Spellbound movie review by Movie Review Mom!

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IN A NUTSHELL:
The story is about Ellian, a tenacious princess who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents, the king and queen of Lumbria, into monsters.

The film was directed by Vicky Jenson. Vicky Jensen also co-wrote the story with Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin. The director gave composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for giving the movie its soul.

The directed stated, “Spellbound is about what it is that really makes a family. It speaks to kids and their parents and the kinds of alienation that can happen between them, as well as the steps we have to take toward each other, how we can weather it together, to come through to the other side with better understanding.”

THINGS I LIKED:
This definitely feels and looks like a Disney princess movie! That is, in large part, due to the team that has worked on Disney movies in the past.
The musical score by Alan Menken is very Disney-esque too and sweeping with emotion and triumph. This is his second animated film to not be from Walt Disney Animation Studios. The lyrics are all about relationships with some deep, complicated emotions. Some of the songs reminded me of the difficult, dark moments in Frozen 2.
John Lithgow is perfect. I love him in everything he does.
Rachel Zegler stars as the singing princess and has such a lovely voice. She sounds like a Disney Princess! She has been in the news a lot recently due to snarky and disrespectful things she said about Trump, as well as the troubled production of Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. Because of it, she’s losing fans quickly.
The king and queen in the story are voiced by Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman. They both sing too!
Other cast members include Jenifer Lewis, John Oliver, Tituss Burgess, and Nathan Lane. They’re all fantastic.
The Royal Postmaster was hillarious with all of the bird poop all over his clothes and his long moments of silence to honor all of the pigeons who were petrified in the Dark Forest of Eternal Darkness.
There are some beautiful details, such as when rain drops land on piano strings, leading into a lovely song.
The costume/clothing is unique, lovely, and whimsical with an Indian/Indonesian flair.
Absolutely gorgeous, rich colors, animal and nature design, and textures.
So many clever, creative ideas. Visually, the movie is a scrumptious feast.
Every kid is going to want a flink! Totally adorable.
I love the illustration of how being angry fills you with darkness and how being positive fills you with even more light. It’s absolutely true.
There’s a lot of humor, magic, and fun.