Darling Magazine

by Luiza Irulegui Growing up in the early 2000s watching animated movies from Pixar, DreamWorks, and Walt Disney Studios, was an entirely different experience from the animations made nowadays.  The new stories created for recent generations do not match the rich and enthralling creativity of the older movies such as Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Brother Bear, Happy Feet, Lilo and Stitch, and Toy Story. Very few animations made in the last two decades come close to having the same level of originality or inclusivity that the “original” ones have.  The studios have been so concerned about trying to be inclusive and self-conscious of the “cancel culture” movement that their work comes across as anything but inclusive and fresh.  Lilo & Stitch Live Action Remake, 2025 Instead, to avoid any criticism, their efforts have been put into remaking the classics or readapting them to live motion.  In reality, this comes across as lazy and seems like a cheap excus...

by Veryan Zimber Cruella De Vil is one of the most iconic villains in Disney history, known for her spiky demeanour that transcends into her outfits which shape her as a character.  The only thing that is not explored in One Hundred and One Dalmatians is how she became the evil, twisted, and extravagantly dressed person that we see in the film.  In comes the 2021 film Cruella. Providing the origin story of Estella a young and bodacious girl who has an eye for fashion from an early age, we see her alter ego Cruella form and come out when she gets angry or frustrated. Within the first moments of the film, you see Estella at school and swiftly flipping her blazer inside out to reveal her hand drawn patterned lining, displaying a pure and unapologetic parade of individuality. Costuming in films has long been an addition to evoke feelings and expressions and Cruella did that and certain looks seem very Vivienne Westwood-esque.  Looking deeper into the film, costume designer Je...