Wish Theory: The Tragedy of King Magnifico!
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What is King Magnifico’s backstory? I mean long before Magnifico unleashed forbidden magic, brought the Kingdom of Rosas to its knees, and transformed into a true Disney Villain, where did he come from? What motivated him to build a kingdom and to study magic? And why was he driven to become a villain? I’m going to answer all of these questions and more as we break down all of the hidden complexities behind the vein, ruthless, and powerful: King Magnifico.
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The moral of the story is: when people pleasing doormats finally say no for once, they are the villains
Did you watch the movie?
@ayannawatts3446 I'm pretty sure they did, and that was my takeaway, too. Magnifico had godlike power, he founded the kingdom himself, he let anyone who want to come to his kingdom enter, he collected no taxes, treated his subjects like family, the were free to come and go as they pleased, he literally granted their wishes, and he is still, somehow, the bad guy because he doesn't grant every single wish, including the dangerous ones. He doesn't even twist people's wishes. He actually give them what they want, and if their wish has an unintended side-effect that they didn't anticipate, he doesn't grant it, in order to protect them, while also keeping their wish safe so they don't feel bad. The dude was a fucking Saint and all his subjects did was use him, including Asha.
He dedicated his whole life to helping people, and the one time he actually needs help, what do his subjects do? What does his wife do? They imprison him in a mirror, dehumanize him, and torture him. And, this is despite knowing he was under the influence of dark magic and not himself. The people in this movie are pure evil (with the exception of Magnifico).
YESSSS lol Wish summed up
@@mr.histor1996are you autistic?
You might be autistic or are one of those fangirls that wanted the jack frost-esque starboy
I like to think that King Magnifico is the First villain to cause all the dark magic in the Disney Universe, Making room for future generations of Villains like Maleficent, The Evil Queen, Jafer and even Preschool Disney Baddies like Cedric and The Black and White from Sofia the First and Even Shieckie from Elana of Avlor.
What if he met Vor from Sofia the First and influenced by her without us knowing?
@@Disneyfan82 that’s a possibility!
I say Magnifico didn't mean to cause harm, that was more the girl from Wish who was more the harm than the 👑
Yeah well except for maybe the devil
@@sophiegerlofs4611 Pah, I would've preferred any possible villian than that can't name any on the top of the ol'noggin
I also really love the idea that “we’re all stars” like we’re sent down here for a reason to experience life and a purpose on this earth but eventually we have to go back to the source.
Much like how “We are all connected in the Great Circle of Life.”
If only that message wasn’t in a Fixer Upper type of song.
@@harmonetheanimationaddict4419 Hey “I’m a Star” is so much better than “Fixer Upper” (although I personally think that the Broadway version of Fixer Upper is much better than the movie version.)
I really liked that idea too. And for me at least, the more I thought of it, the better it got. Star is a character that represents the purest part of us. That represents the joy, wonder, and possibility that people look to the stars for.
Knowing we are all in a way made out of stardust is comforting, but thinking about what a star represents had me realize why that was so important in the film. Because we are made of stars, and knowing what the stars represent. We can be the joy, wonder, and possibility that we look for in the night sky. We can search through the purest part of all of us if we choose to see it for ourselves.
Also making what happened in the This Wish reprise have a lot more sense. Of course just because we can support ourselves and are more than capable of making our dream come true, doesn’t mean we can’t have a little help on the way. But in the end it’s up to ourselves to make that dream a reality.
Me too. And I noticed this right away as well cause I’m a Christian and we all go to Heaven when we die which is up in the sky so it makes sense
Oh my God, the lack of subtlety from Disney
Personally, I really enjoyed Wish and I liked Magnifico as a villain, like a lot ^^
And I believed that while he was insecure and fearful, Magnifico might've also been jealous of the people's wishes deep down because he had his greatest desires taken away and he never had the chance to fulfill them and that was another reason why he kept so many wishes locked up for so long. Sure it started out as protecting them, but maybe it grew darker over time and turned into something like resentment. And when the people of Rosas started questioning him, that was what tipped him over the edge
i see magnifico as good guy turned bad guy like when he did wish granting it was for good intention but over time he saw the wishes as a well to keep his kingdom under his control since as along as he has the wishes no one would try to usurp,revolt, or betray him cause if they do they don't get wish and what isaac say in this video
While Magnifico's not the most complex Disney Villain feels very nostagic. Reminding us of the Disney Studio's Classic bad guys in some ways. That's something very approprite for celebrating 100 years of Disney Magic.
He really isn't. traditional bad guy.
I think he is a good example of "be careful what you wish for." People have been complaining about Disney's overuse of twist villains and wanted a simple bad guy for the hero to go up against. Disney makes a mostly straightforward bad guy like past villains like the evil queen or the wicked stepmother and people complain he isn't complex enough.
Personally I feel like he was in a kind of weird middle ground. Like they gave me a really sad backstory. His WHOLE FAMILY was murdered but then we're told he's irredeemable. It's just sort of sad for me.
