On the one hand, the premise and story are a clever adoption
of old fairy tale tropes (the pauper princess, heroic warrior savior, evil quasi-relatives, completing three trials, etc.) dressed up as modern big - budget sci - fi.
The quality of animation used is absolutely superb, and the story itself is good enough to rival
any of the old fairy tales it pokes fun at.
Not exact matches
«The anniversary has already opened
old wounds for Camilla, people are being reminded
of the fact that she was instrumental in ending this marriage that was described as a
fairy tale,» said Morton, who has released a revised version
of his book to mark 25 years since its release.
«In other words, whoever committed this act was trying to be «creative» and based it off the
old, incorrect and often - taken - as - fact
fairy tale of underworld cement shoes.»
The real point is that if all the Muslims
of the Arab world could be convinced the fable
of heaven is nothing more than a
fairy tale, and that there are no 72 virgins or
old freinds and family to greet them, then the world would immediately become a safer place
Hmmmm, believe the former Lucasian Professor
of Mathematics or an
old fairy tale written thousands
of years ago?
Quotations from a 2000 year
old book
of sadistic
fairy tales do not count as evidence
of anything.
One common rule and you can throw out that 2000 year
old book
of fairy tales and lies and fearful stories.
Of course, Christianity as a whole is a
fairy tale as well, but I guess even Christians are uncomfortable with Romney because the Mormon
fairy tale is patently unbelievable even for people who believe in the
older fairy tale.
It's absolutely absurd to suggest that something that is inevitable in a three - body planetary system is in any way connected to a millennia -
old book
of fairy tales.
You're simply crazy if you think your 2000 year
old book
of fairy tales holds more evidence than the scientific research done on this subject, research that is within this decade.
It is indeed to be considered «free thinking» to always curiously trying to understand the origins
of life and the universe through science rather than just accepting a 2,000 year
old (or more)
fairy tale.
This dilemma, it seems to me, calls for reflection upon all those
old fairy tales in which the bolder
of three unrestricted wishes manages nevertheless to screw things up: reading those stories as children, with considerable incredulity, we thought that in the same situation we would surely do better.
I see religious nuts who blindly follow a 2000 year
old book
of fairy tales that has been proven over and over to be verifiably false.
Christianity would be a lot easier if we got rid
of Christian
fairy tales, like the universe was created in 6 days and the earth is only 6,500 years
old.
Lawrence
of Arabia The average life expectancy in Rome during the first century is 29 years
old, look it up, not in your
fairy tale book.
He seemed to view faith as a romantic adventure and the universe as a wild
fairy tale — I had a similar perspective on the world, as a twenty - one - year
old in D.C. Chesterton died long before YouTube, but if he were alive today, I think he would advocate new, creative methods to revolutionize the practice
of journalism.
An
old book, a bunch
of other idiots who were raised to believe in the same / a similar
fairy tale, and an undeserved feeling
of contentment?
The overall style
of Sleeping Beauty is also more modern than that
of the
older Disney
fairy tales; both figures and backgrounds are somewhat sharp edged and angular, in the manner
of 1950s commercial art, rather than softly rounded as in the earlier films.
conforming to 2000 year
old fairy tales instead
of thinking for yourself.
«Talking snakes», 500 yr
old men and one
of them called «Noah» with an ark who somehow magically saved all the animals (LOL), «Adam and Eve» in the «Garden
of Eden» even though all the proof shows that the human species began in S. East Africa., a planet and universe that was supposedly created in 6 days 6 thousand years ago... thanks, but I have all the proof I need to NOT believe in your twisted book
of fairy tales.
Oh, except for a 2,000 year
old book
of fairy tales.
I'd rather see a President who makes decisions based on common sense and education rather than off
of what some thousand - year -
old fairy tale says he or she should do.
God is not real, your proof
of god is an ancient 2000 year plus
old book
of fairy tales that has been revised soooo many times you have 1000s
of denominations that can't agree on basic issues.
Open your mind and open a book, other than some several thousand year -
old fairy tale about talking snakes, floods requiring more water than exists in the entire solar system to create, mythological heaven dwellers who stole men's wives, ful
of numerology and suppossed «fulfilled prophesy».
