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Published: 2011-11-05 00:35:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 4528; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 41
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Here's my second installment of Gilbert and Sullivan's Disney Princesses, the title character from 'Princess Ida'.Princess Ida: She is by far the most feisty and independent of all Gilbert's girls. Ida is smart, witty and has a flair for the philosophical. She is the daughter of a cantankerous old king and was married to a prince of the neighboring country at the age of one and was meant to be given him when she turned twenty. But she refuses to go and instead takes over one of her father's castles and turns it into a woman's collage where men are completely forbidden. She teaches that men are all idiots that came from monkeys but that women were always smart and beautiful. When her castle was stormed she would have gladly fought for it if every one of her student's hadn't chickened out on her.
My first G&S Disney Princess was Zara:[link]
Started on the hero's too:
Archibald Grosvenor: [link]
Gilbert and Sullivan stories I think have incredibly Disney-like characters and plotlines. They are very fantasy-like, usually set in romantic localities and times (Japan, Brittish ship, ancient castle, tropical island ect...) The main guys and girls are always incredibly good-looking and so very in love. The stories ALWAYS have great comic relief. I really think Disney should flip through a G&S book and make a few of those.
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Thanks. Got to love Gilbert and Sullivan.
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Oh man. I love these crossovers. I never made the connection before, but it makes so much sense. That would be fantastic if they made some, although they'd have to do a lot of cutting or editing because the vocabulary can be difficult even for adult speakers.
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Oh, yes. They'd definately have to tone down Gilbert's grandiose vocabulary. But the stories themselves and the characters are PERFECT for a Disney story. Ida in particular, I think. I mean: Smart Princess, Cranky old King, Handsome Prince, goofy sidekicks, climactic battle. The only thing it's lacking is animal sidekicks. And there WAS a mention of crowing hens. Give Hilarian a horse and there you go!
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Dude. Why hasn't this happened yet? You should pitch this to Disney! (Ever seen that old half-live-action Disney film, which was basically a puff piece for the Disney company, where a guy has an idea for a story and his wife says he should pitch it to Disney and he thinks they'll be uninviting, but then he goes and has adventure in the Disney studio and learns about how an animated film is put together? I think it was called The Reluctant Dragon... Anyway, it was done in the 40s so super out of date, but it's a really fun film.)
I guess the problem is that there would need to be someone to actually work out how it would all go -- someone interested enough to be the director or script writer and who pushes the project forward -- and this person would need to love G&S.
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Sorry...why didn't I reply to this before?
Yes, I remember the Reluctant Dragon. I remember the cartoon part but not the live-action part. I'll have to look it up.
I know! They would have to love G&S or they'd totally mess it up. Some liberties would have to be taken, of course. But to stay true to the story they'd have to be a Gilbert and Sullivan fan.
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I liked the live-action part much better than the cartoon. Explored how the Disney studios worked.
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I agree with your comment that Disney should adapt those operettas into animated films! They'll look so gorgeous and so will the great voice talent trained for this music!
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Utopia and Iolanthe come to mind for Disney projects. Iolanthe screams "Disney" with all those fairies flying around Big Ben.
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Don't forget that almost all of them have a twist at the ending - "They're not NOBODY orphans - they're all noble men gone wrong!" and "We can change the law to make it legal!" and things like that so that EVERYBODY gets a happy ending; not just the heroes.
^^ This picture is really gorgeous. Very good job. I really like the design of the dress too.
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Oh, don't forget switched at birth! That's another reason I love G&S is that everybody is happy at the end. Even the 'bad guys', who aren't usually evil just antagonistic. And that's good because my favorite characters are rarely the hero and heroine.
I'm so glad you like. Ida was hard for a dress because she mentions that she's not into frills and making herself pretty but I still wanted it to say 'Princess'. Thank you very very much.
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I love the story behind her...Especially the part about how she taught that men are all idiots that came from monkeys.
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Yeah, it's a hilarious opera. The best part was where the prince and his two buddies dress up like girls to sneak into the collage and get her.
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