Harry jumping into the water to retrieve his hook seems a little silly until you realize; The sea three are the only ones whose parents we haven't seen, and it's been set up that Ursula doesn't care about Uma, that their crew is the closest they get to family. That hook is very possibly the only thing Harry has to remember his father by, if not also a symbol of what he has to live up to. Or y'know, I'm overanalyzing. Idk, it was just so interesting, how he IMMEDIATELY surrendered as soon as that hook was taken from him.
Harry’s dad is very much alive, it’s revealed in the books that Hook actually hates Harry and he’s the least favorite child. Which is why he’s obsessed with the hook because his father said he has to “earn his hook”.
What about Gil he had one of the most evil villains for a father Gaston may not be a talking animal or a sorcerer but it's how realistic Gaston is that makes him terrifying
Uma is one of the best Disney Channel villains ever. China Anne McClain nailed this role and carried the movie. And "What's My Name" has taken up permanent residence in my head.
@@COSun25 the fact they made Cinderella Chad's mom.... also all villains were behind the barrier, but now a woman who orders decapitations was never punished and was kept in power
@@darkwolf1202the Cinderella that brandy starred in 1997 was color blind casting so none of the parents genetics made sense. To pay homage they did that with her family in descendants.
I loved Mal and Evie's friendship, I honestly felt more emotional during their scenes together than I did when they were with their respective boyfriends.
They didn't really need boyfriends when they had each other. Even without being into each other romantically, I'm cool with how their relationship continued to evolve throughout these films.
My friends and I played a drinking game in college for these movie where we took a drink every time we spotted where the prop budget went 💀💀 it was a wild night
The reason Ben’s speech in the water worked for Uma is because Uma isn’t technically a villain. She’s only more an antagonist because as we know Uma only wanted the best for the kids on the Isle. She wanted everyone else to have a chance to get off if they wanted too but when her ex-childhood friend and bully had the chance to go and no one else did it ruffled her feathers. That would mess anyone up. The reason Uma is a fan favorite is because she’s the only one who actually cared about the kids on the Isle other than Evie. Uma was never actually the villain.
My fav is the first one, and then after that is the 2nd one, and then the 3rd one, and then the 4th one. For me the movies just slowly got worse and worse 😭
Mal's hair actually isn't inconsistent. Her hair color can sometime change by itself. Has stuff to do with her powers. We see a lot more of that in the third movie
@@SophiaPhannn No, Mal's fine, but there is a future character that does have this problem but it will be some time since you'll meet her, but you're going to love her regardless of her "enchanted hair with no explanation".
@@SophiaPhannn tbh I think that's just a fan theory lol. From what I remember, nothing in Descendants 3 explains the inconsistency in her hair. A recurring issue throughout all of the Descendants movies is inconsistency with hair and costumes, especially hair, which lemme just say gets 10x worse in the fourth movie 😂
@@a.b.5473 I mean, the hair changes after she gets the enber and her hair is lighter when she's good in the first one, so while it's not told, it is shown
“It’s like getting engaged to be engaged to be engaged” which is basically nothing but a pre-promise promise ring. To teens a big thing. But then again to teens their boyfriend/girlfriend they are with more than 3 months is a big thing.
I mean, yeah it’s a pre-promise promise ring. But it’s also a pre-promise promise ring that’s given in front of all the royalty of the nation so I still understand why she’s so freaked out about it
Fun (but sad) fact: Jane and Carlos were dating irl and I don't remember if they broke up before he passed or if they were still together but it breaks my heart to this day thinking about how happy they were together both in the movies and in real life and then tragedy happened.
14:45 It is a "Mal's Partner" outfit🥰 Btw, Dove said her self that Mal and Evie were so in love and that space between is a love song Mevie is the fan personal canon shipp, its just so good
“Ben pressuring her to change herself” When? Ben never pressured mal to change herself. Mal is the one who decided that she needed to change her hair, and be perfect all the time, to fit in. The entire time, (since movie 1), Ben made it clear he loved her for her, that she didn’t have to change herself. Also the whole issue with using magic, it’s just unnecessary. She was using magic as a short cut because, she automatically assumed that she couldn’t do anything without it. How did she know she couldn’t do it, if she never tried to? Adding that people using magic, has historically never done any actual good, it just caused problems. Most of the time, the use of magic resulted in people getting cursed, killed, etc. Exhibit A, Mal quite literally tried to spell Ben into forgetting. The issue with using magic, is that people blur the line between making things easier, and taking advantage of the power. Mal herself went from using the magic to make things easier for herself, to trying to use it to manipulate Ben. The fact she saw no issue with that, is very concerning. It actually annoyed me how, Ben was put as the bad guy in the situation, when Mal was making the mess. Mal ran away the first chance she got. She left him, (knowing she intended to never see him again), without any explanation. How do people defend this? I get that it was hard being a princess, especially the future queen. But, it was hard for Ben too, (being king), but he still kept trying, he didn’t run, he didn’t overcompensate, or try to act like, or pretend he was perfect. Mal went overboard, idk why Ben is being made to be the bad guy here.
They’re teenagers 😂 no one is going to be perfect at their age-especially when it’s Mal’s first relationship and probably the first time someone has openly shown love to her (aside from Evie). She’s gonna be a little toxic But I do agree that Ben kept getting the short end of the stick in these movies. Boy got love spelled twice by two different people 💀
@@SophiaPhannn They are young and stupid. You are not wrong.😂 I do agree with what you said. Mal self-sabotaging, her relationship with the first person to show her love. Also subbed btw.
So, there's good magic and evil magic. Seeing as Mal's spellbook is actually Maleficent's, one can assume that most of the spells in it are evil spells. So, it's perfectly valid for everyone to ask Mal to donate the book to the museum, as having it nearby may tempt her to turn evil again. As we can see during their date, Mal tries to wipe Ben's memories when she realizes she messed up. Objectively a horrible thing to do and something Mal wouldn't do if she didn't have the spellbook nearby to tempt her.
