Anastasia, the 1997animatedfilm,might not be historically accurate, but the film is still a classic.
Historical inaccuracies aside, how doesAnastasiahold up in the 21st century?
Or does adulthood, not to mention knowing the real life Anastasia’s true fate, diminish its appeal?
There are definitely some things that only adults will notice inAnastasia.
How does Anastasia manage to hold on to her necklace?
Throughout the movie, Anastasia wearsthe necklaceher grandmother gave her at the beginning of the film.
How does no one recognize Anastasia?
How did Anastasia go for a decade without anyone suspecting her identity?
First of all, herbright red hairis a giveaway.
Surely people knew what the royal family looked like.
There’s even a Romanov portrait for sale in the market!
might be the missing royal?
Was Anastasia just cloistered in the orphanage for a decade, interacting with no one else?
Or does everyone around Anastasia simply have terrible observational skills?
Why doesn’t Pooka have a leash in Anastasia?
There are plenty of practical reasons to keep a dog leashed.
First of all, it keeps the pup close to you.
A leashed dog is also safer, as it can’t get lost or stolen.
Why didn’t Rasputin curse Anastasia’s grandmother?
Rasputinis the villain ofAnastasia.Set on revenge, he uses his sinister powers tocurse the Romanov family.
It kind of makes you wonder why Anastasia’s grandmother wasn’t cursed as well.
As the dowager empress, you’d think Rasputin would also want her dead, right?
Where did Rasputin draw the line?
Are cousins exempt from the Romanov curse?
What about aunts and uncles?
Were family pets considered to be part of the Romanov family?
How did Rasputin decide who he wanted dead?
How are Anastasia, Vladimir, and Dimitri surviving the journey across Europe on foot?
First, it turns out that their papers aren’t quite in order.
Then, Rasputin tracks them down andtries to kill them.
The trio jumps off the train while Pooka trails after them.
How exactly are Anastasia, Vladimir, and Dimitri surviving this trip?
How are they holding up on this long journey, and how is poor Pooka keeping up with them?
Why do Dimitri and Vladimir wait so long to teach Anastasia how to be royal?
She learns everything from how the princess likes her tea to the names of her extended family.
Why didn’t they start this training sooner?
Like as soon as they set foot on the train?
How did Anastasia’s hair grow so fast?
As a child, Anastasia has long, red hair.
Anastasia puts the dress on and, suddenly, she haslong, flowing hairthattumbles down to her waist.
Her hair was still clearly short at the beginning of the scene.
Did Dimitri buyhair extensionsalong with the dress?
Or is it perhaps a magical dress that enables one’shairto grow several inches in a mere matter of minutes?
Anastasia’s magically growing hair is never addressed.
Why isn’t anyone inAnastasiaas shocked as we are by this rapid hair growth?
How did Anastasia not realize that the music box matches her necklace?
As far as Anastasia knows, she grew up in poverty.
She doesn’t have many memories of seeing luxury goods.
Why do only some of the characters in Anastasia have a Russian accent?
What is going on with the accents inAnastasia?
The dowager empressspeaks with a Russian accent, as does her cousin Sophie.
Vladimir also has a Russian accent.
Anastasia and Dimitri, however, have American accents.
What is going on here?
It’s clear that some of them are putting on Russian accents.
And does that mean some of the actors were unable to pull off a Russian accent?
The only exception to this is the dowager empress.
Why doesn’t Dimitri tell Anastasia who she really is?
When Anastasia meets with Sophie for a preliminary interview, Sophie asks how she escaped from the palace.
And at no point does Dimitri even attempt to enlighten her.
As it turns out, Dimitriknowsnow that Anastasia really is the princess because plot twist!
Second of all, you’d think that he would later pull Anastasia aside and say.
“Anya, that was a real memory!
I was that boy and I’ve never told anyone that story!
Youarethe real princess!”
Instead, Dimitri just stands there andsays nothing.
Classy move, Dimitri.
Why wouldn’t Sophie just send Anastasia to speak to her grandmother?
There is so much that is illogical.
Why would Dimitri meet with Anastasia’s grandmother?
Why wouldn’t Sophie just send Anastasia in right away?
Why bother with the go-between at all?
For that matter, why would Dimitri beat around the bush?
Why would Dimitri go back to Russia in Anastasia?
Why on earth would he go back to Russia?
Wouldn’t it have made more sense for him to plan to stay in Paris and find a job?
Why doesn’t Anastasia seem a little more upset when she realizes what happened to her family?
When Anastasia is finally reunited with her grandmother, it’sa touching moment.
Her memories come flooding back, and she’s overjoyed to be with her beloved grandmother again.
Such information would probably be enough to send anyone spiraling into adepression.
Yes, Anastasia finally found what’s left of her family… but there isn’t much.
Not only that, but she’s also lost the only home she’s ever known.
Why would Anastasia and Dimitri elope without any money?
The ending ofAnastasiamakes no sense.
But why did they just… leave?
Would itreallyhave killed them to say goodbye to Anastasia’s grandmother and Sophie?
And why exactly did Dimitri think they couldn’t be together?
Because she was born a princess?
Running off in the middle of the night is immature and impulsive.
Anastasia should have said goodbye to her newly found family.
And just where do Anastasia and Dimitri think they’re going to go anyway?
They’re better off staying put with their family and friends.
