Cinderella UNEDITED REACTION (all access)

Cinderella was always my favorite classic Disney movie, and I absolutely LOVE the Live Action! They did such a wonderful job with this one. I agree with everything you guys said about the message, its one of the main reasons I love it so much.

Jenny MacRunnel

My favorite version is Czech Three Wishes for Cinderella . The best movie about her , so kind and beautiful.

Mariia K

It's a common misconception that Disney based the animation on the Brothers Grimm fairytale. It was actually based on Charles Perrault's 1697 Cinderella. That version includes the fairy godmother and the pumpkin that are not in the Grimm version, and does not include some of the darker elements; such as the stepsisters cutting off their heels & toes to make the slipper fit and them having their eyes pecked out by birds (though they did have a brief argument where Drizella threatens to scratch Anastasia's eyes out). The ball gown was made with more than a dozen fine layers of fabric, a corset and a petticoat. 9 versions of the gown were designed, each with more than 270 yards of fabric and 10,000 crystals placed one-by-one. It took 18 tailors and 500 hours to make each dress. Additionally, it took 16 people and 550 hours to complete the silk-organza, hand-painted wedding dress. When the crew were photographing Lily James in the dress she stood too close to an electric heater and it caught on fire. The top layer had to be redone because only one wedding dress was created due to time and budget constraints. Also, Lily James said that the iconic glass slippers actually didn't fit her, so instead they were added into the movie via CGI. When the Fairy Godmother introduces herself to Cinderella, at first she says "I'm your Hairy Dogfather", which is probably an intentional reference to Sirius Black from Harry Potter. I seriously suggest reacting to most of the recent live action remakes. I personally like Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast, The Jungle Book and The Little Mermaid. The Lion King is always listed as live-action when in fact it's all CGI and I don't consider Maleficent a remake, more like a retelling from a different perpective (I suggest the sequel btw). But this one is probably my favourite. The casting, the writing, the direction, the costumes and the cinematography are just perfect. For an older remake I also suggest Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) starring Brandy Norwood, Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg and Victor Garber.

Heida

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

This was such a good movie. Really enjoyed rewatching it with you guys after a tiring two weeks of oncalls. Love the message of the movie and the way the magic was incorporated into the movie, like it's a supplement to it, and not the basis of it. The basis was still the kindness and realistic truth of how the world works. The additions to it like the backstory of everything made the whole story work. And how they didn't shy away from how evil the stepmother is. Yes, we see how she became that way, but doesn't dismiss how awful she is.

Skies C