I meeeeeaaaannnnn, it’s not so much jealousy as it is anger/resentment that you and your friends are impoverished while your bully (cuz that’s what Mal was to Uma, her bully (there are descendants books 😅)) gets to live it up in high society with clean water, fresh food, nice homes, education, healthcare, sunlight, WiFi, more than 1 tv station, etc with the seemingly impending promise of becoming queen, that Uma is feeling 🤷🏻♀️😳😬 Also girl, don’t you know China Anne McClain?? 🎶Calling all the monsters 🎶 calling all the monsters🎶✨ calling all the✨calling all the✨ calling all the monsters🎶 ??? A bop ☺️
This movie is worth checking out for China Anne McClain. She really nailed Uma's character, and was entertaining to watch. She could have easily phoned in her performance, but she was engaging throughout.
I think the deal with Thomas Doherty is that he has the look of a guy who is/ looks like he should be in some kind of 2000s alt/pop punk/emo band: Panic! At The Disco, The Killers, etc. Somewhere down that pipeline.
It’s so funny that Dove Cameron (woman who plays Mal) confirmed that Evie and Mal were 100% in love with each other. And that Space Between was definitely a sapphic song.
She didn't confirmed anything,don't change a joke from Dove about her shipping the two cause there was more chemistry,with actual canon facts,canon is evie and mal are just friends and that's it,is not canon that they like each other,them just have more chemistry than that useless of ben.
26:48 One of my favorite funny, random little touches they threw in is the fact that Evie has a bejeweled periodic table of elements on her wall~~~ They don't focus a lot on her being more into science in this one (focusing more on her & fashion and worrying about the kids left behind), but I love that they threw in little things like that (and also that Evie couldn't resist blinging it)^.^
Descendants 2 is superior. Argue with the wall. Better songs and better story. I can’t wait to watch this reaction after school. I would rather watch Sophia than take a test but I have no choice 😭😭😭
@SophiaPhannn Yes and because of how talented he is, and him and Dove actually started dating while filming and were together for quite awhile I believe they broke up sometime after the pandemic. It was definitely an emotional break up for the both of them they really loved each other hard.
Can’t believe they spent so much of the movie hyping up Mulans daughter just for her never to appear again. I know Dianne Doan went to be in other things but still.
I feel like I need to explain the hook, knowing full well someone else has. Harry cares about this hook because it's his dad's hook, not a random hook. So he jumped into the water cause he didn't wanna lose it.
Mal's hair changing kind of represents her development. Her having her purple 💜 hair in the beginning then later turning into a pinkish purple representing her wants to stay in Auradon, go to school, be with Ben etc. Because remember in the beginning of D1, she said she didn't want to go to school with pink princesses. Her dying her hair blonde representing her trying to be an Auradon girl. Then going back to purple when she goes back to the isle. Purple at the end as well because she finally feels like she can be herself. & In D3 her hair changes too 😌👍
I think one of the reasons why I think this is the best of the franchise is cause I feel like the Villain kids are somewhat more mature. At least Evie I feel definitely is. She's more kind hearted and less ditsy and I love her older sister figure role to Dizzy. Also Space Between remains my favorite song of the Descendants franchise along with Evil Like Me. I also really like the storyline of Mal having conflicting thoughts and Ben, Evie, Carlos and Jay going to get Mal and the rescue mission to rescue Ben.
8:25 I'm *so* glad someone else has seen The Invitation (2022), and funny you mention that after saying Mal's blonde hair makes her look like a Targaryen. 😆😉
I literally screamed when I saw Sophia and Descendants 2 in the same screen. This one is my favorite. Best music ('Whats my name' and 'Chillin like a Villain' especially) with antagonists that were really fun (Uma is goated) while Carlos (my favorite and not just cuz hes the son of my #1 Disney Villain) but because this movie has his best look and I am a sucker for his entire wardrobe, fried hair as well!!!
Astonishing reaction!!! You’ve just witness the powerful vocals of Uma daughter of Ursula the Sea Witch played by China Anne McLain. Her mom is a cecaelia, half human half octopus. Now while you might be questioning Uma’s motives in the end credit scene, she did have point about the Isle. Their parents made their choice, and the VKs got punished for it. As Ben said it perfectly that she’s just an angry girl with a bad plan. And the she’s no different than when Mal came to Auradon. The truth is that Uma only wants fairness for the VKs, for them to have the chance to become something better in Auradon. To answer your question about siblings and other relatives, some of our characters do have relatives or siblings. Gil has two older, twin brothers named Gaston Jr. and Gaston III, Harry Hook has an older sister named Harriet and a younger sister named CJ who is in the animated series, Carlos has a cousin named Diego, Jay hascousin name Jade, Audrey has a cousin named Ariana Rose, Chad has a sister that you’ll meet in the fourth films, Doug has an older brother named Derek, Lonnie has an older brother named Lil Shang, Uma does have relatives in the books and one that you’ll meet in the fourth film , Mal has a half brother, but I shall not reveal his name as it’s linked to a spoiler for the next film. I really recommend that you check out the animated besides the third film as well as the animated wedding special before the fourth film. 📖🐚🏰🏴☠️🐲🐙⚔️💜 💙💛❤️🩵🖤🧡💚🤎
20:10 You aren't the only person to think that lol. Btw, When Jojo Siwa was cast on Dancing with the Stars, she was paired with dance pro Jenna Johnson. For Disney night they did a Paso Doble, as Mal & Evie, to Ways to be Wicked
Evie slays. Honestly, this cast is amazing. This series is like High School Musical to me when I was in middle school. Kenny Ortega is the best when it comes to fun musical DCOMs. Very interested to see your reaction to the third one!
You putting on that crown makes me want you to watch The Princess Bride like so bad because I ADORE that movie so much and also I completely forgot how cute this sequel was!
OOOO yasss for someone who loves Ursula and China Anne McClain, this one is pretty interesting. Anyways, Sophia, good luck when you watch the third. It'll be a good ride.
