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great music in an updated version of a classic fairy tale
Overall Recommendation:
5 stars
Premise:
4 stars
Story structure:
4 stars
Character:
5 stars
Dialogue:
5 stars
Emotion:
5 stars
January 23, 2012
I applaud the use of this particular fairy tale because it is not as well known as many others. However, I think part of the what makes the original story work so well is the mystery surrounding where the princesses go night after night after night. I'd like to see this incorporated into the story. It's also hard to tell just from the story board, but do the princesses actually interact with any of their peers in the land of the fairies? Or do the princesses really have fun just dancing with themselves? Surely they are lonely and would want to connect with people their own age. It's magic, after all, so why can't they dance with princes in fairy land, instead of having a bunch of male clones hanging around in the background? I'm also not so sure about this Bad Fairy idea, but I suppose it provides a good-vs-evil plot line that kids these days have come to expect. And it also makes room for the character of Franc, who is wonderful. To my way of thinking, the strengths of this piece are the music, which is great on its own, but also fits smoothly and unobtrusively with the story and dialogue, and some very good characters, most notably Franc.
I'm also not so sure about this Bad Fairy idea, but I suppose it provides a good-vs-evil plot line that kids these days have come to expect. And it also makes room for the character of Franc, who is wonderful.
To my way of thinking, the strengths of this piece are the music, which is great on its own, but also fits smoothly and unobtrusively with the story and dialogue, and some very good characters, most notably Franc.