My favorite sequence from Disenchanted. Also major Emily Windsnap vibes..like Book 1 when Emily's mom recovers her memories, or Book 5 when Emily discovers her mom's lost memories in...you guessed it...bubbles. Seriously if the series does get that movie adaptation, I imagine Mary P. regaining her memories would look a lot like this scene 😊. Enjoy!
i literally had to pause disenchanted after idina menzel’s “love power” scene just to run and create this video because the end of “love power” sounded exactly like the end to “defying gravity” from wicked…i was truly in tears 😭❤️
Elsa Idina Menzel sings a new song called Love Power in Disenchanted. There are so many lines in the song which remind me of Frozen.
If we ever needed magic, we could use it now
- Elsa talking to ice Runeard about magic and fear
Memories are magic, Morgan
- that's Ahtohallan right there!
And in that love, there's a power
- an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart!
Like a rushing stream
- Ahtohallan again, the river in the north
So when you're in need of magic, This is where to go
- Ahtohallan again
Let it grow, Let it glow
- LET IT GO! Nuff said
As a ray of sunshine melts a cave of ice
- Anna, the sun, melts Elsa's frozen defences
Just remember the memories
- memories of Iduna appearing in Ahtohallan
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Disenchanted is not great, it's just OK. The first part is slow but persevere and it gets a bit better. Songs are unfortunately not as amazing as Enchanted, but it's definitely a plus to hear Idina sing! I always hear Elsa in her voice, I can't help it.
Everybody’s talking about the similarities between two Disney “songs”: Love Power, the song from Disenchanted and the transformation instrumental from Beauty and The Beast. I figured I would compare the instrumentals just to be sure.
Originally it was supposed to be just an Eleteo version of Elena and Esteban's forgiveness scene but it grew into a royal family drama from there.
PLOT:
Anita knows that her family loves and supports her no matter what. But Elena is such a great ruler on her own that Anita sometimes fears that she cannot be great enough for the people by comparison. And Christbal feeds into these insecurities by telling her that she is not capable of ruling anyway because she is a girl.
Carlos (named after his Tia Carla) on the other hand, is the only "normal" one in a very magical family and feels a bit left out like Esteban was before. That's why those two bond so well, too. He loves his sister, but still sometimes wonders what it would be like to be heir.
Christobal has taken the throne and wants to make Carlos the heir because he wants male power for the Castillo line. Elena, Mateo and Anita are locked in an ice cave that absorbs magic and Anita feels betrayed and frightened. Mateo tries to reasure her but still worries about his son' safety. He has no magic to protect himself while Anita inherited a unique magic mix of Maruvian, emotion and Amulet magic. Including Sofia's power to talk to animals.
Eventually Elena is able to get everyone, including herself, to hope again and the family love triggers a magic that the cave cannot destroy. With the help of her cousin Reynaldo (Esteban and Dona's son, thank you VERY MUCH to @cartoonfangirl1218 for the name suggestion!) Anita reenters the palace with her parents and they confront Christobal.
But Christobal's offer of ultimate power is not what Carlos thought it would be. The responsibility is too much and he never wanted to actually hurt his family. Now he is just relieved and happy to see his sister is back and not hurt.
In the end, Anita grows more confident because she realizes that Carlos will stay by her side to help her rule and that she is not alone. The siblings end up co- ruling the kingdom until Anita has kids of her own when Elena steps down, sharing the responibility equally.