Wishing Stars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/images.atomtickets.com\/image\/upload\/h_960,q_auto\/v1689373957\/ingestion-images-archive-prod\/archive\/1689373957137_337406_cops_7.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWishes are one of Disney\u2019s core foundations in their stories, and there is simply no better way to celebrate a legacy than to devote an entire film to them. From Aladdin wishing on a magical lamp, to Tiana looking out into the night sky and wishing on a star, all the way back to Jiminy Cricket first introducing audiences to what it means to wish on stars in Pinocchio<\/em> (1940), dreams are at the heart of Disney\u2019s legacy. The famous “When You Wish Upon a Star” has become the studio\u2019s signature song, used in the opening production sequences of many of their films, and now audiences will finally get to learn the origins of the Wishing Star. When Asha makes her wish, a ball of light falls from the sky, and Star serves to guide Asha on her journey in the Kingdom of Rosas. Every wish has power, and Asha and her fellow members of the kingdom will learn just how much they need to be protected and cherished. <\/p>\n\n\n\nNods to Classic Disney Animation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/images.atomtickets.com\/image\/upload\/h_960,q_auto\/v1689373971\/ingestion-images-archive-prod\/archive\/1689373970842_337406_cops_11.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe production of Wish <\/em>draws on Disney classics from years past, while continuing to look ahead at what is to come. Traditional Disney animated films were all hand-drawn and featured gorgeous watercolor backgrounds like in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs <\/em>(1937), Bambi <\/em>(1942), Cinderella <\/em>(1950), and others. An abundance of talented artists created each frame by hand, with the help of hundreds of women in the Ink and Paint department that brought life and color to each cel of animation. Wish <\/em>combines the traditional animation practice of watercolor backgrounds to bring a fantastical world to life, with modern computer-generated characters to showcase the breadth of Disney\u2019s advancement. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAs a further thank you to the studio\u2019s talented animators over the years, Asha herself is also an artist \u2013 similar to Rapunzel from Tangled (2010) \u2013 filling her sketchbook with not only still drawings but moving animations as well. She longs to study as an apprentice under the sorcerer King Magnifico \u2013 a nod to The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice segment in Fantasia (1940) \u2013 and has a talking animal companion like many heroines before her, such as Ariel with Flounder in The Little Mermaid (1989). Even Asha\u2019s group of seven friends is a reference to the classic seven dwarves from the studio\u2019s first animated feature. The film is presented in a 2.55:1 aspect ratio to further the storybook environment in wide format, an aspect ratio that was previously only ever used on The Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Sleeping Beauty (1959), the latter of which is widely regarded by aficionados as one of the most visually stunning animated films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Formidable Disney Villains<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/images.atomtickets.com\/image\/upload\/h_960,q_auto\/v1689374004\/ingestion-images-archive-prod\/archive\/1689374004392_337406_cops_19.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt wouldn\u2019t be a Disney film without a memorable villain that our hero must take a stand against. Classic Disney villains are charming, but also tricky and cunning. They may present things in an alluring manner to gain trust, before swiftly pulling the rug out from underneath once their true intentions are revealed. While Magnifico is the king of Rosas, he has tricked the people of his kingdom into trusting him with their most beloved wishes. Even the film\u2019s poster paints him as a villain, with King Magnifico looming over Asha and the kingdom similarly to the evil Queen Narissa looming over Giselle and New York City on the poster of the hybrid film Enchanted <\/em>(2007), which also serves as a love letter to Disney\u2019s previous classic fairytales. <\/p>\n\n\n\nKing Magnifico carries a powerful staff that gives him the power to grant wishes, with similar motives to another villainous sorcerer that also carries a staff and seeks to control a whole land with the assistance of wishes: Jafar from Aladdin<\/em> (1992). A poison apple can also be spotted on King Magnifico\u2019s table, a nod to Disney\u2019s first villain of the Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs <\/em>(1937). Disney villains test the strength of their heroes, but perseverance is one characteristic that every Disney hero has in common, and it\u2019s a quality that we look forward to many future protagonists guiding their stories with for centuries to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWishes are one of Disney\u2019s core foundations in their stories, and there is simply no better way to celebrate a legacy than to devote an entire film to them. From Aladdin wishing on a magical lamp, to Tiana looking out into the night sky and wishing on a star, all the way back to Jiminy Cricket first introducing audiences to what it means to wish on stars in Pinocchio<\/em> (1940), dreams are at the heart of Disney\u2019s legacy. The famous “When You Wish Upon a Star” has become the studio\u2019s signature song, used in the opening production sequences of many of their films, and now audiences will finally get to learn the origins of the Wishing Star. When Asha makes her wish, a ball of light falls from the sky, and Star serves to guide Asha on her journey in the Kingdom of Rosas. Every wish has power, and Asha and her fellow members of the kingdom will learn just how much they need to be protected and cherished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The production of Wish <\/em>draws on Disney classics from years past, while continuing to look ahead at what is to come. Traditional Disney animated films were all hand-drawn and featured gorgeous watercolor backgrounds like in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs <\/em>(1937), Bambi <\/em>(1942), Cinderella <\/em>(1950), and others. An abundance of talented artists created each frame by hand, with the help of hundreds of women in the Ink and Paint department that brought life and color to each cel of animation. Wish <\/em>combines the traditional animation practice of watercolor backgrounds to bring a fantastical world to life, with modern computer-generated characters to showcase the breadth of Disney\u2019s advancement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a further thank you to the studio\u2019s talented animators over the years, Asha herself is also an artist \u2013 similar to Rapunzel from Tangled (2010) \u2013 filling her sketchbook with not only still drawings but moving animations as well. She longs to study as an apprentice under the sorcerer King Magnifico \u2013 a nod to The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice segment in Fantasia (1940) \u2013 and has a talking animal companion like many heroines before her, such as Ariel with Flounder in The Little Mermaid (1989). Even Asha\u2019s group of seven friends is a reference to the classic seven dwarves from the studio\u2019s first animated feature. The film is presented in a 2.55:1 aspect ratio to further the storybook environment in wide format, an aspect ratio that was previously only ever used on The Lady and the Tramp (1955) and Sleeping Beauty (1959), the latter of which is widely regarded by aficionados as one of the most visually stunning animated films. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It wouldn\u2019t be a Disney film without a memorable villain that our hero must take a stand against. Classic Disney villains are charming, but also tricky and cunning. They may present things in an alluring manner to gain trust, before swiftly pulling the rug out from underneath once their true intentions are revealed. While Magnifico is the king of Rosas, he has tricked the people of his kingdom into trusting him with their most beloved wishes. Even the film\u2019s poster paints him as a villain, with King Magnifico looming over Asha and the kingdom similarly to the evil Queen Narissa looming over Giselle and New York City on the poster of the hybrid film Enchanted <\/em>(2007), which also serves as a love letter to Disney\u2019s previous classic fairytales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n King Magnifico carries a powerful staff that gives him the power to grant wishes, with similar motives to another villainous sorcerer that also carries a staff and seeks to control a whole land with the assistance of wishes: Jafar from Aladdin<\/em> (1992). A poison apple can also be spotted on King Magnifico\u2019s table, a nod to Disney\u2019s first villain of the Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs <\/em>(1937). Disney villains test the strength of their heroes, but perseverance is one characteristic that every Disney hero has in common, and it\u2019s a quality that we look forward to many future protagonists guiding their stories with for centuries to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\nNods to Classic Disney Animation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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