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Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

This film revolves around the problems of succession to the throne of a fictional European micro-state called Genovia, which was probably inspired by Andorra and Monaco, I guess. The country has been ruled by the Renaldi (almost Grimaldi) dynasty but the succession now depends on an American teenager, who does not know that she is a princess and was not raised for such.The plot has been well thought out and has lots of fun situations. Obviously, a situation like that of the movie (a princess who does not know that is a princess) is impossible. They know that they are royals, even if they live in anonymity (very common in countries that were monarchies but they ceased to be, such Portugal or France). But its still humorous, and the way the situation is explained is almost convincing. Almost because I don't understand how Mia never discovered her true blood before her grandmother came to visit her. That seems quite illogical for me, but... The film puts emphasis on some things that correspond to real life. One of them is the need to prepare the future king, giving him the education and training indispensable to the position he will have. Mia makes a tremendous effort to learn, with successive mistakes that delight the public. Its to die for laughing but it also shows how difficult and demanding it really is. Another point that I saw and corresponds to real life is the public examination that is currently subject to the royal families through the mass media. If a king takes a false step, however small, this step is inflated by the media and quickly creates a crisis. But the central message of the film lies in never forgetting our origins, or the people who were part of our life before we reached the pinnacle. This morally edifying message lacks to many so-called "plebeians" who, attaining fame or fortune, soon forget where they came from.This is, I think, the work that pushed Anne Hathaway on the path of fame, and justly. The actress showed talent and ability to explore the psychological dilemmas of her character. Julie Andrews also looked good in the role of queen, though she did not explore much of that division between the public figure and what she is in private. It would make her character more interesting. Hector Elizondo plays a curious part, I never realized what he really is. Driver? Security chief? Chief of Staff? Queen's lover? All mixed up? The support cast also did not look bad. The jokes were very well thought out and were well framed in the film.This is a good example of what I call "fairytale movies". But, unlike other films where anyone can be a prince, Mia has always been a princess by right, she just didn't know it. The funny about this film is the teenager's difficulties in dealing with it. It's a good movie for the whole family, with good jokes and interesting moral messages.

Mia is a high school teenager in San Francisco - clumsy, not one of the cool kids, but not without her own virtues - who discovers, to her horror, that she is actually Crown Princess of a small European country, and the Grandmother she didn't know she had wants her to take up her official responsibilities.This Disney adaptation of a popular book stars Ann Hathaway in her first film, and she conveys Mia's anger and distress at having her well-ordered world pulled upside down just as well as she conveys the humour in Mia's gawkiness.The film is essentially a mildly romantic high school comedy, but it has a serious thread about responsibility, not to mention a subtly understated autumn romance between Mia's grandmother (Julie Andrews) and her chauffeur/head of security (Hector Elizondo).This film could easily be prejudged to be teenage fluff: there is considerably more to it than that.

When I first heard of "The Princess Diaries" around the time that it came out, I was a little perplexed at learning that the star shared a name with William Shakespeare's wife. To be certain, my friend and I had plans to see "Rush Hour 2", and we couldn't understand why "TPD" was playing on more screens (fortunately, we managed to see "RH2").Anyway, now that I've seen "TPD", I'm going to offer a weird analysis of it. Probably the most confusing thing about is that Garry Marshall directed it. Who's he, you ask? The creator of "Happy Days". Yes, the man who gave us the coolest greaser in history now gives us a story of a benevolent but awkward teenage girl who learns that she's actually the heir to a throne, and has to learn how to behave like a princess, with mixed results. Maybe the fact that Marshall gave these dissimilar pieces of work says something about the duality of humanity.This is the sort of movie that I usually only watch to heckle like the characters on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" do to really crummy movies. I didn't heckle this one, however. I guess that since Anne Hathaway has done a number of more serious roles - "Brokeback Mountain", "The Devil Wears Prada", "Rachel Getting Married" - since then, it's much easier to accept her as more than just another pretty face (although I do find her quite attractive). The movie itself is totally predictable, so I still hold that "Happy Days" is Garry Marshall's best creation. As the Fonz would say "I knew dat!"

"The Princess Diaries" is titled "Pretty Princess" in Japan. Mia is a inconspicuous student, and lives in San Fransisco with divorced mother. One day, her estranged grand mother comes to visit her suddenly. The grand mother is queen of Genovia, and she tells that she wants Mia to be a princess, because father is a prince, but he died. Mia don't know that and she is shocked. She needs a professional makeover to be a princess, because she is a normal teen. She has princess lessons under the ground mother temporarily, but she must make a choice between life of San Fransiisco or the life of Genovia as a princess.Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews co-star in this movie. Their combination are very funny, and their relationship strengthen gradually, that is heart-warming. Moreover, Anne is so lovely! When she is dressed up, she is very prettily, this is a girl's dream! The plot is good, but little childish, because Mia is in love with a friend, but hardly development. This movie is a typical chick flicks movie, but kind of comedy, not romantic comedy, I think.