i swear disney villians have gotten soft over the years, the deleted scenes were so much better than the representation of the villian in the non deleted scenes :/
I don’t think people understand what the line “we are stars” meant. we are literally made of stardust, all the elements that make our body has come from stars, and it makes this scene so powerful.
He wanted to protect his power, and he grew to hate the whole town just because they were a little needy, which by the way is the way he made them, by erasing their memories of their wishes while holding onto them, thus leaving them with uncertainty.
@@briantyler3474 What are you talking about? They were perfectly happy with the way they were living until Asha got all whiny about the way Magnifico ran the kingdom and decided to steal from him.
@@briantyler3474 Can you imagine how the people would feel getting their wish back? They’d be wondering why Magnifico didn’t deem their wish “good enough” to grant. Then there wouldn’t just be discourse between him and the people, but also between those who got their wishes granted and those who didn’t.
@@HotDogBoi456 For real!? what did she do bruhhh she only started singing “UpOn A StAr” then the wish come true then the star helped her like she didn’t do anything bro 💀she only started singing in the end and boom e everything solved-
This really shows that power of people can really defeat even the strongest person who has power. If we as nation can really stand up for each other no one can ever dictate and manipulate us. This song is so powerful especially when you live in the Philippines.
I'd consider the fact that their desire to achieve their wishes defeated him as opposed to the fact that they were singing. Besides, it's not like this is the first time a villain was defeated through a musical number. Look at The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie with the Goofy Goober Rock song.
Oh no! I forgot the concept was everyone who fell in love with Disney feeling I was part of the movie! Oh no I’m a critic with no quitting on relentless comments and thinking I’m cute with remarks! Oh no! I never got into honors writing because I understand nothing
Say all the hate you want for this, but this reprise honestly brought me early Disney vibes, back when it was *really* magical. Liked the movie a bit too.
I held it together until her Dahlia started singing. Then I lost it! This reprise was not only beautiful but it was so powerful really hit the message home with this scene!
Can you explain why she started singing? How did she hear Asha? How did she know to Wish the wishes to come back with all the rest? Why didn't Asha ask everyone to do that before? Please explain. You probably know since you feel so strongly about this scene
@@greygorygaming “we are stars” That’s the overall theme of the film. Meaning we’re all connected to each other contributing to the vast complexity of the universe. And while we are all unique, individual, and independent in our own right, we’re all still connected! It was that connection that allowed Dahlia to save her friend!
I grew up on Disney movies and I'm extremely picky especially with newer movies and I absolutely loved this! The last time I can honestly say that was Princess and the frog
Jennifer Lee said that Wish centers around the concept of the corrupting influence of power. King Magnifico begins as a benevolent ruler who is driven to build something aspirational after experiencing the trauma of his own wish destroyed in childhood. His transition to evil is the result of his own choices and when he is challenged by Asha he begins to show the flaws in his character. She said that these challenges reveal the nature of his character, "It's not your greatest moments, it's your toughest moments and the choices you make".
This is probably one of the better songs and reprises out there. It actually ties into the plot and affects the story to tie in the climax. Although, as much as I hate people comparing the animation to sofia the first because I don't agree, this is VERY reminiscent of Sofia the First Finale where Sofia defeat Vor by singing and has a stronger light. This doesn't make this scene not good. I just have to acknowledge the sinilarities. This reprise and climax JUST ABOUT tied the film to make it a... servicable overall film. Not good. Oh how I wish it was good overall but I do adore this reprise. It ties into the message and is diagetic in a good way. This climax just about makes the film watchable for me.
@@angelaraker7672 Maybe after Magnifico was defeated, the floor slowly moved down and back to its original position, and Asha left through the doorway?
How funny that Magnifico is based on Chris Pine considering that he got the role in English! When I saw the villain’s design before the release of Wish, I thought he looks like Dr. Strange. 😂
I really love this ending. So core to the disney philosophy. Good wins not just because it wants to. It wins becasue it has too. Slefless love, compassion, and imagination will always prevail against selfishness, cruelty, and ego.
