★★★

Disney is contradiction. A vast corporate empire built on communal identity and the intangibility of dreams. Disney champions both the capitalist and liberal. It’s a conflict that comes to a head in Wish, the cinematic climax of the studio’s centenary celebrations. One hundred years of wonder, lovingly rendered in picture perfect animation. I must here raise my critical Achilles heel. Fully aware as I am of the film’s narrative faults, the resonance with which Disney, the dream, exists in my heart is strong. Those who share this potent feeling will find themselves as one with the emotional rush of Wish’s soaring exuberance. Any less easily swain may feel only the weight of marketable familiarity. It doesn’t take so much by way of over-analysis to spot the issues.