Descendants 4 Might Just Be The Best Film In The Franchise

The Descendants franchise recently got a fresh instalment titled Descendants: The Rise of Red. Now let’s be real here anyone that’s a Descendants fan whilst hyped for this movie probably wasn’t expecting it to reach the heights of the previous trilogy. How could it possibly? But this film has truly shocked me. How could it be so good?! Recency bias may be coming into play but I’d venture to say it’s the best of the bunch and I can’t wait for more! Enjoy.

[@delphoxhoopa7289]

The scene with Carlos' picture honestly broke me. You could see the pain in China's eyes. That wasn't acting. That's the genuine pain of losing someone you cared about. Rest in Peace Cameron Boyce. You left us far too soon.🕊️

[@bellablondon6172]

Oh for sure. She knew him for years, probably before they were even on the Disney channel together, so I can’t even begin to imagine that pain

[@Th3Half-BloodPrince]

I cried before we where even 10 minutes in frfr

[@adey126]

@@bellablondon6172She has known him since they were babies. They did the Adam Sandler Grown Ups movies together.

[@omarxperez]

@@adey126 and then after that, both joined the Disney channel together in 2011 with Jessie and Ant Farm

[@moaxblink]

@@bellablondon6172 China and Cam knew each other from when they were like 9 or 10, they both starred in the Grown Up series together as Adam Sandler & Chris Rock's children. That is why Cam's death took such a toll on her, they practically grew up together

[@BlackbirdRX]

The fact that people are using Cameron’s death as an excuse to shit on this movie is not only baffling but straight up disgusting

[@flavsdepadua8516]

it's manipulative and immoral and only shows how infantile and gross fanbases nowadays have become

[@SonicSpeedGaming759]

Honestly I think Cameron would've wanted them to continue the series without him, people like the films and he knew that

[@BlackbirdRX]

@@flavsdepadua8516 EXACTLY! i bet these hypocrites wouldn't say it's disrespectful if the movie was about mal and the others, now would they?

[@randomhuman_05]

No fr- like w t f ?

[@BlackbirdRX]

@@SonicSpeedGaming759see, that's totally fair. but when people are using it as an excuse to say "this movie is dogshit and cam hates it" then yeah im gonna have a problem with that cus how tf would they know what he wants... _when he's not able to tell anyone_

[@dangerbuffrocky]

This definitely feels like a 2 part story. We'll definitely get to see the original prank in the next one, with the lesson being that Red can't change the past, but can help her mother heal

[@BlackbirdRX]

that's because it is a 2 part story

[@rue...whenwasthis]

i'm calling it now, Uliana and her gang made Ella prank Bridget, that's why it affected her so much

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@rue...whenwasthisthat makes absolutely NO sense for this Cinderella since she’s supposedly such a good person.

[@madnessarcade7447]

It is

[@adey126]

@@rue...whenwasthisI mean something happened where she and Bridget aren’t on speaking terms. I thought it was bc she missed the dance bc she was grounded but that only happened bc of Red meddling.

[@spidertato5987]

After watching the film, I immediately wondered why the mad hatter's role couldn't have been replaced with the white rabbit, considering how close the white rabbit is to the queen because of his job and the pocket watch thing

[@xxangie_x2538]

I mean he is the son of the mad hatter not necessarily the mad hatter so but it still wouldn’t really fit for him and it would also wouldn’t fit the white rabbit either cause he doesn’t seem like the type either he was like the announcer of the Queen of hearts

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@xxangie_x2538the movie on a whole just didn’t make any sense

[@spidertato5987]

@xxangie_x2538 no it would be the actual mad hatter since they were back in time

[@spidertato5987]

@@The-Busy-Beeeee it doesn't 😭

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@spidertato5987 exactly

[@Nobody-el2eb]

When Bridgette said Ella was her only friend, I was sure that Ella was going to pull the prank and was disappointed.

[@kubat4925]

And why would her only friend prank her like that. Not to mention Bridget wouldn't mind a stupid prank, what actually broke her was that she was turned into a gross monster and there was no one by her side to be there for her in the time of her greatest need, showing love ain't it.

[@FINDTHEMAGICINYOURSELF123]

@@kubat4925 also when Uliana opened the book, she and her gang freezed and that would have happened even without Red and Chloe intervening, which makes me sure that it was Ella who betrayed her because QoH said that the people in Auredon are fake, but everyone in Uliana's gang openly expressed their hatred for Bridget so it must be Ella who betrayed her (but why?)

[@Knightboy49]

​​@@FINDTHEMAGICINYOURSELF123thats what I thought while watching the movie the moment I saw that they would freeze even without red intervention I thought ella would pull the prank this movie needs a part 2 it ended so abruptly

[@kubat4925]

@@FINDTHEMAGICINYOURSELF123 Not necessarily you know. Without Red and Chloe interfering it's them who set off the swords and the owls and they could've taken longer to take them out. Heck Merlin would be coming by the time they have a book and Uliana has no time to read it there. She would later make someone else read it for her. And mind you, once she turned into the monster NO ONE was by her side, even though Bridget was making them delicious sweet, and being nothing but nice and generous for quite some time. But in the end, it didn't pay off and she had no friends. So of course she says people are fake. Ella would never betray her. There is no why would she do that because she didn't do that. Bridget doesn't even blame Ella for the prank to begin with. She blames her for not being there for her when she needed her and being off with her prince. Pay attention.

[@FINDTHEMAGICINYOURSELF123]

@@kubat4925 well first of all, you could say these things a bit friendlier, without "mind you" and "pay attention" (I only watched the movie once so far) but I have to admit you have a point... maybe Ella was just afraid to loose her, but then why does she hang out with the prince and not her? I guess only time and the second movie will tell

[@JuneieBack]

It’s nice to see someone feel positive about this movie even though I thought it was horrible. I love seeing different perspectives. I thought this movie was all setup and no payoff. They should have just made it a limited series instead of a movie and then released that in multiple parts. It literally felt like half a movie that wasted most of its characters. They set up that dance so much only to never show it only for the movie to end with the antagonists being frozen in a weirdly comedic way. But I’m happy to hear that there a people who enjoyed it. Hopefully that means they’ll finish the story and have it take place directly after so that it can feel more complete. It really felt like half of a movie ngl

[@kayenwinslow8027]

Exactly I felt the same way about the movie

[@artstuff5224]

My major problem with this movie is the fact that they use the prank as an excuse for Red becoming a tyrannical ruler. Sure, I could see her becoming meaner, but not a murderer! In the actual movie, she chops off heads, abuses her daughter, has a curfew stricter than an Asian mom’s, and tries to take over Auradon. If you’re killing hundreds of innocent people, I’m gonna need a better reason then “Oh I got pranked.”

[@kubat4925]

It was not the prank that was the issue. Bridget was a homeschooled girl who got to experience high school for the first time in Merlin Academy and she also was a bit of a new girl to an extent. She tried to make friends as she had none but Ella by being nice and sweet. She genuinely wanted some connection at Merlin Academy and was even willing to reach out to the VKs while still remaining true to her generous, kind self. However, Uliana's prank made Bridget realise something, that no matter how much you try, you can't be liked. In the end, when she got turned into a monster on her very first dance, no one took her side. Everyone turned their backs on her, even Ella was more busy having her own fairy tale with Prince Charming than being there for her. In the end, kindness gave her nothing and the one who got the last laugh was not the one who was beloved but feared. Bridget took this to heart and decided that if love ain't it, then fear shall be it, and it doesn't help that Looking Glass would show her the future where she is a dictator and a murderer so if that's her destiny and their's no one on her side willingly, then she shall be the most feared queen that is known to a man. So yeah it was not a prank, it was being friendless when shit hits you that turned her into a murderer.