Not really, ppl don't like Magnifico bcuz they agree with some of his views and opinions, and you're NOT supposed to agree with the villain, that's the whole point. So he ended up feelin kinda weak and it almost appeared he didn't have any bad motivations.
@@IsaacCarlson It makes sense that his control-freak tendencies are probably a direct result of his childhood trauma. He feels that in order to prevent what happened to him, he needs to control everything and anyone that questions him is an enemy. I honestly have to wonder if his kingdom was destroyed in a rebellion or civil war type scenario considering he takes people's wishes/motivations and only grants more passive ones.
I think part of the issue is that they also have a crap ton of experience to make a proper villain especially for an anniversary project. He should have been classic and complex enough after 100 years of growth.
@@elsinaattheworkshopI agree, I think it’s that many agree with him while simultaneously vehemently disagreeing with Asha. Usually people see the villains point but agree with the hero more so
I think if they wanted to do a redemption arc for him, Asha could’ve found that he had also given up his wish and gives it back to him. Then he remembers why he did what he did, for the good of people. He’d still have to face justice but at least with his wish and his full memory and context of himself then he could start to heal.
And maybe that's the cure for the evil magic that makes you evil
I have always loved the storyline of Wish with such an incredible animation and beautiful music. I was truly inspired by Asha to continue following my dreams and wishing on the northern star in the midnight sky. I will love to see more videos of Wish to learn about the different backstories for the characters from Wish.
I am so blind all this time I thought that he was just pure evil. Now I understand there is fear in him. He feels misunderstood, so what I think is he is a good Disney villain, but I don’t know maybe I’m just imagining things❤
There's something else in the book "A Recipe For Adventure" that's to be noted about this character: when King Magnifico captures Star, he gives a very poignant speech. He asks it where it was when he was younger and needed it many years ago. Why did it take Asha summoning Star down from the sky for them to meet? He then tells Asha that before she decided to rebel, he thought he could simply rely on everyone's trust and that being surrounded by all their wishes was the closest thing he ever felt to happiness. So, maybe after he lost his home and family, but before he became a sorcerer, he also spent nights looking up at the stars wishing and hoping for a miracle, but when that miracle never came, that's when he started studying magic and swore to do whatever it takes to prevent that from happening again.
Now, don't get me wrong, I know fully well that he's the villain, and that doesn't excuse his actions, including before he used that forbidden magic. It's just something to think about.
What did he really do wrong before the Forbidden Magic?
Nothing bruh@@kingorange7739
@@kingorange7739 absolutely nothing
Esa escena hubiera sido interesante en la película 😢
I believe Magnifico is one of the best Disney villains of all time simply because of how unique and interesting I found his kind of villainy and character to be.
He has an actual reason without ever being redeemed. Of course, it is terrible that he lost his family and home. I get it. It is horrible to carry a trauma like that.
But what I do not find acceptable is him throwing everyone else under the bus because of that trauma. Why didn’t he get help? Why didn’t he trust his wife with his emotional issues? He had the time and money to turn to anyone to work through his issues and he didn’t do it.
Instead, he chose to stay with his trauma and issues, leading it to affect everyone else negatively in the long run. Yes, he wanted what was best for everyone. Wanted to create a good place. And at least at first and for a while he did do this.
He made a Kingdom better than any other at the time. But the flaw of the main promise of his kingdom is hollow, and such a big problem, I don’t think it should be ignored. He promised people a place where their most heartfelt and purest wish can come true. But instead very few people ever get the promise he gave them. Most people will never get that promise that the kingdom promotes so much as its advertisement.
He thought he could judge people by the way they looked in their wishes. Those wishes are the purest part of any person. He said so himself. How can he say there is anything bad in them? Oh right, because he doesn’t care about being consistent, because he is a narcissist.
If Sabino’s wish is so vague. You can not assume it’s bad either. He immediately assumed the very worst out of Sabino. Vagueness doesn’t immediately mean it’s bad. It just means you can’t know for sure.
Asha gave Magnifico the idea of a better system where people were allowed to prove their worth. She told him that if they were proven to be dangerous, they could be stopped. What’s stopping Magnifico from stopping someone who has proven themself to be dangerous? Nothing at all. If they aren’t dangerous they deserve that wish.
But Magnifico doesn’t care about any of that. He only cares about maintaining control over everything and everyone no matter what. Because he could never let go of or heal from his issues.
He descended into madness and became the danger he wanted to keep out in the first place. This is basically why I do not feel sorry for Magnifico in the slightest. He does not deserve forgiveness or to be seen as the hero he isn’t.
Asha doesn’t deserve to be blamed as the villain she ain’t. The people of Rosas don’t deserve to be victimized either. They were all grateful for the good that came their way. But when a real issue is addressed. Magnifico hyper-focuses on them being “ungrateful”. Immediately sweeping any underlying issues that could be easily fixed. Especially the big problem of a hollow promise.
