Where there is kindness, there is goodness...

On the 27th of March I went to see the new live-action Cinderella film that Disney have come out with. Now there had been a lot of hype around the film which made me pretty skeptical about it as usually, hyped up things tend to not be as good as they're made out to be however, Cinderella was absolutely magical!

Now, most of us know the story of Cinderella, the girl who is made into a scullery maid by three women who need to work on their personalities. I am a Disney fan through and through so I thought that the film would be no where near as good as its cartoon predecessor but I'm happy to say it was an incredibly beautiful film and lived up to all the hype that was surrounding it.

The film in total was absolutely beautiful and the cinematography was absolutely insane, the beautiful colours and costumes were cartoon like in themselves with the contrast high the whole film caught my attention. Credit to Kenneth Branagh who did an amazing job with a fairytale so beloved by so many disney fans and many others all alike. The music that is used within the film is just beautiful and fit the film perfectly, Patrick Doyle composed the pieces of music perfectly and it gave the film such a nostalgic feel to it as it definitely took inspiration from the 1950 classic. Doyle, who is famous for doing soundtracks for films such as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has worked with Disney before on the 2012 Pixar animation Brave. He handled the whole of the soundtrack well and the addition of Lily James (Cinderella) singing 'A Dream is a Wish' on the soundtrack made me tear up.

Through the opening 20 minutes of the film I didn't stop crying, even though I knew everything that was about to happen the way it was acted and shot made it 10 times more emotional and I had to try and stop myself from sobbing throughout the whole film. I'm an emotional wreck throughout most Disney films and this one certainly didn't disappoint in that department.

Lily James as Cinderella was such a perfect choice and I couldn't think of someone that could do a better job, the fact she isn't a Hollywood starlet made her more endeering as a character as most people hadn't seen her in much before, other that her most famous role in Downton Abbey. The way she played out 'Ella's' innocence was lovely and how she killed her enemies with kindness was something that made her a very endeering character.

Richard Madden who played 'Kit' or 'Prince Charming' as hes more commonly known was certainly charming. He gave more depth to his character than I can say the cartoon Charming did. Best known for his role as Robb Stark in Game of Thrones Richard Madden shows his variety of being able to play a more regal Prince that the 'King in the North'

Now, Helena Bonham Carter is more well known for her darker characters and using her 'magic' for evil as she does with Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series, yet she fits the role of  'Fairy Godmother' surprisingly well and although the song 'Bibidi Bobidi Boo' wasn't used for the 'creating the coach' scene I feel like this was the next best thing with her natural humour coming out in the character.

Kate Blanchette was a wonderfully wicked Evil Stepmother and I feel as though the way she played the Step-Mother was very similar to how Glenn Close played Cruella De Vil in the live action version of 101 Dalmations. The way she degrades 'Ella' in an indirect way is more scalding that if it were direct because Ellas kindness even prevents her from seeing the most obvious of evils in the beginning of the film.

The supporting cast including Derek Jacobi, Holliday Grainger and Sophie McShera brought the film to life and the twist including the Grand Duke and the Step-mother was something I didn't expect and also gave the film a slight twist to the cartoon couterpart.

Overall, the film was what Disney does best, absolutely magical. I defy anyone, whether you're an Adult, Teenager, Parent, Grandparent, to not feel the magic in the room as Cinderella's tattered dress magically transforms into a ballgown. I highly recommend this to anyone with children and also just...anyone! Anyone that wants to escape into a fantasy of beautiful colours and a classic fairytale for just under 2 hours then this is your film!

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Also, have you seen Cinderella? If so, what did you think? I'd love to hear peoples opinions!

TTFN

Lauren
xx