[@Missmagazinebura]

She only had one friend and never made anymore friends

[@kubat4925]

@@Missmagazinebura Exactly

[@TheOnlyRick3]

You mean Bridget cause red is her daughter

[@Doomzdeh]

@@kubat4925 That’s still just way too fictional of an explanation. I could understand her suddenly becoming very calloused and cold, but a murderer? Your morals shouldn’t flip on their head within seconds. It just isn’t realistic tbh

[@bellablondon6172]

My only real issue is that this movie feels like it’s missing a giant climax or set piece and we’re supposed to believe that everything just worked out in the end with no consequences. I get that there’s only so much they could do within a 90 minute timeframe, and they were clearly setting up more to come in the eventual followup, but I kept waiting for this big climax to happen that never did and it felt like the story for this movie wrapped up way too quickly. I never understood the criticism of a movie “just ending” until now. At the very least, spiderverse had a clear climactic moment with Miguel and the spider society. Otherwise, I overall really loved this movie and had a lot of fun watching it. My biggest compliment of course definitely goes to the increased budget, which really sets this movie apart from its predecessors, in a really good way. I really love the new protagonists Red and Chloe, and it’s clear the actresses have a lot of respect for this franchise. I also thought the moral of how being a good person isn’t just about following the rules was really good, and it fits well within this franchise’s story. I also really loved Rita Ora in this, who is clearly having a lot of fun as the Queen of Hearts, as well as Brandy Norwood, and I got so giddy when Cinderella and Charming sang “So this is love” at the start of the movie, that was really cute. Seeing both her and Paolo reprise their roles for this movie was such a treat. Bridgette and Ella were fun characters as well, even if Ella’s storyline felt a little incomplete, and I thought Uliana was a fun villain. Hades and Maleficent being there felt kinda fanservice-y, but their inclusion at least made sense and I did enjoy their scenes. Uma and the Fairy Godmother tragically did not get enough screentime, but I get it since this isn’t really their movie this time around. And yeah, the Cameron/Carlos tribute was sweet and got me really misty eyed. I do have a few questions about the new lore we’re given in this movie, but I’m sure it’s explained in the books (which I haven’t read myself). Again, a good movie, and I’m sure my problems with this will be resolved in the inevitable followup

[@jamiegdubois]

I completely agree. I feel like the 1st act and 2nd act were good, but the 3rd act was nonexistent.

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

And I didn't even think there would be a continuation, I thought it ended here and that's it, let's see what they do.

[@narozan2769]

It's only act 1 so the sequel would be act 2 so it makes sense

[@AshleysAdvice]

Yeah for me I think the only major problem I had with this film was the law to be honest, that's the only part that I just was so confused by because I haven't read the books either and I felt like the beginning of this film was so disconnected from the original trilogy to the point where there had to have been a book that came before or something, good film but they changed the law so drastically that it feels very different in my opinion.

[@emtgt0217]

I read the prequel book and it mostly develops Red's character and gives us a good idea of what wonderland is like under the queens control. Also the abuse Red suffers is just heartbreaking imo. Also the book acknowledges Auradon pretty often and i found many of the call backs very fun. It's mentioned that wonderland knows that Mal is now the queen, so wonderland does seem to be able to get an insight of the Kingdom but somehow manages to stay hidden. That's quite interesting. So yeah i do recommend the book a lot

[@manuproulx2764]

My only complaint about this movie is that, due to it being way shorter than the 3 previous Descendants movies, the ending feels very rushed and the cliffhanger is quite frustrating.

[@OpticalSorcerer]

It ASTOUNDS me that Disney has this series still going on but we never got a "Halloweentown" series on Disney+

[@hell_forest8936]

Loved Halloweentown as a kid

[@OpticalSorcerer]

@@hell_forest8936 Really enjoyed the world, particularly when part 4 was the first time we can actually spend time there outside of it being Halloween or just staying within the city area--even if RTH was pretty much proto-Monster High.

[@penguinbeans]

I didn't think anyone remembered Halloweentown, I loved those movies!😊

[@superfanmusicmaker]

I feel everyone who said _Across The Spider-Verse_ only felt like half a movie owe it a major apology now.

[@JosiahRobert14]

To be fair it is half a movie lol

[@Doomzdeh]

It legit IS half of a movie, though. There really isn’t any conclusion

[@bellablondon6172]

Tbf that movie at least had a climax, or something that resembled a climax 💀

[@madnessarcade7447]

These aren’t the same ASTV is theatrical

[@madnessarcade7447]

@@bellablondon6172idk why we are comparing a theatrical movie with a tv movie that have different budgets and a different audience

[@bellablondon6172]

The Cameron/Carlos tribute in this movie was really sweet and I got super misty eyed seeing his picture appear. I appreciate that they don’t shy away from the fact that Cameron’s gone in this movie, or in the tv special. It’d be really easy to say that Carlos is off somewhere doing something with Jane or the other VKs, because how do you explain something like that to your primarily younger audience? But they actually go out of their way to acknowledge the fact that what happened happened and Cameron’s gone. And it’s pretty clear China wasn’t acting in that scene either, she’s clearly mourning her friend that she knew since childhood. Props to Disney for handling something as completely out of their control as this with such respect for both the character and Cameron himself.

[@deviousangel336]

As much as I despise this movie, I really liked that scene because they acknowledged his death instead of just brushing it off

[@ThePrincessCH]

The plot seems similar to "Ever After High: Dragon Games."

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

…..a little TOO similar and not even a good knock off either

[@auramint]

Someone get Lizzie to croquet a hedgehog of sense into this movie

[@the_clover_star]

I see it

[@monikaaaax3]

yeah but dragon games is good this isn't

[@hiiamloren5087]

What I don’t understand is that if the prank made Bridget so mean and if the book freezes anyone who is bad then how did the prank take place if they were gonna be frozen anyway?

[@hiiamloren5087]

I thought that they were setting it up so that Cinderella pranked her but then the movie just ended

[@Yumileaf]

@@hiiamloren5087 i think most of us watching this movie thought that Cinnderella was the one who did this prank but that didnt show, idk but well when red and chloe came to Ella's house chloe broke a vase resulting in ella being grounded so she couldn't get the recipe to the VKs, maybe she was envolved in this prank thats why Bridget was so mad at cinnderella when she met her

[@monikaaaax3]

​@@Yumileafhonestly I didn't think Bridget and Ella's friendship had too much chemistry or that they were too close. so like.

[@Marvel_collector13]

Ngl the only bad thing ant this movie was how inconsistent chloe's hair was 😭

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

…not not the actual plot for you? It was genuinely some of the most plot holed filled things I think ive ever watched ngl

[@Th3Half-BloodPrince]

​@@The-Busy-Beeeeefr. Alladin and jasmine didn't meet til later in life cuz well, alladin was a Jenie? Bridget didn't become evil because of a prank it was because she got blamed for eating the last cookie by her sister and hit her head, time consequences didn't occur, fairy godmother wasent the same age as Cinderella, she was ageless because she was a fairy. The songs other than red weren't good, the wigs (Bridget's, Chloe's, etc.) where absolutely awful, for some reason red and Chloe could pretend to be students with no paperwork or anything, Hades was a God, not a student, he didn't have an age like fairy godmother, and more.

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@TheHalfBloodPrincess. EXACTLY I do not understand the people who defend this movie just because it's apart of the descendants brand

[@elloisejohnsonn9312]

@@Th3Half-BloodPrince Nah. I think some of those were just changed to fit the franchise. The ageless thing does make less sense though, and the way Chloe’s wig was CONSTANTLY CHANGING was SO annoying…

[@Th3Half-BloodPrince]

@@The-Busy-Beeeee I admit, I defended this move.. but before it came out, everyone was bashing it because it wasent the old cast and I was defending it, though I think this movie has alot of wasted potential. The editing and cast is amazing.

[@RoJoFeli]

6:09 Regarding Chad, it’s established that he’s Chloe’s older brother and that he was away at college, with King Charming’s reason for not going with Ella and Chloe is that he was going to his tournament. Hope that helps!

[@kamarismith9422]

Honestly, the only issue I really have with the movie was that the ending felt kinda rushed. I understand this plot is going to be a two-parter, but I think it could've been done better.

[@areionamckeegan2533]

The budget for this movie was 70 million. Let that sink it for a minute

[@wolfiegirlxox]

I like the first 90% of the movie, not perfect but good for what it is, but that ending was such a letdown. I watched with a whole bunch of friends at theater camp and the room erupted into outrage when they got back to their time like I've never seen before. I think it would have been better if the ending was more clearly a cliffhanger, that would have made it more fullfilling.

