Cinderella - Tuhkatriinu

English

There are stories that can stand the test of time and fairy tales definitely seem to be one of those stories as they are still told to children everywhere nowadays. However it seems to me not all stories can stand the test of being made into a Disney movie. Cinderella as a 1950 year animation is a gorgeous thing. As a movie it is still pretty, but it just doesn't work and yes - if you were wondering I am bothered by the fact that nor her dress or hairstyle look like in the animation despite the fact that she is a Disney Cinderella, but that's not the point.

Maybe I have simply grown too much. Maybe I am too much of a feminist to no longer just enjoy this classic for what it is, but I feel that the message it seems to carry can be summarized in:"Be kind to other people even when they are dreadful to you. Be happy with your life even when it's awful and do nothing to change it." That sort of thought bothers me immensely. I realize lots of fairy tales might not have the best message for kids these days when we think about it, but to me this movie emphasized on this thought way too strongly. It was pretty much literally repeated throughout the piece and seeing as the movie is meant for modern audience they could have chosen a different angle to tell the story in. Certainly there are more than just one.

It's not all bad through. The evil stepmother is still much prettier than the princess just like you remember from your childhood and Helena Bornham Carter is a brilliant fairy godmother, offering what I thought was the best scene of the whole movie. Also - go for the Frozen movie they show beforehand...

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Mõned lood peavad ajahambale vastu ja muinasjutud peaks just selliste hulka kuuluma, kuna neid ikka edasi ja edasi jutustatakse. Tundub aga, et mitte kõik lood, ei pea vastu katsumusele saada Disney filmiks.  1950. aasta Tuhkatriinu animatsioon on meeliülendavalt ilus, kuid filmina asi nii hästi ei toimi. Asi pole kindlasti ka ainult selles, et Disney Tuhkatriinul võiks ka filmis olla sama kleit ja soeng kui tema joonistatud ikoonistaatusega kaksikõel.

Võib olla ma lihtsalt ei oska asja omas ajas hinnata. Võimalik, et minus on liiga palju feministi, et lihtsalt nautida klassikalist lugu sellisena nagu ta on, kuid mulle tundub, et selle linateose läbiv mõtteviis sisaldub sõnades:"Ole teiste vastu lahke, isegi kui nemad kohtlevad sind jubedalt. Ole eluga rahul isegi kui see on kohutav  ja ära tee midagi selleks, et miski muutuks." Ma saan aru, et see on üks vana lugu ja  võib olla ma ei tohikski oodata, et see kuidagi tänapäevase mõttemaailmaga kokku käiks, aga mulle tundus, et film lausa rõhutas eelmainitud mõtet, seda üha korrates. Oleks ju võinud tänapäevase publiku jaoks leida mingi muu nurga, teistsuguse lähenemise. Disney on sellega varem korduvalt hästi hakkama saanud.

Kõik pole siiski läbinisti halvasti, kuri kasuema on endiselt ilusam kui printsess nagu lapsepõlvest mäletasite ja Helena Bornham Carter on haldjast ristiemana võrratu. Need stseenid olidki minu meelest filmi parimad. Igaljuhul minge kinno enne "Tuhkatriinut" linastuva Frozeni lühifilmi pärast...