In The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Mia Thermopolis's birthday party, which was supposed to be a celebration of her 21st birthday, unexpectedly sparked a battle for the throne. war. This romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall continues the story of "The Princess Diaries" in 2001 and presents the audience with a more complex background of the royal power struggle.
Mia learned that if she wanted to inherit her grandmother's throne, she must get married within a month, otherwise she would give up her right to inherit the throne.
The story is set five years after Mia graduated, and she is about to return to her home country of Genovia. When Mia was dancing with elegant men looking for her at her 21st birthday party, she met the handsome Nicholas. But things start to get complicated when her tiara accidentally falls off and is picked up by Mabrey, a member of Parliament with a hidden motive. The councilor secretly plots to steal the power of the throne.
After Mia arrived at the palace, she found that she had two delicate maids, which added a little warmth to her troubles. At the council meeting the next day, Mia is surprised to hear Mabry announce his nephew Devereaux as the next male heir to the throne, and the time limit she faces to get married. When she unexpectedly discovers that Devereux is actually her friend Nicholas, her inner struggle gradually deepens.
As the time to choose a fiancé approaches, Mia eventually chooses Andrew Jacoby and becomes engaged to him, but the power games surrounding her make the situation increasingly tense.
As for Mabry, he secretly planned to let Nicholas seduce Mia to destroy the engagement. As the storyline unfolds, Mia's spark with Nicholas becomes apparent at a garden party, but she faces the weight of her impending wedding.
Mia unexpectedly interrupted an Independence Day parade to save a little girl, an incident that cemented her image as a defender of women's rights. However, Marbury began to use these public events to manipulate the situation. During an intimate date, Mia shares a secret with Nicholas and is accidentally photographed, causing great damage to her reputation.
This series of events makes Mia begin to doubt whether she is really ready to become queen, and the true meaning of her marriage to Andrew.
At the upcoming wedding, Mia suddenly decided to escape and questioned the people present. Even if her grandmother could successfully become queen without being married, why couldn't she? Later, after resolving the dispute over the law of succession, Mia finally discovers her true feelings for Nicholas.
In the end, Mia, who resolved all disputes and misunderstandings, officially became the new queen of Genovia and started her new life from then on.
This film not only explores growth, responsibility and love, but also, through Mia’s story, leads the audience to think about whether women’s independent choices and the definition of successors to the throne still constrain our thoughts and ideas in modern society. Behavior?