The quality is surprisingly horrible and cheap to look at. This does NOT feel like it was made by Disney who had been creating multiple gorgeous movies. It feels cheap and amateur. From the character designs, to the writing, the characters, singing, and even the world building.
The King, Queen, Asha, and the kingdom itself feels so similar to Tangled's Rapunzel, King, Queen, and Corona kingdom. The King also reminds me too much about Elsa with his magic.
I was pleasantly surprised that Asha wasn't always dorky or quirky like in the trailer. But she is a very bland character. I didn't find myself rooting for her because I didn't get to see how important her people are to her. Makes it seem like she's doing it all just because.
The designs of the seven friends look DREADFULLY BAD. Snow White's seven dwarves were made with love and pride, and became iconic for almost a century. These seven friends feels like scrapped characters from previous movies. The friends are made to look like important characters but I don't even remember their names. I'm glad the goat doesn't talk much, the voice was annoying.
The relationships and personalities are so, so weak. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves spoke about how important it is to show how characters interact, so when sht goes down it actually has an impact. It would actually make sense why the characters are driven to do something. This movie seriously lacked character development.
IT SUCKS BECAUSE I ACTUSLLY LIKE THE IDEA. But it was executed really badly.
It could've been a much better movie if they didn't rush it or give it some more care.
I actually like the idea of taking a very important part of every single person because the King is a very paranoid person. He removes the drive of every person to rid of the chance of a rebellion or an attack in the kingdom. Or that he just doesn't want to see his people be disappointed or sad because they couldn't make their wishes happen. That could help his manipulation tactics.
I did like the ending, but it really lacked the tension and build up.
It's a big disappointment because it is the 100 years for Disney. I cannot remember a single character here where I can describe them. The story doesn't overall make much sense either. And it didn't really show that all the characters deserved what they got.