‘Wish: the power of wishes’
Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Animation
Premiere: November 24, 2023
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Disney studios is celebrating its centennial with a movie in which one of its characters, the grandfather of the young hero, is exactly 100 years old. But that’s not the only reference to itself, as both in some characters and in various beats and animation styles, The film pays homage to him by paying homage to the aesthetic that worked so well for the production company he created. Walt Disney especially on October 16, 1923. For the rest, ‘Wish: the power of desires’, right from its title, is an allegory for the power of dreams to fire the Disney imagination. since the times Miki Mouse. The action takes place on a Mediterranean island centered on the city of Roses, but it has nothing to do with Roses del Empordà, as the aesthetics of its buildings reference the Alhambra in Granada and the Real Alcázar in Seville.
The enemy’s name is Magnificent and he looks like a 1950s adventure movie villain, except he’s a megalomaniac wizard turned dictator. A rather naïve star or ball of energy, she lights the way for rebellion led by young Asha, a classic female character according to the Disney model, with a simple and effective aesthetic. There are no surprises, with lots of sung songs and some nice visual ideas, like bubbles containing all the residents’ wishes that will never come true.