Dove Review

Walt Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” should be commended for featuring an African American woman as the lead character, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose). It is nice to see diversity in the world of Walt Disney. The princess as a girl has a loving father and mother and she dreams of one day opening her own restaurant, a dream she shares with her dad until he passes away. She works double shifts at her job as a waitress and just when it seems she is about to realize her dream, it is cruelly snatched away from her. Her life takes an amazing turn when she sympathetically kisses a prince who has been turned into a frog and instead of restoring him to human form, she becomes a frog herself.

There are many funny scenes in the film, and the kids in the audience I screened the film with laughed heartily several times. I was disappointed to see several scenes of voodoo as practiced by not only an obviously evil character but by an old lady known as the queen who supposedly practices the black arts in a good way. There are some scary images including dark spirits as shadows moving about, a large snake; and the use of tarot cards. This pushed the film to the brink of not receiving our Seal, but we are listing it as a two in the “other” category and had it been a three, we could not have awarded the movie our Dove Seal. Parents should consult our content listing below and use their own discretion. There are positive themes of not judging someone by their outward appearance, of perseverance, and of hard work to realize one’s dreams. For these positive themes, we gladly award “The Princess and the Frog” our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal and recommend it for ages twelve plus. The animation in this film will dazzle your family.

Dove Rating Details

0

Faith

None

0

Integrity

A few scenes of frogs being hit with a book; a character is hit in the head; a man and his two sons try to capture two frogs and when it goes awry they accidentally (at least at first) hit each other with a club, poke each other in the eyes and carry on like the Three Stooges; a gun is fired; knives thrown at frogs; a frog is hit with a club; a certain character is crushed in a scene and dies; an alligator is seen in the water.

1

Sex

Kissing between male and female frog and prince and princess.

0

Language

Butt-1

1

Violence

A few scenes of frogs being hit with a book; a character is hit in the head; a man and his two sons try to capture two frogs and when it goes awry they accidentally (at least at first) hit each other with a club, poke each other in the eyes and carry on like the Three Stooges; a gun is fired; knives thrown at frogs; a frog is hit with a club; a certain character is crushed in a scene and dies; an alligator is seen in the water.

1

Drugs

A few scenes which include drinks; champagne; a character says he will buy everyone a drink.

1

Nudity

Mild animated cleavage.

2

Other

A lot of scenes involving voodoo as two characters practice it; one character who practices the voodoo magic is evil and the other one is an old lady who supposedly uses her voodoo for good; voodoo queen marries a couple; a character reads palms; tarot cards are used; a few scary images such as skulls, dark shadows and dark voodoo spirits and the like; a shrunken head is seen; a character says he has friends on the other side; mucus is seen coming out of a character's nose; flatulence.