I had been looking forward to seeing Cinderella so much. But, I wouldn't really say I was impressed. I had always thought Disney's animated Cinderella was one of the slowest Disney movies without much content, but it still had stronger scenes than this live-action version - and this one lacked the magical songs. The waltz was magical though.♡
I wish the movie had been more faithful to the animated version, because honestly, the animation had some great moments! It would really be one of my favorites if there were less scenes with mice. They did fix that in the 2015 version, but they fixed too many things. The animated version of transforming stuff was way better. Actually, I think today's technology would give filmmakers more room for magic than what was seen in this piece. The transformation from mice to horses looks pretty cute, and I did love the dress transformation. Oh, the dress! I did love it - and the shoes! They were amazing.
What I will remember from this movie is how the Prince and Cinderella looked at each other - the actors were perfect in their roles - and the song with lavender, as well as the words "Have courage and be kind." This movie did have its moments. I did cry in many scenes, but I'd say it was in obvious scenes. I mean, if a movie can make you cry with not so obvious reasons, then it's a really well made film.
What I most loved about this movie were the characters. Disney finally gave Cinderella and Prince Charming real characters with personalities! The prince even has an actual name now! That was actually hilarious when he was introduced in the movie. I was so surprised. I still can't stop smiling about the name choice. It's so not obvious. The characters were well better written than the actual screenplay. They had their stories and they had their dreams.
If you haven't seen it yet, you should, if you love romantic stories and fairy tales. And if you don't like fairy tales - you should try how you feel about this one. Because despite of some little magical help from the Fairy Godmother, this movie was actually very realistic - almost too realistic for my taste, since I'm someone who does love fairy tales!
Have courage and be kind.
