Cinderella Reviews

Es la fantasía Disney de toda niña, tiene todo lo que necesita: un hada madrina, un lindo vestido con todo y peinado, un príncipe guapo y un baile en un castillo hermoso en el cual te volverás una princesa. No es buena película pero si que cumple con los deseos de las mas pequeñas, mi yo de 6 años incluida.

El quinto título de Disney fue Cinderella o Cenicienta si apretas mucho el orgullo lingüístico por el español. Sé que hubo otras producciones no importantes de Disney, por lo que en verdad sería como la doceava entrega pero para no complicarnos con títulos que a nadie le interesa dejémoslo así. La trama es muy parecida a Blanca Nieves por lo que su valoración pierde impacto. No necesariamente se le diría un refrito, las situaciones son diferentes. Cinderella es la chica naif cuya madrastra trata de la patada. El cambio reside en volver a la señora una completa desgraciada con su hijastra robando ya en seco sus títulos nobiliarios dándoselos a sus espantosas hermanastras, por lo que las diferencias están encaminadas a volver a la protagonista un personaje trágico. Ah, no se me olvide, tales se encaminan a empeorar las cosas. Blanca Nieves fue la madre de los cuentos de hadas bonitos, Pinocchio fue la madre de las historias de autodescubrimiento sobre el significado de ser humano (usando lo de niño como metáfora), Cinderella es la madre de las fantasías de empoderamiento y la victimización.

Eso dicho demuestra lo parcializado que llegaban a ser esos cuentitos que se disfrazaban como lecciones importantes para los niños. Cinderella está diseñada para hacerte creer como una persona importante cuando en realidad no es así. Es la misma cagada que Maria la del Barrio o Betty la Fea usan como premisa, una mujer pobre con un pasado noble siendo víctima de sociópatas. Ya otra vez sé que es una alegoría, con razón Tolkien detestaba las alegorías, te permiten ser una vía de escape como simbología barata en lugar de una trama estructurada con humanidad y vividez. La idea es sencilla, Cinderella como una pobretona miserable debería buscarse un noble para ser tratada como merece y para ello debe tener por enésima vez los atributos de Blanca Nieves, es sobre expandir la sangre nobiliaria puesto que tú eres parte de ellos ¿No es así? Lamento decirles esto, esa idea es una ilusión de la mente que los perdedores tienen para crecer rápido en la escala social, “mejorar la raza” como dicen los mestizos latinoamericanos (aka. Los inseguros auto-despreciativos que desean lamerles los pies a las hijas de sus gobernantes). Disculpen, pero yo no estoy dentro de ese colectivo, tengo la suficiente autoestima para saber que valgo igual o más que un noble (por muy prepotente que se escuche) y que la gran mayoría de los problemas que me ocurren son culpa mía, no de una mujer unidimensionalmente villanesca.

Cinderella es tratada como esclava cada rato por su familia sustituta, sin cualidades redimibles, ni tratos buenos, no desarrollo de personaje o cambio de parecer, auto-realización o redención. Las tres mujeres que acompañan a Cinderella en su festival de bullying retrasado son la definición absoluta satanización para manipular emocionalmente. Ese es el legado que nos dejó, estableció los mismos tropos que Harry Potter y Naruto utilizan hoy en día. Pésima herencia, irónicamente, es lo que terminará por bajar la vara en su valoración.

Oh, claro, Cinderella como tiene sangre noble es suficiente excusa para que un hada madrina venga a rescatarla en lugar de mejorar su situación como no haciéndole caso a esas brujas y empezando desde cero, buscando un buen hombre para tener una vida decente. Oh no mi Dios, las mujeres son delicadas, debemos dárselo en bandeja de plata, que hechizos que no existen en la vida real le alcancen las cosas. Entonces ella va al baile que le prohibieron ir sus malvadas hermanastras, encanta al príncipe azul de turno, pero se escabulle porque el tiempo del hechizo se acabó. Convenientemente deja una de sus zapatillas, y el príncipe va buscando entre todas las jóvenes de su reino a ver quién calza en ellas (hay tantos chistes de fetiches en esta estupidez).

De nuevo es Cinderella quien calza y es llevada al palacio real para ser convertida en princesa, y de nuevo otra vez sin hacer nada. Esos ratones escurridizos tienen más propósito e interés que la protagonista, en efecto para sacarla del estercolero donde está, es decir, son proxies de ella, no personajes de verdad en extensión. Hey, al menos no es la versión edgy de los hermanos Grimm, es algo. 