The people didn’t know they would have their memory wiped. They weren’t even given a real reason for why they forgot the wish they had. All they had to excuse it was “forget without regret”. As if they’re letting go of their worry so much that they won’t even think about their wish. And the people thought Magnifico cared about who did and didn’t deserve their wish based on who was good and worthy. Only to turn out that he judged others externally, and he would end up rejecting many worthy of their wish. Very few would ever get what they were promised. Even though most of the people have proven to be good people. Magnifico does not care.
He had his chances of being better, he had every chance to work through his issues. And he chose the path toward evil. But it sure did make for a complex and good villain. Don’t care if no one else seems to realize that.
I suppose some of the other ideas that were hinted at could have been explored a little more. But it doesn’t affect the overall plot, and I am still satisfied with what we got out of Wish.
I agree. Personally, I feel like most of the people who saw the movie misunderstood the whole point of his character. He’s probably my favorite character in the movie.
@@westerfrost3701 Definitely agree with you. It personally pained me to see too many people misunderstand him so badly. And I fear too many people may not be able to recognize someone who is truly a terrible person if this many people do not see his true colors.
@@bravestraven4650 Besides, all of the trailers, posters, and commercials made it clear that he was going to be the villain.
@@bravestraven4650They're blindsided idiots who see what they wanna see.
deep down there are unresolved personal issues in people who "can't forgive" or "can't accept seeing someone redeemed" or choose to see far more evil into someone than they actually put out there
The way i saw his story when i watched the movie was Magnifico was raised in a simple life before having his family killed and it tramatized him. That would affect every decision he makes throughout Wish. He at the start was a bit controlling and narcissistic. It's his way or no way. He knows how to protect them, its his kingdom, he is the only one allowed to to use magic, etc. If he is the one in control then nothing can happen to his family. He definitely likes to use people. In his song he tells about how he would send other people to do what he should be doing. He has little interest in his kingdom aside from the wishes. He does view them as a power source. It's not that he wants to take them from his own purposes(yet) but i think he sees them as a magical backup plan. He needs anyone to do something non magical he send Amaya or other people to do it but he is the only one in Rosas who can do magic so if he needs a lot of power quickly he knows where he can get it. That's also why he keeps that book around. As long as his "reserves" are full he will grant wishes. If he grants every single teeny wish then he wont have that power and security. He sees himself on a pedestal, higher than anyone else because of whatbhe can do and when Asha finds star and in his eyes joins that pedestal she becomes a threat. She is a magical threat and now he has to step in and deal with it himself. I feel like the book is somehow alive. Like a magical energy that hooks into someone and slowly pulls them in and brings out the darkest parts of them. When it finally gets it's hooks in Magnifico it twists dark parts of him that are already there and just amplifies it. Amaya is his family and he is very desperate to protect what he has left of it that he has built a kingdom to use. After the book he points his staff at her throat. I definitely dont think Magnifico would do this if it weren't for the book. His family is everything and he will do anything and everything to protect what he has left of it. The songs while a little unorthodox at times explain a lot. He will do anything at all costs to protect his family. Doesnt matter how vile or dark he will do it and thats where that book sinks its dark magic in. I do believe Magnifico was in control of his actions but that the dark magic from the book twisted his view of reality to make him want to make more evil choices. You can see a change in his magic before and after he uses the book.
I actually like Magnifico's story in wish. It shows how holding onto one's trauma can bring about their own destruction cause in the end the only real threat to Magnifico was Magnifico himself.
Exactly
Im just really happy that some people are genuinely looking at him. Did him terribly dirty in the movie. And a lot of things wasn’t all him even tho he was pushed as this big villain. The movies characterization of him kinda just seemed like a shove to get you to see him as evil, even though there’s clear signs there’s more to him.
That’s the problem. His villainy came out of no where. Everyone CHOSE to give Magnifico their wish, knowing it might NOT be granted. There’s thousands of citizens and a dozen granted per year. He’s right to not grant a wish that’s vague. There were no signs he was a bad person. Then he is all of the sudden. He announced a criminal is on the loose and the citizens can only talk about the wishes but it shouldn’t have made him evil. Just angry.
@@GhostRose6500playing music is too vague?
@@Taydar If it inspires rebellion or something else negative.
@teresaforever21 well I guess nobody should be allowed to think anything then, because any thought could lead to thoughts of rebellion. The man went paranoid, which was very well executed in his song.
@@Taydar Austrian Painter.
What if hades raised hercules
Oh um @owenscott6159 the channel nostalgia critic did a video on that question.
That did not happen
@@DaughterofAnubis If that did happen though that Lame Disney movie would've been more interesting.
Thanks for your improving my reply @DaughterOfAnubis.
@@AndrewDavis-sj6mb Anytime.
Thank you for posting the video about the tragic backstory of Magnifico.
