Disney Channel has been on a spiral downwards with almost every new TV show/movie that they been have releasing. It’s fair to say that the childhood we grew up with is no longer apparent in any of the shows that we see on TV now a days, which is understandable seeing as the shows are no longer made with our generation in mind. It could possibly be that I’m a little biased. Maybe Disney feels the need to compensate for all the horrible shows that they have been producing. And that is where the movie Kim Possible comes in.
First, let me just state that I absolutely love Kim Possible. I think that almost every girl I knew growing up wanted to be just like her. With that being said, I was a little skeptical when Disney released the trailer for this upcoming movie. I mean with the way that all their other shows and movie were going, I questioned whether this movie would be authentic. And I was right to have my doubts, I mean I don’t think I’ve cringe so hard in my life, as when watching this movie.
This movie is like a good book turned into a bad movie. There were so many missing details and added parts.
For example, Kim Possible now has a karate fighting grandma and a super spy mom?!?!?!?!? What is this deviation from the original show? Not only that, but everyone in her fricking community knows that she is Kim Possible?!?!?!?! And Rufus comes from a pet store not a mysterious lab!!!
First, let me just state that I absolutely love Kim Possible. I think that almost every girl I knew growing up wanted to be just like her. With that being said, I was a little skeptical when Disney released the trailer for this upcoming movie. I mean with the way that all their other shows and movie were going, I questioned whether this movie would be authentic. And I was right to have my doubts, I mean I don’t think I’ve cringe so hard in my life, as when watching this movie.
This movie is like a good book turned into a bad movie. There were so many missing details and added parts.
For example, Kim Possible now has a karate fighting grandma and a super spy mom?!?!?!?!? What is this deviation from the original show? Not only that, but everyone in her fricking community knows that she is Kim Possible?!?!?!?! And Rufus comes from a pet store not a mysterious lab!!!
Come on Disney, it’s not that hard to follow at least that one simple detail. In the TV series, Kim was a strong, confident, and self-assured teen. Kim Possible’s movie character is now some insecure, questions-herself-at-every-turn, and not to mention at some parts self-centered tween.
I really have no problem with the actress that plays her (Sadie Stanley), but I am bothered by the character that she has to play. Kim Possible is in no way a weakling, she is practically undefeatable.
Another problem I had was with was the fact that the whole production looked really cheap. They even left out Kim’s Kimmunicator. It’s no longer a phone, but a necklace. How can “call me, beep me if you want to reach me,” going to work if she doesn’t have a phone. What is the whole point of changing the accessory? It is now irrelevant to have her ringtone on our phones because she is not called on her actual phone anymore.
I really have no problem with the actress that plays her (Sadie Stanley), but I am bothered by the character that she has to play. Kim Possible is in no way a weakling, she is practically undefeatable.
Another problem I had was with was the fact that the whole production looked really cheap. They even left out Kim’s Kimmunicator. It’s no longer a phone, but a necklace. How can “call me, beep me if you want to reach me,” going to work if she doesn’t have a phone. What is the whole point of changing the accessory? It is now irrelevant to have her ringtone on our phones because she is not called on her actual phone anymore.
But that’s besides the point. Shego literally looks like the costume designers threw fabric together and called it an outfit. Honestly with the 21st century technology, it seems like the production quality could have been much better. The costumes looked so last minute.
I don’t really know what I was expecting when I heard that there was going to be a Kim Possible movie, but this was not it. Like I said before, maybe I’m being biased because this was literally most of our childhood, but this movie did not stop Disney’s downhill slide. And maybe I’m stuck in the past, but so is Disney. These types of shows and movies had their era. Now it’s time to move on and come up with something new.
I don’t really know what I was expecting when I heard that there was going to be a Kim Possible movie, but this was not it. Like I said before, maybe I’m being biased because this was literally most of our childhood, but this movie did not stop Disney’s downhill slide. And maybe I’m stuck in the past, but so is Disney. These types of shows and movies had their era. Now it’s time to move on and come up with something new.