15:03 cameron boyce's main thing was always dancing, compared to the rest of the cast being mainly actors/singers!! He was in dance groups for pretty much his entire life
I think THOUSANDS of people have already mentioned this, but I simply HAVE to say it. Dove Cameron has gone on record saying that she ships Mal and Evie, and in my head canon, that means they end up together.
I don't know if it's cannon to the movie universe, but magic is said to be illegal in the stage play version of Descendants. That would explain why people get mad that Mal's using magic.
Call it cheesy, call it Disney channel writing, call it whatever, but the fact that Ben loved Mal for exactly who she was all along just makes my heart melt. It was Mal who thought she had to change, even though Ben never asked that of her. They truly don’t give us men like Ben anymore
China and Cameron were really good friends in real life. Rip Cameron. 4:57🙄 5:51 Okay Lonnie.💅🏻 6:04 We love seeing Sexism.🙄 6:11 A Captain, No gender for that position. 6:21🙄 9:19 Some of the Villain kids do have siblings in other descendants media. 19:24 Disaster. 26:44 Lonnie Slay’s That Outfit. 26:51 S’mores are the best part of camping. 28:37 Is that a reference to Robin Hood, Like Sherwood Forest. Also He’s a SIMP. 32:29 The song that Ben and Uma Were dancing to was “Kiss the Girl” from the Little mermaid, and Uma is the daughter of Ursula. Edit: I just found out that The actress who played Dizzy in this movie also Played Tween Drizella in “Once upon a Time” Talk about Irony.
The second one has the best musical numbers however the first one is the best movie. The storyline is great, the moral of the story being that you don't have to be like your parents and you can make your own decisions. Also the first one just has that 2000s DCOM vibe and it feels like a classic. You can't top that.
Semi spoilers/theory for the future movies to answer some of your questions: Small detail - Yes one of these characters has a sibling that comes up later on, Chad has a younger sister named Chloe. Magic lore for Auradon- Magic being against the rules isn’t (thus far) clearly stated WHY at the current time of Auradon, but the implications make it seem that it’s bc using magic is what insights the villains to cause chaos. Specifically it was ruled by King Beast who has a personal grudge since he himself was cursed most his life because of magic spells. Spoilers/Theory back to the magic thing - The use of magic and why it is banned I think will be fleshed out in the current Descendants trilogy of 4 (The Rise of Red) and upcoming 5 and 6 because one of the main characters specifically uses magic for fun as they are young and further to cause chaos as an adult in Auradon.
Ben and Mal were such couple goals growing up. They're the parents to my bi little self The Harry comments were so funny though, put Dove's at the time boyfriend on Love Island please
Unpopular opinion, but Descendants 3 and 4 are my favorites😅 I feel like everyone shits on them but I genuinely can't decide a favorite between them, though the third one has the best music imo
Descendants 3 is the most interesting descendants movie bc it’s probably the one with the most divisive opinions. Some consider their favorite others consider it their least favorite. It used to be my fav now it’s my least fav of og trilogy. I still think it’s good though. Rise of red is ok. I miss og cast. Descendants 1 is good, I love the intro to all the characters
9:19 they do in the isle of the lost books and the wicked world short series! those 2 arent canon to the movies but are to each other :) mal has a half brother, gil has 2 older brothers and harry has an older and a younger sister!
I recommend once u finish the descendants franchise to check out Julie and The Phantoms as it features some the cast from descendants and its executive produced by Kenny ortega again
Evie and Doug together is kinda ironic. Evil queen almost crush the seven dwarves with a boulder. Is like dating the daughter of the person who almost killed your father and your uncles.
My take on why the Villain kids don't want to use magic is cause it's their parent's dark magic. It's kinda like how in Once Upon A Time, Regina tried to give up using dark magic for Henry and here, Evie wants to stop using her mother's magic mirror cause it's from her evil mother and Mal needs to stop using her mother's dark magic so they can be more accepted by the world and less feared. I also feel like on a more unfair or reasonable side depending on how you look at it, they try to avoid magic all together to keep from relying on it so much which is why Fairy Godmother doesn't use her wand all that often.
Yeah since the fairy godmother didn’t use magic anymore, I just assumed that ALL magic was banned. But I also was like maybe it’s just because her mom is Maleficent 🤷🏻♀️
7:24 I graduated two years ago and half of my year is either engaged or they moved in with their partners and adopted a dog. I‘m living with my bestie and by the time we are in our 30s I will probably be married to her, only to not feel alone
I think that’s highly dependent on the area you’re from! Lots of ppl I know from high school already started families, but lots of ppl from college are still just dating (maybe engaged soon though). I also know a lot of single ppl 😂 (me)
@@SophiaPhannn I‘m from Germany. Peoples lives vary to such extremes. Such as a friend of mine married by the age of 17, my 18 year old neighbor with his 3 year old son, a friend from school living in a big aparment with a new bought car by the age of 22, others engaged by 21-23, one with a masters degree at 24 with a boyfriend of 8 years, and a restaurant owner by the age of 26. And these are all my friends, it’s so crazy in a positive way. We grew up in the same village, went to the same schools, no one was really different from the others and to see in which ways we all decided to live our lives is crazy to me
Excited to hear your thoughts of the soundtrack of D4 and D5, there's the animated film, the Royal wedding in between the two but you can always watch that on your own!
omg you have to watch sneakerella! it's a cinderella story about a small shoe designer and the daughter of a big sneaker company, it's so so good and the music is elite 🙌
The point of a hairsalon whem they can use spells to change their hair is they cant. No magic in the isle so they need an actual salon. As for the use of magic spell, on the 1st film fairygod mother told them that magic in the world still exists but is now retired. Im guessing so its fair for everyone, magic power or powerless. But mostly cuz theu cant afford all that cgi lol
Man even in the first movie, I thought that was lame LOL that’s some Wizards of Waverly Place logic, but at least it made sense in that universe because you could lose your powers in the future
I think harry jumped down to get the hook back rather than keep fighting because since we know what might have happened to captain hook I may have reason to believe that hook is the only remember Harry has of his father
The "she can sing well" comment when China Anne McClain had an entire Disney Channel show about being a music prodigy. Also, anyone who heard the original Calling All the Monsters and HASN'T heard the updated version from two or three years ago.....listen to it. It's so good and highkey better than the original.
