2. Introduction Anastasia is an animated movie that came out in 1997 Anastasia is an animated movie that came out in 1997 It is an interest of high school students because it is a movie they grew up with and it reminds them of their younger days It is an interest of high school students because it is a movie they grew up with and it reminds them of their younger days

3. Plot Anastasia is given a music box from her grandmother at a ball Anastasia is given a music box from her grandmother at a ball Rasputin places a curse on the Romanovs to destroy them Rasputin places a curse on the Romanovs to destroy them Anastasia and her grandmother are able to escape from the palace thanks to help from a servant boy names Dimitri Anastasia and her grandmother are able to escape from the palace thanks to help from a servant boy names Dimitri Anastasia fails to make it on a train with her grandmother Anastasia fails to make it on a train with her grandmother

4. Plot Ten years later, Anya sets off for Paris to find her family Ten years later, Anya sets off for Paris to find her family She goes to Saint Petersburg and gets stuck She goes to Saint Petersburg and gets stuck Dimitri and Vladimir decide to help her if she will impersonate the missing Anastasia Dimitri and Vladimir decide to help her if she will impersonate the missing Anastasia They teach Anya how to act like Anastasia They teach Anya how to act like Anastasia

5. Plot Rasputin chases after Anya because she is Anastasia Rasputin chases after Anya because she is Anastasia Dimitri realizes Anya is Anastasia Dimitri realizes Anya is Anastasia While trying to convince the dowager empress, Anya realizes she is Anastasia While trying to convince the dowager empress, Anya realizes she is Anastasia Rasputin attacks Rasputin attacks Dimitri saves Anastasia Dimitri saves Anastasia Dimitri and Anastasia elope Dimitri and Anastasia elope

6. Character Accuracy Vladimir and Dimitri are fictional Vladimir and Dimitri are fictional Rasputin’s role in the downfall of the Romanovs is overstated Rasputin’s role in the downfall of the Romanovs is overstated Anastasia never reached the age of 18, but the movie character seems to come from Anna Anderson (Anastasia Imposter) Anastasia never reached the age of 18, but the movie character seems to come from Anna Anderson (Anastasia Imposter)

7. Chronology Accuracy Anastasia was 15 in 1916 and not 8 as the movie claims Anastasia was 15 in 1916 and not 8 as the movie claims Quote used by Sigmund Freud after his studies were completed even though he did not complete his studies until the 1930s Quote used by Sigmund Freud after his studies were completed even though he did not complete his studies until the 1930s

8. Language/Social Values Language spoken by the Romanovs was Russian, but in the movie it was English Language spoken by the Romanovs was Russian, but in the movie it was English Social values are depicted fairly accurately Social values are depicted fairly accurately

9. Conclusion The movie is historically inaccurate for the very reason that most of it is set during Anastasia’s life after the revolution, but in real life, Anastasia did not survive the Russian revolution The movie is historically inaccurate for the very reason that most of it is set during Anastasia’s life after the revolution, but in real life, Anastasia did not survive the Russian revolution