You can tell Chris Pine had fun doing it, but still I felt that he went from being just kinda a control freak to full on evil villainy in a blink. The ending bothered me too, the wife made fun of him and put him in the dungeon...yet there was no indication that they didn't love each other. Like have her say " perhaps someday my love, I can undo what you did to yourself"
King Magnifico definitely qualifies for a tragic villain. One can sympathize with his backstory considering what happened to him early in his life. However, he unfortunately let his rage and insecurities cloud his better judgment. All in all, while not the darkest or scariest Disney villain, he is a pretty good 1.
I don't think he even is a villain, I think he's the victim. He had godlike power and only ever used it to help people, and no matter how much he gave, people always wanted more. He built a kingdom, allowed people from all over the world to enter it, didn't make them pay taxes, and literally granted their wishes, but he's the bad guy for not giving more. The morality of this story is extremely twisted.
Lot of wishes didn't need magic to grant
Wish this was explained more clearly in the movie.
King Magnifico might have been a great person once, but the power he got ended up consuming him.
It wasn't power that did that it was greed and selfishness, and not his own. He lost everything, obtained godlike power, and spent his entire life helping people with it while getting nothing in return. He founded his kingdom and invited people to it. He didn't collect taxes, and he liberally granted their wishes, and all people wanted was more. Then, the moment he needed help, he was betrayed, discarded, and ultimately tortured.
Thank you for breaking his story down Isaac
Say, do any of you think Amaya is the same woman who wished to become a graceful dancer, specifically a ballerina?
I didn't even know this was supposed to be set in the Mediterranean Sea.
There's really not a lot of indications in the actual movie itself. It seems to serve as more of an inspiration for the setting.
Magnifico as a villain represents the Magic Mirror from Snow White considering that Magnifico means Magnificent in both Spanish and Portuguese and loves mirrors. While eyes turning green are a nice touch from previous animated movies such as Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty and Ursula from The Little Mermaid, it was a pity that his white & blue costume didn’t turn purple & green as a Magic Mirror costume. Anyway the best returning Disney villain that writers ever made especially with the returning final battle that I enjoyed the most from Wish. 👑
During the film, I actually made theories based on what I have seen. You see, I personally think that the book that Magnifico owns isn't actually his and might have stolen it from the thieves that he had mentioned, said thieves using the book to make their crimes go efficiently. During Magnifico's scenes, there is probably an underlying feeling that he has been bottling his petty paranoia and trauma that he had when he was a boy. Now, the reason why we remember the Disney Villains is because they have pettiness and Magnifico is no different.
Now I'm just mad at Disney for not revealing this to us in the movie itself.
I completely agree. I feel like this all should have been discussed in the movie more.
@@IsaacCarlson Here's me hoping they release an animated series based on Wish similar to Tangled: The Series. Maybe they could explain in the series about King Magnifico's childhood and life growing up. That would be fun to see.
@mr.illuminatirekter3213 That's what I want to see too.
But it did?
@@jennifervan75 I mean, I personally think the movie did well enough to give context on why Magnifico did what he did and why he protected the wishes. What I want, though, is for the series to show flashbacks of his life growing up and the people he knew along the way.
Nice work, Isaac. I love all the nods to the other villains. How about Clayton or Governor Ratcliffe's full story?
I have been wanting to do Clayton for a long time. I wish I could just get access to Tarzan The Series! I wish it would come to Disney Plus!
Truthfully, I feel like the writers for this movie screwed up royally for what they wanted to accomplish.
They wanted Magnifico to be a classic Disney villain on the level of the evil queen, the wicked stepmother and Maleficent.
And if they had done that, it probably would’ve helped the movie.
But instead, they gave him too much backstory too much of a sympathetic reason why he was doing what he’s doing. And more importantly, they made his idea for keeping peoples wishes reasonable.
They also made the source for him becoming evil and outside force.
He’s not some cruel person like Cruella Deville. It was the book that turned him evil.
There’s some really good potential with this movie, but I feel like they screwed up the execution by making The villain, more of a light typed villain.
And the main character, someone who’s disrupting the status quo.
While i for one still enjoyed Wish for what it was I can understand some of the criticisms especially considering some of the early ideas for the film’s story such as Queen Amaya being villainous alongside her husband and Star being more anthropomorphic and Asha’s love interest. But again I personally feel that even if the film went into this direction people would STILL find reasons to hate it.
A fun thing to discuss is Asha's friends. Like, did Simon actually wish to become a loyal knight? This wish was misused to be under Magnifico's control.
My guess is that he did want to be a knight, but then Magnifico definitely controlled his mind after he made the wish come true.
After watching this, I have second thoughts about him
I also tought that when he granted a wish in the movie it looked very cult-like.
Like ye was tue cult leader and the rest were under his control
Knowing about this makes more sense in the story, but I think it would have been nice to have that in the actual movie.
I've missed "Evil" Evil Disney villains, so when Magnifico brought that back.. I was thrilled!
Except he's not evil. He's not even close. The guy should run for Jesus.
