissful animated world of Andalasia, where magical beings frolic freely and musical interludes punctuate every interaction. Though Giselle is currently engaged to the handsome and valiant (and bumbling) Prince Edward ([[James Marsden]]), her fate takes a turn for the worse when his stepmother, the villainous Queen Narissa ([[Susan Sarandon]]), throws her through a magic portal, apparently to her doom.
Please copy and paste an appropriate example to the very bottom of the page.


Anonymous Users (IP addresses):
But Giselle's plunge into darkness lands her in a strange new world - unforgiving [[New York City]]. As the cruelty of this new place wears down the fairy-tale idealism of the once carefree princess, the frightened Giselle soon finds herself falling for a friendly, flawed, and soon-to-be-engaged divorce lawyer Rob Philip ([[Patrick Dempsey]]), whose blend of compassion and street smarts help her survive and build a happy life in a harsh, cynical, and jaded town. While Rob is initially a difficult host, he and his 6-year-old daughter Morgan (Rachel Covey) also begin to be won over by the strange beauty's charms. But Giselle's presence in Manhattan begins to cause strange side effects in the fabric of reality, aggravated by Edward's appearance in Manhattan to find Giselle. As the fairytale world and the real one head down a collision course, Giselle must choose between Edward and Rob, as Queen Narissa plots her own scheme against her step-son's bride-to-be. The story ends at a ball near [[Central Park]], as Giselle is tricked by Queen Narissa in disguise as an old hag, who gets her to eat a poison apple after seeing Rob kissing his girlfriend, Nancy ([[Idina Menzel]]). Prince Edward tries to give a true love's kiss to revive Giselle, but fails. Robert makes the decision to kiss Giselle, one second before the clock finished striking midnight. As Giselle revives, Queen Narissa transforms into a dragon to eliminate Robert, as her first victim in her rampage across New York City.
* {{IPvandal|IP address}} brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~


Registered Users:
Giselle chases the Narissa-dragon to the point at where it falls off the [[Woolworth Building]], and goes into flames. Giselle catches Robert, as the two slide down the roof of the Woolworth Building.
* {{Vandal|username}} optional brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~
* {{Userlinks|username}} optional brief reason for listing (keep it short) ~~~~


List begins BELOW this line -->
Living happily ever after, Giselle and Robert get married and open a clothing store, helped by animals who come to Giselle's voice. Prince Edward and Nancy go back to Andalasia where the two get married. Both Pip (in Andalasia) and Nathaniel (in New York City) become successful authors. In closing, a story book entitled "Enchanted" closes.
*{{IPVandal|172.167.243.224}} Actively vandalizing [[User:Malik Shabazz]] right now - I suspect same person as {{User5|GoMJ1234}} who was just blocked for vandalizing same user pager. <strong>[[User:Tvoz|Tvoz]] </strong>|<small>[[User talk:Tvoz|talk]]</small> 07:54, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

==Cast==
*[[Amy Adams (actress)|Amy Adams]] as [[Giselle (Disney)|Princess Giselle]]
*[[Patrick Dempsey]] as Robert "Rob" Philip
*[[James Marsden]] as Prince Edward
*[[Timothy Spall]] as Nathaniel
*[[Idina Menzel]] as Nancy Tremaine
*[[Susan Sarandon]] as Queen Narissa
*Rachel Covey as Morgan Philip

===Voices===
* Amy Adams as Princess Giselle
* James Marsden as Prince Edward
* Timothy Spall as Nathaniel
* Idina Menzel as Nancy Tremaine
* Susan Sarandon as Queen Narissa
*[[Jeff Bennett]] as Pip in Andalasia
*[[Kevin Lima]] as Pip in New York
*Emma Rose Lima as Bluebird / Fawn
*Teala Dunn as Bunny
*[[Fred Tatasciore]] as Troll

===Cameos===
*[[Paige O'Hara]] as Angela
*[[Jodi Benson]] as Sam
*[[Judy Kuhn]] as Pregnant Woman
*[[Jon McLaughlin]] as Ballroom Singer

