Stays very true to the original story

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2011)

An other reviewer says that Disney's Cinderella stays very close to the original story and I have to agree with that. I don't think any other Disney fairy tale stays that true to their origins. What Disney does is merely elaborating on the story and adding some helpful animals (especially mice) so Cinderella is not that alone in her duty to face the evil stepmother and stepsisters. I remember reading a Cinderella version where she did get help from birds, so maybe that idea wasn't fully copied from Snow White. The whole story is executed as it should be with a few extras but I must say the movie is kind of lacking in the humor department. It only becomes a bit funny when the mice are in it. The rest of the movie is serious and dramatic. But that's just how the real fairy tale is, pretty dark and dramatic. That doesn't take away the animation is splendid and the magic when the fairy godmother shows up is fantastic. Long had I waited to see this movie for the first time (over 12 years old), not because I disliked the Cinderella story (in fact I love it) but I could not think a fairy tale with so little action (most takes place in the house) could actually make a good movie. I was wrong there. Even if I liked its sequels more I think this one deserves an 8, my only complaint that it lacks humor but I cannot find any faults in the storyline or its execution. I might not have liked it that much first time around but this one needed re-watching to make it grow on me and it did.