The Walt Disney Company has been commemorating its 100th anniversary all year long, with celebrations leading up to a very special event \u2013 the release of the film Wish<\/a>.<\/p>\n The musical that blends 2D and 3D animation is set in the kingdom of Rosas, which is ruled by the powerful sorcerer King Magnifico (Chris Pine), the only one allowed to use magic. He sets up the community to safeguard people\u2019s wishes, with the ability to grant them when he chooses.<\/p>\n Asha (the Oscar-winning Ariana DeBose) is desperate to be his apprentice, but when she realises some wishes will never be granted, including that of her 100-year-old grandfather (Victor Garber), she makes her own wish upon a star. As she does, it takes on life as Star, an energetic yellow being that will help her and her friends protect Rosas from the power-hungry Magnifico.<\/p>\n When You Wish Upon a Star was written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for 1940\u2019s Pinocchio, and since the 1980s, the melody has played over the Disney logo before all its films. Disney is very much in the business of making magic, and for its 62nd animated feature film, it taps into our collective nostalgia, but fails to make this an instant classic, like, indeed, Pinocchio, or the more recent Encanto<\/a>.<\/p>\n There is clear evidence of tapping into the catchiness of Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s soundtrack for the latter, with a few bits of rap-singing throughout Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice\u2019s songs for Wish.<\/p>\n Theatre star DeBose and Pine really shine in their musical numbers \u2013 Magnifico\u2019s This Is the Thanks I Get?! is an indignant anthem fit for any Disney villain, and Asha\u2019s This Wish and I\u2019m a Star are empowering bops. While they\u2019re perfectly pleasant, the only problem is they fail to become earworms like Frozen\u2019s Let It Go or Aladdin\u2019s A Whole New World.<\/p>\n![\"Asha,](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Wish-Asha-Star-Valentino-85a212b.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Asha,")
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