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Ella Enchanted Movie File

Let’s be honest: if you read Gail Carson Levine’s 1997 Newbery Honor book Ella Enchanted as a kid, your first reaction to the 2004 movie was probably confusion, followed by betrayal. Where was the gravity? The letters? The slow-burn romance?

★★★★☆ (Four out of five enchanted necklaces. Lose the CG giants next time, please.) Did you grow up with the book or the movie first? Can you forgive the changes? Let me know in the comments! ella enchanted movie

This movie is a musical. Sort of. It’s a jukebox musical set in a quasi-medieval world. Prince Char and the giants sing a Queen medley ("Somebody to Love"). Ella’s father performs a bizarre crooner version of "Don’t Go Breaking My Heart." The knights break into a choreographed dance to "I Only Want to Be With You." It shouldn’t work. It absolutely works. It turns Frell into a place where pop culture logic doesn't exist, and that freedom is the whole point. Let’s be honest: if you read Gail Carson

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Let’s be honest: if you read Gail Carson Levine’s 1997 Newbery Honor book Ella Enchanted as a kid, your first reaction to the 2004 movie was probably confusion, followed by betrayal. Where was the gravity? The letters? The slow-burn romance?

★★★★☆ (Four out of five enchanted necklaces. Lose the CG giants next time, please.) Did you grow up with the book or the movie first? Can you forgive the changes? Let me know in the comments!

This movie is a musical. Sort of. It’s a jukebox musical set in a quasi-medieval world. Prince Char and the giants sing a Queen medley ("Somebody to Love"). Ella’s father performs a bizarre crooner version of "Don’t Go Breaking My Heart." The knights break into a choreographed dance to "I Only Want to Be With You." It shouldn’t work. It absolutely works. It turns Frell into a place where pop culture logic doesn't exist, and that freedom is the whole point.