Magnifico's Dose not feel like a villain but a flawed person like Alma
Please do the tragic backstory of the Hatbox Ghost/Alistair Crump from Disney's 2023 film Haunted Mansion!
I’m glad you explained this because I tried to watch this movie like 4 times and I can’t get past the singing trees
I was wondering when you were gonna talk about this movie. I love this movie
King Mafnficio He Actually Has Some of Dr.Facilier Jafar and Judge Frollo in him
LOVE your channel Isaac
Dang why didn’t we get all this in the movie. I LOVE wish but I do have to say it would’ve helped impact his fall to darkness even more. We got a very small bit of it in the beginning but this is so much more information
Magnifico was only a selfish, narcissistic, and arrogant tyrant whose primary goal was nothing more than a mere façade in order to keep his people under control and while some wishes can be dangerous, not all of them were bad (such as Sakina's wish of seeing her daughter happy again) but he still kept them and did not fulfill them because he only chose the only ones that benefit his reign and himself. Despite his wife, Amaya, told him to not use Forbidden Magic and instead look for better solutions in case there's something wrong in his kingdom, he rejected her advice during the climax of his villain song by unlocking the book and using it, which clearly indicates that it was his own choice to embrace said magic, so he was never brainwashed and if it was the case, he was already a bad person before being corrupted and his corruption was only a medium to uncover his true nature. Because of these reasons, Magnifico cannot be considered an extremist nor a tragic "hero", so he still qualifies as Pure Evil.
I feel Magnifico's punishment was way too harsh - stuck in the dungeon in a small mirror forever? That's nightmare fuel. I would have preferred if Star had found a way to clean him of the demonic influence of the book.
I really hope they make a sequel that explores his backstory more because of some new threat to Rosa's and they have to get him to help which gives him a chance at redemption.
I don't know if he needs redemption. From my point of view, the people Rosa are evil and selfish. This man went through hell and dedicated his life to helping others only to be exploited constantly and betrayed by everyone around him. Even his wife discards him and essentially sentences him to torture without remorse.
Usually, with villains, there is a selfish motive. Scar wanted to be king, Jafar wanted to be the sultan, the Evil Queen wanted to be the fairest of the land, etc. What did Mangnifico want? For his kingdom to be peaceful and his subjects to be happy and for his subject's to appreciate him for all that he had given them. That's the closest he gets to selfish. He already had godlike power at the start of the movie, and up until that point, he had literally only ever used it to help people, without any benefit to himself.
Really sounds like Magnifico was the good guy.
He made a perfect kingdom and was keeping it peaceful.
Are you autistic?
And this is the thanks I get
Voted for this one! Isaac! Can you do the life of peter b parker?
Thank you so much for this video nr.Carlson.I love WISH from first watch at the cinema but never understood king Magifiicobackstory until I watch this... Now I finally understand the whole movie! And it convince me to watch love it even more!. But Magnifico is npt the pnly one whp I want to and many WISH fans want to know better.For example could you please do a viedo about Sabino-Asha's grandfather,or Queen Amaya or Asha's froends or maybe I don't know....Dahlia ? She's my favourite character ever! Seems to be simple but I rhink in fact she really complexity just like Asha or her Granpa ,Bazeema,Gabo,Asha or Queen Amata or exsactly Magnifico. So pleaseeee! Do a viedo of other WISH caracter too.Like Dahlia.Pleeease!😲🙏🥺🤓
I don't think he's a villain, beyond what Disney labelled him as. I think your video on him summed a lot of that up, and a lot of that control came from a drive to keep everyone safe. But the problem was that it went too far, he grew too hypervigilant, and he wound up making a HUGE mistake in turning to that book. Is he irredeemable? No, and that's where Disney got it wrong. When he was under control of the book it was VERY obvious what had happened. Magnifico wasn't himself. At best he was stumbling around and acting drunk off his head. At worst, he was sending tendrils of magic out to bind the very people that he cared so much for just a couple of hours before. In addition, Amaya herself KNEW why he had turned to that book and that it was the magic possessing him. But instead, we get a song where she turns against him and acts like he did this as some part of diabolical plan. And in the end, this poor man gets everything ripped away from him and permanently banished to a mirror. As someone with CPTSD, I see a lot of myself in Magnifico. And when I was younger, I got punished when my anxiety triggered a meltdown. So his arc hit too close to home, especially at the end. I think the true villain here is poor mental health; anxiety and trauma disorders, and the stigma that comes with them. And I see Magnifico himself as the hero of a Greek tragedy.
I dont like Wish, but Magnifico was the only character that interested me since he had a dream, felt devastation of it never getting fulfilled, there were hints about some kind of a disaster caused by other people's wishes and now here he is maintaining order and happiness of his citizens then corrupted by power that got best of him after he was betrayed by those who were precious to him.
Like, only if this movie wasnt weitten by neural network, he could have been a great character, but we live in a sad timeline, so i dont care
Finally someone who gets it
Wish could’ve been better if they had killed Magnifico and made him more pure evil. Forget the hell about giving villains tragic backstories! They don’t need them all the time! Sometimes we want villains who are completely evil and die!
