Every girl dreams to be a princess, find a Prince charming, and live happily ever after. But it is possible to be a princess in a modern setting? Based on a best seller novel, written by Meg Cabot, it is possible. The novel is The Princess Diaries. Due to its title, you can tell where the story focuses on – a journey of an ordinary girl turned to a charismatic princess. The diary, itself is given by her father, where there is a letter slipped in the diary. An excerpt of it is a wisdom quote of the Renaldis.
“Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something else is important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.” – Prince Philip Renaldi.
“The Princess Diaries 1”. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), a socially awkward but very bright fifteen- year- old, is raised by her mother Helen (Caroline Goodall) in a renovated firehouse in San Francisco. She then discovers that she is the heir to the throne of fictional Genovia, given that her father, Crown Prince Philip Renaldi, had already died. The conflict of the film is when she needs to choose between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen and stepping up to the throne. While she makes up her mind, she’s pressed into taking lessons from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews). Lana Thomas (Mandy Moore), Josh Braynt (Erik von Detten) and some friends antagonized Mia’s life. They regularly teased her for her gawkiness and frizzy hair. The climax of the film was when the world discovered that Mia was actually a princess and since then everything had changed. She had a hard time adjusting to the attention given to her. Because of this, she doubted her capability of being a princess and wanted to run away from the throne, but had decided to take it in the end after having read the letter written by her father. Now she takes the name Princess Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi, Princess of Genovia.
In “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement”. Princess Mia (Anne Hathaway) has just turned twenty one, a fresh college graduate, and on her way to Genovia. Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews) plans to step down and give her granddaughter the throne. She also continues her princess lessons and prepares herself to take the throne. Viscount Mabrey (Jonathan Rhys Davies) served as the antagonist in this sequel. He believes that his nephew is the rightful heir to the throne. The Parliament decided that Mia has to abide the old- aged Genovian law. No Queen shall rule without a husband. Now, Mia has just thirty days to marry if she is to retain the throne. Likewise, Mia has to win over the Genovian people and survive the paparazzi. Although a charming Englishman named Andrew Jacoby, seems to fit the arranged marriage bill, Mia finds herself drawn o the man vying for the same throne. He is none other than the dashing Nicholas (Chris Pine)- Lord Nicholas Deveraux, who happens to be Viscount Mabrey’s nephew . This time the conflict that she needs to choose is between following her heart and sacrificing her love for her country. The best part of the film is when, she finds away to win the heart of the Genovian people and changes the old-aged law. She also gets both things she wants. She got her true love, Nicholas and she was the first Genovian Queen that need not to marry to become a queen.
The two films is all about allowing yourself to make a journey between who you are and who you can be. It’s an all time favorite of teenagers who fantasizes being a princess in a modern day setting.
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