Las moralejas son terribles, los villanos genéricos y satanizados, la MC es un desastre, la trama lenta y aburrida, lo único destacable es su animación, cosa que sus predecesoras tienen de igual forma así que al carajo. Existe, si les interesa, una película de Woody Allen que trata el mismo asunto desde una perspectiva tragicómica llamada "La Rosa Purpura del Cairo". Esa cosa es una verdadera lección de vida con genuino desarrollo de personaje, autoconciencia y lo mejor, un final sin resoluciones mágicas que te enseñan que ocurre cuando eres un delirante como Cinderella.

Apartado visual: 10/10

Dirección general 2/2 (Disney)

Movimiento 2/2 (muchos frames)

fondos 2/2 (genéricos pero detallados)

Cinemáticas 2/2 (bonitos colores)

Efectos especiales 2/2 (Disney)

Apartado acústico: 7/10

Actuación de voz 2/3 (ok)

Banda sonora 3/4 (ok)

Mezcla de sonido 2/3 (ok)

Trama: 3/10 

Base 1/2 (empoderamiento)

Ritmo 1/2 (algo lento)

Complejidad 0/2 (no hay)

plausibilidad 0/2 (si es que en tu casa se te aparece el hada madrina)

Conclusión 1/2 (al menos)

Personajes: 2/10

Presencia: 1/2 (débil)

Personalidad 1/2 (blanda)

Profundización 0/2 (no hay)

Desarrollo 0/2 (no hay)

Catarsis 0/2 (nadie aprende nada)

Importancia: 5/10

Valor histórico 2/3 (la gente aún lo recuerda con cariño)

revisita 1/3 (no vale la pena)

Memorabilidad 2/4 (algunas partes)

Disfrute: 3/10

Los colores fueron bonitos

Calificación: 3.5/10 

I already saw this movie but since it was ages ago and since it was available on Disney+, I was really eager to check it out again. Well, even though it is definitely a classic, in this genre, I think that 'Sleeping Beauty' is actually vastly superior. Indeed, even though the animation was fine here, it was however really gorgeous  and quite mesmerizing in their other classic fairy tale and, compared to Maleficent, Lady Tremaine was a rather pathetic bad guy. I was also surprised by how little I did remember the first half but it made sense since it was in fact terribly unremarkable. Indeed, eventually, they didn't spend so much time with the main character who could have been more developed and instead focused on some mice which was rather disappointing. Eventually, it's only when the Fairy Godmother finally showed up that the damned thing finally took off but, fortunately, it was definitely worth the wait. Indeed, it remains one of the most iconic scenes ever delivered by Disney and it remains so enchanting even after so many decades have passed by. From this point on, the whole thing remained fairly entertaining even if you already know how it will all end. It's a pity that they pretty much messed up a good chunk of the running time with the typical Disney talking animals, and, especially with a rather short running time, they should have probably not wasted any of it. Anyway, to conclude, even if it is far from being one of Disney's best animated features, it is still a classic romantic fairy tale and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

A return to the more full and lush animation after the wartime years found the studio releasing a series of package films held together with thin narrative constructs, Cinderella kicked off the Silver Era of Disney animation. This film is the distillation of what that era would entail: films with pieces of glorious animation, but a general sense of unsatisfactory wholes. Too many cooks in the kitchen would spoil quite a few of the films in this era, with Cinderella being a prime example.

Ostensibly, this film tells the well-known story of Cinderella, and the mechanics are all in place, yet the film adds more to center of the story, often sidelining Cinderella and her prince in favor of slapstick with cutesy mice and a cruel cat. Lucifer, Lady Tremaine’s pet, may have even more screen time than the Lady herself, who is technically the actual villain of the piece.

The basics are all there, no doubt. The backstory of tragedy befalling a young girl, her callous stepmother and wicked stepsisters, her animal helpers, the divine intervention to get her to the ball, the glass slipper, the frantic search throughout the kingdom for the maiden with the dainty foot, all present and accounted for. We speed through these set pieces, and this is a frequent problem. These are the best animated segments in the movie, but it prefers to spend more time watching cartoon mice engage in humorous side-plots.

Walt Disney rightly considering Cinderella’s transformation scene to be one of the highlights of the studio’s animation, and it is a beautiful moment. The amount of wonder and awe the animators were able to capture is a tiny piece of magic that only great animation can provide. The fairy godmother, for all of her omnipresence in the marketing of this movie, is only in one scene, but she’s the best part. Her magical spells transforming ordinary objects and animals into a coach and coachmen is the type of whimsical character specific detail that made films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or Dumbo so memorable.

