The other night I took my roommate’s son M’kai out for his birthday and, despite me reeeeeeeeeaallly wanting to see Fantastic Mr. Fox, he was more partial to The Princess and the Frog.  And I could go on and on about Disney being an evil transnational corporation and how problematic a movie with the evil villain being a voodoo magician is, but at the same time I do admit that I was pretty geeked about Disney reviving the musical numbers in its cartoons.  And although a story that takes place in New Orleans leaves room for some lightweight racism, it also leaves space for some great jazz numbers…and keep it real, Disney’s musical prowess really can’t be denied.  As I mentioned before, many of the adlibs and random sound effects in iB4the1.1 are directly inspired by films like this.  Engage!

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