Misty Copeland Principal dancer with the American Ballet Company.ĭirected by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, the film starts with Clara receiving a Christmas gift from her late mother that leads her to a fantasy land, filled with magic, although beset by growing disharmony between its four Realms: the Land of Snowflakes, the Land of Flowers, the Land of Sweets and the mysterious Fourth Realm. The glaring errors are in the lack of dialogue for Shiver (Richard E Grant), an amazing actor that needed more depth along with so many other characters. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland’s beautiful dancing is a treat to behold! She’s also made history as the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. We can thank screenwriter Ashleigh Powell for creating a solid role model. Her leadership comes into play during the second half of the movie. She’s determined, brave, strong-willed, and gifted in math and science. To be sure, there are plenty of delightful story elements happening, as in Clara’s exceptional character traits. Jayden Fowora-Knight (Captain Phillip) Photo Credit: Universal Pictures Unfortunately, that’s only one of the problems I have with the film. Yes, it’s great that boys have more to identify within the ‘Nutcracker’ per se, but is the role model of sword fighting, kicking, and shoving sending a positive message of behavior? I, for one, don’t think so. ![]() into a war of wills that includes violence between the Sugar Plum Fairy (Keira Knightley)-she creates an army of soldiers that use swords while Mother Ginger Helen (Mirren)-cracks a bullwhip to keep the giant soldiers at bay. Here’s my dilemma of turning the beloved 1892, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky music that accompanies Hoffmann’s two-act ballet ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, and later Alexandre Dumas’s The Story of a Nutcracker. Clara (Mackenzie Foy) and Sugar Plum Fairy (Kiera Knightly). ![]() In chatting with two 11 and 12-year-old boys after the movie, they said they liked the film, with Captain Phillip’s (Jayden Fowora-Knight), character being their favorite and the crazy plot twist that involved him. ![]() Quite noticeable in “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” film is the addition of a male character as Clara’s (Mackenzie Foy) protector (Captain Phillip) in the Four Realms. Since that performance, we attended yearly performances of the ballet, becoming our annual mom/daughter Christmas outing sitting among many other females. For myself, my daughter performed in a local dance recital as a piece of candy in “The Nutcracker” at the age of five, and this mom beamed with pride. The Christmas ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ is a popular worldwide event that’s become a tradition for families.
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