xxhplinkxx wrote:Thoughts?
Hate it. Why?
The thing I loved about this series was that, sure the celebrities didn't look exactly like the characters, and the reason for their being selected wasn't always clear (or logical, for that matter), but to me- what made this series great was its ability to capture the magic of the scene. Whether it was through costume, background or even pose, the magic was there. Take my favorite: Scarlett Johanssen Cinderella. You have the background of Disneyland's Cinderella castle, a modernized, yet strikingly similar dress, even a prop, and great pose, she's made an amazing photograph.
Now take this one. For one thing, "Sleeping Beauty" has already been done- through David Beckham (as Phillip)'s battle with Maleficent. So there's clearly a major cast change, which would be okay, had they been able to pull it off... but they didn't.
Both of their costumes are in no way similar to the costumes in the movie; Zac's looks more like Prince Adam/the Beast than he does Phillip. I'm glad they changed Vanessa's dress from that yellowish color to the pink it is now (perhaps to add to the whole "make it ____"), but they still got it wrong since, as
Flanger-Hanger said, in the scene, she was wearing blue.
I'm not too bothered by the fact that her hair is so obnoxiously not blonde, because as
PeterPanfan said, there have been other additions where exceptions have been made (I LOVED Whoopi as the Genie). It's just the stupefied look she has plastered on her face. From what I read in the interview (thanks,
ChrisLyne!), they were recreating the kiss scene. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but did Prince Phillip kiss her on her neck, and did she smile at toward the right? Seriously, it looks more like he's sexually assaulting her than kissing her.
The ONE thing I actually like in this photo is the inclusion of the flowers and thorns or whatever. It's not necessarily "accurate", but to be honest, nothing in this photo really is.
Flanger-Hanger wrote:It's some tweens fantasy that has squat to do with the movie it's based on. It's a big F U to the Sleeping Beauty fans out there.
Although I don't necessarily agree with the rest you had to say, I do agree with this.
I think a side portrait of just Aurora (portrayed by Kiera Knightley as we all wanted) would have been the most beautiful thing in the world.. but no. We got this.
Hopefully the rest of the set will make me eat my words.