sophia, in the movies they never explain why they can't do magic, but in the books (yes, they have books) i believe it says that it's illegal (i could be kinda wrong tho, but yeah) so... they can't do magic
There used to be this toy in the 90’s called Treasure Rocks .. where you a box of rocks that would turn into to “gems” when put in water to dissolve whatever the water soluble crap was that they put on the outside - then you would pop them to cheap ass plastic jewelry … and yeah that’s where that crown came from - A treasure rocks set from the 90’s. I went to UC Davis and had the same colours and would always go up to Berkeley to get bear stuff … Is Irvine the Banana Slug one and Merced the Fairy Shrimp? I may have those backwards … I want a UC banana slug shirt!
@@SophiaPhannn Ohh - right Santa Cruz! UC Merced campus accidentally destroyed the fairy shrimp population and had to invest in rebuilding it and had fairy shrimp as an unofficial mascot - like the banana slug for UCSC.
@@SophiaPhannn I know there's alot of retconning here but it's still based on the movies story's even though they seem to throw everything out the window in the fourth movie
Fun Fact, not sure if anyone has told you but Dove Cameron and Thomas Doherty (Harry) were dating in real life during filming of this and the third film. They were together for 5 years. Another fun fact, Dove Cameron is arguably the best singer to come from Disney, but they kind of held her back tbh. She can do opera and she has been on broadway as well as off broadway. You should check out her tribute performance to Light in the Piazza. She was also one of the top contenders to play Glinda in Wicked coming out later this year. The final two for consideration was her and Ariana which of course we see it went to Ariana. Dove and Ariana actually worked together in 2016 Hairspray Live. Ok, that's enough fun facts from me 😂
26:12 we’re on the same page cause ever since the first movie i thought they’d be cute and work good together. i know they’re like brother and sister or whatever but like cmon 😭
The fact that Uma literally recreated her mothers plan of getting what she wants. It was even failed the same way. Of mind controlling the prince into marrying you. On a boat out at sea. Girl breaks the mind control and prince realises that they are truly ment to be together. Transform into octo-mermaid from and get defeated.
I truly love how your crown it's way more realistic than ben's crown
Harry jumping into the water to retrieve his hook seems a little silly until you realize; The sea three are the only ones whose parents we haven't seen, and it's been set up that Ursula doesn't care about Uma, that their crew is the closest they get to family. That hook is very possibly the only thing Harry has to remember his father by, if not also a symbol of what he has to live up to.
Or y'know, I'm overanalyzing. Idk, it was just so interesting, how he IMMEDIATELY surrendered as soon as that hook was taken from him.
Harry’s dad is very much alive, it’s revealed in the books that Hook actually hates Harry and he’s the least favorite child. Which is why he’s obsessed with the hook because his father said he has to “earn his hook”.
@@crazygamer_1082 what book?
@@audreyh_333 The Movies have some books that are more deep about how the world building is
What about Gil he had one of the most evil villains for a father Gaston may not be a talking animal or a sorcerer but it's how realistic Gaston is that makes him terrifying
@crazygamer_1082 this kinda makes me feel bad for liking hook in desendants 4
Uma is one of the best Disney Channel villains ever. China Anne McClain nailed this role and carried the movie. And "What's My Name" has taken up permanent residence in my head.
Descendants 4 should be about UMA.
@@darkwolf1202SO REAL LOVE CHINA
@@darkwolf1202 It SHOULD'VE been about her, but the plot went to the daughters of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts.
@@COSun25 the fact they made Cinderella Chad's mom....
also all villains were behind the barrier, but now a woman who orders decapitations was never punished and was kept in power
@@darkwolf1202the Cinderella that brandy starred in 1997 was color blind casting so none of the parents genetics made sense. To pay homage they did that with her family in descendants.
I loved Mal and Evie's friendship, I honestly felt more emotional during their scenes together than I did when they were with their respective boyfriends.
They didn't really need boyfriends when they had each other. Even without being into each other romantically, I'm cool with how their relationship continued to evolve throughout these films.
not your crown looking 1000x better than the Burger King looking crowns in the movies😭😭
My friends and I played a drinking game in college for these movie where we took a drink every time we spotted where the prop budget went 💀💀 it was a wild night
😂not the Burger King crowns 🤴
Facts
The reason Ben’s speech in the water worked for Uma is because Uma isn’t technically a villain. She’s only more an antagonist because as we know Uma only wanted the best for the kids on the Isle. She wanted everyone else to have a chance to get off if they wanted too but when her ex-childhood friend and bully had the chance to go and no one else did it ruffled her feathers. That would mess anyone up.
The reason Uma is a fan favorite is because she’s the only one who actually cared about the kids on the Isle other than Evie. Uma was never actually the villain.
I think descendants 2 is the best movie out of the 4. The 3rd one makes me cry for obvious reasons but i still love it.
My fav is the first one, and then after that is the 2nd one, and then the 3rd one, and then the 4th one. For me the movies just slowly got worse and worse 😭
@@swigglyforce52155th better serve 4th was a claustrophobic mess😊
@@nightmeowonelmstreet215wdym it was good?
Shout-out to Harry for exuding the most insane sexual aura of any character ever thank you everyone
Mal's hair actually isn't inconsistent. Her hair color can sometime change by itself. Has stuff to do with her powers. We see a lot more of that in the third movie
Omg really lol I just assumed the hair and wardrobe team weren’t keeping track of the hair dyes 😂
@@SophiaPhannn No, Mal's fine, but there is a future character that does have this problem but it will be some time since you'll meet her, but you're going to love her regardless of her "enchanted hair with no explanation".
