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Oct 5, 2019 · Starring Hilary Duff as the main character, Sam Montgomery, "A Cinderella Story" takes common themes from the 1950 animated film but changes many details to make the story more modern.
- They Killed Off Her Father
- The Talking Mice
- The Eccentric King
- She Planned to Go to The Ball
- The Fairy Godmother Uses Magic For Everything
- The Ball Was only One Night
- She only Dances at The Ball
- The Epic Chase Scene
- Lady Tremaine Figures Out Cinderella Went to The Ball
- The Stepsisters Have An Ambiguous Ending
In the movie, Cinderella is left in the care of her evil stepmother as both her parents are dead. Yet, in Perrault's version, her father is very much alive. Although he has such little impact on the story, that it is as if he was dead anyway. In the fairy tale, the father is inexplicably unaware of Cinderella's ill-treatment and she is too scared t...
Cinderella has seemingly no friends in the movie, except for a band of cheerful talking mice, who act as her confidants and helping hands when needed. However, in Perrault's fairy tale not only are there no talking mice but there are no helpful animals at all. Interestingly, in the Grimm Brother's version, which was released after Perrault's one, C...
Disney has a unique way of creating some pretty ridiculous characters and the Prince's father and King was certainly one of them. Short-tempered yet a romantic at heart, the King desperately wanted his son to get married and have children. Yet the king barely appears in the fairy tale. Thankfully, Disney's addition of the silly king helped to add s...
In the movie, Cinderella originally planned to go to the ball. Through the help of her animal friends, Cinderella refashions a dress that belonged to her mother. Unfortunately, because the stepsisters are just plain awful, they rip the dress to shreds while she is still wearing it. In the folktale, Cinderella never has that kind of agency and inste...
In the movie, Cinderella is heartbroken that she can't go to the ball. Suddenly, her Fairy Godmother appears and magically transforms everything she needs for the ball. RELATED: 10 Things We Didn't Know About Cinderella (1950) However, in Perrault's version, the Fairy Godmother does some manual labor first. She scoops out the insides of a pumpkin, ...
In the 1950 film, Prince Charming meets and falls in love with Cinderella in one magical and fantastic night. Yet, in the fairy tale and in most of the other versions of the story, the ball often lasts for more than one night. In Perrault's retelling, there are a total of two balls, wherein the Prince becomes more and more infatuated with her. On t...
In the Disney adaption, Cinderella and Prince Charming spend most of the ball dancing with each other. Yet, the fairy tale adds a lot more detail about her time spent at the ball. On the first night, she dances with the Prince and has a pleasant exchange with her stepsisters who do not recognize her. While, on the second night, the Prince doesn't l...
In one of the scarier scenes in the movie, Cinderella is chased by the guards after she runs out of the palace. While being chased, her coach transforms and she narrowly escapes being trampled by the guards. Thankfully, she and all her animal friends make it home safe. Sadly, the fairy tale is not nearly as thrilling. Instead, Cinderella hurriedly ...
Like almost all stepmothers in Disney movies, Lady Tremaine is pretty evil and locks Cinderella up in the attic so that she can't have the shoe fitted. Later, when Cinderella escapes from the attic, she trips the footman so that the slipper would shatter. RELATED: 5 Reasons Why Maleficent Is The Best Disney Remake (& 5 Why It's Cinderella) Unfortun...
At the end of the original 1950 version, it isn't really clear what happens to the two stepsisters. Yet, in the original tale, Cinderella has no ill feelings towards her stepsisters and instead gives them a home in the palace and marries them off. Although Disney didn't really give the stepsisters an ending in the original film, they did build on t...
Aug 3, 2020 · In March 1948, 19-year-old actress Ilene Woods was heard on national radio—where she’d first appeared at age 11—announcing that she would voice Cinderella in Disney’s forthcoming film. “Now I know dreams do come true,” Woods proclaimed before singing “When You Wish Upon a Star.”
Aug 18, 2023 · The movie restored Disney’s financial footing and gave his company a renewed sense of direction, paving the way for more imaginative animated tales of far-flung escapism, adventure, heroes and...
Sep 21, 2020 · The iconic story of the lost princess and her glass slipper has transcended generations, so it’s no wonder that Disney chose Cinderella‘s castle to be the centerpiece of its Magic Kingdom park.
Mar 23, 2015 · In fact, Cinderella was so popular that Disney re-released the footage five times from 1950 to 1980. It was this film that turned Cinderella into a goody two-shoes with little-to-no agency. In true fairytale fashion, Cinderella only escapes domestic hardship when her Prince Charming arrives.
Mar 13, 2015 · This poor girl, this Cinderella. Over and over, in century after century, she has to scrub the floors and slop the pigs and perhaps dig around in the fireplace for lentils.