@@twist58 Can you imagine what would happen if he did though everyone would be getting md at each other like why wasn't my wish granted but theirs was. why cant every wish be granted? If every wish was it would be chaos its probably for the best to not hand back the wishes.
On the one hand, I get that this scene is powerful. The music is good, the framing is good, the shots, editing, singing, everything, it's all very well done. Me personally, I just can't get past that the big bad is defeated through...wishing. I mean, if the movie showed earlier that the power of one person's wish is magical, and that by wishing with all your might, you can make magic happen, that would be one thing. But they defeat his evil magic by just...wanting it to go away. The whole message of the movie is to embrace your own wish, and make it come true with your own hard work and dedication, instead of relying on someone else's promises to make it come true. But here, Magnifico is nothing more than an evil guy who wants to take over and be evil; he isn't promising to be their benevalent ruler anymore. It's not like they now have to decide whether to side with Asha and reclaim their wishes or side with Magnifico and hope he grants them. They all know he's evil (kinda hard not to notice it here), so them standing up against him is just, well, a given. The townspeople aren't shown to be cowardly or hopeless, this isn't really a big moment for them. I get that this is the moment they all stand up to the villain together, but couldn't they have done something more than just...sing? Like, throw a rock, break their 'chains', use some kind of magic, anything. Instead, they just say "We wish for Magnifico to lose" and he loses. My problem with this is just that it's just not Disney. Disney is Tarzan's Clint hanging himself because he's blinded by his own bloodlust. Disney is Ursala turning into a fricken Kraken, with the Prince driving a ship into her gut to kill her. Disney is Aladin using his street smarts to con Jafar into becoming a genie. Disney knows how to make a final battle. Disney is better than this. And yes, as I said, this scene IS powerful. I've watched it multiple times because it has that emotion to it. But I'm saying it could have been so, so, so much more.
There’s actually an easter egg in this scene. If you pause at the right time where where he was getting sucked in the staff, you can see the face from the mirror of the wall from snow white
King Magnifico's weakness is Asha's song. The people sang it to free Asha, Star, and their wishes. King Magnifico tried to stop them by using his powerful dark magic, but their most powerful music weakened it.
I noticed that too, but I also noticed the 2nd time watching this movie that there’s a ridiculous amount of nods & Easter eggs about any & all Disney movies
@@Hotsttuffa Understandable. I mean, this movie was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Disney. How else were you gonna put a bunch of Disney-themed Easter Eggs?
I dont think people dont really understand the meaning of this scene but that's fine because the build-up was horrible. They're singing the wish song as a way of uniting with eachother and rebelling against Magnifico. Star was able to come to Earth because of Asha singing "This Wish" so it would only make sense that Star's power would increase with *everyone* singing, and thats how he escaped the staff.
Black Hat: (furious) MAGNIFICOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Magnifico: Yes, Black Hat? Black Hat: (furious) YOU'RE FIRED!!!! Dr. Flug: I told him his plan was a bad idea, my lord.
I mean plenty of series decide to do non threatening defeats Frisk in Undertale talks down the god of Hyperdeath Ness and his friends depower Gigyas by praying I can go on
@@frisk8632 But they didn’t do anything. They defeated him simply because they wanted to. And I still don’t understand why. They were perfectly happy living the way they were. Nothing changed except Asha complaining about the way Magnifico ran his kingdom and when she didn’t get what she wanted, she decided to steal the king’s property. And somehow Magnifico is the bad guy?
@@jessicajennings9148 Magnifico probably took everyone’s wishes as a way of controlling them. Giving a false promise of granting their wishes if they do what he says. While only granting the wishes he knows won’t threaten him. He see Asha as a threat because she’s the first one to question his rule.
One of the Greatest Villain King Magnifico reminds of Prince Hans such an bad guy. When Princess Asha wins a reprise better than Anna & Elsa save the world!
