1st out of 8 in the Silver Era

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2013)

After spending most of the 1940s with package films, Disney was on turmoil with this last film and if it was successful, they would make more movies but if they were not, they would close the studio, and this film was a big hit in 1950.
The story is about a young woman named Cinderella who has become a servant in her own home by her own stepmother. When the royal family throws a ball for Prince Charming's return, Cinderella sneaks out of her house to go to the ball, and unknowingly bumps into Prince Charming.
The plot is not the most complicated, as it is practically the same as the fairy tale, but they perform it so well. The characters are also very interesting, except Prince Charming. Cinderella is a nice, genuine, spunky (for the classic princesses), level eased girl. Lady Tremaine is a crude, selfish, manipulative villain, who has so much impact in everything she is doing; great villain. The stepsisters are Lady Tremaine's pawns, but their foolish, bratty behaviour is hilarious. The King is extremely cold and enjoyable at the same time, but he does not come off as extremely threatening. Prince Charming is barely in the movie, and faces the same problems that Snow's Prince had (they could not animate a realistic male character yet). The mice are cute, fun characters that provide our comic relief.
The songs, everybody remembers them, from "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes", "Bibbidi Bobbidi Bo", "So This Is Love", etc. they are so soothing, and not overly energetic and fast. Disney's most memorable songs are in this movie.
The animation is top notch. It is so stylistic, and the backgrounds are so beautiful. Cinderella's design, as all the other characters (excluding Prince Charming) are designed really well, and Disney really got the character movements down. This is one of the best animated movies they have ever done.
Everything flows well with this movie, and the only thing that I wish would have been better is if they took away some of the scenes with the mice, so we could have seen more of what the royals were thinking, but this movie is practically flawless.
This film is perfect for the entire family. Little girls will like the dresses and mice, boys will love the slapstick humour, and the adults will enjoy the animation, story, and the undertones of the movies. You should definitely give this movie a look.