“Anastasia” is a beautifully made animated film. The colors are wonderful, the songs are great, and the story is interesting. The evil sorceror Rasputin places a curse on the Romanov line and young Anastasia is separated from her beloved grandmother, the Empress of Russia. Of the Romanov family, only Anastasia and the grandmother survive, although her grandmother winds up in Paris. Anastasia grows up as young “Anya” in an orphanage and years later a young man, Dimitri, and an older man, Vlad, plan to con her off to her grandmother as the real Anastasia, not knowing that she is, indeed, Anastasia. The grandmother, the Empress, longs to find her long lost grand-daughter. The film does have some strong stuff in it for young children, including Rasputin selling his soul for power and it does on a few occasions show spirits trying to destroy Anastasia. There is also a scene in which Anastasia is hypnotized by Rasputin’s power and a demon like creature encourages her to jump into the sea. However, these powers are destroyed and love triumphs which gives the film a redeeming value. Parents should be cautious about taking very young children to it.
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