The Princess and the Frog (2009)
And now for the other American princess, with The Princess and the Frog. The Movie: The Princess and the Frog is the 49th movie in the Disney Animated Canon, and many people consider it to be the start of the current Disney Revival. After three straight movies using 3D animation, this movie marked the return to 2D animation, with what was supposed to begin a trend of alternating 2D and 3D movies. However that trend didn't hold. Despite positive reviews, The Princess and the Frog was only a modest box-office success, outperforming the previous Disney hand-drawn films of the decade, but not matching the success of the films of the Disney Renaissance. The movie did receive three Oscar nominations, one for animated film and two for songs. The Princess and the Frog is loosely based on the "Frog Prince" fairy tale and the book The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker. The story is set primarily in 1920s New Orleans. Tiana is an African American young woman ...