Descendants

Hay que tener en cuenta que es dirigida a un público infantil (los niños más pequeños), es excelente película, su trama es novedosa, tiene e inculca buenos valores constantemente (puedes dejar al hijo frente al televisor tranquilo, no va a haber problema), la vestimenta está muy bien, es familiar, con un desarrollo de personajes bien hecho (porque tiene sentimiento, hecho con cariño), las canciones son buenas y agradables (así las recuerdo), en general se distruta y ayuda a pasar un buen rato con cosas cotidianas y actividades normales que tienen lo suficiente como para cumplir su función.

"We must decide for ourselves who we are." Maleficent's performance is simply fantastic, but none of the musical numbers are particularly catchy.241221 (1.5)"We must decide for ourselves who we are." This core message is perhaps the most meaningful takeaway from a film that otherwise requires a high tolerance for "cringe"—I can't help but wonder if I would have enjoyed this more if I had seen it ten years ago. The story begins with King Beast and Queen Belle, who established the United States of Auradon and banished all villains to the Isle of the Lost, a place stripped of magic and even Wi-Fi. Their son, Prince Ben, now sixteen and about to be crowned king, decides to give the children of these villains a chance at redemption.Among the chosen descendants are Mal, the daughter of Maleficent; Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, who is incredibly smart but acts ditzy to please her mother’s obsession with finding a prince; Carlos, Cruella de Vil’s son, who has been gaslit into fearing dogs; and Jay, Jafar’s son, who was raised to be a thief. While Jafar was a politician in the original lore, here he's portrayed as a common thief, passing those traits down to Jay. The casting for Belle, Snow White, and the Evil Queen is somewhat disappointing given they are meant to be the most beautiful in their respective worlds, but Kristin Chenoweth—the original Glinda!—is absolutely spectacular as **** VKs arrive at Auradon Prep with secret missions: Mal is tasked by her mother to steal the Fairy Godmother’s magic wand, while Evie is pressured to find a castle for her mother. They encounter the student body, including Audrey (daughter of Aurora), Doug (son of Dopey), and Chad Charming (son of Cinderella). Chad is particularly loathsome—he inherited his father’s looks but none of his brains, jealous of Jay’s athleticism and using Evie’s crush to turn her into his "homework shuttle." The school museum even treats villain artifacts like the spinning wheel and the rose as morbid trophies, which feels odd considering the history is only twenty years **** plot hinges on Mal using a love potion cookie to woo Ben so she can sit near the wand during the coronation. However, she realizes Ben’s feelings were genuine and starts to experience love for the first time. I recognized the actress playing Mal as Ruby from *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*! The film ultimately teaches that goodness and love are stronger than evil. This is literalized when Maleficent shrinks into a tiny lizard, representing the small amount of love she truly holds. While the lesson is sweet, the execution feels a bit like a relic of a past Disney era.