===Others===
*[[Tonya Pinkins]] as Phoebe Banks
*[[Isiah Whitlock, Jr.]] as Ethan Banks
*Marilyn Sue Perry as Bus Driver
*Emma Rose Lima as Rapunzel

==Score and songs==
The film's score is written by accomplished songwriter and Broadway composer [[Alan Menken]], who has worked on a number of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] films: ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[Newsies]]'', ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', ''[[Home on the Range (film)|Home on the Range]]'', and ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]''. Fellow Broadway composer [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] (''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'', ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'', and ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'') has written the lyrics for six songs, also composed by Menken. Menken and Schwartz previously worked together on the score and songs for ''[[Pocahontas]] and [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame]].''

After the titular song "Enchanted" (a duet featuring Idina Menzel and James Marsden<ref name="Idina Menzel Website">{{cite web | url = http://www.idina-here.com/index.php?start_from=66&ucat=&archive=&subaction=&id=& | title = Idina-Here.com | author = | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 2007-11-11 }}</ref>) was cut from the movie, only five songs remain in the finished film. Composer Alan Menken has stated that the song will most likely be included as an extra on the Enchanted DVD.<ref name="SCI FI Wire">{{cite web | url = http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=3&id=45452 | title = SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel | SCIFI.COM | author = | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 2007-11-15 }}</ref> The songs are homages to traditional Disney ballads, rather than parodies as previously reported. "Ever Ever After" will be released as a single, sung by [[Carrie Underwood]], with the Spanish version recorded by [[Gisela Llado Canovas|Gisela]].

===Soundtrack listing===
1. True Love’s Kiss - [[Amy Adams (actress)|Amy Adams]] and [[James Marsden]]
* A homage to such songs that Disney heroines sing about how they dream about being loved such as "I'm Wishing" from ''Snow White'' and "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from ''Cinderella'', as well as duets of the same purpose such as "One Song" from ''Snow White'' and "Once Upon a Dream" from ''Sleeping Beauty''.
2. Happy Working Song - Amy Adams
* A homage to such songs as "Whistle While You Work" from ''Snow White'' and "The Work Song" from ''Cinderella''.
3. That’s How You Know - Amy Adams
* This song is a self-parody of when Alan Menken came in as composer for the Disney features. Specifically, it is akin to such big production numbers he wrote such as "Kiss the Girl", "Under the Sea" and "Be Our Guest".
<br>4. So Close - [[Jon McLaughlin]]
<br>5. Ever Ever After - [[Carrie Underwood]]
* Released as a single and featured in the film's end credits.
<br>6. Andalasia
<br>7. Into the Well
<br>8. Robert Says Goodbye
<br>9. Nathaniel and Pip
* Contains a brief snippet of a minor version of Menken's "[[Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)|Beauty and the Beast]]".
<br>10. Prince Edward’s Search
<br>11. Girls Go Shopping
<br>12. Narissa Arrives
<br>13. Storybook Ending
<br>14. Enchanted Suite
<br>15. That’s Amore - James Marsden
* Bonus track not in the film.
<ref name="EMS">{{cite web | url = http://myspace.com/enchantedmovie | title = Official ''Enchanted'' MySpace | author = | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 2007-10-27 }}</ref>

==Rating==
The film is rated [[MPAA rating system#Ratings|PG]] by the [[MPAA]] for some scary images and mild [[innuendo]].

==Reception==
As of November 22, 2007, reviews of the film on Rotten Tomatoes deemed the film a 93% rating, with a 90% user average. Reviewers cited that Adams was a surprisingly good actress coming from almost nowhere (although she does have an [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Supporting Actress and numerous accolades for her role in ''[[Junebug (film)|Junebug]]''); some have compared the movie to [[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins']] effect on [[Julie Andrews]]' career because of this.

All of the reviews have said that, although the story is relatively predictable, the way in which the predictability of the film is part of the story, the amazingly extravagant musical numbers, along with the way in which Disney makes fun of its previous movie characters outweighs any squabbles about storyline or being unsure of what age bracket the film is made for.

