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| Witney Seibold of ''[[SlashFilm]]'' described Magnifico as "Disney's first true villain in years", noting that the studio had moved from depicting outwardly evil villains to sympathetic or circumstantial villains, which she considered less powerful. She argued that he has no redeeming features, being selfish, greedy and vain and "kind of a sociopath". Seibold also considered the character to be a representation of corrupt leaders, due to him seemingly starting out with good intentions but eventually being corrupted by power.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Witney |date=2023-11-22 |title=Why People Are Calling Wish's King Magnifico Disney's First True Villain In Years |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1451430/p...magnifico-disney-first-true-villain-in-years/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref> Petrana Redulovic writing for ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' thought that Magnifico had all the traits of a classic Disney villain, having a big ego and a villain song but felt that each one had already been done before by a previous Disney villain, while Magnifico had no defining traits of his own. She opined that his characterisation was not developed to make him a plausible character and that he should have been more nuanced rather than relying on corruption from forbidden dark magic as the reason for his villainy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=2024-04-10 |title=Even Chris Pine in full Disney villain mode can’t give Wish’s bad guy what he needs |url=https://www.polygon.com/24125556/wish-disney-plus-magnifico-chris-pine-disney-villains |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> Aleena Malik of ScreenRant thought that Magnifico was a one-dimensional villain and felt that his characterisation could have been given more depth with a more detailed backstory to help explain his motives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Aleena |date=2023-12-05 |title=Wish's Villain Would Have Worked With 1 Specific Change |url=https://screenrant.com/wish-villain-king-magnifico-backstory-queen/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Brian Truitt writing for ''[[USA Today]]'' compared Magnifico to the magic mirror in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' and felt that his vanity and habit of admiring his own reflection was a callback to the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian |first=Truitt |title=Spoilers! The best Disney references in 'Wish' (including that tender end-credits scene) |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...24/disney-wish-movie-easter-eggs/71670818007/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Kate Stables of ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' also appreciated Magnifico for being "a proper villain" and likened him to [[Maleficent]] for "whipping fluo-green 'Forbidden Magic' around his subjects in a storm of power-crazed narcissism".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stables |first=Kate |date=2023-11-17 |title=Wish review: "Disney's 100th anniversary fairy tale sure is pretty but lacks heart" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/wish-review/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> Conversely, Donald Clarke of ''[[The Irish Times]]'' felt that Magnifico is more of an "unsympathetic technocrat than a proper Disney villain" and did not understand the film's message.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Donald |title=Wish review: Cracking songs but a so-so story in a film that finds Disney frozen in time |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/...y-in-a-film-that-finds-disney-frozen-in-time/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> IGN's Carlos Aguilar enjoyed his characterisation as an "irredeemable bad guy" but found "This is the Thanks I Get?!," underwhelming and generic. He felt that Magnifico was a mashup of earlier villains like [[Hans (Frozen)|Hans]] and [[Dr. Facilier]]. | Witney Seibold of ''[[SlashFilm]]'' described Magnifico as "Disney's first true villain in years", noting that the studio had moved from depicting outwardly evil villains to sympathetic or circumstantial villains, which she considered less powerful. She argued that he has no redeeming features, being selfish, greedy and vain and "kind of a sociopath". Seibold also considered the character to be a representation of corrupt leaders, due to him seemingly starting out with good intentions but eventually being corrupted by power.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seibold |first=Witney |date=2023-11-22 |title=Why People Are Calling Wish's King Magnifico Disney's First True Villain In Years |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1451430/p...magnifico-disney-first-true-villain-in-years/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref> Petrana Redulovic writing for ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' thought that Magnifico had all the traits of a classic Disney villain, having a big ego and a villain song but felt that each one had already been done before by a previous Disney villain, while Magnifico had no defining traits of his own. She opined that his characterisation was not developed to make him a plausible character and that he should have been more nuanced rather than relying on corruption from forbidden dark magic as the reason for his villainy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radulovic |first=Petrana |date=2024-04-10 |title=Even Chris Pine in full Disney villain mode can’t give Wish’s bad guy what he needs |url=https://www.polygon.com/24125556/wish-disney-plus-magnifico-chris-pine-disney-villains |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> Aleena Malik of ScreenRant thought that Magnifico was a one-dimensional villain and felt that his characterisation could have been given more depth with a more detailed backstory to help explain his motives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Aleena |date=2023-12-05 |title=Wish's Villain Would Have Worked With 1 Specific Change |url=https://screenrant.com/wish-villain-king-magnifico-backstory-queen/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Brian Truitt writing for ''[[USA Today]]'' compared Magnifico to the magic mirror in ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' and felt that his vanity and habit of admiring his own reflection was a callback to the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brian |first=Truitt |title=Spoilers! The best Disney references in 'Wish' (including that tender end-credits scene) |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...24/disney-wish-movie-easter-eggs/71670818007/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Kate Stables of ''[[GamesRadar+]]'' also appreciated Magnifico for being "a proper villain" and likened him to [[Maleficent]] for "whipping fluo-green 'Forbidden Magic' around his subjects in a storm of power-crazed narcissism".