Poor doormat, Cinderella (Ilene Woods), is forced to be a
servant in her house after her Father dies. But along comes a chance for her to
be free by marrying a man she’s never met before, hurrah what joys. Sadly her
cruel Step-Mother (Eleanor Audley) attempts to keep her away from the ball so
that her daughters have a shot at the Prince. Luckily, Cinderella’s rodent
friends come to her rescue and she manages to get to the ball after all, with a
little help from her Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton).
Sky is trying to tell me that this is “Perhaps the greatest
love story ever told.” Incorrect, Sir (everyone knows that’s between Sam and
Frodo). When the Prince first saw Cinderella she was baffled by the staircase
and all he could really make out was her dress. Now, I’m not saying he can’t
have fallen in love with her but he was actually taken with the dress, really.
Anyway, they dance around for a while and when he goes to kiss her she has to
run off or she’ll lose all the glamour that he so loves. What’s the deal with
sending the Duke out to find her, anyway? I love that he said he’d marry
whoever could wear the glass slipper and didn’t decide to maybe come along for
the trip to make sure it was actually the same woman. Clearly it’s a love
everlasting that the two share. I’d have much preferred the story to be about
Cinderella standing up for herself against the three harpies rather than be a
slave to them for most of her life only to be saved by a man who doesn’t even
care to ask her what her name is. Also, also, also. When was the first time
that all the birds and mice helped her dress and did it freak her out at the
time? I’m curious as to what her reaction would’ve been.
Saying all that though, I don’t hate the film. For some
reason I remember the fairy godmother having a bigger role but she’s barely in
it. Shame, I liked her.
6/10
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