I think what's most frustrating is they obviously wanted to go back to basics but also wanted to make him redeemable and the result is literally from all the pushing and pulling behind the scenes. I mean it's so bad that you can almost pinpoint the exact moments from erratic flow of the story.
Otherwise he's a very interesting addition if a bit wasted potential.
Of course I'm more interested in the original owner of that book. My bet someone who was a big fan for Maleficent. I know some believe she wrote it but I don't think she's the teacher type and she definitely not the type to share.
That would honestly be great for a sequel/spinoff. I mean, they literally gave us the perfect setup for it.
My personal theory upon observation.
In the tapestry (usually only a wealthy person would be able to afford a tapestry. Meridas family for example. If not, the mother had leisure time to work on it.) Magnificos family isn't smiling. He is also at an odd position, like he was put on a pedestal above his parents. Their farm is not "small", as you say. It takes up practically the entirety of the space, save for the palace in the background. Magifico never came across as kind. He came off much the same way as Mother Gothel, Gueston, and Frollo. Selfish, and spoiled.
He took credit for everything, yet did next to nothing.
I don't believe he was as powerful as he claimed to be either, considering he couldn't grant simple wishes, and also outlawed anyone else doing magic.
He was hoarding things for himself.
Guarentee, there were no "thieves", he just didn't want to share the crops with anyone.
He never once mentions what happened to his parents in detail, because his focus is more on their land then the actual people.
He's just very manipulative and good at tricking people with his good looks & charm. He was never good. He wanted to be, but he never truly was.
If you listen to how Amaya describes the job to Asha, he never wanted an "apprentice", he just wanted a servant. Magic is outlawed for everyone but him, remember? He was NEVER going to teach anyone magic. He just needed people to bring him his tea at just the right temperature.
His wife called him King for pity's sake. Even the relationship with his wife was unbalanced. She had to stroke his ego everytime, just to get him to acknowledge what she was saying.
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What if The Book of Forbidden Magic was from the ancient Kingdom of Maru? Perhaps Rosas is even connected to the formation of the later Kingdom of Avalor.
Oh yeah that would be fun! Vor is the original villain.
Magnifico's tragic backstory is being separated from his villainous wife because of The Forces That Make Highly Questionable Decisions aka Disney Corporate Jerkwads 🙄
Thank you for your video! In the movie, his backstory doesn't really get explained so this gives a better view on his character and why he became a villain. In the end, when he gets sucked into the mirror, you see a image of the mask from the mirror from the evil queen of Snow White. I wonder if this is a kind of backstory of how he became the mirror of truth? Would be interesting though🤔
A missed opportunity was the Spanish Inquisition since the era looks similar ti the 14th century.
I think this is a reasonable analysis of the character. I've seen a lot of people arguing that he's not the bad guy or that he's badly written because he has "no motivation." But ultimately, from my point of view, what it boils down to is that he's a control freak. Maybe at one point, he had good intentions, but by the start of the movie, he's to the point where he's only happy to be a kind and benevolent king as long as everyone knows their place. Anyone who steps out of line or questions him is a threat. And imo that's a terrifying kind of villain. I'm not sure it necessarily NEEDS to be any more complicated than that, honestly, but I appreciate the depth and sense of tragedy that this video adds to the conversation. While I have my issues with Wish, I actually quite like Magnifico as a villain.
The guy built his kingdom from the ground up. Invited people from all over the world to join him (which they did voluntarily), he grants their wishes, he doesn't collect taxes, and they are free to leave whenever they want. Sure, his kingdom has laws, as all kingdoms do, but they are very reasonable, and it's clear he deeply cares about the people. He's easily the most selfless person in the movie.
@@mr.histor1996 I can't really agree with you, since the minute the protagonist questions him, he turns on her and goes out of his way to humiliate her and pull a power play by making her watch him grant someone else's wish. That's not what a selfless person does. A selfless person and good leader doesn't hear criticism and go, "Well, I've let you live here out of the kindness of my heart, so shut up and be grateful. You don't get a say." They actually listen and work with the people they claim to care about to try to improve things or consider what they could be doing better. Honestly, idk how you could listen to him say things like, "I decide what people deserve," and think that's a selfless person. Good people don't say things like that. That's just playing God. Maybe he was good-natured at one point, but imo it's pretty clear that power has corrupted him.
@@supremeoverlorde2109 He decides what people deserve because he is the one giving it to them. When you go to a restraunt do you let your waitress decide how much of a tip you should leave her? The fact is that he is incredibly generous and constantly taken advantage of and exploited. He built the kingdom, people came to it freely, they live there for free and he grants them wishes. He doesn't need the people for anything. His power is his own. If he were selfish he could have been a conqueror and subjugated people by force.