[@Snakysiry-jf6zv]

I clicked faster than the Queen of Hearts could kill Cinderella😊 (Thank you for 104 Likes🥰🥳)

[@Prince-nh1mr]

To be fair it took that girl like 30 minutes to kill het

[@BlackDisneyPrincess]

I will always hate her for that

[@Snakysiry-jf6zv]

@@BlackDisneyPrincess same

[@emiliaw262]

I liked it but it felt rushed. And I was hoping we'll see the ball.

[@kubat4925]

To be fair, it was supposed to be a very quick incognito mission. Red and Chloe are time traveling so they had to remain low profile so it would be best if they didn't attend the ball to not be caught in some magical portraits or photos. And they also have to hurry so Cinderella won't get killed.

[@dangerbuffrocky]

@@kubat4925 yeah, I'm sure that the next one will show the butterfly effect

[@elloisejohnsonn9312]

@@kubat4925Pretty sure they heavily implied Cindy already died when they looked into the looking glass-

[@kubat4925]

@@elloisejohnsonn9312 But that was the future that still could've been changed and so it did. But if they wouldn't do anything then Cindy would've died for good.

[@ZiggyZero_]

Bridget was going to do her little song and dance routine at the ball

[@radcatassassin1572]

I know that they are going to make more movies but what really didn't like was the ending. Where I thought that ella would one who pulled the prank. It seems like that is what they were going for. But instead is seems like a fake out ending with a twist but it never happened.

[@HannahBananabreadpudding]

Honestly the movie kind of sucked for me. None of the songs were catchy and they didn’t have the same ‘vibe’ as the originals. The plot has so many holes that I can’t even get into and the characters kinda seemed a bit flat for me, especially Chloe. Also we didn’t even get to see the dance and the whole time travel thing is super messy. I mean, maybe it’ll be discussed in the 5th movie but so many things would have changed. For starters, Red wouldn’t even be Red anymore. Her whole personality would change along with her name, clothes, and past. The villains also felt flat. I mean Uliana was kind of cool but the others didn’t really do anything. Especially Maleficent and Hades who were the most powerful villains in the original. The timeline is also kinda iffy but when has it not been. But I really loved the tribute they made to Cam in the start. I feel like for this kind of movie you have to turn off your brain to enjoy it or else you’ll spend the whole time criticizing it. Just my opinion tho

[@ducc0287]

Most of the side characters who had interesting stories had like 5 seconds of screen time and the main characters just felt like dumbed down versions of mal and evie with way less depth and a more monotone colour palette.

[@elizabethz7808]

Honestly the film had potential, but I think the writing was a little lazy. I could be wrong tho these are js my opinions 1. There’s not rlly a clear theme u could take away. At first it seems like it’s gonna be love and how everyone deserves it, but then it briefly goes into gray morality and the greater good, but then in the end it’s about how ppl can change and we get to choose our own paths. And don’t get me wrong these are all great themes and having multiple themes in one film can work, but they felt kinda crammed and none rlly had time to fully flesh out and have to do w all the big plot point 2. The acting was not rlly the best. No offense to the actors or anything I’m sure they’re very talented, but I couldn’t see the chemistry between them and tbh no one felt like they had any personality or anything. 3. The plot itself wouldn’t work because (I thought this and heard it in the Alex Meyers review) they go out of their way to talk about how the book can’t be opened by trouble makers, making this part of one of the themes, so then how could the villain kids in the original timeline have opened it to begin with??? Obviously they’re doing it for trouble so how’d they even pull the prank off in the first place? Even in the altered timeline it shows us they got frozen by the books magic, and the same thing would’ve happened if Red and Chloe didn’t do anything so what was the point? Was it js to justify that Red was a good person? 4. The songs were all kinda not great imo. I can’t rlly remember any after js watching it last night. My friend mentioned this before I watched it and I completely agree that there were way too many talking parts in literally every song. I feel like almost every song was sort of the same. They had some pop musical show tune part, but then they threw in random rapping parts which led into js full on dialogue between characters. And I think throughout the movie I was trying to find a song that didn’t have any talking parts but I didn’t find a single one. They all had the rapping-talking bits in the middle of it and idk if that’s what everyone’s into but I disliked it very much. I feel like a couple songs like that is definitely okay, but to have every single song basically made the exact same way??? 5. The choreography wasn’t rlly at its best. I don’t think it was necessarily bad so to speak, but it wasn’t rlly good either. It felt simple compared to the other films and idk maybe it was js the songs (like I mentioned before) that wouldn’t go along w different choreography, but I do feel like the moves weren’t rlly impressive or fun 6. Half the movie was js songs. This is such an easy fix too and maybe the biggest problem. I mentioned above how they didn’t seem to have enough time for anything and it’d be so easy to js cut out the songs, to make room for actual plot development. Plus, I’ve also expressed how I didn’t rlly like the songs they had so this might’ve been a good thing all around, it’d let them be able to put more effort into the few songs they had and maybe end up w a few rlly good songs instead of like 15 not too great songs. And I could be totally wrong on this part, js speculating, but maybe they had so many songs to cover up the lack of chemistry between the characters? Instead of having cringy scenes of acting that didn’t flow well they instead js decided to use a song to push forward the movie, which would also explain why there’s so many talking parts. And this is normally what songs are for I think, to move the story along when it’s easier to sing over say. I wouldn’t say the movie is wrong for this, but they definitely over did it in my opinion 7. They did way too much tell and not show. I noticed this so much in the movie especially in the beginning when they’re setting up the exposition for Red and Chloe. Ofc there was a lot of show, like Red vandalizing everything, showing she’s rebellious and resents her mother, even tho Uma narrated that literally seconds before so… yeah. And towards the middle, Chloe not knowing how to use a broom shows she’s a princess who is slightly incompetent. And in the end where Red opens the book and it shows how she’s changed and become a good person. But tbh these all felt a little on the nose, and also they were overshadowed by all the telling parts. Like Red talking about how she doesn’t wanna be like her mom? They could’ve easily shown this by js having the scenes where she doesn’t like her mom evil ways and has a hard time punishing ppl. And with Chloe, they js say how she’s a good person and a rule follower. But there are so many better ways to show this. An example they actually do is her saying how a lot of things are against Auradon rules and how they can’t js break in places. This shows us she’s a rule follower and has strict morals, which would imply that she’s a good person. This movie has a habit of that, telling them showing

[@hopevity]

I don’t understand how you think it was the best movie in the franchise 😳 it was so inconsistent and the pacing was off

[@hopevity]

The idea was there but I think it was executed poorly… maybe I don’t realize how bad the first ones are because I watched them a long time ago

[@SonicSpeedGaming759]

I think the villain might've tricked Bridget or someone else into opening the book and then used it

[@xasperation]

Wouldnt she also do it in the timeline where red traveled to instead of opening it instantly like we have seen

[@SonicSpeedGaming759]

@@xasperation maybe Morgie opened it and they say what happened

[@TheTrueNoob1245]

The only negative I have on this movie is Ursula’s sister. Uliana is a character created by the descendants to be her sister which isn’t a big deal but if you’re going to replace Ursula’s canon sister with uliana…why have the son of the canon sister to Ursula in Uliana’s gang!

[@ThePrincessCH]

@@TheTrueNoob1245 He could also be related to the Morgana in Arthurian lore.

[@omarxperez]

he’s the son of Morgana, the evil sorceress from the Merlin and Arthurian stories, not Ursula’s sister

[@TheTrueNoob1245]

@@omarxperez that makes more sense now, I never knew that was a thing at all lol. Thank you for sharing and making this a lot more clear as well 😅

[@neivilde.1242]

there is a whole other act missing i am sure, because what do you mean they spend the whole movie hyping up castlecoming as being the place chloe's parents fell in love and where the prank that changes everything for bridge happens, and then DON'T SHOW US CASTLECOMING?! like they clearly were setting up to reveal that perhaps ella was actually the one to do the prank, and when they had them go back to the future thinking everything was okay after they got the book, i was certain that they would get there, and see that nothing changed, revealing that they missed something and that would be the sequel bait. it wouldn't have been a good choice, but at least it would've made sense, cuz it would establish this new era as the one where they time travel every movie. but no, they went back, and everything was fixed, no lesson, no nothing, just oh, your mom has been terrible to you your whole life, just go back in time and change every single thing about her, don't worry about maybe learning a lesson about forgiveness, or having your direct words and actions affect bridge after the prank in a way that would make you an active participant in changing your destiny, or talk to your mom in the present day and change her there, none of those things

[@LunaWitcherArt]

This comment section is so far from my reality that I feel like I'm taking a peak at an alternative universe The movie is bad. The plot makes no sense. The songs are basically all the same structure and somehow they all suck. Pacing is off, most things they tried to set up never paid off, it's just... Bad. what is happening here

[@KatsiYori-zk5gm]

(Cinderella should have named it Cindersburg. It's not that good but it's better.) Queen of Hearts: Okay, so this guy failed so you get to choose how they die. Red: What the fu*k, mom?!

