Cinderella [DVD]

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Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Cinderella’s producer-star James Corden staged an intensely annoying traffic-stopping flashmob publicity stunt for which prison sentences for all concerned would not be too harsh. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Cinderella does not want to stay confined in her stepmother's basement or a royal life in this update for the streaming era, which includes a genderless fairy godmother and a protagonist with her sights set on becoming a businesswoman. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.

This movie rather fudges that climactic moment, but has charm in its goofy way: a good-natured and easygoing revival. Despite her vain stepmother and mean stepsisters, an aspiring singer finds her own holiday miracle as she works as an elf at a Christmas-tree lot. Cinderella lives in a quaint Disney-National-Trust village in a vast cottage with her horrid step- (not “ugly”, please) sisters Anastasia (Maddie Baillio) and Drizella (Charlotte Spencer) and fierce stepmother Vivian (Idina Menzel), whose own revisionist third-act redemption is visible a mile away. When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.A beautiful girl attends a royal ball where she meets the love of her life and must then fight for it. Robert is under pressure from his parents, especially grouchy King Rowan (an outrageous scene-stealer from Pierce Brosnan), a testy and insecure monarch who has secretly modified his throne so it’s higher than the queen’s, and keeps a choir on standby in the throne room to punctuate his angry declarations with mood-music stings. The stories include Cinderella's opposition to the court's strict etiquette, Jaq's becoming human for a day, and Anastasia's redemption through love. The story of Cinderella follows young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

There is also Queen Beatrice, elegantly played by Minnie Driver, who at one stage is rocking a glorious white fencing outfit. They decree a ball shall be held to find the prince’s bride, so Cinderella is very excited to attend in one of her own creations. But satirising a fairytale’s heteronormative patriarchal mythology is going to be tricky if that mythology is needed to sell the movie globally, and you wind up making some sort of accommodation: starting out Corbyn and ending Starmer. For the latest news and expert tips on getting the best deals this year, take a look at our Black Friday 2021 and Cyber Monday 2021 guides.Follow young Ella as she looks for a way to come out of her own personal poverty and enjoy a better life for herself. Cabello first came to prominence on The X Factor USA as a member of girl band Fifth Harmony, but has since gone on to carve out a successful solo career. However, like many film productions at the time shooting was suspended in March due to the pandemic, with filming then resuming in August 2020 and wrapping in September. This is clearly very different from Kenneth Branagh’s very trad fairytale Cinderella from 2015, starring Lily James, but doing Cinderella straight is almost unthinkable in 2021. Cinderella was originally set for a cinema release in July 2021, but was one of many films that have since moved to streaming amid ongoing box office uncertainty.