@@mr.histor1996 I completely disagree with everything you said, so I'm guessing we're gonna just end up agreeing to disagree here, but I will say... Not every villain uses brute force to get what they want. Magnifico shows through his words and actions that he likes being in control. That's why he encourages people to give up their wishes. He controls them not by making them fear him, but by luring them in with promises of safety and the slim chance that one day, their wish will be granted. Once that stops working and people start to question him, he becomes increasingly irritable and later becomes unhinged out of desperation to maintain control. He complains about being taken advantage of, but he lives in a castle and clearly only grants the wishes he feels like granting, so it's hard for me to feel very sorry for him. A good person doesn't do good things to get praise or admiration. If he was unhappy with how HE was being treated, he could have simply left long ago or stopped doing anything for them. Instead, he chooses to emotionally manipulate people and pull the "woe is me" card when anyone steps out of line or asks for anything he doesn't like.
The only mistake his subjects make is get complacent out of a desire of comfort, safety, and a dream that will likely never be fulfilled. The fact that he feels threatened when they finally push back and demand more than that is disturbing, and what makes him an effective villain to me despite my other issues with the film. I can't see him as anything other than that.
@@supremeoverlorde2109 I'm sure he does like being in control, that is why he built a kingdom as a way of keeping himself and other people safe. Him being in control isn't a bad thing and people are free to leave if they want, they came to HIS kingdom voluntarily. Also, the chance to have your wish fulfilled at the low, low cost of *checks notes* absolutely nothing is a pretty sweet deal. Even the consolation prize is pretty good. You don't get your wish, well, it is okay because you don't even want it now. Also, considering how selfish people are, removing their selfish and destructive desires is good for everyone involve. So what if he only grants wishes that he feels like granting, Asha is going to do the exact same thing (I hope). Do you really want Hitler having his wish granted by a fairy godmother? Would you want him to keep his dream? The fact is that Magnifico created a utopia and Asha destroyed it with her selfishness, pride and naivety. Her gramps wished for mind control, thankfully Magnifico recognized the danger in that wish and was wise enough not to grant it. Asha isn't going to have the same good judgement.
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Did he also use A.I.?
I havent watched a vid in a minute this is quite solid thank you
I'm happy you enjoyed it! I haven't made as many Disney focused videos recently, but I'm getting back into them now.
@@IsaacCarlson well ill make sure to watch more, i used to be into it more like 7ish years ago
So basically Asha was the actual villain
I wonder if King Magnifico was the first one to be used as a tool around by Vor or she had been luring him to use dark magic.
i want more theories about Narnia
Pixar theory isn't Canon yet but Disney universe is now Canon
Here when the thumbnail said backstory rather than victim
7:18 the green color reminds me of the orichalcos from yugioh
He kinda sounds like Oscar Diggs aka Oz from Wizard of Oz if he took a more dark and twisted path. Would have been nice if they explored more of his past and showed if he had any connections to other villains like either Malificent, Ursula, Jafar or Facilier
I was annoyed we didn't get a deeper explanation to magníficos past with a scene showing what happened
I honestly think that it would be a good idea to make Wish2
I think it could be interesting, but I don't know if it's my first choice as a follow up.
@@IsaacCarlson I would love ❤️ a Wish2 I would be so happy 😀 if the predictors make a Wish2
@IsaacCarlson, I'd honestly prefer a TV spinoff like Tangled: The Series.
One thing I like to point out is that the dragon on the forbidden book looks like it was eating it's own tail. Reference to Ouroboros and it made me believe that despite all the grand power you can achieve through the dark arts, it will eventually be your own downfall. That and through the use of the book you'd create future villains because everyone is a villain in someone else's story.
Magnifico has a lot of potential to be a great Disney villain, but when I watched Wish it felt like there was no commitment one way or the other whether he was meant to be a sympathetic villain who could potentially be redeemed or was just a simple power-hungry dude who hates for hate's sake. The character felt underdeveloped and his motivations seemed muddy because there wasn't a clear arc that justified his sudden embrace of forbidden magic. And I REALLY wanted to know more about his tragic past!
Magnifico a villain that is actually well explained if you pay attention. Unfortunately audiences have the attention span of squirrels and need everything spoon fed to them.
I heard a theory that he became the soul trapped in the mirror that the Evil Queen uses in Snow White.
It would be nice if they movie SHOWED all of that. Instead it's the most basic "wish bad" "no, wish good" plot line ever.
I haven't seen wish but I will watching wish right now on Disney plus
I would’ve liked it better if the king only granted one wish a year as a front and once he takes peoples wish (which is mandatory) they unknowingly become slaves which make up the kingdom. Then he would be a great villain who people hate.
Magnifico is not a bad guy, he's a twisted hero, who uses unconventional means to protect his people and the kingdom. All he wants is to protect his kingdom, and how have everyone live a happy life, something that he lost but wants to give to his kingdom. It wasn't until asha, that things become messed up. It's a tale of be careful what you wish for. Asha is just a selfish girl, who believes that you should Grant every single wish regardless of the consequences seen or unforeseen.
