82 Reasons I Enjoyed “Cinderella”

This past Saturday, I went to the movies and watched Cinderella, Disney’s recent remake of the classic fairy tale. I’d been looking forward to it for months! (I think they showed its trailer before Mockingjay Part One?) I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove fairy tales, and “Cinderella” is my fave. So I love reading/watching any and all adaptations of that story – Ella Enchanted, Ash, the Lunar Chronicles, et cetera!

And this new movie did not disappoint. It was so much fun! I may have been one of the few teenagers in a sea of girls five-and-under in that theater, but I didn’t even mind. Because fairy tales are the bomb, peoples. And you should totally go see Cinderella.

Still not convinced? Here’s a flaily, fangirly, and at times only semi-coherent list explaining why I loved this movie!

1. Did I mention that I freaking love fairy tales?
2. And that “Cinderella” is my all-time FAVORITE?!
3. Lily James was an absolutely perfect Cinderella – affectionate, witty, kind, pretty, and sweet
4. And sassy, too, sometimes – which I loved
5. Did anyone else just want to hug her to infinity and beyond and tell her everything would be all right?
6. Young!Cinderella was SO TINY AND CUTE
7. SO MANY PRETTY DRESSES
8. And lots of sparkles and glitter as well
9. The pet mice were adorable
10. The film score was LOVELY
11. The film score was composed by Patrick Doyle (Thor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), so did anyone really expect it to be anything other than lovely?
12. I really loved the music that played after Cinderella found out her father wouldn’t be returning
13. This film was so BRIGHT and COLORFUL
14. THE EVIL STEPSISTERS WERE SO HILARIOUS THOUGH
15. THEY CRACKED ME UP
16. Especially during that singing scene
17. And during that conversation in French
18. And while they were trying on Cinderella’s glass slipper
19. I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing any of their dresses but they were rather disgustingly cute in a color-coordinated way
20. I cried multiple times during this movie
21. Fairy tales are feels-y
22. RICHARD MADDEN (Robb Stark on Game of Thrones) PLAYED THE PRINCE
23. He was dfsjhgdfjhgdfkjgkshgkdfg amazing
24. He was very gallant
25. And charming
26. And I liked his outfits as well
27. And he has very princely hair
28. AND THAT PORTRAIT SCENE WAS HILARIOUS
29. Prince Richard Madden is evidently an excellent dancer
30. Basically I want to spend hours dancing with him now #nohetero
31. I flailed and fangirled at the sight of all those bright, colorful dresses and women twirling around
32. Let’s be honest, one of the reasons I went to go see this movie was because fairy tales are guaranteed to have badass and beautiful women and evidently Engie can’t control the gay
33. I would’ve liked to be one of the extras in that scene just so I could wear a fairy-tale dress (and dance with those women)
34. The prince and the king had a great father/son relationship
35. Sometimes they bickered but ultimately they loved one another
36. Speaking of love, I loved how this movie discussed the concept of love at first sight
37. The king doesn’t want his son to marry a common girl he barely even knows, and the prince points out that he barely knows any of the princesses he’s expected to wed
38. Cinderella and the prince had a very sweet relationship and while I can’t truthfully say that it’s my new OTP or anything, I did enjoy watching their onscreen interactions
39. Basically they were cute and their flirtations didn’t put me to sleep or have this reaction which is how I react to, like, 97.5% of fictional straight couples
40. Nonso Anozie (Xaro Xhoan Daxos on Game of Thrones) played the captain/adviser to the prince and basically I kept wondering if there was some secret Game of Thrones cast reunion that I didn’t know about
41. This movie definitely could’ve been more diverse but I did appreciate that Captain Whatshisname was black
42. Cate Blanchett was absolutely FANTASTIC as the evil stepmother
43. Side note: Like, half the reason I went to this movie was because I have a rather large crush on Cate Blanchett
44. The movie did not disappoint me in this regard
45. She was so EVIL
46. And SCHEMING
47. And wore the most gorgeous dresses, damn
48. Especially that yellow-and-green ensemble
49. AND WHOA, THAT HUGE HAT
50. I know Cinderella probably thought her new living quarters were lonely and cold, but I’d kill to have my own huge attic room far away from evil stepsisters
51. Poor Cinderella, having to do all those chores
52. I JUST REALLY HAVE A FONDNESS FOR RAGS-TO-RICHES STORIES OK
53. I LIKE PRINCESSES
54. I WANT TO BE A PRINCESS
55. Cinderella’s dad was sooooooooooo nice
56. And adorkable
57. Hayley Atwell played Cinderella’s mother and OH MY GOD, I HAD NO IDEA SHE WOULD BE IN THIS MOVIE AND OH MY GOD, FILMMAKING PEOPLES, YOU CAN’T JUST PUT MY WIFE IN MOVIES WITHOUT TELLING ME because the people around me in the audience were not prepared for my SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
58. Hayley Atwell is really pretty as a blonde (bonus)
59. She wasn’t in the movie for very long but she was very sweet and wore some super-pretty dresses
60. Seriously, the people in charge of wardrobe and design for this movie worked their butts off and did an amazing job
61. THE DRESS TRANSFORMATION SCENE THOUGH
62. IT WAS SO PRETTY AND GLITTERY
63. I APPROVE OF SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH TWIRLING AROUND IN A PRETTY DRESS
64. Helena Bonham Carter was hilarious – and sarcastic – as the hairy dogmother fairy godmother
65. She actually had a pretty amazing dress transformation of her own
66. Cinderella’s pumpkin/coach was SO SHINY AND GOLDEN
67. LIZARD FOOTMEN
68. L I Z A R D  F O O T M E N
69. “I can’t drive! I’m a goose!”
70. Did anyone else think the horses-with-mouse-ears were hilarious or was that just me?
71. The fleeing-the-palace-at-midnight scene was great
72. I’m jealous of the prince’s castle
73. ALL THOSE LADIES TRYING ON THE GLASS SLIPPER
74. Watching this movie made me feel five years old ago, full of delight because SPARKLES and MAGIC and PRETTY DRESSES
75. The scenery was sooooo pretty too
76. So many gratuitous panoramic camera angles
77. The singing in this movie was so pretty
78. Seriously, if Lily James and Hayley Atwell did their own singing – and weren’t dubbed – then they’re, like, really really good
79. CINDERELLA’S WEDDING DRESS THOUGH
80. Happily-ever-after endings are wonderful
81. Basically this movie was really, really sweet and adorable and happy and cute
82. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside

I loved Cinderella. You should go see it, too. It’s a really fun movie and is basically guaranteed to make you smile – and flail over sparkly dresses, too, if you’re so inclined. I’m so glad I went to this movie – I’ll never be too old to enjoy fairy tales! Especially the glittery kind.

What did you think of the new Cinderella movie, if you’ve seen it?

P.S. Stay tuned for an extra-special fandomy post tomorrow!

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