Cinderella Films : Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, And Cinderella

For decades, the famous fairy tale that we have all grown so fond of over the decades years has touched many young adolescent girls in many ways. Perhaps; the story of (Cinderella) has had such an impact in ways, which, which a young girl gains a stereotypical idea of these fantasies. The desire for a life lived “happilyy ever after” that is repetitively pounded into recent generations of young girls via corporations such as Disney has created a scripted lifestyle, or personality traits for young girls. Following the analysis of Ever After, Cinderella, and What’s wrong with Cinderella by Peggy Orenstein we can: conclude that the generalization and persistent theme of princesses over time; can alter the unique individual development of personality in adolescents, as well as propose a major profit opportunities for large corporations simply by continuously portraying and merchandising the fairy tale concept to young girls around the world.

Cinderella has changed so little over time that it seems we’re still in the 1700’s listening to Charles Perrault. And yet it remains of the most popular fairy tales read to children. The role of women continue to be either the cruel, evil one or the good, docile one while the prince continues to be the saving grace of the helpless girl. The skeleton hasn’t changed much as well. A damsel in distress, saved by a knight in shining armor, who falls in love with her and they live happily ever after. Does this sound familiar? This sentence might as well be a fairy tale. We’ve seen this over and over in Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.

Have you ever had a dark and gloomy day? Imagine having that feeling every single day. The Grimm’s Cinderella was written in 1812. 1812 was one of the harshest years for America. An event that formed it was the war against Great Britain and the United States. Not only was there a war, but there was also a series of disastrous harvests. Taxes got higher, and more than twenty people who were involved with a Luddite Act were hung. In 1812, there was also the only assassination of a prime minister, who was shot dead in the House of Commons. The Grimm Brothers have put the dark times of 1812 into their stories. Some of their stories contain violence, child abuse, and wicked mothers. They came up with these types of stories after their father died, and when they struggled out of school. That gave them enough time to research and put together a collection of folk tales. Now you can see why the Grimm’s Cinderella was dark and gloomy. Although the plot stayed the same, over the years, the story did get lighter. Disney’s Cinderella came out in 1950. In 1950, learning information was not by fear, but by engaging happiness. Disney’s Cinderella transforms the Grimm’s Cinderella into a happier atmosphere. While some similarities between Disney’s Cinderella and Grimm’s Cinderella are noticeable, the differences are pronounced, especially when referring to the slippers, her father, and the ball.

The three versions of Cinderella that I am going to compare, and contrast is the Perrault, Grimm, and Lee’s. All the stories are similar, but they also have many differences as well. Many of the Cinderella stories were written in different time periods and all the stories fall back to the original version of Cinderella, where Cinderella has an evil stepmother, marries a wealthy man, and has two stepsisters.

Disney princesses are fun for all ages, but their target audience is young children and “as children grow and develop, they can be easily influenced by what they see and hear”. Therefore, what they see and hear in Disney movies leaves an impression on them. The first princess, Snow White, was created in a time where each gender and race had a specific role in society. Recently, many believe that Disney has come a long way in regards to gender and race since Snow White, as several multi-cultural protagonists have been introduced subsequently, and gender roles do not appear to be as stereotypical as they once were. However, many of the apparent innocent messages about race and gender in these movies, can be exposed as otherwise. Despite

Many have criticized Disney for their lack of minority representation in their line of Disney princesses. Disney’s debut of their twelfth princess, Anna of Arendelle from their recent film Frozen, marks their eighth “white” princess, leaving only four as “people of color.” Although she was not the first minority princess Disney debuted, Princess Tiana from The Princess and the Frog was the most anticipated out of the four. African-American moms and children had looked forward to the representation of African-Americans in Disney films for years. Princess Tiana made her debut as the first black princess over 70 years after Disney’s first- Snow White (Cheu). However,

Beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Disney princesses have captured the attention of pre-adolescent children and are an integral part of American culture. Classic princesses such as Snow White and Cinderella are still earning profits for the Walt Disney Company to date, and gross profit of Disney princess films has increased. Disney Consumer Products and the Disney Princess franchise have created an array of products for all ages, and a number of classic films have been transitioned into live-action versions. With high success in films and merchandising, Disney princesses have found their way into American homes and inspired young girls to fantasize about their own futures. As a response to feminist statements against

Today, we see more diversity. Fans have been complaining about the less diversity, not seeing more than one race. That’s why Disney has created more princesses with different cultures and ethics. Mainly, we used to see more Caucasian princesses . Now, we see Hawaiian, African American, and other ethics on animation film.

Everyone knows the classic cinderella, and has probably watched the Disney movie once in there life. What no one knows is that almost every culture has their own story. Germany, China, Egypt, Russia, and many more have their own version of cinderella. They are all mostly based on the same theme of, a girl that meets a prince ( or king) at a ball then the prince ( or king) searches after in some sort of way because he fell in love with her, and so they can get married. The basic French Cinderella story that we all know is similar, but very different from the Egyption story Rhodopis. These stories connect through Social necessities. The order of everyone to try on the shoe is a necessity that happens in both books.

Cinderella lived with her step mother and was always pushed around and forced to work. Cinderella’s step mother was not kind to Cinderella. Her step mother was always making Cinderella do everything and not her two step sisters. Cinderella’s step sisters, Drizella and Anastasia were the favorite to their mother. The fairy godmother came to save Cinderella’s night and used her magic powers to help Cinderella, as she was a caring and nice godmother to Cinderella. The prince was a good man trying to find the perfect women for him at his royal ball.

Contemporary young adult writers or filmmakers retells a classic story and develop ideas about how and why current views of adolescents and what it takes to grow up might have changed over time. Classic young adult literature questions certain topics like social, political, and the moral convections and the way it impacts the way teens think about themselves. For example, two contemporary young adult stories that have similarities and differences are Ella Enchanted and Cinderella that can impact a teen’s way of thinking mainly young girls but can influence boys as well.

After reading the Novel Cinder, and watching the Disney movie Cinderella, I now understand how these characters are very different and very alike. I see how they have more differences than similarities.They are both 16 & Princesses they also both attended the ball. They both get the same type of actions towards just expressed in different ways. I will explain to you all the differences they have than similarities that i have discovered in this novel.

Life lessons stick with people throughout their life even if they're derived from children's stories. There are valuable lessons in three versions of Cinderella, a beloved fairy tale around the world. Grimm’s version of “Cinderella” published in 1812 was a very momentous tale among youngins in Germany. Korea's version of “Cinderella” published in 1990 was a widespread tale amount children in Korea. Disney’s depiction of “Cinderella” was a popular tale amount kids in America. In each variation of “Cinderella”- Grimm, Korea, and Disney one valuable theme stands out among all others.

Cinderella is a well beloved folktale following the life of a kind hearted heroine trapped in an abusive household, yet despite the obstacles faced, she manages to attend a ball and eventually receives her happily ever after. The story has been reinterpreted in numerous countries where it is estimated that there are nearly seven hundred versions out there. With the continuous popularity of Cinderella, there has been much criticism concerning the representation of Cinderella and the effects it has on the female demographic. By analyzing Cinderella’s gender representation of a particular version in accordance to generated criticism related to the effects it has on the female demographic, it can be determined that as new renditions are being created over time, it can be noticed that Cinderella’s gender representation are gradually becoming more independent, and active.

Fairy tales have been embedded into our culture and date back before recorded times, they provide a source of entertainment and imagination for children. Despite today’s fairy tales having positive moral intentions they have been adapted from earlier versions which often can be very different and much more sinister. The fairy tale “Sun, Moon, and Talia” by Giambattista Basile formed the basis for the more commonly known Disney interpretation called the “Sleeping Beauty” however they are vastly different, Basile’s original is a very dark and twisted story compared to the Disney version.