I hate this movie...but even I get chills listening to this song. I can't explain why. The OG wasn't good to begin with, this isn't a super impactful moment or anything...idk.
I absolutely see what Disney was going for with Magnifico. He’s an egotistical man doing ‘good’ by granting the wishes most convenient for him to maintain his rule. He isn’t giving people what they need. Just toying with them and presenting them with a magical wand to put their faith in. This is an evil. And can be a great villain story. However! Disney forgets Magnifico is the villain and writes him as a Charasmatic and caring if egotistical leader. Who is doing his best and by all accounts everyone in Rosa knows what’s up. So instead they ex machina him into a villain. And it just doesn’t work.
I mean no disrespect but people who think this way do not have a good understanding of history. Many a ruthless dictator or monarch started out with good intentions but power corrupted them. That was the whole point of this story: Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the corruption gets gradually worse over time. It starts as egotistical and a bit paranoid, then progresses to anger over any questioning or difference of opinion, and ultimately turns into ruthlessness.
@@Annahg78 but that’s not the plot of this movie. Magnifico turns evil via ‘dark magic’ I would love a proper tragic hero becomes the villain story. But this isn’t what they do. Also super weird but you are absolutely being disrespectful. History has nothing to do with this. That’s completely irrelevant actually. This is a fantasy. Not history. And we are evaluating a plot. The moral is absolutely “power corrupts” but the plot of the movie doesn’t follow that. Because Power isn’t what corrupts Magnifico. It’s dark magic. Dark Magic he decides to use on the flimsiest of whims.
@@Annahg78 Magnifico is an egomaniac. That doesn’t make him a bad leader. He is driven by his own past and fear of loosing everything. When we meet him we see he is at the beginnings of his villain arc. He clearly still cares for his people. But he is stealing their ambition. Having them put their faith in him. Asha’s own grandfather wants to inspire the next generation. But rather then try he just wishes and puts his faith in Magnifico. That’s wrong and Magnifico has done that to his whole kingdom. Here we have the makings of a great villain. But Magnifico as a character is too sympathetic. His argument that “inspiring people is too vague” is justifiable. Because we see his past. Rosas is a Utopia and the residents aren’t being forced or lied too. Asha doesn’t uncover some grand conspiracy. She just realizes something that any adult doing basic math could figure out. That’s the issue. Disney wants Magnifico to be evil. But being an egomaniac isn’t evil. He is doing something bad but with good intentions. The road to hell is being paved. If Disney has decided to follow his arc through and we actually saw him get corrupted and watched him fall that’s one thing. But making him a villain via dark magic is just lazy writing
In my film. The scene is different Apparently, the teams were together again & especially Queen Memoria. After the girls picked up Asha & went up to her knees, Magnifico is done and tries to zap Asha, but the three ducked for cover. Asha said, "We are stars" again and said that her father said that they were connected to the stars, when she sang her own. Others leap in (2:32 were The Seven Teens & Las Baddies), after recovering the wishes, three characters had a plan, but soonly their plan worked. Before Ammonia and the other villans can defeat them, they explode themselves into ashes. Scene change, When it hits to 2:27, Dahlia did sing & Magnifico didn't zap her. Just because of her leg injury In caption 3:20 everybody screamed. Instead of grunting. 3:26, Memoria & Navidad didn't sung in the scene.
This movie had so much potential I am so disappointed 😔 I’m actually forgetting this movie exists. But I do love the song “This Wish” not this version because it is giving the cliche “The power of friendship”
Why was Magnifico bodyslamming Asha with his staff OK but him slapping Amaya across the face in earlier development was not? I understand Jennifer Lee gasped at the concept and shut it down.
Okay, so how does everyone know this song? How can even hear Asha from up there? Why is everyone even singing anyway? I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s a pretty decent scene, and I get that it’s Disney but…….yeah, nevermind.
