From Servant To Princess

By KARA SASIELA

If you’re a die hard Disney fan, then I recommend going to see the new Cinderella movie starring Lily James as the iconic Cinderella and Richard Madden as the dashing Prince.

It’s the classic tale that we have all heard before, but with a few twists to it.

Young Ella and her father must move on after the death of her mother.

Several years later, her father remarries a widow with two daughters the same age as Ella. Soon after, her father sadly dies on the road.

Her stepmother and sisters quickly start to take advantage of Ella and she becomes more of a servant to them.

Working hard, she fell asleep by the fire getting soot on her face.

Her stepsisters jump at the chance to make fun of her and give her the nickname Cinderella. 

Out riding her horse, she meets a young man on a hunting trip. 

She did not recognize him as the Prince and he decided not to reveal his identity so she would not treat him any differently. 

He was entranced by her character and hoped to see her again. 

The Prince threw a ball and invited all the women living in the region.

Cinderella was excited to go, but her stepmother and sisters quickly stepped in ripping her dress to prevent her from going.

Her fairy-godmother appears to her and provides a coach and new dress for Cinderella to have a magical night at the ball.

Once there, the Prince immediately recognizes her, and dances and talks with her all night. 

When the clock struck midnight, ending the spell on the coach and dress, Cinderella rushes out of the palace leaving only a glass slipper behind.

The Prince is determined to find and marry her, so travels through the kingdom having every maiden try on the shoe.

Finally, at the last house, he finds Cinderella and they have their happy ending.

The movie was great receiving a 7.8 out of 10 stars and earning about 95 million dollars opening weekend.

However, the movie lacked the songs sung in the classic Disney version of Cinderella like, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, So This is Love, and Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo.

Even though the movie did not include these, they did really well creating the world of Cinderella.

Hope you enjoy it too!