@@kubat4925 “enchanted hair with no explanation” 💀
@@SophiaPhannn tbh I think that's just a fan theory lol. From what I remember, nothing in Descendants 3 explains the inconsistency in her hair. A recurring issue throughout all of the Descendants movies is inconsistency with hair and costumes, especially hair, which lemme just say gets 10x worse in the fourth movie 😂
@@a.b.5473 I mean, the hair changes after she gets the enber and her hair is lighter when she's good in the first one, so while it's not told, it is shown
26:14 This is so funny because I've read the books and Jay is like Mal's old brother lmao they have such a sibling relationship
“It’s like getting engaged to be engaged to be engaged” which is basically nothing but a pre-promise promise ring. To teens a big thing. But then again to teens their boyfriend/girlfriend they are with more than 3 months is a big thing.
She was only there for 6 months!!! That means she was dating Ben for even less, I think I would’ve freaked out hearing that too 😂
I feel like its more about the fact that she has her whole life planned out with a guy she barely knows
I mean, yeah it’s a pre-promise promise ring. But it’s also a pre-promise promise ring that’s given in front of all the royalty of the nation so I still understand why she’s so freaked out about it
Fun (but sad) fact: Jane and Carlos were dating irl and I don't remember if they broke up before he passed or if they were still together but it breaks my heart to this day thinking about how happy they were together both in the movies and in real life and then tragedy happened.
Aww :(
Wait they were actually together irl? How did I never know😭
? where did you get this info? i was following him and the cast i never saw a hint of them being together?
nevermind, just saw that there were rumors that they dated for 2 years in 2015
That was just a rumor. Never confirmed by either of them
14:45 It is a "Mal's Partner" outfit🥰
Btw, Dove said her self that Mal and Evie were so in love and that space between is a love song
Mevie is the fan personal canon shipp, its just so good
I SWEEARRRRR
“Ben pressuring her to change herself” When? Ben never pressured mal to change herself. Mal is the one who decided that she needed to change her hair, and be perfect all the time, to fit in. The entire time, (since movie 1), Ben made it clear he loved her for her, that she didn’t have to change herself. Also the whole issue with using magic, it’s just unnecessary. She was using magic as a short cut because, she automatically assumed that she couldn’t do anything without it. How did she know she couldn’t do it, if she never tried to? Adding that people using magic, has historically never done any actual good, it just caused problems. Most of the time, the use of magic resulted in people getting cursed, killed, etc. Exhibit A, Mal quite literally tried to spell Ben into forgetting. The issue with using magic, is that people blur the line between making things easier, and taking advantage of the power. Mal herself went from using the magic to make things easier for herself, to trying to use it to manipulate Ben. The fact she saw no issue with that, is very concerning.
It actually annoyed me how, Ben was put as the bad guy in the situation, when Mal was making the mess. Mal ran away the first chance she got. She left him, (knowing she intended to never see him again), without any explanation. How do people defend this? I get that it was hard being a princess, especially the future queen. But, it was hard for Ben too, (being king), but he still kept trying, he didn’t run, he didn’t overcompensate, or try to act like, or pretend he was perfect. Mal went overboard, idk why Ben is being made to be the bad guy here.
They’re teenagers 😂 no one is going to be perfect at their age-especially when it’s Mal’s first relationship and probably the first time someone has openly shown love to her (aside from Evie). She’s gonna be a little toxic
But I do agree that Ben kept getting the short end of the stick in these movies. Boy got love spelled twice by two different people 💀
@@SophiaPhannn That’s true, they are young and stupid.😂 You are not wrong.
@@SophiaPhannn They are young and stupid. You are not wrong.😂 I do agree with what you said. Mal self-sabotaging, her relationship with the first person to show her love. Also subbed btw.
I support all of Uma's rights and wrongs
She was valid ngl
So, there's good magic and evil magic. Seeing as Mal's spellbook is actually Maleficent's, one can assume that most of the spells in it are evil spells. So, it's perfectly valid for everyone to ask Mal to donate the book to the museum, as having it nearby may tempt her to turn evil again. As we can see during their date, Mal tries to wipe Ben's memories when she realizes she messed up. Objectively a horrible thing to do and something Mal wouldn't do if she didn't have the spellbook nearby to tempt her.
I meeeeeaaaannnnn, it’s not so much jealousy as it is anger/resentment that you and your friends are impoverished while your bully (cuz that’s what Mal was to Uma, her bully (there are descendants books 😅)) gets to live it up in high society with clean water, fresh food, nice homes, education, healthcare, sunlight, WiFi, more than 1 tv station, etc with the seemingly impending promise of becoming queen, that Uma is feeling 🤷🏻♀️😳😬
Also girl, don’t you know China Anne McClain??
🎶Calling all the monsters 🎶 calling all the monsters🎶✨ calling all the✨calling all the✨ calling all the monsters🎶 ??? A bop ☺️
I’m old LOL idk most actors coming from Disney anymore
This movie is worth checking out for China Anne McClain. She really nailed Uma's character, and was entertaining to watch. She could have easily phoned in her performance, but she was engaging throughout.
I think the deal with Thomas Doherty is that he has the look of a guy who is/ looks like he should be in some kind of 2000s alt/pop punk/emo band: Panic! At The Disco, The Killers, etc. Somewhere down that pipeline.
The smokey eye really sealed the deal
It’s so funny that Dove Cameron (woman who plays Mal) confirmed that Evie and Mal were 100% in love with each other. And that Space Between was definitely a sapphic song.
She didn't confirmed anything,don't change a joke from Dove about her shipping the two cause there was more chemistry,with actual canon facts,canon is evie and mal are just friends and that's it,is not canon that they like each other,them just have more chemistry than that useless of ben.
@@NightLunaLia she literally confirmed it lol
@@adawongswifeyyshe can't confirm what is not her own and what is not canon in neither the movies or the books
@@adawongswifeyyThe point is she can't.
