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Cinderella (1950) https://letterboxd.com/smudgeefc1985/film/cinderella/
The Big Disney Challenge 12/56
This is the first one on this list I've come across that I think I enjoyed more as an adult than I did as a kid. It was never one of my favourites, the songs aren't great, but the characters are all well up there. When I was a kid, it was all about the mice, and they get boring after a while. The human characters though are so much better. The stepmother is dangerously sinister, the sisters are horrible, the king just wants grandkids and goes through a pretty weird charade to get them, the Duke just wants to keep his head. Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother just ooze goodness. The Prince is probably the most boring prince in Disney history. It's much more solid than I remembered.
Best Song: Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
As above, they're not fantastic here, but this one stands out ahead of the others as the kind of nonsense song that would become a trademark of this period.
Best Scene: The stepmother smashing the glass slipper, only for Cinderella to pull out the other one...proper fist pump!
As An Adult: The Prince spent all night dancing with her and wants to marry her but neglected to ask her name? Legit.
Did I Cry? No, though I don't think I ever did at this one. The scene where the stepsisters destroy Cinderella's dress though is pure bitchery.
The Big Disney Challenge 12/56
This is the first one on this list I've come across that I think I enjoyed more as an adult than I did as a kid. It was never one of my favourites, the songs aren't great, but the characters are all well up there. When I was a kid, it was all about the mice, and they get boring after a while. The human characters though are so much better. The stepmother is dangerously sinister, the sisters are horrible, the king just wants grandkids and goes through a pretty weird charade to get them, the Duke just wants to keep his head. Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother just ooze goodness. The Prince is probably the most boring prince in Disney history. It's much more solid than I remembered.
Best Song: Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
As above, they're not fantastic here, but this one stands out ahead of the others as the kind of nonsense song that would become a trademark of this period.
Best Scene: The stepmother smashing the glass slipper, only for Cinderella to pull out the other one...proper fist pump!
As An Adult: The Prince spent all night dancing with her and wants to marry her but neglected to ask her name? Legit.
Did I Cry? No, though I don't think I ever did at this one. The scene where the stepsisters destroy Cinderella's dress though is pure bitchery.