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As a child, Cinderella had the perfect family life, with a loving and supportive mother and father, however after her mother falls sick and passes away, her life is changed forever when she is introduced to her new evil step mother and two ugly step sisters. Shortly after her father remarried he also tragically passes away in an accident whilst on his travels, so Cinderella is left all alone to be bullied and used as a slave. One day, Cinderella breaks down and escapes into the forrest where she bumps into the Prince. They only meet for a minute, but the Prince knows that she is special, and so puts on a ball for all the fair ladies of the land to attend, hoping to meet her once again. Cinderella is excited by the news of a royal ball, however her evil step mother forbids her to attend. On the evening of the ball, Cinderella's dreams come true when her Fairy Godmother casts a magic spell, that lasts only until midnight, to turn her into a beautiful princess with a horse and carriage; she could go to the ball after all! Cinderella enchants the Prince with her beauty and kind heart, but she runs to leave just before midnight, leaving only her glass slipper for her prince to remember her by. Determined to find his princess, the Prince orders his men to travel all over the land, to find the perfect fit for the glass slipper. Cinderella's evil step mother locks her away, but after the Prince hears a mysterious singing voice from the top of the tower, finally finds the perfect fit and they lived happily ever after ruling the kingdom with kindness and courage.
Genre
Fantasy film.
Motifs
Stock Character
Cinderella is similar to Grease in the way that it has genres that overlap and therefore change the stock characters within the film. Cinderella is a fantasy film, but it is also a romantic film, meaning that many of the same stock characters would be used for both Grease and Cinderella. Below are some of the most common fantasy/romantic stock characters matched up with characters from the film:
-The female would be Cinderella as she is the leading role who the storyline follows.
-The hero would be Prince Charming, as he saves Cinderella from her miserable life as a slave to her evil step mother and marries her, giving her an amazing life as a princess.
-The love interest would be Prince Charming because he is the one who Cinderella meets and falls in love with.
-The side kick would either be the Fairy Godmother, as she enables Cinderella to go to the ball or you could say Cinderella's animal friends as they give her company and help her to fix her mother's old dress. You could also argue that the Prince's Captain was the Prince's sick kick as he was always by his side when he needed support or help.
-The evil one would be mainly the evil step mother because she makes Cinderella's life a misery, treating her like a slave and banning her from any social events. The two ugly step sisters are also evil character, but tend to follow anything their mother tells them to do.
-The comedic one would be the ugly sister duo because they wear outrageous outfits and are constantly fooling around and are very over the top.
Resources:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661199/fullcredits/
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