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“A modern take on Cinderella”…

posted 3 years ago by sut6432 (2908)
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I wasn’t interested to begin with, but that was all I had to read to know that I wanted absolutely nothing to do with this “film”, besides the fact that Cinderella has been remade 4 billion times already, and none can touch the original animated film from 1950.

I don’t have to watch this new one to know it will be an ultra PC, feminists wet dream. She’ll probably bail on the prince at the end of the movie to start a fashion company or something, because her career is the most important thing, and women aren’t allowed to fall in love in movies in 2021, because it’s sexist and makes them appear “weak.”

And apparently no more wicked Stepmother or wicked Stepsisters? Because I guess women can’t be bad people in 2021 either?

Quit showing the trailer for this dogcrap when I’m scrolling through movies on Amazon Prime. It’s not an “Amazon Original Movie”. And start making original crappy movies again instead of constantly destroying classics.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14495) 3 years ago

Better Cinderella adaptations:

- 1964 Roger's and Hammerstein's musical
- the Disney version of the same musical from 1997
- Ever After (1998)
- A Cinderella Story (2004)
- Cinderella (2015)

Compared to the ones above, this one looks like crap. Just hearing Cindy say "But what about my career?!" or seeing the fairy fagfather, or hearing the stepmother trying to use Cinderella to get rich, it's all disgusting. It's like "Ella Enchanted 2.0."

[–] sut6432 (2908) 3 years ago

“But what about my work?” was the most embarrassing line I could have ever heard.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (14495) 3 years ago

Yeah, it's like "Okay...I live in a society similar to the medieval/renaissance era, where women could only move up in the world if they married powerful men. I've been stuck as a slave to those three bitches my dad was tricked into bringing into my home. I'm in love with a man who I once thought was unattainable, but because I had some magical luck, I got to meet him at the ball. He likes me back and wants to marry me. This could be my greatest chance at escaping my horrible stepfamily, living the life I have always dreamed, with unimaginable wealth!.....And yet I want a career...." Seriously?

Is the idiot who wrote this trash film really gonna think Cindy's gonna be stuck in the castle, only able to wear pretty dresses, pop out babies, and do nothing else? What did she do? Grow up only reading "Just Ella?" Not all Cinderella stories are like that!

Becoming a princess would be a boon to her wanting to pursue her hobby of making and designing dresses. She could easily become a Patron of the Arts, (particularly where fashion is concerned) and help use her new wealth to start up an all-female guild of tailors! She could make the dreams of other young women like herself come true! It's been done in real life, dammit! She shouldn't have been worried at all!

Holy F---- these Hollywood writers are stupid!

[–] melissah1982 (883) 3 years ago

I do get tired of the 'modern takes'. Though I thought this movie had some fun moments. The Godfather is what it is; he was funny, loved the outfit, but the overt feminist stuff grinds my gears. The prince gives up his crown to his sister? please....Cinderella's 'but my work!' stuff was just dumb in the sense of where did she get the money to buy that fabric? where did she get the money or time to make all those clothes? How has the step mother NEVER went down there to see all that stuff before? Why couldn't Cinderella tell the stepmother about her meeting with the Queen? It was all over the place with how they wanted to keep to the time period but wanted this 'modern' take. Sadly there was already a Cinderella who wants to be a fashion designer storyline and it was done much better.

I love stupid humor, so a lot of the jokes found it's mark with me. I think my favorite being the prince's line about how actors would die being alone in a dark space with no attention.

As for the stepsisters, I've seen a couple versions where they weren't completely evil at the end. The 1950s version of the Roger's and Hammerstein version with Julie Andrews does this and I think it works well.