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Love this movie but it should have been called "The Frog Prince"


It would have made more sense imo. Tiana doesn't really become a princess until the very end when she marries Naveen. Still love the movie though.

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Yes and Yes!

We're on the same TWO pages :)

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I agree, and it would have helped attract the boy demographic.

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The Frog Princess! It's even better than Shrek! šŸø

Frogger

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It couldn't really be called 'the frog prince' because that's already a well/known story where the princess kisses the frog and he turns back into a prince. So quite a different story, although similar.

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It couldn't really be called 'the frog prince' because that's already a well/known story where the princess kisses the frog and he turns back into a prince. So quite a different story, although similar.

No, you're wrong. Disney (and other studios) have been retelling stories for years, and taking creative liberty while keeping the original title.

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Agree OP especially since they both spent majority of the film as frogs.

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I think The Frog Prince would've been a better name. But not The Frog Princess because that is a distinct Russian fairy tale. Speaking of which, how about a Russian princess?

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Speaking of which, how about a Russian princess?

Fox studios did Anastasia in 1997.

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I realize that, but that wasn't Disney and I feel like Fox kind of missed the mark on that one.

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I hated it too, but still: Disney probably wouldn't make an Anastasia film if a pretty prominent animated feature has already been made of her.

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Well it wouldn't have to Anastasia; it could be any other Slavic fairy tale. It could look beautiful... here is a Russian animated fairy tale:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nY6sI3muOjc

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I have to agree. Couldā€™ve just called it The Frog Prince. Wouldā€™ve avoided the whole ā€œgirl movieā€ stereotype that this movie is accused of. I wish it didnā€™t come to that but it does.

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