@@adawongswifeyy no she didn't.
26:48 One of my favorite funny, random little touches they threw in is the fact that Evie has a bejeweled periodic table of elements on her wall~~~ They don't focus a lot on her being more into science in this one (focusing more on her & fashion and worrying about the kids left behind), but I love that they threw in little things like that (and also that Evie couldn't resist blinging it)^.^
explains why she's so intelligent!!
Descendants 2 is superior. Argue with the wall. Better songs and better story. I can’t wait to watch this reaction after school. I would rather watch Sophia than take a test but I have no choice 😭😭😭
no but harry hook was the icon of descendants fandom at the time omg
Was it because people thought he was hot 😂
@@SophiaPhannnYes. There were x reader fics on Wattpad IMMEDIATELY after the movie aired. The people did not waste time.
@@SophiaPhannn for me its cause he's just crazy as hell
@SophiaPhannn Yes and because of how talented he is, and him and Dove actually started dating while filming and were together for quite awhile I believe they broke up sometime after the pandemic. It was definitely an emotional break up for the both of them they really loved each other hard.
my fav trivia fact is that dove and thomas (mal and harry) were dating at the time
OKAY BECAUSE WHEN SHE PUT THE GUM ON HIS HOOK, she kind of bit her lip and I was like??? Why is this kinda… 😳
sophia reacting to all the descendants movies, i used to dream of times like this
Can’t believe they spent so much of the movie hyping up Mulans daughter just for her never to appear again. I know Dianne Doan went to be in other things but still.
WHAT
I feel like I need to explain the hook, knowing full well someone else has. Harry cares about this hook because it's his dad's hook, not a random hook. So he jumped into the water cause he didn't wanna lose it.
The yellow and blue dress is giving butterfingers candy wrapper
LMFAO
I love Uma's song so much, it's part of my whistling exercises. *Asthma will rue the day it made my lungs sound like Rice Krispies!*
Mal's hair changing kind of represents her development. Her having her purple 💜 hair in the beginning then later turning into a pinkish purple representing her wants to stay in Auradon, go to school, be with Ben etc. Because remember in the beginning of D1, she said she didn't want to go to school with pink princesses. Her dying her hair blonde representing her trying to be an Auradon girl. Then going back to purple when she goes back to the isle. Purple at the end as well because she finally feels like she can be herself. & In D3 her hair changes too 😌👍
I think one of the reasons why I think this is the best of the franchise is cause I feel like the Villain kids are somewhat more mature. At least Evie I feel definitely is. She's more kind hearted and less ditsy and I love her older sister figure role to Dizzy. Also Space Between remains my favorite song of the Descendants franchise along with Evil Like Me. I also really like the storyline of Mal having conflicting thoughts and Ben, Evie, Carlos and Jay going to get Mal and the rescue mission to rescue Ben.
Evie’s the best 😭
Space between is such a sapphic number 🤧💖
Cameron Boyce (RIP gone too soon) was an INCREDIBLE dancer!!! Back on Jessie, dancing was a big part of his character
8:25 I'm *so* glad someone else has seen The Invitation (2022), and funny you mention that after saying Mal's blonde hair makes her look like a Targaryen. 😆😉
I literally screamed when I saw Sophia and Descendants 2 in the same screen. This one is my favorite. Best music ('Whats my name' and 'Chillin like a Villain' especially) with antagonists that were really fun (Uma is goated) while Carlos (my favorite and not just cuz hes the son of my #1 Disney Villain) but because this movie has his best look and I am a sucker for his entire wardrobe, fried hair as well!!!
Astonishing reaction!!! You’ve just witness the powerful vocals of Uma daughter of Ursula the Sea Witch played by China Anne McLain. Her mom is a cecaelia, half human half octopus. Now while you might be questioning Uma’s motives in the end credit scene, she did have point about the Isle. Their parents made their choice, and the VKs got punished for it. As Ben said it perfectly that she’s just an angry girl with a bad plan. And the she’s no different than when Mal came to Auradon. The truth is that Uma only wants fairness for the VKs, for them to have the chance to become something better in Auradon. To answer your question about siblings and other relatives, some of our characters do have relatives or siblings. Gil has two older, twin brothers named Gaston Jr. and Gaston III, Harry Hook has an older sister named Harriet and a younger sister named CJ who is in the animated series, Carlos has a cousin named Diego, Jay hascousin name Jade, Audrey has a cousin named Ariana Rose, Chad has a sister that you’ll meet in the fourth films, Doug has an older brother named Derek, Lonnie has an older brother named Lil Shang, Uma does have relatives in the books and one that you’ll meet in the fourth film , Mal has a half brother, but I shall not reveal his name as it’s linked to a spoiler for the next film. I really recommend that you check out the animated besides the third film as well as the animated wedding special before the fourth film.
📖🐚🏰🏴☠️🐲🐙⚔️💜
💙💛❤️🩵🖤🧡💚🤎
20:10 You aren't the only person to think that lol. Btw, When Jojo Siwa was cast on Dancing with the Stars, she was paired with dance pro Jenna Johnson. For Disney night they did a Paso Doble, as Mal & Evie, to Ways to be Wicked
4:20 Jane and Carlos did have a small moment at the dance sequence at the end of the first movie
Yeah but I thought it was more friendly 😂
Ben’s actor actually sung in this one! But the Jeff Lewis guy comes back to sing in the 3rd one
Evie slays. Honestly, this cast is amazing. This series is like High School Musical to me when I was in middle school. Kenny Ortega is the best when it comes to fun musical DCOMs. Very interested to see your reaction to the third one!
