For my 1001st review, let's talk about a tiny Little Golden Book about Sally from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'!
It is the movie told from Sally the ragdoll's point of view. It is as simple as that. But Sally is one of my favourite Disney heroines, not to mention one of my favourite Halloween icons, so I had to check it out.Besides, it seems fitting that I review something about both Halloween and Christmas in the middle of November. I'm in-between the two holidays! After Samhain and towards Yuletide! What an occasion!
'I Am Sally' is sweet and cute. The art is lovely, capturing a 2-D, shadowy and shady feel of the film. Oddly, it presents Sally and Jack as more friends than lovers - it doesn't end with them together, kissing on that iconic Tim Burton hill, but Sally sitting alone on said hill, picking a flower in front of a giant full moon, before Jack is supposed to arrive. From a feminist perspective, it conveys a nice message about independence and freedom, yet in this case I wouldn't have minded a love story, as Jack and Sally are also one of my favourite Disney couples.
'I Am Sally' - spooky, precious and feminist. Ultimately, it is a story of a woman, insecure but stronger than she realises, who escapes from her stifling, abusive household, and learns more about herself and what she's capable of based on her surroundings and circumstances, and takes action from there.
'I am Sally, and I am more than just someone's doll. I have my own dreams, and now I can experience them all!'
Read also:
'Long Live the Pumpkin Queen'
and
'I Am She-Ra!'
Final Score: 3.5/5
No comments:
Post a Comment