Just gonna correct you on that last part. Asha never said and never wanted every wish to be granted. She only wanted the wishes that were guaranteed to not be granted by Magnifico to be given back to their owners and be pursued themselves. She just wants people to have a chance at making their own dreams come true if those dreams were never going to be fulfilled by the king who made an empty promise.
@NoodleBowlL thank you. Someone who actually paid attention.
asha is the villain, she wanted all wishes back to the owners which includes the bad ones. I can't wait for a sequel and see if they show us what happens when bad people get a chance to fulfill their dreams
@@Alex-mh5mu i like that idea. Maybe the theives will return.
@@domomitsune5920 they better, because sitting an hour to watch a marysue movie where the teenager who thinks all people are good wins over a good man who built her house and let her entire family live was nauseating
I hate when people criticize my opinions coz I don’t like the movie, I don’t really and they think I’m entitled. I’m trying not to be. I never pictured Magnifico as a bad guy. His backstory was pretty sad and he wanted to start fresh. As it turns out that this is happening again, twice. People of Rosa are selfish and greedy just because their wish is either good or bad and questioning his rulings. Asha, on the hand, is no different. Just because the king says no does not mean he is in the wrong.
Can you do " Disney‘s the great mouse detective " videos too, please ? 🥺
Is he not the magic mirror?
He becomes the mirror when the good guys trap him in one.
the magic mirror from snow white must be Magnifico as in the seen where he's sealed in the mirror you can see the magic mirrors face/ mash appear for a brief moment
I wish they had gone deeper into his past. Also it would have been more interesting if Asha was his apprentice already and he was like a father figure to Asha. I liked the movie ok but I feel like Disney played it safe story wise. It was too surface level.
What about didn't know affects of their wishes .
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I found out Amaya was originally gonna be a straight up villain along with Magnifico not surr why the decided not to do that as that would've had the first Disney villain couple
Oh yeah! I want to do a whole video about her. She was going to be a total accomplice and we're given some pretty good reason as to why she should be the Queen in a companion novel.
That could've been really cool!
It’s just disappointing how Disney went about him and the whole movie in general. It could’ve been so good but only ended up being a disappointment
Asha is the villain of Wish. Magnifico might have been prideful and maybe even wrong about how he went about a lot of it, ultimately the kingdom was happy, everyone who gave up their wosh was willing to forget it forever, they went in knowing and giving consent.
Magnifico even resisted the evil book, which I think might have been eating away at him but he didn't touch it until Asha.
And then at the end she stole his kindom and his power?! Ugh
Maybe the queen is still the queen but Asha destroyed her love and her dream of building the kingdom together.
I don't know......he just didn't have enough evil in him until Asha destroyed everything
Nothing you say makes any sense to demonize Asha like a villain which is rather stupid and idiotic. How stupid can people be?
If you think about it, what Asha did had zero consequence on the movie. What DID have a consequence is King Magnifico using the book and causing worse problems. Asha simply taking back a wish to give to her grandfather resulted in no problems until the king. So did Asha destroy his throne? No. Magnifico did that himself. Yes, out of paranoia but one person isn’t responsible for someone else’s actions. Why blame the teenage girl simply wanting the best for everyone instead of the adult who wants only the safest. Those two words are completely different, and one of them (the latter) isn’t always the best option or lifestyle. The best can be just as safe plus just as advanced for a kingdom. So no, Asha isn’t the villain of Wish. And neither do I think Magnifico is.
@@noodlebowll I don't understand these idiots defending Magnifico and demonizing Asha so blindly and stupidly. It makes no sense at all.
@@Disneyfan82 Honestly, I think people just take the character with the most sympathetic backstory and justify their actions, then blame the character who opposes that sympathetic-backstory-character. Asha barely made any mistakes and had little to no flaws (though that’s a character issue imo). The king on the other hand did so much worse. And I see why he did those things, but they are NOT excusable nor justifiable nor should they put all onto Asha. She didn’t commit those actions- Magnifico did. She’s not a villain, and neither do I think Magnifico is. He’s really just misunderstood, yes, but also too reliant on his own power and mind. It’s Disney’s writing that’s got people confused and one-sided.
@@noodlebowll Well I think Asha does have flaws, but we barely see them. She probably didn't know how to explain to her family that there was something off about Magnifico without sounding ungrateful, selfish, or whatever Magnifico was manipulating people with to make them believe he knows what is best for everyone.
He doesn’t have a tragic backstory
it just doesn't make any sense; i mean if this is a universe where anyone can learn to wield magic, why don't the townspeople just learn it & grant their own wishes?
I like to think that King Magnifico is the father of Prince Charming from Shrek.
Can you please do a review og the sad downfall that the Disney Studio is having nowadays?
He doesn't make these kind of videos
He the magic mirror on the wall
He's a hero
I feel bad for him for going to wrong path
I agree. It's a shame. He was trying so hard to do well.
What if mal just like uncle king magnifico