Oooooooo i can't wait for your Descendants 3 reaction so you can see who Jay ends up "low-key" with........here is a hint🌈
best descendants film for me, maybe I’m biased because Ursula is my favourite Disney villian Haha
I love your opening sequence! It screams "Heavy is the head that wears the crown". Our queen of UA-cam is back again with another quality video 👑😁
Omg queen of UA-cam??? Y’all hype me up too much 😂 but thank you 😗🫶🏼
I was hoping we would do this movie cause Uma is everything 🫶🏾😩
You putting on that crown makes me want you to watch The Princess Bride like so bad because I ADORE that movie so much and also I completely forgot how cute this sequel was!
The Princess Bride is one of my favorite books and movies 🥰
Asked my mirror on the wall who's the most mother of them all and Sophia Phan's reflection appeared 😌
I swear everyone in descendants 2 and 3 was giving bi sexual 😭
OOOO yasss for someone who loves Ursula and China Anne McClain, this one is pretty interesting. Anyways, Sophia, good luck when you watch the third. It'll be a good ride.
It’s kinda ironic that mal experienced how Audrey felt when she got broken up with publicly
15:03 cameron boyce's main thing was always dancing, compared to the rest of the cast being mainly actors/singers!! He was in dance groups for pretty much his entire life
I think THOUSANDS of people have already mentioned this, but I simply HAVE to say it. Dove Cameron has gone on record saying that she ships Mal and Evie, and in my head canon, that means they end up together.
I love the beautiful duet between Mal and Evie titled "Space Between", but "Chillin' Like A Villain" has so much Michael Jackson influence.
I don't know if it's cannon to the movie universe, but magic is said to be illegal in the stage play version of Descendants. That would explain why people get mad that Mal's using magic.
Call it cheesy, call it Disney channel writing, call it whatever, but the fact that Ben loved Mal for exactly who she was all along just makes my heart melt. It was Mal who thought she had to change, even though Ben never asked that of her. They truly don’t give us men like Ben anymore
I think all the guys were really sweet: Ben, Carlos, Doug. Even Jay has his moments!
@@SophiaPhannn the descendants men ARE THE STANDARD ‼️
China and Cameron were really good friends in real life. Rip Cameron. 4:57🙄 5:51 Okay Lonnie.💅🏻 6:04 We love seeing Sexism.🙄 6:11 A Captain, No gender for that position. 6:21🙄 9:19 Some of the Villain kids do have siblings in other descendants media. 19:24 Disaster. 26:44 Lonnie Slay’s That Outfit. 26:51 S’mores are the best part of camping. 28:37 Is that a reference to Robin Hood, Like Sherwood Forest. Also He’s a SIMP. 32:29 The song that Ben and Uma Were dancing to was “Kiss the Girl” from the Little mermaid, and Uma is the daughter of Ursula.
Edit: I just found out that The actress who played Dizzy in this movie also Played Tween Drizella in “Once upon a Time” Talk about Irony.
The second one has the best musical numbers however the first one is the best movie. The storyline is great, the moral of the story being that you don't have to be like your parents and you can make your own decisions. Also the first one just has that 2000s DCOM vibe and it feels like a classic. You can't top that.
Omg I love when notifications work 🤗
Semi spoilers/theory for the future movies to answer some of your questions:
Small detail - Yes one of these characters has a sibling that comes up later on, Chad has a younger sister named Chloe.
Magic lore for Auradon- Magic being against the rules isn’t (thus far) clearly stated WHY at the current time of Auradon, but the implications make it seem that it’s bc using magic is what insights the villains to cause chaos. Specifically it was ruled by King Beast who has a personal grudge since he himself was cursed most his life because of magic spells.
Spoilers/Theory back to the magic thing - The use of magic and why it is banned I think will be fleshed out in the current Descendants trilogy of 4 (The Rise of Red) and upcoming 5 and 6 because one of the main characters specifically uses magic for fun as they are young and further to cause chaos as an adult in Auradon.
Descendants 2 has the best songs out of the entire franchise. We can all agree.
Ben and Mal were such couple goals growing up. They're the parents to my bi little self
The Harry comments were so funny though, put Dove's at the time boyfriend on Love Island please
Sophia I highly recommend The Thing about Harry, a tiny bit of toxicity but the YEARNIIIIIING 💕
Yearning you say 👀
@@SophiaPhannn yaay 👀🤭 you see the time passing and all 🙈😩
it’s a fluffy LGBT+ movie kind of the same quality as Red White and Royal Blue, it’s cuuute
I still remember watching this movie when it first came out its my fav out the franchise the music is still a bop to this day
Mal and Ben graduated at the end of D2\with the short Descendents Under the Sea
My ranking is
1. Descendants 2
2. Descendants 3
3. Descendants 1
4. Descendants 4
I'm starting to love your videos more each time I watch! You just earned you one new forever subscriber💓💋
Unpopular opinion, but Descendants 3 and 4 are my favorites😅 I feel like everyone shits on them but I genuinely can't decide a favorite between them, though the third one has the best music imo
The songs in this movie are the best of all movies
I always love another person seeing just how extremely sapphic their duet is lol
Descendants 3 is the most interesting descendants movie bc it’s probably the one with the most divisive opinions. Some consider their favorite others consider it their least favorite. It used to be my fav now it’s my least fav of og trilogy. I still think it’s good though. Rise of red is ok. I miss og cast. Descendants 1 is good, I love the intro to all the characters
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they do in the isle of the lost books and the wicked world short series! those 2 arent canon to the movies but are to each other :) mal has a half brother, gil has 2 older brothers and harry has an older and a younger sister!
I recommend once u finish the descendants franchise to check out Julie and The Phantoms as it features some the cast from descendants and its executive produced by Kenny ortega again
Evie and Doug together is kinda ironic.
Evil queen almost crush the seven dwarves with a boulder.
Is like dating the daughter of the person who almost killed your father and your uncles.