===Box office===
Enchanted earned an estimated $8,150,000 on Wednesday placing at #1.

On Thanksgiving Day the film placed #1 earning $6,800,000 to bring it's two day total to $14,900,000

==Video game==
A [[Enchanted (video game)|video game of the film]] was released [[November 13]] for [[Nintendo DS]]. Rumors and speculations purporting that the Enchanted game will be released to [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles are false.

==Disney Princesses==
Giselle has actually been marketed as a princess, via the Disney Store with costumes, dolls, and play houses.<ref>{{Citation
| last = Marr
| first = Merissa
| title = Disney Reaches to the Crib To Extend Princess Magic
| journal = The Wall Street Journal
| pages = B1
| date = 2007-11-19
| url = http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119543097711697381.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-20 }}
</ref>

Giselle is the first [[redheaded]] Disney princess character since [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] and also the first Disney princess character since [[Belle (Disney)|Belle]] to have the same actress portray both her singing and speaking voices.

==Filming style==
The film begins with animation and then switches to live action. The fairy tale scenes in the film are done in 2-D animation, as a tribute to past Disney fairy tale films such as ''[[Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty]]'', ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'', and ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.

This is the first feature-length [[Disney]] live-action/traditional animation hybrid since ''[[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]''. The traditionally-animated characters do not interact in the live-action environment in the same manner as in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]'', but there are some scenes where the live-action characters view the 2-D characters. It is the first Disney film theatrically released in America to feature traditional animation since ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Movie]]''.

The fourteen minutes of traditional animation were not done inhouse (most of Disney's 2D animation artists were laid off after the CG boom of the late 90s), but by the smaller [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]]-based company James Baxter Animation, started by legendary lead animator [[James Baxter (animator)|James Baxter]]. Baxter had previously worked for [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]], bringing to life many memorable animated characters like [[Jessica Rabbit]] (''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''), [[Belle (Disney)|Belle]] (''Beauty and the Beast'') and [[Quasimodo]] (''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''). Various pictures of the animated designs and segments have surfaced on the Internet. In December 2006, [http://www.animated-news.com/2006/updated-enchanted-artwork-character-designs/ Animated-News.com] reveals in a short article several designs of the animated characters. As of January 2007, Disney's "Movie Surfers" show offered a brief glimpse of the film's animated segment during the 2007 film preview.

The first official trailer for ''Enchanted'', preceded by clips of Disney's animated classics of the '90s, premiered accompanying the film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]''. The trailer was leaked to a few sites on the Internet beforehand, but it can now be seen on the official Disney Movies website and apple.com. At the end of September 2007, trailers of the film began to be shown on [[Disney Channel]].

==Visual effects==
All of the CGI animals that help Giselle clean up Robert's apartment during the 'Happy Working Song' were animated and completed by [[Tippett Studio]] in Berkeley, California. Tippett was also responsible for the CG character Pip, the chipmunk and the Narissa beast during the live action portions of the film.

==References to Disney films==
{{laundry}}
There are many parts of this movie that were purposely included by the filmmakers to be a specific reference to other Disney movies.<ref>{{Cite news
| title = More enchanting, but obscure Disney details
| date =2007-11-22
| publisher =USA Today
| url =http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-11-22-enchanted-homage-side_N.htm
| accessdate =2007-11-23 }}
</ref> These include:

