The Princess Diaries: The responsibility of teens

Vickie 2022-03-21 09:01:43

The Princess Diaries is a movie about a teenager named MiaThermopolis. Shortly before her sixteenth birthday, she is shocked by the life-changing news that she is the princess of a fictional kingdom called Genovia. Starring Anne Hathaway, it is definitely a movie you should not miss! Mia, a socially awkward American girl, becomes princess of Genovia when her long-absent father, the Crown Prince,dies. She's taught how to behave perfectly. However, things get out of hand when the media gets hold of the story, putting Mia in the spotlight. On top of this, she must make a choice between continuing the normal life of a San Francisco teen and stepping up to the throne. The movie explores the theme of responsibility in an iteligent and humorous way. The most memorable scene is towards the end of the movie when, during Mia's darkest moment of self-doubt, she is touched by a letter her father left her. "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." It's one of the most unforgettable lines from the movie. The Princess Diaries is an interesting movie. It's about being and bettering yourself, and about knowing who your real friends are.

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The Princess Diaries quotes

  • Queen Clarisse Renaldi: You are princess of Genovia.

    Mia: Me, a princess?

    [shouts]

    Mia: Shut up!

    Queen Clarisse Renaldi: I beg your pardon, "Shut up"?

    Consulate Maitre'D: Oh, your majesty, in America, it doesn't always mean to be quiet. Here it could mean "Wow, gee whiz, golly wolly"...

  • Mia: I can't do this, I'm a girl.

    Gym Teacher Harbula: What am I? A duck?