The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Prince and the Pauper
Animation · Comedy · Family · 1990
Long ago in a land with an ailing king, there was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, a pauper called Mickey and the other, the Crown Prince.
Movie details
The Prince and the Pauper
1990 Animation · Comedy · Family 27m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Long ago in a land with an ailing king, there was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, a pauper called Mickey and the other, the Crown Prince.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Prince and the Pauper?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
George Scribner
Written by
Sam Graham · Gerrit Graham · Jenny Tripp · Chris Hubbell
Wayne Allwine
Mickey Mouse / The Prince (voice)
Arthur Burghardt
Captain Pete (Voice)
Bill Farmer
Goofy / Pluto / Horace Horsecollar / Weasel #1 (voice)
Tony Anselmo
Donald Duck (Voice)
Elvia Allman
Clarabelle Cow (Voice)
Frank Welker
Archbishop / Dying King (voice)
Charlie Adler
Weasel #2 / Weasel #3 / Pig Driver / Peasant / Man in Street (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Prince and the Pauper on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.