* The storybook opening is a tribute to how [[Snow White]], [[Cinderella]], and [[Sleeping Beauty]] began. The book's location in the castle is based on artwork from ''Sleeping Beauty''.
* While Giselle herself has many traits similar to Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Belle, her character's personality is mostly based on Snow White.
*During the initial animated segment where Giselle calls animals to her home, a frog is seen wearing a soap crown in a reference to The Princess and the Frog.
*At the very beginning, Giselle looks through two blue gems. A tribute to Dopey from Snow White.
* Animals often help the Princesses do chores, sewing, and other tasks. Giselle continues this tradition. She also calls the animals similar to Snow White,
* The song ''True Love's Kiss'' is a tribute to the songs ''I'm Wishing'', ''A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes'', and ''Once Upon a Dream''.
* Prince Edward has traits similar to Prince Charming, Prince Philip and the Prince from Cinderella, and Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid. His dance with Nathaniel is a tribute to the dance Philip had with King Hubert in ''Sleeping Beauty''.
* The way Giselle and Edward ride off into the sunset is a tribute to the end of ''Snow White''.
* Giselle's carriage is based on ''Cinderella'''s coach.
* The troll is wearing remnants of other Disney Princess' dresses as a loincloth. Among the remnants are sections for Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella. His earrings are made from Ariel’s shells.
* A reference to ''Beauty and the Beast'' in Giselle's treehouse is a bell jar containing a rose.
* As the troll is flung to the next kingdom, he [[Goofy holler|yells like Goofy]].
* An instrumental version of the song ''Part of Your World'' from ''The Little Mermaid'' can be heard when Giselle is gazing at the tank of fishes, and Sam the assistant is played by [[Jodi Benson]], Ariel's voice in ''The Little Mermaid''.
* Sam is named after ''Sleeping Beauty'''s Prince Philip's horse Samson.
* The divorcing couple are named after the parents in ''Mary Poppins'', the Banks.
* The name of the law firm, "Churchill, Harline, and Smith", refers to the ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' songwriters: Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith.
* The bus driver's hair is shaped like Mickey Mouse's ears.
* The birdseed woman is a tribute to a similar scene in ''Mary Poppins''.
* ''Snow White'' is referenced in a number of ways: the poison apples in general, and the skull emblem on one of the apples specifically; the Magic Mirror; the Magic Wishing Well; the evil witch turning into the old witch (as well as the design of the old witch); the shot of the poison apple falling from Giselle's hand; and Giselle being laid on a bier. The shot of Giselle lying on the bier is based on the same shot from ''Sleeping Beauty''. Both ''Snow White'' and ''Sleeping Beauty'' were referenced by Giselle waking up from a kiss.
* During the ''That's How You Know'' musical number, the yellow-jacketed dancer also danced as a chimney sweep in ''Mary Poppins''.
* In the bandshell, Giselle interrupts a performance of ''Rapunzel'', an upcoming film. Some of the trees on the set are inspired by trees from ''Sleeping Beauty''.
* The soap opera shown on the television is a tribute to ''Beauty and the Beast'': it stars [[Paige O'Hara]], Belle's voice in ''Beauty and the Beast''. The character she plays on the soap is named Angela, a tribute to [[Angela Lansbury]]. The other actor on the soap opera is named Jerry, a tribute to [[Jerry Orbach]]. The actors mention a third character named Ogden, a tribute to [[David Ogden Stiers]]. The background music for the show is the song ''Beauty and the Beast'', and the set design is based on that film's bandaging scene.
* Another television program with [[Edgar Bergen]] and [[Mortimer Snerd]] is a clip from the Disney film ''Fun and Fancy Free''.
* When first cut to the TV, an audio clip from Dumbo is heard before Edward changes the channel.
* The news reporter, Mary Ilene Caselotti, is named for Mary Costa, Ilene Woods, and Adriana Caselotti, who did the voices for Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Snow White, respectively.
* The restaurant Bella Notte is a tribute to ''Lady and the Tramp''.
* In Morgan's room is a Belle doll, as well as a Cinderella storybook.
* One of the residents in Rob's building is [[Judy Kuhn]], who was the singing voice of Pocahontas.
* ''Cinderella'' is referenced when the clock strikes midnight, and from the glass slipper being lost in the ballroom (and found again for Nancy).
* ''Happy Working Song'' is a tribute to ''Whistle While You Work'', and the lyrics also contain references to other films. The song's ending is similar to how ''Under the Sea'' and ''Be Our Guest'' both end.
* The way the birds turn Giselle's dress into an apron, as well as the way they wrap a towel around her in the bathroom, are references to the way the birds act in ''Cinderella''. The soap bubble reflections, the way the flies twist the dishcloth, and Giselle's use of Rob's curtains to dresses are also references to the film.
* The way Giselle and Robert look at each other at the ball is a tribute to the similar scene with Cinderella and Prince Charming.
* Robert's costume at the ball is the same style as the Beast's in ''Beauty and the Beast''.
* The song "So Close" as a tribute to the song ''Beauty and the Beast'', from both the moment in the film the song is played, as well as that the song is sung from the perspective of an observer. The camera angles during the song are also a tribute to the same scene.
* The confrontation at the ball is reminiscent of the one in ''Sleeping Beauty''.
* The glittery ballroom scene is a tribute to both ''Snow White's'' ''Someday My Prince Will Come'' and ''Cinderella'''s ''So This Is Love'' in how the film isolates the princess and prince from the rest of the scene.
* Pulling the sword from the ballroom floor is a reference to ''The Sword in the Stone''.
* The final fight scene at the top of the tall building is a tribute to similar finale fight scenes in ''Snow White'', ''Sleeping Beauty'', ''The Little Mermaid'', and ''Beauty and the Beast''. As with those scenes, it is seen with a blue hue and is accompanied by thunder and lightning. Also, the hero fights off the villian with a sword; the villian attempts to throw the hero off the building; the villian falls to their own death.
* Rob's girlfriend's Nancy's last name, Tremaine, though spelled differently, was the last name of the Evil Stepmother in ''Cinderella''.
* The cutouts shown in the end credits reference various Disney films, such as ''Fantasia'', ''Snow White'', ''Cinderella'', ''The Princess and the Frog'', and ''The Little Mermaid''.
* When Pip is signing his book at the end, a slightly off-modeled version of Pumbaa from ''[[The Lion King]]'' is in line.
* Pip is a tribute to the common animal sidekick found on both the villians and princess sides, in this case a tribute to Abu from ''Aladdin''.
* In both the animated and real world, Queen Narissa's transformation into a dragon is similar if not identical to Maleficent's transformation in ''Sleeping Beauty''.

