We both ended the film with a very neutral opinion on it, neither loving it nor hating it. Although this is a very well-known film, both me and my friend who I watched it with had never seen it beforehand. This is a loose adaptation of the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, though the story was altered so that she escaped the execution of her family. Their plan quickly falls through, as one of the con men, Dimitri, who had also been a former worker at the palace, realizes Anya is the lost princess and their “fake” story had been real all along. The story of Anastasia follows an 18-year old amnesiac orphan girl, Anya, who sides with two con men attempting to use her to trick the Grand Duchess into believing she’s the lost princess for a monetary reward. With the recent merger between Disney and Fox, this is technically true, but not when originally produced. Many today continue to mistake it for a Disney movie, some even going as far as to think of Anya as a Disney princess.
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This is likely because Fox had intended for the movie to act as a challenger to Disney. Although this movie was created by Fox Animation Studios, it could easily be mistaken as a Disney movie, as it has a similar animation style to many Disney classics, such as Hercules and Sleeping Beauty. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.Īnastasia, arguably one of the most iconic animated films from the ‘90s, follows the story of a young girl on her path to discovering who she really is, facing many challenges along the way.