[@CaptsuneMiku]

7:39 bruh, he’s def adopted, Cinderella is black, Charming is Asian, and Chad is white so…

[@moonkenzie]

You never experienced the glory of the Brandi Cinderella, did you? It was colorblind casting, and it was a huge deal at the time. This Cindy and Charming are the same actors from that movie.

[@MasqueradeMaggie]

I totally agree with you when you say you don’t know why you like the first three movies😂 Like, I don’t even remember anything about them other than they were bad but fun. Dang, I might get Disney plus for this movie.

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

Yea nah the last three movies made some semblance of sense but this, nah, do NOT get your hopes up for this

[@MasqueradeMaggie]

@@The-Busy-Beeeee Thanks for the heads up man. I probably should have mentioned that if I do get Disney plus, this movie will be like 2% of the reason why. I actually just want to watch Tangled the series and Sofia the first 😂

[@The-Busy-Beeeee]

@@MasqueradeMaggie honestly valid

[@Prince-nh1mr]

Honestly the only thing I was sad about was not seeing the dance

[@aureliabiscal7399]

Bridgette is giving me SEVERE Pinkie Pie vibes lol

[@CakeofRage]

ok but consider: breaking the vase changed history and might be important foreshadowing for the next part

[@TTR_Gaming2508]

I watched the movie and I have comments: First of all great movie. I loves the characters, the costumes, the locations. The story was nice. We have new (/old) characters: Hades, Maleficent, Uliana, Morgie, Hook, Cinderella, Charming, Alladin, Jasmine, Zellie, Fay, Bridget, Ella, Maddox, Chloe and Red (maybe more) I loved the idea of time traveling and the prank in the past that turned Bridget evil and the 5 VK’s. And the songs…THE SONGS. They were awesome. Even though they were more modern, they still made it fantasy-like. Life is sweeter has got to be my favorite. Uliana and Hook were kinda replacements of Uma and Harry, but Morgie was an entirely new character. Kids watching Disney probably don’t even know about Morgana and that’s what makes Morgie, her son, mysterious. Unfortunately, he didn’t do really much. He introduced himself in the song Life is sweeter and looked really cool, and in the song Perfect Revenge he agreed to Hades' suggestion. But that’s really all the villainous things he did. In the end, he sat in a tree, wet because of the rain, barking and howling like a dog, kinda looking like a fool. I don’t know how to feel about this. Also question, why is Uliana the big bad and the leader. Yes, she may be the daughter of Poseidon, a god, but Hades is a actual god, Maleficent is the mistress of all evil and Morgie is the son of the ancient dark witch Morgana. She only has the power to ask her cauldron for help, which Evie could easily do with her mirror, and she has tentacles. How is the the leader of the VK's? The ending of the movie was missing something. Halfway throughout the movie, I had theories: Either the prank succeeds and Ella gets framed, Bridget feels betrayed by her bff and he starts her villain arc. Or she doesn’t really gets pranked and an accident happens and she thinks she gets pranked. After one of these things happens, Red and Chloe think they solved everything and return to the present, finding out that nothing has changes, Red gives an emotional speech to her mom, she gets that is was a misunderstanding and she becomes good. This is how I would have ended the film. Uliana was already bullying Bridget, so she could’ve expected that she would prank her, than why did she start her villain arc and switch her whole personality after she got pranked by Uliana. It would be more logical if she got upset if she found out her friends were the ones that pranked her. But after a year of getting bullied, she stayed calm, but 1 prank of Uliana turned her evil, nah. But the actors, they were great. This was good acting and singing. I loved watching this movie and would definitely recommend it. I love the descendants franchise and everything about it. I also loved that they honored Cameron Boyce with that one scene. This was overall still a great movie

[@kubat4925]

Of course no hate, I'm glad you liked the movie a lot, but here are my thoughts regarding what you wrote. I hope it will clear some things up a little for you. I think neither Maleficent or Hades at the time mastered their powers. So far Maleficent's best trick is thorns and not her ability to turn into a dragon and Hades so far is only a pyromaniac when he can do much more. It's simple to say they just started their careers and Uliana is ahead of them but with time it will change. Perhaps the reason Uliana is in charge is because back in the past Bridget took off her head. If it was someone else as a leader, they wouldn't be with us today. Morgie also doesn't seem to realise yet just how much power he actually holds in himself. I'm certain however that Uliana has more tricks up her sleeves than you give her credit for. She tries to best out Ursula and Ursula is quite powerful. What the ending was truly missing was a big bang. Otherwise, everything else is fine. The third act of the movie is just tamer in comparison to what we have, but it should be given considering we're time traveling and that's not the best scenario to have a final battle or big dance-offs when neither happened or Red and Chloe shouldn't be present at. Bridget wasn't mad because Ella pulled a prank on her (though kudos to you by saying she was framed first), she was mad because Ella wasn't there for her when she needed her most. Heck, Bridget was less concerned about the prank and about how everyone turned their backs on her. Queen of Hearts doesn't even take out her anger on Uma who is Uliana's niece and has a very strong family resemblance, so it was never the prank that was an issue. But it did happen mind you. If there was no prank Ella would explain it to her sooner or later or point out that there never was any prank, but even 40 years later she still points out that Bridget WAS pranked. The prank from Uliana was as Queen of Hearts points out downright cruel. She got turned into a monster on her very first day, and after so long trying to be friends with everyone by being sweet and kind, it never paid off for her, so it's better to be feared than loved as Uliana who is feared got the last laugh in the end after all. Also, I'm sorry but Queen of Hearts had a lifetime of being bitter. One speech wouldn't change her mind or heart. It's not as if they didn't try to talk Bridget out of this beforehand. The issue was never lack of communication, the issue was that all the pleads would fall on deaf ears and Bridget was too stuck in her head to be reasoned with.

[@TTR_Gaming2508]

@@kubat4925 I took your comment and speedrunnered the movie again real quick. And you’re right about Maleficent and Hades. They indeed probably didn’t reach their true potential yet. But still Hades is a god. Wait..why does Hades go to magic school? It feels off. But yeah. I think there is gonna be a Descendants 4.5 to show the consequences of Red's and Chloe's actions in the past. I don’t know about Morgie. I thought they should have shown a little bit of his powers, like Hades and Maleficent did in Life is sweeter. I didn’t think about that. You’re right. Bridget probably got a mental breakdown after the prank, realized nothing she does will get her friends and became evil. I don’t know what you meant with “_Perhaps the reason Uliana is in charge is because back in the past Bridget took off her head_” I’m probably just an idiot, but please explain. But I’m not a hater of this movie. I love this movie. It’s a solid 9/10 for me (only the ending man, the ending) and I’m glad Disney made it.

[@kubat4925]

@@TTR_Gaming2508 But Hades still has to realise what God truly means. He may be a God but can't still do anything but play with his fire. I met greater pyrokinetic users than him, Azula in comparison to him seems more fitting to be a Goddess. Because Disney Franchise probably wants to avoid the scenario where Chronos eats him when he's a baby and then vomits him when he's an adult after Zeus poisoned him. Pick your poison, having Hades grow up to be a God feels better doesn't it? Morgie's only magical feat was having a snake eye and saying he's "Serpentine". AT most he probably can transform into a snake and that's about it. I tell you he really isn't living up to his mom's power yet. And he's a teenager, of course, he needs to figure out his powers first, teen superheroes are novices. Bridget had her revenge on Uliana and probably took her life and started her tradition of cutting off the heads of all her enemies. After all, we never heard of Uliana and that could be perhaps because she's dead. However Red and Chloe changed the future and Bridget didn't grow up to be a murderer so what if Uliana is now in the present waiting for her own vengeance?