==Other==
Contrary to rumors that circulated when the film was released, the images in Times Square do not purposely contain references to the stars of the film (such as the billboard for the Broadway play ''Wicked''). These are merely coincidences that happened to exist during filming. Some of those images include:
* ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]'' and ''[[Superman Returns]]'' billboards - [[James Marsden]] was in ''Superman'' and the [[Hairspray (2007 film)|film version of the ''Hairspray'' musical]].
* Billboards for the Disney musicals ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' and ''[[Tarzan (musical)|Tarzan]]''.
* ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' and ''[[Rent (musical)|RENT]]'' billboards - [[Idina Menzel]] was an original cast member of both productions, while lyricist Stephen Schwartz wrote the songs for the former.

Also of note is that in the scenes in Times Square there are billboards for several shows that had been closed since the filming of the movie, including "Lestat" and [[The Producers (musical) | The Producers]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/enchanted/ Official site]
* {{imdb title|id=0461770|title=Enchanted}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=enchanted|title=Enchanted}}
* {{mojo title|id=enchanted|title=Enchanted}}
* [http://www.musicaltalk.co.uk/episodes_0053.html MusicalTalk podcast episode featuring a review of the world premiere of Enchanted held in London's Leicester Square in October 2007]
*[http://www.musicalschwartz.com/disney-movies-enchanted.htm Official Stephen Schwartz fan site Enchanted page with Schwartz Q and A etc]
{{Disney theatrical animated features}}
{{Stephen Schwartz}}
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Disney animated films]]
[[Category:Animated films]]
[[Category:Disney films]]
[[Category:Romantic fantasy films]]
[[Category:Films featuring anthropomorphic characters]]
[[Category:Films set in New York City]]

[[de:Verwünscht]]
[[fr:Il était une fois... (film, 2007)]]
[[it:Come d'incanto]]
[[he:מכושפת]]
[[nl:Enchanted]]
[[ja:魔法にかけられて]]
[[pl:Zaczarowana]]

Revision as of 07:54, 24 November 2007

Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism/header

Alerts

User-reported