Disney’s Wish !

Disclaimer: My attendance at this movie was not voluntary; I tolerated it to keep the heart of my niece, who is entirely oblivious to the Disney propaganda and agenda they push through the films

Okay, let’s get into the plot directly. A white King with light-coloured hair was in a hypothetical kingdom called Rosa. He resides in the kingdom’s only reasonably stable building (clue: Real estate), while the rest dwell in mud huts. He has a trophy wife with an Eastern European name. The king captures all his subjects’ ‘wishes’ and locks them in a dark tower, leaving the city dwellers with no ‘wishes’ or hopes. These wishes are as simple as ‘being able to sing songs’ or ‘sewing dresses’. But people allegedly forgot about them ever since this totalitarian doctor stole them, leaving no hope around. The trophy queen is totally dumb about it and has no clue about what her husband does at his day job.

Let me pause and ask you? Take a wild shot at whom they are taking a dig at. You are right! Disney decided to throw away 100s of years of the rich tradition of making good movies and got into the silly business of roasting Donald Trump.

Now, let’s move on to some of the salient points I noted:

• The city of Rosa has a diverse crowd representing today’s society, which is a signature in all Disney movies.
• The film’s protagonist is conveniently named Asha, a Sanskrit name translated into the film’s title “Wish”.
• The city is monochromatic, with ALL THE subjects wearing dull blue, indicating labour class. However, interestingly enough, a few characters who ‘get to speak’ have some non-blue robes in their wardrobe.
• As you have guessed, the protagonist is a strong character with sound clarity in her thought process, always wishing to do the right things and trying to achieve big things. On the contrary, all male characters are weak, confused, clumsy, and tired.
• And get this: the characters who rally behind Asha’s cause are Dahlia, Bazeema, Dario, Gabo, Hal, and Safi. Amaya. And the one who betrays her is Simon.

The movie is a big cliche with a lot of socio-political agenda the makers have pushed into it, and it’s not subtle.