“Princess”: movie review

In a recent interview about ᲞPrincessBen Lustig and Jake Thornton, the film’s writers, explain how they came up with the idea for the project. The duo wanted to change convention, dream up a story where the princess goes against the public’s expectations of her. Lustig, the father, is particularly keen to emphasize the novelty of this film in a short conversation: “I was saying, ‘Well, this is the whole princess movie. But what if someone was bad?

It seems like Mulan, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Tiana and more recently Merida don’t count. Maybe they’re not tough and sincere enough. Your adventure may not have a sufficient sequence of actions. Perhaps these young women needed something more uncompromising, intimidating. Or maybe the lessons their stories teach them should have been more obvious, repeatedly telegraphed, and so strong that watching a movie becomes an endurance test rather than fun. ᲞPrincess.

Directed by Le Van van Kiet and written by Lustig and Thornton, the Hulu film portrays a community repression approach to inspiring young people to value women. ᲞPrincess It seems that being evil is tantamount to taking revenge and restoring old orders (but this time for a responsible woman). Other principles create cameos: intellect, measured by the human imagination, a sure sense of ethics and loyalty to society, but they don’t get as much attention as bloody duels.

It’s a shame, because the main character was played by Joey King (kiss booth act) He seems like an interesting person. We find him early in the morning, just as he wakes up to find himself trapped in the tower of his father’s kingdom. She wears a white wedding dress and her hands are chained. How did you get here? What’s happening?

Before the princess can properly assess her condition, she must fend off a pair of guards who have been sent to test her. A gruesome fight sequence unfolds as the smart and light princess jumps, punches and slides across the room. Although the situation may seem like a one-touch affair, he wins his opponents. Now you have to find out how you got to this situation.

ᲞPrincess It’s a straightforward narrative, with an impressively tight schedule – it takes place at night in one area of ​​the kingdom – and an action sequence. These limitations are a boon to the film; The action-hungry spectator can happily watch our hero’s skills and outmaneuver his opponents. Kiet stages battle scenes to maximize his influence: we see him punching the princess and throwing objects from different angles, showing her physical grace and intellect. Princess Aria Starkia is disinfected.

The real story is less interesting. Upon entering the tower, which she has been captured by the man she refused to marry, she tells him what is happening. Her Eminence Julius (Dominic Cooper) was offended by the princess’ rejection. Outraged that he is breaking with tradition, he decides to go to prison, take his family hostage, and force her hand. your thing, ᲞPrincess It’s a safer look at how men are socialized to feel empowered, treat women like property, and behave smoothly in response to any perceived disrespect. His behavior is dangerous, but not strange.

The princess has less than 24 hours to save herself, her family and her kingdom. Lustig and Thornton’s narrative settings reinforce their numerous historical stakes. When our heroine enters and leaves different rooms and floors of the palace, she reflects memories. This sequence shows the narrative and adds the necessary background context. The princess is said to have had a nontraditional upbringing, teaching lessons in etiquette and fostering an interest in fighting her swordsman with her mentor Lynn (Veronica Ngo).

Thinking back, the princess recalls the lessons Lynch tried to teach about the warrior. He carries with him the words of a mentor, giving them memory and heart. They build your confidence and keep you from giving up.

It’s hard to get excited about movies like ᲞPrincess, who have crushed market share and are desperate to blindly use progressive values ​​and ideas. Throwing it in front of a woman’s camera and a few feminist jokes in the script doesn’t make these movies any less conventional, or necessarily more excited. The cruel irony is that the entertainment industry is dominated by people who think ᲞPrincessThe basic premise is radical. So we make movies like this that effectively teach young people that sexism ends when a woman, smarter but equally abusive to the men around her, becomes king.