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Wish is a 2023 animated film produced by Disney Animation Studios and released in cinemas on November 22 2023. It was released during the company's 100th anniversary, supposing to broadcast the essence of the Disney's style which had brought memories in our childhood. It's written by Jennifer Lee and Allison Moore and directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn.
Plot
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the most magical film company ever imaginated, Disney will lead you to the magic Kingdom of Rosas, in the Mediterranean Sea, where its King Magnifico (Chris Pine) can bring everyone's dream true!
It's a great day for Asha (Ariana DeBose), as she's chosen to be the King's personal assistant, however she has a great wish to propound: allowing her 100 yrs-old grandpa Sabino (Victor Garber) to have his dream fulfilled. Sadly, after a disappointing confession from Magnifico, Asha runs away with Valentino the goat (Alan Tudyk), only to make a wish and summoning after a sentient star, named Star.
Unwished Qualities
- Maybe the biggest problem within this movie is, despite being supposed to celebrate the 100th birthday of Disney (the company) since its debut in 1923, it does not feel like a big love letter to the studio, mostly if compared to other their masterpieces like Fantasia or Fantasia 2000, which did a really good job fitting in the Disney's essence. The problem with Wish is it feels so generic for being a real 100th celebration movie, even if you count none of the most famous characters (including Mickey Mouse himself, aside from the "Hidden Mickeys") appear phisically in the movie.
- To be honest, there's already a better celebration animation made by Disney itself: "Once Upon a Studio", which is far better than this movie.
- The film lacks any charm that previous movies had, which were mature yet tried to respect the children's intelligence, while this movie, though not really being a full sugarcoated adventure, is not so deep and sometimes can be too wacky.
- Terrible pacing that makes this movie feels it'll last 30 minutes rather than its standard 1:32:00 runtime. Some occuring events ends up way too early.