Tag: disney

Disneybounding

On a recent trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida I noticed something I had never noticed before. It’s a wonderful place where girls and women have a place of empowerment. The feminine force there is palpable. As a man, I am not threatened by it.

At Disney, you see girls of all ages dressing the part of their heroes in anticipation of going to the park and being there to experience the magic they most want to experience. The concept of Disney princesses and even queens is reality. It’s quite inspirational to see if you ask me.

It’s great to have a place where imagination and dreaming are the rules rather than the exception. The world is a better place for that. It would be great if every world women and girls could have the freedom to just be who they can be a Disney.

We Don’t Talk About Bruno #Encanto

We don’t talk about Bruno Madrigal (from Encanto) but we sure as hell do a full on musical number about him. Is singing different than talking? Just a weird question to think about.

If you know, you know. He lives in our heads rent free.

Hamilton The Movie, A Review

Last night I saw the movie version of the hit musical “Hamilton” and I thought it was a soaring experience. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius in every sense of the word. This very original presentation of the founding of America as told from the view of Alexander Hamilton who was a soldier and statesmen.

The cast of this movie including Daveed Diggs, Renee Elise Goldsbury, Phillipa Soo, Jonathan Groff, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr. Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos and many others brought inspired performances. Musicals are hard because they involve singing while moving and its almost athletic in how this cast brought the story to life.

Granted I am not feeling all that patriotic right now, so I looked at it from a story of people wanting to do something great, while struggling to do so. Seeing people of color tell the history of the beginning of this country was refreshing. Musically it was fantastic. Artistically it was top-notch.

There was triumph, tragedy and a good dose of comedy too. Any good production will have universal themes that can make one feel hopeful and even forward thinking. Really there are no spoilers to be told because the story is in history books and Hamilton follows what happened in the early days of America.

If you haven’t seen it on Disney Plus then I would encourage you to. There are many things to appreciate here. It’s very entertaining and worth three hours of your time.

A Short Review of Disney’s Christopher Robin

christopher-robin-movie-review-1

Winnie The Pooh is an iconic Disney character whose story has been told for generations. This movie puts the focus on the life of Christopher Robin. His life changed because of going off to school, World War II and having a job…you know grown-up stuff that isn’t a great deal of fun at any age.

There are lots of tenderness, action, adventure and social commentary thrown in for good measure which resonates across time. Winnie says in the movie “Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something” and that is a key part of where the movie goes into the story it wants to tell.

Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell and a who’s who of British and American talent are wonderful in this movie. It’s one that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Go see this and may it inspire you to find your own way to doing nothing and having the adventure of your lives.