hi'yallll! Babzyyy here.
I have been looking at some review of cinderella and wanted to see different peoples perspective of the film, i've also noticed that most of the reviewers are adults...none which have the point of view of a child?!
So my next task will be getting a young persons (prefereably a girl) aged between 5-10 on the best Disney film ever!!! :)
But here some reviews i found when googling reviews on cinderella....
Rating: Possibly the best version of what may be the most-told story of all time, Cinderella was a delightful return to form for Walt Disney and the Disney Studio. Directors Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske lavished a great deal of care and attention on the production, and it shows. The character designs are specific and precise, yet created without extraneous detail, making for easy, fluid animation. The transformation-for-the-Ball scene and the escape from the Palace, especially, are splendidly done. The story is compact and economical (notice how the picture moves from the breaking of the glass slipper to the wedding in a matter of seconds), yet maintains all of the necessary particulars. It has even been expanded to include the now-familiar Disney-talking animal friends. Here, they are charming and amusing -- and provide Cinderella with someone to talk to. Ilene Woods makes a marvelous Cinderella, her voice a combination of girlishness and sophistication; she also possesses a serenity and assurance which makes one feel she is more in control of her life than might be guessed by her surroundings. Eleanor Audley is an icily menacing Stepmother and Verna Felton's Fairy Godmother is the picture of warm befuddlement. Buoyed by a lovely score, Cinderella is a treat that bears many repeated viewings.
(this person seems to be very sad...)
From a Parent's Perspective
Since it's rated G, kids won't be hearing any "bad words" or seeing any nudity or alcohol/drug use. It's recommended for ages six and up, but honestly, if a four-year-old will sit still long enough to watch, they should be fine in the audience as well. There may be some issues to discuss once the movie is over. Here are a few ideas:
Blended families and what they mean (they aren't all bad!)
Getting yourself out of a bad situation instead of waiting for someone to rescue you (aka: a fairy godmother)
Marriage and what it means for the people involved—the key to life is not always to find a rich man and expect that to make you live happily ever after.
The wishes the child would grant or want granted if a fairy godmother were real
Good and evil people aren't always what you think they are based on their outward appearances
Even a fairy tale can be educational, whether you see the lessons in the movie as right or wrong.
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At the End of the Day
At the end of the day, when the clock strikes midnight and you're done devouring the movie, there are definite pros and cons to consider. It's still a lovely story that inspires hope, gives us a little magic and a brief escape, and touches our hearts. Little girls can see that when things get tough, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, or, in this case, a glass slipper at the end of the night.
However, the ideas that "pretty" equals good and "ugly" equals wicked could go without being reinforced, as could the negative vibe about blended families becoming the equivalent of unhappiness. Also, the old story doesn't ring as true as it probably did before; modern audiences probably do wonder frequently, "Why didn't she just leave, get an apartment, a job, a puppy?" And why is she teaching our girls to sit and dream instead of taking control of the future? Is finding a significant other really the only way to happiness?
If you're debating on whether to show your children the movie, you'll have to decide for yourself the morals and ideas to take away from it. What will your children learn in the end? If they're old enough, you could sit down with them and discuss the outcomes—from hope and dreams to the fortitude that removes you from a bad situation
Interestingly enough, this movie's large budget could have killed off Disney if it had done poorly. But it went on to be a major hit, further fueling the establishment's success in the later half of the twentieth century.
Set in your typical fantasy kingdom, things are going great for Cinderella (Ilene Woods) until she gets stuck with her cruel in-laws. They force her to do all the work around the house and routinely humiliate her. She never gives up hope, however. Soon, with the help of her animal friends and a little bit of magic, she has the chance to go to the royal ball. I hope you know the rest.
Being Disney's return to cartoons, more or less, you have to cut Cinderella some slack. Disney's golden age of cartoons was over by this time. He returns with the interesting choice of doing Cinderella's tale. The pristine world is brought to life with appealing colors, but it isn't over done or too bright. In this genre memorable songs are a must, and Cinderella gladly obliges. Though they may not have the longest screen time, who can't recall the mice's working song or Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo?
The biggest draw back are the simple characters that are employed. They're your typical fantasy cut outs, and even Cinderella is one note. But even despite having uninteresting characters, it follows the memorable fable to a tee. There's little doubt that even those who haven't seen it know what happens.
Ilene Woods has a pretty singing voice, but she is given little else. It's the two mice, Jaq and Gus (James MacDonald) that steal the show. They're more than just sidekicks because they provide all the comic relief as they thwart the evil cat Lucifer. Voiced like chipmunks, they have much more personality than their human costars.
This is a fairy tale played out by the numbers. Though it has a classic storyline, it suffers from characters drawn out like stiff caricatures. But younger audiences won't notice this anyway, so it is remains a decent Disney flick.
Have fun reading through these reviews :)
Thursday, 29 January 2009
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Well done - I know Tifani has spoken to some children about another idea - it is good practice to survey your target audience as often as possible. It is also good practice to reference your sources - where did the reviews come from?
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