[@TTR_Gaming2508]

@@kubat4925 But then there’s only one more question. How did Uliana become the leader of the gang. She, just like all of them had to figure out her true powers. Since they need to figures this out simultaneously, there’s isn’t really one stronger that the others. Maybe Uliana is more evil and had a more evil mindset? But does that make her the leader? I mean Hades and Maleficent were pretty evil too. “Prick her with a thousand thorns” “Burn her to a crisp”

[@RenCanto-i8o]

This glaze is crazy

[@rvnshnsnjs7760]

4:50 mad hatter obviously did that on purpose he just acted naive to make it seem like he never handed the watch willingly as it could be an act of helping a "fugitive"

[@EetusjrFeetus]

How…it makes no sense it has no plot THE VILLAINS WERENT…VILLAINING it’s one of the worst descendants if not the worse Disney movie ever

[@kianab6880]

The elephant in the room is chad charming adopted 6:19

[@jamiegdubois]

While I enjoyed this movie for what it was, what bothered me was that there seemed to be absolutely no 3rd act (i.e. climax, conclusions, etc.). The 1st act and the 2nd act were both good, but it felt like the writers ran out of time and just did whatever they could to wrap up the story in 3-5 mins.

[@yourstrulyanshika]

I thought this movie was boring tbh.

[@rue...whenwasthis]

They put Uma in charge while they went away cause they knew no one would mess with her

[@aliahmedbanoo69420]

This movie was awesome. It's not the best. That goes to 2, but it's not as bad as everyone says it is, esp with the better cgi

[@realluigi100]

Ngl it was bad, but thats my opinion

[@iDK_99672]

​@@realluigi100nobody asked

[@Yowatchadoing]

@@realluigi100Yeah it was pretty bad, but I stll loved it. This movie is my guilty pleasure

[@oluwadamilolataiwo4392]

@@iDK_99672 why are you being rude... they said it was just their opinion

[@supermart0518]

@@iDK_99672come on everyone has there own opinion like either they liked it or don’t like it at least respect their opinions

[@Markus2E5I6]

Made no sense to me. Hades an ancient Greek god is younger than Merlin and same age as Hook. Same for FG and Ella being the same age and knew eachother. Or Aladdin and Jasmine being high school sweethearts. Maleficnt and Hades are both sidekicks to some random original character who is clearly meant to be Uma's relative rather than her own character Why is Chloe going to be Queen when Chad is older? If the cookbook was enchanted to freeze any bad people who open it, how did the prank happen in the first place?

[@kubat4925]

1. Hades has yet to realise his true potential and become the God he's destined to be. Greek Gods were born after all. They didn't just start to exist with all their power. Same for Maleficent, even states herself back in the first movie that she used to be like Mal, she too used to be insecure and hasn't realised the true extent of her power. 2. Descendants are pretty much an alternate universe where the fairy tales happen at the same time and are set in the more modern day. Here the immortal and eternal beings age normally and since both Maleficent and Hades appear young, they are younger than characters who appear to be ancient. 3. Uliana may come back now that the future has changed. 4. Probably because Chloe is actually a true blood successor while Chad is most likely adopted. There is a theory that Charming and Ella had fertility issues at rest and Chloe was a miracle child to them, but Chloe is ten years younger than Chad. 5. Since VKs would set off Merlin's traps without Red and Chloe's intermission, it could be that Uliana would grow cautious, or before they can actually get rid of said traps, enough time passes that they have no choice but to run as Merlin would be approaching. Then perhaps some other VK opened the book and Uliana was spared and she realised she needed someone else to do it for her. However since Red and Chloe took care of the traps for Uliana and Uliana has a tendency to rash into stupid decisions when cocky, she got frozen when she wasn't supposed to get frozen.

[@Markus2E5I6]

@@kubat4925 1. I'm talking about his actual age...he and his story is based in ANCIENT Greece. Before electricity was invented. Yet he is the same age as Hook and younger than Merlin. This also ruins Hercules story as he is considerably younger than Hades but now would be a hero in the modern age. 2. Except it wasn't, before D4 it was pretty much just all villains resurrected and put on the Isle then D1. 3. 4. That still doesn't seem like a very hero like thing to do especially since Cinderella herself was treated differently for not being Tremaine's biological daughter. I doubt she would do the same to Chad. 5. That's all speculation they never give a concrete reason.

[@kubat4925]

@@Markus2E5I6 1. All Disney Tales are set in different Eras. Cinderella doesn't happen at the same time Sleeping Beauty happens, or Beauty and the Beast. 2. My dude, after they would graduate they would play out the fairy tales but they wouldn't be exactly the same, and they could've still died. Gosh so close-minded... 4. It could be very much a law and not something Ella and Charming necessarily wanted. However, Chad being a douchebag could've maybe solidified their decision. You don't reward someone like Chad, right? Chloe is rewarded for being a good person after all. I'm pretty sure Chad also got to be spoiled rotten by them and perhaps they realised they did him wrong in the opposite direction. 5. You have a better idea?

[@Markus2E5I6]

@@kubat4925 1. Exactly my point... 2. The whole point of descendants is that its the original characters children, not like Ever After High where they do have that exact dynamic you described. It is supposed to be exactly the same. 4. So to punish him take away his throne forever...again not very Cinderella like. 5. The movie should explain not me, its a plot hole and a big one.

[@ThePrincessCH]

​@kubat4925 When they cast Cinderella and Charming, the actors just reprised their roles from the 1997 "Cinderella" film. There, the Asian prince had a black woman and a white man for parents. Chances are Chad isn't adopted, and they're just referencing off of that universe.

[@harleaarmstrong7659]

"Maddox - They didnt even try with that name!" Im sorry, but they hardly tried with ANY of the names Mal Jay Evie Lani Red Ben Florian??? Florian was the name of Snow White's Prince, so that feel very confused. Uma and Carlos are the only ones that dont feel forced or contrived 😅 In comparison to the original competetor series names like- Raven Apple Maddy Cedar Briar Cerise Ashlynn All far more creative names than just given them the "nicknames" of their parents 😂 I enjoy both series, but I honestly wish EAH got to live longer. Seeing as their reviving MH, they better bring back EAH for the crossovers they edged us with 💀

[@jonny_piratefox]

Okay so i first taught Uliana was the sister of Ursula that was introduced in the second Ariel Movie.... But turns out that woman was called Morgana. Damn... They legit could have used Morgana as Ursulas Sister!

[@1993digifan]

But that would mess up their alliterative family name obsession they have going on.

[@plushmakerfan8444]

This I was ok. I jest wish we got more of it. But I know there’s going to be a rise of red 2.

[@_GachaxKing_]

The only problem with this movie is that it doesn’t have a climax. And it’d fix the HUGE plot hole which is that if Uliana got the cookbook ANYWAY and it FROZE HER then how did she do the prank in the first place??? This is why we needed a climax or plot twist of some sort!

[@Mukiukiuki]

My main problem was the outfit Red wore for most of the movie when the first outfit she wore was infinitely better!

[@deviousangel336]

HARD disagree. I genuinely think that this is the worst film in the franchise. There are so many plot holes in the movie that it becomes distracting. The pacing is terrible, with the plot taking way too long to get off the ground. The costumes and wigs looked so cheap and bad. In the original movies, all of the characters had their own color schemes, which allowed them to have a multitude of outfits that still fit their individual personalities. But in this movie, the two leads just have one primary color each for their costumes, and that's it. The wigs look so bad, too. Then, there are the plot holes. There are too many to count, but I will say this. This movie completely ruins the timeline. In the original trilogy, it was HEAVILY implied that these movies took place 20 years after the Disney movies (Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, etc.). But here, apparently, all of the Disney characters were already going to school together. Aladdin and Jasmine were already a couple, Hades and Maleficent were high school sweethearts, and Fairy Godmother was just some teenager who couldn't do magic well. Also, the ending just sucked. They spent so much time building up Castlecoming, but then never showed it. The climax was underwhelming. Also, the villains were just goofy and not an actual threat. Also, most of the songs suck. There are a couple of okay ones, but the majority of them had so much auto tune applied to them that it was impossible to like them. They all also sounded the same, and none of them were particularly memorable. The only thing this movie does better than the original is that it has better CGI.