That’s a Romeo and Juliet type of family feud 😩
I never clicked on a video so quickly😂 loved the first movie review, loved this one, please do D3! 😂❤
12:06 there’s no magic or cell service on the isle of the lost
Sophia, Dove's hair was blonde because she was on Agents of SHIELD marvel tv show at the time playing Gwenpool i think
My take on why the Villain kids don't want to use magic is cause it's their parent's dark magic. It's kinda like how in Once Upon A Time, Regina tried to give up using dark magic for Henry and here, Evie wants to stop using her mother's magic mirror cause it's from her evil mother and Mal needs to stop using her mother's dark magic so they can be more accepted by the world and less feared. I also feel like on a more unfair or reasonable side depending on how you look at it, they try to avoid magic all together to keep from relying on it so much which is why Fairy Godmother doesn't use her wand all that often.
Yeah since the fairy godmother didn’t use magic anymore, I just assumed that ALL magic was banned. But I also was like maybe it’s just because her mom is Maleficent 🤷🏻♀️
If Chad would be king I feel like aurodon would get a project 2025
This comment made me cackle you're so right
7:24 I graduated two years ago and half of my year is either engaged or they moved in with their partners and adopted a dog. I‘m living with my bestie and by the time we are in our 30s I will probably be married to her, only to not feel alone
I think that’s highly dependent on the area you’re from! Lots of ppl I know from high school already started families, but lots of ppl from college are still just dating (maybe engaged soon though). I also know a lot of single ppl 😂 (me)
@@SophiaPhannn I‘m from Germany. Peoples lives vary to such extremes. Such as a friend of mine married by the age of 17, my 18 year old neighbor with his 3 year old son, a friend from school living in a big aparment with a new bought car by the age of 22, others engaged by 21-23, one with a masters degree at 24 with a boyfriend of 8 years, and a restaurant owner by the age of 26. And these are all my friends, it’s so crazy in a positive way. We grew up in the same village, went to the same schools, no one was really different from the others and to see in which ways we all decided to live our lives is crazy to me
the 2nd descendants is my fav, the songs, the plot, the outfits ugh yes mals hair slays too
That crown fits perfectly queen Sophia 👑
Excited to hear your thoughts of the soundtrack of D4 and D5, there's the animated film, the Royal wedding in between the two but you can always watch that on your own!
Sophia Phan You are one of the most endearing people I know of youtube🥰
omg you have to watch sneakerella! it's a cinderella story about a small shoe designer and the daughter of a big sneaker company, it's so so good and the music is elite 🙌
The point of a hairsalon whem they can use spells to change their hair is they cant. No magic in the isle so they need an actual salon. As for the use of magic spell, on the 1st film fairygod mother told them that magic in the world still exists but is now retired. Im guessing so its fair for everyone, magic power or powerless. But mostly cuz theu cant afford all that cgi lol
Man even in the first movie, I thought that was lame LOL that’s some Wizards of Waverly Place logic, but at least it made sense in that universe because you could lose your powers in the future
The third movie is my favorite one, can’t wait for you to see it!!
How dare you not react to harry hooks part in “what’s my name” 😭 lol
Man was an extra in my viewing experience 😂
@@SophiaPhannn😤
Thank you for continuing the series 🙏
honestly, sophia should watch ever after high
I liked this one a lot more than the second one! Uma just changed the game 🤷♀️
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They have siblings in the descendants book series Gil has 2 other siblings.
I think harry jumped down to get the hook back rather than keep fighting because since we know what might have happened to captain hook I may have reason to believe that hook is the only remember Harry has of his father
The "she can sing well" comment when China Anne McClain had an entire Disney Channel show about being a music prodigy.
Also, anyone who heard the original Calling All the Monsters and HASN'T heard the updated version from two or three years ago.....listen to it. It's so good and highkey better than the original.
I feel the need to preface that in the third movie they are adults and are like 18-19 you will see why
sophia, in the movies they never explain why they can't do magic, but in the books (yes, they have books) i believe it says that it's illegal (i could be kinda wrong tho, but yeah) so... they can't do magic
There used to be this toy in the 90’s called Treasure Rocks .. where you a box of rocks that would turn into to “gems” when put in water to dissolve whatever the water soluble crap was that they put on the outside - then you would pop them to cheap ass plastic jewelry … and yeah that’s where that crown came from - A treasure rocks set from the 90’s. I went to UC Davis and had the same colours and would always go up to Berkeley to get bear stuff … Is Irvine the Banana Slug one and Merced the Fairy Shrimp? I may have those backwards … I want a UC banana slug shirt!
Irvine is the anteater! Santa Cruz is the banana slug, not sure about Merced though 😅
@@SophiaPhannn Ohh - right Santa Cruz! UC Merced campus accidentally destroyed the fairy shrimp population and had to invest in rebuilding it and had fairy shrimp as an unofficial mascot - like the banana slug for UCSC.
Anastasia probably didn't get sent to the isle considering what happened in Cinderella 3
I mean many characters who are dead canonically are alive in this universe, so I don’t think the movies (let alone the sequels) have any pull here 😂
@@SophiaPhannn I know there's alot of retconning here but it's still based on the movies story's even though they seem to throw everything out the window in the fourth movie
Fun Fact, not sure if anyone has told you but Dove Cameron and Thomas Doherty (Harry) were dating in real life during filming of this and the third film. They were together for 5 years. Another fun fact, Dove Cameron is arguably the best singer to come from Disney, but they kind of held her back tbh. She can do opera and she has been on broadway as well as off broadway. You should check out her tribute performance to Light in the Piazza. She was also one of the top contenders to play Glinda in Wicked coming out later this year. The final two for consideration was her and Ariana which of course we see it went to Ariana. Dove and Ariana actually worked together in 2016 Hairspray Live. Ok, that's enough fun facts from me 😂
26:12 we’re on the same page cause ever since the first movie i thought they’d be cute and work good together. i know they’re like brother and sister or whatever but like cmon 😭
The fact that Uma literally recreated her mothers plan of getting what she wants. It was even failed the same way.
Of mind controlling the prince into marrying you.
On a boat out at sea.
Girl breaks the mind control and prince realises that they are truly ment to be together.
Transform into octo-mermaid from and get defeated.
Dropped everything to watch this and Sophia with a crown is meant to be