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?