Friday night, the roommate and I went with a friend to see Disney's newest princess movie that is set in New Orleans, called The Princess and the Frog. The movie was awesome and totally hit on several all too Louisianan quips and sayings that one can only truly appreciate after spending a significant amount of time in the boot state. For example: "we're from far, far away"...."oh, you're from Shreveport;" lightening bug named Boudreaux; a star/lightening bug named Evangeline; and so much more! I can't remember laughing so hard! The frog hunters were awesome and definitely reminiscent of someone I met somewhere... The Cajun lightening bug was by far my favorite. Although I am not an expert on accents, I thought it was great that the movie was somewhat true to life, attempting to mimic the regional accents. Loved this movie!
In order to make it a complete Disney weekend, the roommate and I went to the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) on Sunday to see the special exhibit Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio. The exhibit was fantastic! Touring the entire exhibit takes about an hour and a half, beginning with a 15 minute video introduction to Walt Disney's goals and inspirations for feature length animated films. After the movie, guests of the museum are handed an audio set for the portions of the exhibit that correspond to an audio tour.
The exhibit is divided into several rooms, one per princess movie: Snow White; Cinderella; Sleeping Beauty; The Little Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; and The Princess and the Frog. Each room features cell and drawings (that have not previously been displayed) with accompanying information on the animation process and how it has evolved with each film. The exhibit also features soundtracks and video clips from each of the featured movies. Highly recommendable and totally different from the Disney Animators' behind the scenes tour that I remember at Disney's MGM!
http://www.noma.org/exhibitions.html
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I've been telling everyone it's a documentary on Louisiana.
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