[@monikaaaax3]

THIS IS NEARLY EVERYTHING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS MOVIE I LOVE YOU /P ngl Chloe's suggestion to tell Merlin about the prank sort of could've worked (they don't tell him about the time travel, just about the fact Uliana is going to try to break into his office and about the prank, Uliana and the rest get detention, they can't go to castle coming BOOM. it's fixed.)

[@deviousangel336]

@monikaaaax3 Something that was really off-putting was the movie's reaction to Chloe suggesting that they tell Merlin. I get it's the "goody two shoes" answer, but it's not a bad idea. If anything, it is far less risky and wouldn't blow their cover.

[@MJ-98]

I'm so sorry my guy, I gotta disagree. This was the worst of them. The characters were pretty ok, but the songs and writing were REALLY poor.

[@himabluefangssplace]

You're opinion it's generalized so maybe reformulate? I found the songs pretty nice.

[@seanp2871]

When they got back to the present and we saw that Bridget was good, I paused just to see how much longer it was and was shocked that that was the end. I could've sworn we were at the halfway point and were about to see the consequences of their actions (my money was on them accidentally erasing Chloe from existence because, with Bridget not getting pranked, Ella would have spent the night hanging out with her and not falling for Charming). before having to go to the past and undoing the mess they made.

[@D1redips]

The biggest problem with the movie is the lack of time. If they had about 120 minutes instead of 90, it would've been better. (I think the movies leans towards 6.5, maybe 7 territory)

[@rosa8422]

Genuinely I agree about the plot hole with the prank. Which begs the question how did the prank ever happen? It's possible that it wasn't the real prank, it also doesn't fit with the song at the beginning of the movie with the mums and how Bridget was talking about people being 2 faced. So I think the only reason why they were able to change the future is because of something else they did that changed past events, such as Ella not being able to go to Crown Coming.

[@oluwadamilolataiwo4392]

Ella likely did go to the dance. In the OG cinderella story, she wasn't allowed to go to the ball but made it there with the help of the fairy godmother. So I assume she wouldn't be able to go the dance either the vase was broken or not. It makes me kinda sad we didn't get to see a moment with Ella and young fairy godmother giving her a dress to the ball (would have made a great musical number). it would have been so nice and cute to see. but anyway I don't completely understand why people think Ella was supposed to be the bad guy because idk what she would gain from that. I did think there was a possibility but the second I saw young Ella, I didn't think it would happen. I kinda hope there will be a part 2 to the movie (even tho I didn't like it) so it could have a fuller and rounder story that makes sense. Just realizing how long this is... sorry.

[@COSun25]

The Queen of Hearts' guards need to be replaced with some competent protectors. Aladdin, Jasmine, the 1 girl that's said to be Rapunzel's daughter, and Morgie were wasted.

[@omarxperez]

even Prince Charming, young Hades and Maleficent, Captain Hook, and Uma herself were wasted

[@foxpokemonforever4775]

I’m glad you enjoyed this film! For me there was a lot that kept me enjoying it fully, but there were a lot of fun ideas here! I enjoyed at least two of the songs, Brandy and Paolo Montalban being cast was cool, and the Cameron Boyce tribute was sweet. My big problems were with the storytelling. There was so much setup that never paid off (I’m assuming it’s for the second movie, but hinging your payoff on a future movie isn’t a good idea because it could end up not being good or disappointing), and the continuity issues hurt my soul. A lot of the songs felt mediocre. I know Descendants’ songs tend towards the pop style but I always prefer the songs that actually further the story *because* these movies are supposed to be musicals.

[@laugh-a-gramstudios4601]

I found myself wanting to watch the movie for Ruby Rose Turner and Kylie Cantrall, because I really want to see their careers bloom past Disney… and I basically grew up alongside Ruby lol But it was an enjoyable film, I can find myself rewatching it to see if I missed something… I rewatched it again to see Drizella bc apparently they cut out A LOT of her scenes to where she only shows up in the background of Perfect Revenge. The guy that plays Charming posted a tiktok with the actor for Chad it was very sweet~ Movie/Show Recommendation: Idk I really wanted to see someone review the 2018 Polly Pocket show on Netflix 🤷‍♀️ it’s very underrated in my opinion but in general would just love to watch what someone else would like to say about the show Anywho thanks for the review

[@helixsol7171]

Apparently King Charming's parents are a white dude and a black woman, and Chad just takes after his grandfather, since Cinderella and Charming are supposed to be role reprisals for the actors playing them because they were originally in a movie from the 90s with a VERY colorblind cast

[@liltmarshall8717]

Cinderella mentioned Chad was at collage

[@bellablondon6172]

I feel like they kinda had to acknowledge Chad in this movie otherwise there would’ve been a lot of backlash from *certain* audiences 💀 I personally never cared for Chad, though I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion, but it is admittedly nice to see him acknowledged

[@mirandabee2323]

Paolo Montalban even posted a video on his TikTok of him and Jedidiah Goodacre being goofy, charming princes together!

[@liltmarshall8717]

@@bellablondon6172 I would've been mad too and I think it's justified. Ignoring him would have been disrespectful

[@liltmarshall8717]

@@mirandabee2323 I saw that lol! Chad's actor said he'd return for D5 so that'd be fun

[@sorchamiana]

​@@mirandabee2323 thank you for telling us about this! Such a funny clip that I never would have found on my own cuz I don't really go on tik tok ☺️👍❤️

[@galarianrapidash9483]

Ok so my theory is that the reason they needed to get Ella grounded is because she's the one who pranks Bridgette. Because even if Red and Chloe hadn't gone into the past, Uliana and her minions would've been frozen.

[@imjustasconfusedasyou]

i just really didn’t like the fact that there was a pre-auradon prep thing. and that the villains were going to it with the royals. i felt like they should’ve been at the isle of the lost or been REALLY bad and not getting along at all. also the way they were called the “VKs” but they WERE the villains. that’s not the daughter of maleficent or the son of hades, that IS maleficent and hades. i really wanted more from wonderland, actually seeing other people and residents and the wonderlous-ness of wonderland. instead of just red everything. and it pissed me off TO NO END that they kept on interrupting the songs with “witty” one liners from the other characters. “love ain’t it” and “get your hands dirty” were actually good, but after every line chloe would say something and it just took away so much from the song. it was infuriating. the quirky acting, bad character design, bad special effects, and INSANE amounts of auto tune are to be expected from a descendants movie, so i can look past all that stuff and see it as charm. it was a pretty good movie. enjoyable and charming with how bad or mediocre it was. i did feel like some of the plot points didn’t hit as hard as they wanted and that they missed on what they were going for. also, it just feels so unfinished

[@soupcastle8210]

The only thing im confused about is if the could get ursula and maleficent on the isle of the lost why not the queen of hearts?🤔

[@michonnewalker4246]

GOOD MOVIE? IMDB RATE THIS MOVIE A 4/10. THAT BAD.

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

Saw the three prior movies and the wedding special. I haven't see this movie yet but I have heard mostly good things about it

[@VagaBond6921]

My complaint for this movie was we didn’t get more of Hades or Morgie. Those two deserved more

[@aynsleyyost5168]

I don’t really like the movie it’s half baked but I loved the tribute to the legend Camron rest in peace 💜

[@thegodofimagination]

Hook original animated peter pan film was quite hammy so him acting hammy as teen makes a lot of sense

[@liltmarshall8717]

Ngl I was at hater at first, after my second watch It grew on me, after my third watch I can say i genuinely love it!

[@Thato494]

What they did with maleficent doesnt set right with me

[@playererror4044]

My thoughts on Rise of Red: Wait that was the climax? Serioussly, I thought the movie ended durring the second act, things I was expecting: Something to happen at Castlecoming, having to sneak Commrad Ella to the party because she was grounded so she could meet chaz, the villians trying something big and evil... just, you know: More. It felt like 'Wait that worked?' Serioussly something just felt missing.