But long gone are the more detailed and stylish techniques of the Golden Era. The Silver Era has its own landmark moments, but the animation style has been flattened, partially out of necessity, partially out of economy. Aside from the fairy godmother’s sequence there are a few others in which the leads get to show some semblance of personality. Cinderella’s awakening to a new day sees her chastising the ringing bells, and proclaiming that no one will be able to take away her dreams. This leads us into a song, which is nothing but platitudes, and should be a revealing moment for her character, but abandons that notion before it even begins. What are the dreams that her heart is making? What are the dreams that the dawning of a new day won’t be able to take away? We learn nothing about her, besides she is hard-working and benevolent.

Fairing much worse despite his high-ranking presence in the Disney canon, is her Prince Charming, whose one moment of personality comes in him yawning at the ball. He’s handsome enough of a drawing, but what is it about Cinderella that draws him to her, aside from plot necessity? If Cinderella had spent half of the time engaging with its leads as it does with Gus, Lucifer, or Jacques, we’d have a much better film on our hands.

Most Disney films are only as good as their side-kicks and villain(s), and Cinderella only has half of that equation down. Lady Tremaine mostly stands around looking haughty, while Eleanor Audley’s delicious line readings do most of the major character building work. Audley would be much better served nine years later in Sleeping Beauty’s grand bitch supreme, Maleficent. And her two daughters aren’t much better, as they’re just loud, whiny brats with grand senses of entitlement. None of their scheming feels very pleasing in comparison to egotism evoked in, say, Ursula, Cruella, or the Evil Queen. In fact, given their lot in life and era in which their story takes place, the Lady’s gold-digging and scheming is almost understandable as a means for their survival.

Is Cinderella one of the best films in the Disney canon? No, but it’s not one of the worst, either. It’s serviceable, pleasing in its slight charms, but generally unsatisfactory. I consider it a warm-up for their eventual return to form in some of the later films of the Silver Era, a masterpiece like Sleeping Beauty needed something to pave the way. And Cinderella did bring in Mary Blair, whose concept art during this era is some of the greatest in the studio’s history. Her dreamy backgrounds and playful sense of color and dimension would find better use in Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. It’s a good film, but nothing that enchants me quite as much as many of the other films I’ve mentioned in this review.

'Cinderella' is an old Disney classic! Based on the fairy tale of a girl whose parents die and is treated like a slave by her stepmother and ugly stepsisters who are very cruel! This movie is the same/same animation as most animated Disney classics. It's one of the oldest Disney classics and a good one! It does seem as if the mice have lots of screen-time compared to Cinderella and also it surprises me that Cinderella's glass slippers never break until the stepmother trips up the butler! Not big deals though!

'Cinderella' features good animation and voice acting! You notice how many animated Disney classics are adapted (Snow White, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Peter Pan, 101 Dalmatians, Robin Hood), Disney make good adaptations of these sorts of fantasies! This is no exception (I'm not a big fan of 'Robin Hood' though) and is worth watching!

You read that right, I just don't get it. Disney's so called classic, to me, is a overrated, tour de force. I just did not care for any of the characters I could not get into them at all. I thought the king was fun to watch but other than that to me there isn't really anything special about this movie. I do like the last scene of the film with the slipper, but for the rest of the movie i didn't feel the build up at all. Yes I was glued to the TV when watching the last scene but nothing really impressed me at all. It was just a boring romantic cartoon with little prince charming at all.

The classic story of a girl who is abused by her family, but who never loses her faith in magic and love.

(10/10)

Walt Disney's CINDERELLA takes a story everybody's familiar with and embellishes it with humor and suspense, while retaining the tale's essential charm. Disney's artists provide the film with an appealing storybook look that emanates delectable fairy tale atmosphere. It is beautifully, if conventionally, animated; the highlight being the captivating scene where the Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a majestic coach and Cinderella's rags to a gorgeous gown. Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston provide lovely songs like "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" that enhance both the scenario and the characters.

Even though CINDERELLA's story is predictable, it provides such thrilling melodrama that one shares the concerns and anxieties of the titular heroine and her animal friends. Both the wicked stepmother and her dreadful cat Lucifer present a formidable menace that threatens the dreams and aspirations of Cinderella and the mice. It is this menace that provides the story with a strong conflict that holds the viewers' interest. The film's suspense, however, is nicely balanced by a serene sweetness, especially in the musical numbers. It is in these segments that reveal the appealing personalities of Cinderella and her friends, moving the viewers to care for them. Overall, Walt Disney's CINDERELLA is wonderful family entertainment that has held up remarkably well after half a century.

~Martini~