{"id":17093,"date":"2011-05-19T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T17:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17093"},"modified":"2021-01-10T22:46:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T05:46:51","slug":"cinderella-1950","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17093","title":{"rendered":"Cinderella (1950)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Why, it&#8217;s like a dream &#8212; a wonderful dream come true.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-17094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe cruel stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and stepsisters (Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss) of a young orphan named Cinderella (Ilene Woods) try to prevent her from attending a royal ball &#8212; but she is given assistance by both her animal friends and her Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton), and soon finds herself the object of the Prince&#8217;s desires.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animated Features<\/li>\n<li>Fantasy<\/li>\n<li>Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Mythology<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWidely considered to be one of Disney&#8217;s &#8220;lesser&#8221; mid-century animated features, <em>Cinderella<\/em> nonetheless remains one of the studio&#8217;s most beloved fairy tale adaptations, with many of its characters and songs enjoying iconic status. Critics have labeled the film <a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/fantasy\/cinderella-disney-animated-1950.htm\">&#8220;disappointingly routine&#8221;<\/a> and &#8220;dated&#8221;, noting that unlike its fabled predecessors of Disney&#8217;s Golden Age (<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=15970\"><em>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16369\"><em>Pinocchio<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=19400\"><em>Fantasia<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16939\"><em>Dumbo<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3310\"><em>Bambi<\/em><\/a>), it doesn&#8217;t stand out as unique or groundbreaking in any particular way. They find particular fault with the extended cat-and-mouse sequence during the film&#8217;s first half hour, which establishes an ongoing rivalry between Cinderella&#8217;s clever mice friends and the evil house cat, Lucifer &#8212; and this does indeed smack a bit too much of Saturday-morning-T.V. antics, <em>a la<\/em> &#8220;Tom and Jerry&#8221;. However, given that these creatures play a pivotal part in the climactic finale, it&#8217;s relatively easy to forgive their early dominance. Meanwhile, I find it refreshing to see how much screen-time the title character is <em>finally<\/em> given in this film, with Cinderella (unlike Snow White or Sleeping Beauty) actually emerging as a real protagonist: we can&#8217;t help rooting for her as she faces seemingly countless hurdles on the road to happiness and freedom. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some fine animation<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Animation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Animation-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-17095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Animation-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Animation-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Animation-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Cinderella-Animation.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Numerous enjoyably memorable songs (including &#8220;Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo&#8221;, which was nominated for an Academy Award, and &#8220;A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply as one of Disney&#8217;s most popular animated features. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0042332\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1950\/02\/23\/archives\/the-screen-six-newcomers-mark-holiday-capitols-malaya-has-tracy-and.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/fantasy\/cinderella-disney-animated-1950.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/cinderella-2015\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Why, it&#8217;s like a dream &#8212; a wonderful dream come true.&#8221; Synopsis: The cruel stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and stepsisters (Rhoda Williams and Lucille Bliss) of a young orphan named Cinderella (Ilene Woods) try to prevent her from attending a royal ball &#8212; but she is given assistance by both her animal friends and her Fairy Godmother (Verna Felton), and soon finds herself the object of the Prince&#8217;s desires. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Animated Features Fantasy Folk Tales, Fairy Tales,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17093\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17093"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62834,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17093\/revisions\/62834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}