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The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn’t operate on a “happily ever after” basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid – even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home – she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
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Enchanted Plot Summary and Synopsis
In the animated fairy tale kingdom of Andalasia, Narissa, the mean and ruthless queen and an evil sorceress, schemes to protect her claim to the throne, which she will lose once her stepson, Prince Edward, finds his true love and marries.
She enlists her loyal servant Nathaniel to keep Edward distracted by hunting trolls.
Giselle, a young woman, dreams of meeting a prince and experiencing a “happily ever after”. She, her chipmunk friend Pip, and animals from the forest work together to make a homemade statue of her true love she saw in a dream.
Edward hears Giselle singing and sets off to find her. Nathaniel frees a captured troll to get rid of Giselle, but Edward rescues her. She and Edward are instantly attracted to each other and plan to be married the following day.
Disguised as an old hag, Narissa intercepts Giselle on her way to the wedding and pushes her into a well, where Giselle is transformed into a live-action version of herself and transported to New York’s Times Square Manhattan in the real world. Giselle, frightened and confused, quickly becomes lost and homeless. Meanwhile, Robert, a widowed divorce lawyer, prepares to propose to his girlfriend Nancy.
Robert and his young daughter Morgan encounter Giselle on their way home, and Robert begrudgingly allows Giselle to stay the night in their apartment at the insistence of Morgan, who believes Giselle is a princess.
Pip and Edward embark on a rescue mission to the real world, where they too are turned into live-action versions of themselves. Pip, now a real chipmunk, no longer has the ability to speak, and only communicates through squeaks.
Narissa sends Nathaniel to follow and impede Edward. Narissa appears to Nathaniel and gives him three poisoned apples that will put whoever eats one to sleep until the clock strikes twelve, after which they will die. Meanwhile, after Giselle summons insects and vermin to clean Robert’s apartment, Nancy arrives to take Morgan to school. She meets Giselle and leaves, assuming Robert was unfaithful.
Robert is initially upset but spends the day with Giselle, knowing she is vulnerable in the city. Giselle questions Robert about his relationship with Nancy and helps the pair reconcile by sending Nancy flowers and an invitation to a costume ball at the Woolworth Building.
Edward locates Giselle at Robert’s apartment. While Edward is eager to take Giselle home to Andalasia and marry her, she suggests that they should first go on a date and get to know each other better.
Giselle promises to return to Andalasia after the ball that night, which Robert and Nancy also attend. Narissa decides to come to the real world and kill Giselle herself after Nathaniel fails twice to poison her. At the ball, Robert and Giselle dance romantically with each other.
Giselle and Edward then prepare to depart, but Giselle feels depressed at leaving Robert behind. Narissa appears as the old hag and offers the last poisoned apple to Giselle, promising that it will erase her sorrowful memories. Giselle takes a bite, falls unconscious, and is plunged into a sleep with mere minutes to live.
Narissa attempts to escape with Giselle’s body but is confronted by Edward. Nathaniel, seeing that Narissa never cared about him, reveals her plot.
Robert realizes that true love’s kiss is the only force powerful enough to break the apple’s spell. Edward’s kiss fails to wake Giselle, and so he and Nancy prompt Robert to kiss her instead.
When Robert kisses her, she awakens. Infuriated, Narissa transforms into a dragon and takes Robert hostage. Giselle takes Edward’s sword and pursues Narissa to the top of the building as the dragon intends to drop Robert to his death. Pip comes to support Giselle and helps defeat Narissa by causing Narissa to fall to the streets below, and explode into glitter.
Robert almost falls as well, but Giselle manages to catch him, and they share another kiss.
A happy new life unfolds for everyone, showing Edward and Nancy falling in love and marrying in Andalasia, henceforth becoming king and queen, while Nathaniel, who stays in New York, and Pip, who returns to Andalasia, each write successful autobiographies based on their experiences in the real world.
Enchanted Ending
Giselle starts a very popular fashion design business and forms a happy family with Robert and Morgan in New York.
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