Cinderella - English Movie from 2021

 

Something that I am never tired of, ever - Cinderella. How many books, plays, movies on Cinderella, this year the first read was:

“For over a thousand years, until well into the twentieth century, the canons of beauty would not allow a girl’s foot to grow. The first version of Cinderella, written in ninth-century China, gave literary form to the male fetish for the diminutive female foot, and at the same time, give or take a year, the custom of binding daughters’ feet from infancy took root.

It was about more than aesthetic ideals. Bound feet also bind: they were shields of virtue. By preventing women from walking freely, they foiled any indecent escapades that might have put the family honor at risk.”

~ Eduardo Galeano, ‘Mirrors’

The recent movie released, had mixed reviews. Though some felt it to be sterile or contrived, the musical version reminded of our school play where I ran behind the shoe and The sound of Music, cause this was a musically driven film.

Queen Beatrice was amazing, and reminded me of  Author Anita Nair,  the fabulous fairy godmother, stepmother with a back story and Cinderella who did not give up her dreams even for the prince, but motivated him to follow his.  An amazing  musically-driven bold new take on the traditional story we grew up with. She is able to persevere and make her dreams come true. Dresses by Ella was her dream,  to chase, life outside the basement

Fairy God mother, who come out of the butterfly is not a lady but a man, and it was amazing to listen to him say, 'even magic has its limits' - cannot make shoes more comfortable.

Changing times - first it was the changed dairy milk ad, and now this.