When I was a little, I saw “Cinderella”. It was fantastic and I really enjoyed to watch this movie. However, recently, I saw it again, and I just complained about the story even though the movie’s content and form are excellent. The problem is that despite Cinderella is beautiful and kind, she , also, is stupid and very lucky girl who was just depend on her fortune.
Cinderella, She was an only child in rich family. Her mother passed away first, and she got step mother. After that, finally, her father passed away, too, and her life was changed, totally. She was a rich girl, but she had to take care of her step sister and step mother without any money as a maid of her house after his death. She was beautiful and kind. But, it was all she has. She didn’t complain her life and seemed to be so positive. However, it looked like stupid women who cannot against her situation. Actually, why was she against her step family even though she was actual master of her house? Why did she take care of her stepfamily as a maid without complaining? I think that stepfamily weren’t very bad. Cinderella obeyed them, naturally. She had a sympathy about herself, but the problem started with herself. She dreamt and hope about something, but didn’t try to against her life.
I think that stepmother is better person than Cinderella in modern society. Even her behavior was very bad to Cinderella, it came from being love her ugly daughters. She was like an evil, but she was an elegance and smart women. She used her knowledge and beauty for her daughters. Even step mother tried to do something for her daughter, what does Cinderella do?
The ending part also represents how stupid Cinderella is.
I think that when stepmother noticed something is going on, she should have stopped or controlled her behavior. She represented everything about she and prince’s relationship .
I don’t hate Walt Disney movie. However, when I grew up, I can watch the movie different of view.
Cinderella was one of famous fairy tale, but I’m not sure about it really can be helpful to be real female!
Nice job. I like the way you look at Cinderella and the step-mother through a modern lens and come up with a different evaluation of the characters. This is definitely an oppositional read of the story!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see more use of the course concepts here. You could have brought in some material about femininity from the course readings, to show for example that being passive and focusing on domestic work and marriage have been the traditional feminine role. Also, your paragraph about the ending of the movie is a bit unclear. What about Cinderella's behavior did you find "stupid"?
Cindererlla used to be my favorite Disney movie! I never thought these Diseny movies have other meanings (such as the social role for women and etc), and the great impacts these hidden meanings in the movies are going to have on children. I think it does not only teach a little girl how to be like a girl, but it also teaches her what is expected from her as a woman or wife when she grew up (such as marrying a man and be obident). After understanding these impacts, I don't think I would enjoy the same Disney movies as much and I would not want my childrean (especially daughters) to watch them.
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