For Carrie Fisher

                             FOR CARRIE FISHER

                          

Hearing about Carrie Fisher passing away, at age 60, this morning was a huge shock to me. News sources say that she had a heart attack on a flight back to America. I feel so blessed to have met her this past summer at Wizard World Comic-Con, and truly see her kind and bold personality. Carrie fisher played a big role in my life. I've always been a Star Wars nut, but let's be honest and say that say wars didn't really have many female characters like myself. Princess Leia stole the star wars franchise for me, she was the only princess that made me want to actually be a princess. Leia was sharp, small, brass, strong, and even a little crude (kind of like Fisher herself). I could go on and on about what Leia did for me. However, later in my life I also appreciated Carrie Fisher for her advocacy of mental health. She, for me, was a honest face to talk about metal health struggles and overcomes.  All I have to say is thank you Carrie Fisher for all of your hard work, and your bluntness. Prayers go out to her family; Fisher's legend will always carry in the hearts of many.

My Relationship With Disneyworld

                                      
                              Five year old me with my favorite childhood character: Pinnochio 

I've had a long relationship with Walt Disneyworld that started at the age of five. When I was five years old my grandmother and grandfather took me on my first trip to Disney, and since that moment I've fell in love with the Disney parks. I love the seeing cast members interactions, the smell of the rides, and even hearing the frustrated parents. Since then I 've asked to go to Walt Disneyworld almost every other year, I know Disney kind of like the back of my hand (of course there are things I haven't done). Now this may be shocking, but my family and I go to Disney each year out of pocket. We don't have a time share, or an annual pass; we just approach Disney with a middle-class perspective. I think its still important to understand that many middle class families visit Disney, it seems that Disney seems to forget this often. Anyways I'm posting this article to warn (jk) that I have some pretty strong opinions about Disney and I will be posting about them in the future ;)

Feel free to comment about your Disney Parks opinions, whether good or bad.

Postmodern Jukebox Finally Made A Disney Cover

                          Colors of the wind 70s Soul Cover

YES!!!! Finally the Youtube channel Postmodern Jukebox made a 70s soul (Marvin Gaye inspired) cover of Colors Of The Wind.  Check it out, it's kind of wonderful. 

Julie Andrews And Her Relationship With Disney

                          Julie Andrews And Disney

Now it's obvious that everyone know's that Julie Andrew's most popular movie with Disney is Marry Poppins. While I do think Marry Poppins is one of my favorite of her films, It was not the only movie of hers that was a part of my childhood.

Let's first talk about the movie that every early 2000s girl knew about, The Princess Diaries.








The Princess Diaries came out in 2001 (I was about 4 at the time), and starred Anne Hathaway,  Mandy Moore, everyone's favorite woman: Julie Andrews, and a few others. One of the most astounding things about this movie is that it was produced by no other than Whitney Houston herself!
Now sure the movie itself was a little cheesy, and a little cliche, but come on, how could you not love this movie.  Something about it had charm and heart. Not to mention that Anne Hathaway played a character that most girls had never really seen by Disney before. Mia Thermopolis was unintentionally funny, clumsy, had naturally frizzy hair, and was just trying to find out where she belonged.


However what really stole the show was Julie Andrews and her portrayal of the queen of Genovia. She was the grandmother everyone wanted. I can't tell you how many times I dreamed for my grandma to tell me that I was secretly a princess (take into consideration that as a child I didn't really like "Disney" princesses). The best thing about this film is the dynamic chemistry between Julie and Anne, because of that this movie will always be in my heart. Who cares what rotten tomatoes rates it?

                             




The second of my favorite Disney movies that Julie Andrews has started in would be Eloise. No, not the cartoon or the book, but the live action version. There were two installments,  the first I believe was Eloise at Christmastime (one of my faves), and the second one was Eloise at the plaza. Both movies were made in 2003. Not only was Eloise a very intelligent girl, but the relationship between herself and nanny (played by Andrews) was what sold the movie for me. Everything down to the cast, the singing, and the sentimental side of the Eloise series makes me love the franchise.


While the movies that I've listed don't have the same critical acclaim or as high of a score on Rotten Tomatoes as Mary Poppins. The Princess Diaries, and Eloise both have a nostalgic heart to them.  I hope families don't let these films die, and will continue to watch them in the future.

What do you think about these other Julie Andrews movies that I stated?