The Retellings Review (and Fairy Tales Too!)
Commentary by Grace W. Wong
Have you ever wondered just how many movies were adapted from books? When I first thought about that question, I didn’t comprehend just how much the film industry has been thriving off of retellings. From J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series to Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, nearly everyone in this day and age has... Continue Reading →
Almost everyone has heard the story of how Dorothy and her dog, Toto, fell into the fantastical land of Oz. Most people know of it through the film industry, but the story’s origins actually lie with Lyman Frank Baum, who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900. Known as one of America’s greatest fairy... Continue Reading →
What is a trope? I thought I knew the answer to this question, but when I searched the phrase “define trope,” I was surprised by the results. Oxford Languages’ first definition of the word “trope” is “a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.” Apparently, tropes refer to figurative language, such as similes,... Continue Reading →
Given how Disney has been converting many of its animated princess movies into live-action versions, I’d like to pause my focus on literary retellings to look at how songs translate in the retelling process. What I’m talking about is the multitude of changes that songs in animated movies seem to undergo even when they appear... Continue Reading →
It’s a tale as old as time, one that everyone seems to know at some level…Beauty and the Beast. Where the Beauty meets the Beast, they fall in love, and the curse is broken (more or less). And in the midst of all this lies the rose. I don’t believe I have ever read a... Continue Reading →
The Retellings Review (and Fairy Tales Too!) 