Movie Reviews for Cinderella

You could be hard-pressed to find a movie review for Cinderella that didn't praise Disney's rags-to-riches story. There are a few out there, but most of us just get wrapped up in the tale of fairy godmothers, magic and handsome princes that all work together to rescue us from the dull—and even harsh—realities of what life has left us after childhood's last embers burn out.

The original story was crafted in 1950, but Cinderella has been re-released a few times since. There have also been spin-offs of the story, but the core fairy tale remains unchanged. Cinderella's loving father passed away, leaving her to take care of the whims of her selfish stepmother and two ugly, wicked stepsisters.

Movie reviews for Cinderella range from "sweet, classic story" to "bull." In reality, it's probably somewhere in the middle and quite honestly depends upon the viewer's mindset at the time it is watched. What you take away is all in what you sat down with to begin with (and we don't mean popcorn and soda).

The optimists in some of us like to see this as a "nice girl finishing first" as one Yahoo reviewer put it. In a rat-race world where everyone seems to have their own agenda, what's wrong with a dream of a fairy godmother coming out of the woodwork to help us find our prince?

Yahoo.com's movie critics were especially disgusted by the movie. Overall, it got a B+ grade, but viewers tended to be put off by the lack of realism and gumption in it. Why didn't Cinderella just get up and leave to start a life of her own? Why did she depend on her dreams to appease her and her fairy godmother and a few mice to help her out of her predicament?

Since it's rated G, kids won't be hearing any "bad words" or seeing any nudity or alcohol/drug use. It's recommended for ages six and up, but honestly, if a four-year-old will sit still long enough to watch, they should be fine in the audience as well. There may be some issues to discuss once the movie is over. Here are a few ideas:

• Blended families and what they mean (they aren't all bad!)
• Getting yourself out of a bad situation instead of waiting for someone to rescue you (aka: a fairy godmother)
• Marriage and what it means for the people involved—the key to life is not always to find a rich man and expect that to make you live happily ever after.
• The wishes the child would grant or want granted if a fairy godmother were real
• Good and evil people aren't always what you think they are based on their outward appearances

Even a fairy tale can be educational, whether you see the lessons in the movie as right or wrong.

At the end of the day, when the clock strikes midnight and you're done devouring the movie, there are definite pros and cons to consider. It's still a lovely story that inspires hope, gives us a little magic and a brief escape, and touches our hearts. Little girls can see that when things get tough, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, or, in this case, a glass slipper at the end of the night.

However, the ideas that "pretty" equals good and "ugly" equals wicked could go without being reinforced, as could the negative vibe about blended families becoming the equivalent of unhappiness. Also, the old story doesn't ring as true as it probably did before; modern audiences probably do wonder frequently, "Why didn't she just leave, get an apartment, a job, a puppy?" And why is she teaching our girls to sit and dream instead of taking control of the future? Is finding a significant other really the only way to happiness?

If you're debating on whether to show your children the movie, you'll have to decide for yourself the morals and ideas to take away from it. What will your children learn in the end? If they're old enough, you could sit down with them and discuss the outcomes—from hope and dreams to the fortitude that removes you from a bad situation.

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