Arsenal are definitely now on course for a repeat
of last years FA Cup win after the Gunners broke their nine - year jinx at
Old Trafford last night, with Danny Welbeck scoring a fairy - tale winner against his old cl
Old Trafford last night, with Danny Welbeck scoring a
fairy -
tale winner against his
old cl
old club.
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When they published their first volume
of fairy tales in 1812, they viewed the stories as remnants
of old mythologies.
«Evil Queen» by Nathaniel Gold In the classic Scandinavian folktale «The Twelve Wild Ducks,» also known as «The Twelve Brothers» in Grimms»
Fairy Tales, a wicked
old Queen is jealous
of her daughter - in - law's beauty.
According to Lonely Planet, Cartagena de Indias is the queen
of the Caribbean coast, a
fairy -
tale city
of romance, legends and superbly preserved beauty lying within an impressive 13 km
of centuries -
old colonial stone walls.
Inspired by the
old French dressmakers
of fairy tales past, The Sentimentalist styled this shoot to embody all that the
old country has to offer.
Many
old fairy tales touch on this dichotomy and the importance
of having a balance
of both.
Meanwhile, Prince Charming is up to his
old tricks, organizing an invasion
of Far Far Away by a Delta Force
of fairy -
tale, storybook and nursery - rhyme villains - ugly stepsisters, evil queens, Captain Hook, etc..
Have you pondered the sexual connotations
of this age -
old fairy tale?
Sorcerers and
fairies, fearsome monsters, ogres and
old washerwomen, acrobats and courtesans are the protagonists
of this loose interpretation
of the celebrated
tales of Giambattista Basile.
The
old English font used for Beast's onscreen title suggests classic Gothic /
fairy tales, specifically
of the Beauty and the... variety.
«Hoodwinked» wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't a smash hit, either, and the stash
of spoofable
fairy tales is now as empty as
Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard.
«Twilight Saga» star Kristen Stewart takes a stab at the
old fairy tale, full
of femme - empowerment and sword - and - sorcery chops, while Chris Hemsworth is the titular predator and Charlize Theron the evil queen out for Snow's blood (a very different interpretation than Julia Roberts gave in the recent «Mirror Mirror»).
The kids, led by six - year -
old Moonee (the arrestingly but never studiedly precocious Brooklynn Prince), regard the motel as the
fairy -
tale castle it garishly pretends to be, scampering about like Eloise in a down - market Plaza under the watchful eye
of beleaguered manager Bobby (Willem Dafoe, radiating exhausted compassion).
The story, based on the
old French
fairy tale about the bookwormish, independent Belle (Emma Watson, «The Perks
of Being a Wallflower»), following her addled father, Maurice (Academy Award winner Kevin Kline, «A Fish Called Wanda»), to a dark spooky castle in a haunted wood.
Kenneth Branagh retells the
old story with most
of the
fairy -
tale magic left intact but with the addition
of a back - story and realistic motives.
What It's About: «A 12 - year -
old boy attempts to deal with his mother's illness and bullying by his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world
of monsters and
fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith.»
In a departure from his formula wise - guy character that early»80s audiences were accustomed to, Eddie Murphy stars in this modern romantic
fairy tale as twenty - one year
old Prince Akeem, heir to the rich, fictional, African kingdom
of Zamunda.
Susan Wloszczyna: This gloriously
old - fashioned musical with gee - whiz trappings is a dazzling beauty to behold (with enough Rococo gold decor to gild all
of Trump's properties) and is anything but a beastly re-interpretation
of a
fairy tale as
old as time.
The bottom line: This gloriously
old - fashioned musical with gee - whiz trappings is a dazzling beauty to behold (with enough Rococo gold decor to gild all
of Trump's properties) and is anything but a beastly re-interpretation
of a
fairy tale as
old as time.
Delicately shaded and delightfully
old fashioned, like a
fairy tale come to life from a 19th century illustration, it remains to this day one
of the most beautiful animated features ever made and my favorite Disney film
of all time.
It's a 10th - century
fairy tale of a magical princess who is born
of a bamboo stalk and, raised by a modest
old woodcutter and his wife, sprouts to adulthood just as fast as one.
Brooklynn Prince as 6 - year
old Moonee along with pals Scooty and Dicky live at The Magic Castle Motel, churning in the shadow
of the Disney's nearby Magic Kingdom, but light - years from the
fairy tale.