[@AlliandoX]

Where is my third act

[@Nobody-el2eb]

I just realized this movie de-canonizes wicked world. Which probably wasn't cannon but it could've been. (also, can you cover wicked world next?)

[@kubat4925]

How exactly?

[@Nobody-el2eb]

​@@kubat4925 Well the daughter of Alice is a Major character in a few Episodes and the show takes place before descendants 2 so Wonderland and Auradon wouldn't have been allies. (Also, my auto correct also changed my de-canonize to canonize so I see your confusion there before my edit)

[@kubat4925]

@@Nobody-el2eb Ah I see.

[@omarxperez]

this is ur opinion but literally everyone knows the main source from most franchises take whatever they want into canon because they are more superior than other forms of media from said franchise. say like if a show has a comic book tied to it and said comic book says something that the show later contradicts, that’s fine because the show is the main source and takes what’s into canon more than the comic book can. So yes they didn’t have to and probably never would’ve made wicked world canonically since the movies are allowed to take what’s canon in descendants

[@vao519]

A video about Descendants Royal wedding please

[@toganium4175]

bippity boppity big chungus

[@bartoszraczkowski3984]

How does the queen even know that uma was the principal when she Didn’t mention her name in the letter

[@kubat4925]

She did write her name in the letter. It's signed "Principal Uma"

[@aeaidxn]

OMG THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT CHLOE’S HAIR IT CONFUSED ME SO MUCH

[@Alini_]

This movie had a lot of plot holes.

[@cesar6447]

It's cute but the "Tragic Past" of the Queen of Hearts is baffling and the timeline is horrible. Like When did maleficent cursed aurora? In here she is the same age as Cinderella, assuming Cinderella and aurora have similar ages too and it's canon Maleficent cursed aurora since her birth, was Maleficent also a baby when she cursed her?? Did they allowed maleficent to assist to school even tho she was a wanted witch for cursing a princess?

[@leafbranchthewarriorcat5869]

Really it was mid to me. The songs were fine but most of them seemed placed in weird spots. Especially love ain't it. Like it happens while they're traveling and it serves no purpose expect of further explaining Red's mother's motives and reasoning. Also it really lacked in making me think that Chloe and Red are friends. They're more they like frienimes than friends. Plus the ending kindof was sucky. Nothing happens and then when we see a happy ending we just get narrative telling that there will be consequences to the time traveling. It didn't hook me. Show me foreshadowing that there will be consequences instead of telling me!!!! And then have Uma do her ominous narration! It just honestly felt so disappointing as a return movie to the descendants world.

[@adey126]

Actually the second movie of this franchise I’ve watched only bc of Brandy and Paolo. 97 wonderful word of magic Sundays.

[@DSK_Terrence_Official]

The Carlos part was the best part of Descendants 4, I almost cried like I did when i found out he died, when I was 9

[@BlackShadow01-05]

I didn’t like it much but that’s due to it not feeling anything like the others with none of the major characters besides Uma and Fairy Godmother being there and some retcons getting under my skin. But gotta say that scene with Carlos was so real. I felt it and you could tell China felt it

[@elloisejohnsonn9312]

Really? I felt the exact opposite! I liked it because it felt like it’s own thing, and let’s be real, we probably would’ve been more upset if they replaced Cameron. Speaking of, I actually didn’t like the tribute much… it just felt forced. I mean, we know we lost Cameron, but u don’t have to randomly shoehorn in a tribute? Ruined the mood to me Idk-

[@BlackShadow01-05]

@@elloisejohnsonn9312 I mean would’ve just preferred the series to be over

[@VidasiNudara]

Why did you have to tell that OCtoPus clime up Toilets (new nightmare unlocked)

[@moonstarts]

Hello everyone, I am never this fast 🎉

[@AriesDZ]

17:59 Dang, you’re right! I never thought of that! H-how di- I mean wha- AUUUUUUUUUUUUGH!!!!!!!!

[@joshfactor1]

you're kidding, right?

[@YuriPlisetskyKinnie]

4:13 this was my EXACT first thought

[@NAVEMAN3]

I haven't seen the film yet but I'm confused about a thing or 2: Since the first 3 films are connected to the Disney movies how does this connect if all the heroes and villains attend a 'school'? Is this connected or do we put it under the 'multi-verse' excuse that's been around Disney films and shows lately?

[@heartsisastars_]

I enjoyed this movie. The first three trilogy movies were great and coming into this movie I had high hopes since the trailers made it seem like it was going to be good and it did meet my expectations. The CGI was better than the first three movies along with the costumes and the wigs. There was more money put behind them and the songs were just amazing. I was a little disappointed when they didn’t show the castle coming, and I didn’t understand the unnecessary addition of Uliana they really could’ve made Ursula the main villain instead of giving her a sister. The ending was a little unsatisfying but then I realized that this is a 2 part story and the next movie will explain the consequences of the Red and Chloe time traveling and I’m just so ready for it. It was also really appreciated how they honored Cameron Boyce in the film.

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

Uh why did I never heard about this ? is This seriously Disney's bad markating again or did I live under a rock ? Also R.I.P Cameron this guy was my childhood when I watched shows like survival guide for a gamer and Jessie.

[@Simbala-bq5vy]

You clearly lived under the rock

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

@@Simbala-bq5vy Kinda hard to when most of my free time is in the internet during summer.

[@5kidsInMyBasement]

This Movie contradicts so much from the previous film.

[@amarahi9857]

I loved it, especially the songs. I love music.

[@saritasteel3178]