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stables |first=Kate |date=2023-11-17 |title=Wish review: "Disney's 100th anniversary fairy tale sure is pretty but lacks heart" |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/wish-review/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> Conversely, Donald Clarke of ''[[The Irish Times]]'' felt that Magnifico is more of an "unsympathetic technocrat than a proper Disney villain" and did not understand the film's message.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Donald |title=Wish review: Cracking songs but a so-so story in a film that finds Disney frozen in time |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/...y-in-a-film-that-finds-disney-frozen-in-time/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> IGN's Carlos Aguilar enjoyed his characterisation as an "irredeemable bad guy" but found "This is the Thanks I Get?!," underwhelming and generic. He felt that Magnifico was just a mashup of earlier villains like [[Hans (Frozen)|Hans]] and [[Dr. Facilier]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Carlos |date=2023-11-18 |title=Wish Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/wish-review-disney-animation |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> |
| Kalhan Rosenblatt of [[NBC News]] also commented that Magnifico seemed like a classic Disney villain, being extremely vain and displaying his power in "a ghoulish shade of green", but highlighted that when his song "This Is the Thanks I Get?!" was released ahead of the film's debut, it received some criticism from fans who felt that there was something missing from the character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenblatt |first=Kalhan |date=2023-11-24 |title=With ‘Wish’ release, some Disney fans say they’re nostalgic for classic villains |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/wish-disney-movie-king-magnifico-criticism-villains-rcna124997 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> The Mary Sue's Rachel Leishman defended Pine's rendition of the song after it received a backlash on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leishman |first=Rachel |date=2023-11-07 |title=Why Is Everyone Being So Mean About Chris Pine's Song in 'Wish'? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/why-is-everyone-being-so-mean-about-chris-pines-song-in-wish/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Mary Sue}}</ref> Lovia Gyarkye writing for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' found Pine's performance to be entertaining but considered that the character's motivations were not clearly defined, resulting in an abrupt and unconvincing transition to villainy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=2023-11-17 |title=‘Wish’ Review: Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Voice a Disappointing Tale of Two Disneys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...w-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235648321/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In a ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' review of the film, Owen Gleiberman described Pine's vocals as "punchy" and said that the performance makes the audience root against him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-11-17 |title=‘Wish’ Review: The New Disney Animated Musical Wishes Upon a Star — and a Brand |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/wish-review-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235792825/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> | Kalhan Rosenblatt of [[NBC News]] also commented that Magnifico seemed like a classic Disney villain, being extremely vain and displaying his power in "a ghoulish shade of green", but highlighted that when his song "This Is the Thanks I Get?!" was released ahead of the film's debut, it received some criticism from fans who felt that there was something missing from the character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenblatt |first=Kalhan |date=2023-11-24 |title=With ‘Wish’ release, some Disney fans say they’re nostalgic for classic villains |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/wish-disney-movie-king-magnifico-criticism-villains-rcna124997 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> The Mary Sue's Rachel Leishman defended Pine's rendition of the song after it received a backlash on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leishman |first=Rachel |date=2023-11-07 |title=Why Is Everyone Being So Mean About Chris Pine's Song in 'Wish'? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/why-is-everyone-being-so-mean-about-chris-pines-song-in-wish/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Mary Sue}}</ref> Lovia Gyarkye writing for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' found Pine's performance to be entertaining but considered that the character's motivations were not clearly defined, resulting in an abrupt and unconvincing transition to villainy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=2023-11-17 |title=‘Wish’ Review: Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Voice a Disappointing Tale of Two Disneys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...w-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235648321/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In a ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' review of the film, Owen Gleiberman described Pine's vocals as "punchy" and said that the performance makes the audience root against him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2023-11-17 |title=‘Wish’ Review: The New Disney Animated Musical Wishes Upon a Star — and a Brand |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/wish-review-disney-ariana-debose-chris-pine-1235792825/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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