I just hope that in the movie of Shrek 5, once Disney buys DreamWorks, all The Official Disney Princes and all The Official Disney Princesses appear, especially the most important character in the movie of The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, Melody, The Daughter of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel, with her best friends Zephyr, Tip, Dash, Kiera and Catalina, and besides, they will be the new main characters of the movie of Shrek 5 so that they help Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Dragon, Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws, Perrito, Dulcinea, The Three Diablos, Goldilocks, The Three Bears, Prince Lancelot, Princess Tiffany, King Artie, Princess Guinevere, The Children of Shrek and Princess Fiona: Fergus, Farkle and Felicia, The Children of Donkey and Dragon: Bananas, Parfait, Peanut, Eclair, Coco and Debbie and The Others to defeat Rumpelstiltskin, Death, Drizella Tremaine, all The Official Villains of Disney and all The Official Villains of DreamWorks, as Queen Grimhilde, Lady Tremaine, Captain Hook, Hades, Maleficent, Cruella de Vil, Marina del Rey, Ursula, Gaston LeGume, Jafar, John Ratcliffe, Shan Yu, Yzma, Dr. Facilier, Zhan Tiri, Judge Claude Frollo, Mother Gothel, Tamatoa, Drago Bludvist, Grimmel The Grisly, Mor'du, King Runeard, Prince Hans, Pitch Black, Dr. Zara, Queen Nerissa, King Magnifico, Rapunzel (Shrek) and Morgana, and to prevent Rumpelstiltskin, Death, all The Official Villains of Disney and all The Official Villains of DreamWorks from ruling and destroying all The Multiverse Forever, especially The Kingdom of Far Far Away, Shrek along with his wife named Princess Fiona will need help from their new friends which are all The Official Disney Princes and all The Official Disney Princesses, as Prince Florian, Princess Snow White, Prince Charming, Princess Cinderella, The Baker, Anastasia Tremaine, Prince Philip, Princess Aurora, Prince Eric, Princess Ariel, Prince Adam, Princess Belle, Prince Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, Prince John Smith, Princess Pocahontas, Prince Li Shang, Princess Fa Mulan, Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana, Prince Flynn Rider, Princess Rapunzel, Varian, Cassandra, Maui, Queen Moana Waialiki, Hiccup Haddock, Princess Merida, Kristoff Bjorgman, Queen Anna, Jack Frost, Princess Elsa, Miguel Rivera, Princess Raya, Walter Beckett, Princess Mirabel Madrigal, Jin, Yi, Connor, Ruby Gillman, Starboy, Princess Asha, Mateo, Queen Elena, Prince Desmond, Princess Amber, Prince James, Princess Isabel, Prince Hugo, Princess Sofia, Namaari, The Futuristic Four, The Other Six Princesses of The Kingdom of Atlantica and Melody, but actually, Melody is The First and Only that she is not a True Official Disney Princess, because Melody made her debut in the movie of The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea and it is also because she is The First and Only Daughter of an Official Disney Princess, but Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, Dragon, Puss in Boots, Kitty Softpaws, Perrito, Dulcinea, The Three Diablos, Goldilocks, The Three Bears, Prince Lancelot, Princess Tiffany, King Artie, Princess Guinevere, The Children of Shrek and Princess Fiona: Fergus, Farkle and Felicia, The Children of Donkey and Dragon: Bananas, Parfait, Peanut, Eclair, Coco and Debbie and The Others also need Melody's help to protect and save all The Multiverse, especially Their Kingdom of Far Far Away away from Rumpelstiltskin, Death, all The Official Villains of Disney and all The Official Villains of DreamWorks, because Melody is The Daughter of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel, but also The Death of Queen Lillian, because since her husband named King Harold passed away in the movie of Shrek 3, she has felt heartbroken and that caused her own death in her Kingdom of Far Far Away, and all The Inhabitants of The Kingdom of Far Far Away are saddened by The Death of Queen Lillian, because now she is with her husband named King Harold in heaven, and now they have lost their queen, that means now The Kingdom of Far Far Away needs a new queen and King Artie said that his love interest, girlfriend, fiancée and former classmate from Worcestershire school called Princess Guinevere would be the one to be The New Queen of Far Far Away, so King Artie decided to return to his old school called Worcestershire along with Shrek, with his older cousin Princess Fiona, with Donkey, with Dragon, with Puss in Boots, with Kitty Softpaws, with Perrito, with Dulcinea, with The Three Diablos, with Goldilocks, with The Three Bears, with The Children of Shrek and Princess Fiona: Fergus, Farkle and Felicia, with The Children of Donkey and Dragon: Bananas, Parfait, Peanut, Eclair, Coco and Debbie and with the Others to meet again with their friends from their school who are actually Prince Lancelot, Princess Tiffany and his love interest, girlfriend and fiancée Princess Guinevere to take them back to his Kingdom of Far Far Away, and also The Romance of all The Official Disney Princes and all The Official Disney Princesses, especially The Romance of Maui and Queen Moana Waialiki, The Romance of Hiccup Haddock and Princess Merida, The Romance of Jack Frost and Princess Elsa, The Romance of Varian and Cassandra, The Romance of Starboy and Princess Asha, The Romance of Prince Lancelot and Princess Tiffany and The Romance of King Artie and Princess Guinevere, because I think that Maui will be Queen Moana Waialiki's love interest, boyfriend and fiancé, while Hiccup Haddock will be Princess Merida's love interest and boyfriend, Princess Tiffany will be Prince Lancelot's love interest, girlfriend and fiancée and Princess Guinevere will be King Artie's love interest, girlfriend and fiancée, because Queen Moana Waialiki is going to fall in love with Maui, Princess Merida is going to fall in love Hiccup Haddock, Princess Tiffany is going to fall in love with Prince Lancelot and Princess Guinevere is going to fall in love with King Artie, but they don't know how to tell them their feelings towards them and neither how to win their hearts, because every time Queen Moana Waialiki gets too close to Maui when it comes to true love, she gets very nervous with him, while which in the case of Princess Merida is also the same, because whenever Princess Merida gets too close to Hiccup Haddock when it comes to true love, she also gets very nervous with him, in the case of Princess Tiffany it is also the same, because whenever Princess Tiffany gets too close to Prince Lancelot when it comes to true love, she also gets very nervous around him, and in the case of Princess Guinevere too, because every time Princess Guinevere gets too close to King Artie when it comes to true love, she also gets very nervous around him, but luckily for them, Princess Fiona will help Queen Moana Waialiki to win The Heart of Maui, also Princess Merida to win The Heart of Hiccup Haddock, also Princess Tiffany to win The Heart of Prince Lancelot and also Princess Guinevere to win The Heart of King Artie, and I also want that Jack Frost will be Princess Elsa's love interest and boyfriend and Varian will be Cassandra's love interest and boyfriend, because Jack Frost leaves fall in love with Princess Elsa, but he doesn't know how to tell her his feelings and how to win her heart, because every time Jack Frost gets too close to Princess Elsa when it comes to true love, he gets very nervous with her, because Varian leaves fall in love with Cassandra, but he doesn't know how to tell her his feelings and how to win her heart, because every time Varian gets too close to Cassandra when it comes to true love, he gets very nervous with her, but fortunately for they, Shrek will help Jack Frost to win The Heart of Princess Elsa and also Varian to win The Heart of Cassandra, except Melody, The Daughter of Prince Eric and Princess Ariel, because she doesn't need a love interest, but also The Rivalry of King Artie and Queen Anna because they both want to compete in a challenge to see who is The Best Ruler of a Kingdom, because both want to do what is best for Their Own Kingdom, because King Artie wants to do the best for his Kingdom of Far Far Away because now he is The New King of Far Far Away and Queen Anna wants to do the best for her Kingdom of Arendelle because now she is The New Queen of Arendelle, but at the end, King Artie and Queen Anna become best friends in the world, because at the end, they both learned from their mistakes that they have made since their challenge to compete to see who is the best ruler of a Kingdom, and that at the end, King Artie and Princess Guinevere see their first true love kiss and that they become a romantic couple, just like Prince Lancelot and Princess Tiffany, and also that at the end of the movie of Shrek 5, Shrek becomes The New Leader of The Official Disney Princes and Maui, Hiccup Haddock, Kristoff Bjorgman, Jack Frost, Varian, Jin, Connor, The Baker, Starboy, Mateo, Prince Desmond, Prince James, Prince Hugo, Prince Lancelot and King Artie become The New Official Members of The Official Disney Princes, while Princess Fiona becomes The New Leader of The Official Disney Princesses and Queen Anna, Princess Elsa, Cassandra, Yi, Ruby Gillman, Anastasia Tremaine, Princess Asha, Queen Elena, Princess Amber, Princess Isabel, Princess Sofia, Goldilocks, Namaari, The Other Six Princesses of The Kingdom of Atlantica, Princess Tiffany and Princess Guinevere become The New Official Members of The Official Disney Princesses and that one day, Princess Tiffany will be The Wife of Prince Lancelot and that they have a family in the future, and that also Princess Guinevere is The Wife of King Artie, that they also have a family and that she becomes The New Queen of Far Far Away in The Future.

[@TheSamuraiforever]

I only semi enjoyed the story. I have similar complaints i had about Disenchanted where i think the music come to close together. Especially in the middle of he movie. I personally think only 3 songs in the soundtrack are good which are Red, Love aint it and What's my name (Red version). Now story wise i wanted to bring up some things that didn't add up. When Ella brought up the prank to Bridget in the beginning it made it seem that Ella was part of the prank and that it was a harmless prank. Then the scene of the book that im glad Smarty brought up. It felt like a set up for a plot twist

[@abbysworld05]

I didn’t think the movie would be so good, this movie is definitely the best out of the other decedents movies, I didn’t expect Wonderland so it was probably bound that this one would be my favorite because I loved Ever After High and my favorite character was Lizzie Hearts, however, Ever After High is still better, especially Lizzie cuz I love her, so it’s no surprise that Red is also my favorite and my favorite song from the movie is the one called Red, it’s a banger and I never thought the movie would be this good and it exceeded my expectations cuz it’s my favorite decedents movie

[@galarianrapidash9483]

Finally! A new and refreshing review that doesn't hate on it all because the ogs aren't in it!

[@a.t.trujillo9970]

I feel the same way about the whole no magic rule because like you look at the school back when Merlin was the principal and you're like, what happened? This place was more whimsical and more fun back when there was magic, but no, that's illegal :(

[@ultimatedisneycruiselinefa5112]

China’s reaction to Carlos’s photo really was real. That was not acting, that was REAL EMOTION. 🥺🥺🥺 I don’t care what anyone says. Descendants 4 was fun. Still, I like the original cast better, but you can’t argue with the new stars. I’m happy they did mention the old cast, especially Cameron Boyce. I really do wish he would’ve been here to see this.

[@dominicbroome9381]

My theory is that Maddox is the bad guy. Who gives a kid a time machine

[@shabaraliberal1804]

she stole it