A 디즈니 Tale: A young girl is forced into drudgery 의해 her step-family, only to win the 심장 of the kingdom's Prince and live happily ever after.

디즈니 Hero: Ostensibly, the 'hero' of 신데렐라 is the Prince (never actually referred to as Prince Charming, despite that being what he is generally known as today. Some sources have him named as Henry.). It is he who romances 신데렐라 and desires her as his wife after the ball. But, actually, the real 히어로즈 of 신데렐라 - for me - are Jaq and Gus, Cinderella's mice friends. They are the one's who rescue 신데렐라 from her attic room. Jaq is also responsible for battling Lucifer and saving many of his 쥐, 마우스 friends. I 사랑 Jaq and Gus!

디즈니 Heroine: 신데렐라 is the first heroine of a 디즈니 movie since Snow White to have a life outside the movie. As a character, she is iconic and forms an integral part of the 'Disney Princess' branding. Now, I had a lot of issues with Snow White as a character and, fortunately, the script and story for 신데렐라 get a lot 더 많이 right, although Cinderella's character is tied to the tropes required of her due to being a 'fairy tale princess'. I think a clear difference between 신데렐라 and Snow White is that 신데렐라 feels like a grown-up. Despite being forced into a life of drudgery 의해 her horrendous step-family, she continues each 일 to meet their demands whilst still believing in her dreams. She's a hard worker too and, although she probably should be kicking up 더 많이 of a stink considering how unfairly she is treated, she performs her tasks diligently and competently. I like 신데렐라 in a way I definitely did not like Snow White.

디즈니 Villain: 신데렐라 presents us with a triumvirate of villains in the shape of Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's stepmother, and Drizella and Anastasia, her vile stepsisters. Lady Tremaine is the focus of the villainy and has a truly malicious attitude towards her stepdaughter. Tremaine isn't a villain who seems to have entered into the 상단, 맨 위로 tier that's occupied 의해 the likes of Ursula, Cruella de Ville and the Evil Queen. She tends to get forgotten and I think that's a huge shame. She is a great villain - she's manipulative, scheming and downright nasty throughout the film. Maybe it's the fact that her villainy is on such a small scale, 또는 that she has no extremes to her character, 또는 even that she isn't a magical character. But whatever it is, Lady Tremaine, for me, deserves 더 많이 recognition.

Alongside Lady Tremaine are 아나스타샤 and Drizella. In a way, they are Tremaine's bumbling, comic sidekicks is a similar vein to Iago, Le Fou 또는 Pain and Panic. They are spoilt brats who like to bully Cinderella. What's interesting is I know that 아나스타샤 becomes slightly 더 많이 sympathetic as a character 의해 the time 신데렐라 III: A Twist in Time comes around. But for now, they exist only to be horrid to Cinderella, especially in the scene where they rip her dress apart to prevent her from going to the ball. They also have the classic scene where they try on the glass slipper only to find their feet are far too big and clumsy. The original version of 신데렐라 has the stepsisters cutting off their toes and heels to make the slipper but 디즈니 hasn't pursued this element (although it does finally appear in Into the Woods along with other less savoury aspects of various fairy tales).

There is, of course, one 더 많이 villain in 신데렐라 - Lucifer, the cat. He is the nemesis of Jaq, Gus and the other mice. There is a very long sequence involving Lucifer and the mice which is hugely entertaining. 신데렐라 wasn't a film I'd ever paid much attention to before this marathon and one of the delights has been discovering Lucifer. He is a great character and a brilliant foil for the mice. The cat and 쥐, 마우스 chase scenes, particularly with him and Gus, are some of my favourite parts of the film. Lucifer is an amalgam of his mistresses, in a way - he has the scheming, sinister nature of Lady Tremaine accompanied 의해 the clumsiness of her daughters.

디즈니 Sidekicks: 신데렐라 is also gifted with some classic 디즈니 sidekicks in the form of Jaq and Gus. With their 'not quite English' style of speech and high-pitched voices, they are a great addition to the film. Their battles with Lucifer and their friendship with 신데렐라 are, for me, at the core of the film - probably moreso than the romance between 신데렐라 and the Prince. Jaq's bravery and Gus's naivety give us likeable characters.

디즈니 Creatures: Accompanying Jaq and Gus are a plethora of other mice, including the girls, Perla and Mary and Suzy, Bert and Luke who accompany Jaq and Gus on their 음식 raid and various others who aid in the making of Cinderella's dress. 신데렐라 also features a template for 디즈니 creatures which reoccurs in quite a few other films. At the house there is Bruno the dog, a horse and various birds. A group of 동물 residing in a barn, including 말 and 개 reappear in The Aristocats and 101 Dalmatians with variations on this theme popping up in Lady and the Tramp and The 여우 and the Hound.

디즈니 Magic: 신데렐라 includes one of Disney's most famous magical characters - the Fairy Godmother. She is iconic in her hooded, blue 망토, 망 토 and large purple bow and thanks, in no small part, to her catchy song. What tends to be forgotten is that she doesn't actually appear in the film for very long and is really just a plot device to get 신데렐라 to the ball. The magic she casts is primarily of the transformative kind, although like all magic, it comes at a price. The transformations only stay until midnight. It suggests that, ultimately, she isn't the most powerful of magic wielders. Unlike a character like the Genie, she can't create something out of nothing and with all the items needs something ordinary to transform into something special. She is fun, though.

디즈니 Land: It isn't clear exactly where 신데렐라 is set. The original fairy tale of 신데렐라 is actually common in many countries in various forms, but the 디즈니 version is most closely based on the French version. Certainly the presence of a 쥐, 마우스 called Jaq would suggest a French setting, but that is about the only clue. The clothes worn 의해 the characters are at the very least European in style probably from around the 18th 또는 19th Century.

디즈니 Songs: Cinderella, as a film, is not actually packed with songs although it does feature some which are recognised as classics. Principal among these is the Fairy Godmother's song, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. This is a fun song accompanying the transformation scenes. It has been rerecorded numerous times over the years 의해 various artists and my favourite is probably Louis Armstrong's rendition. The film version actually has quite a long instrumental section which I often forget is there having listened to the song countless times on 'Best of Disney'-style soundtracks.

신데렐라 has her own song, A Dream is a Wish your 심장 Makes, which opens the film after the prologue and serves to introduce Cinderella's situation and worldview. It has clear echoes of Snow White (and Sleeping Beauty to come) with the 동물 sitting around listening to her sing. Later in the film, she joins in with 아나스타샤 and Drusilla's 음악 lesson, 노래 Sing, Sweet Nightingale whilst washing the floor. Needless to say, her rendition is a lot better than Drizella's singing. So This is 사랑 is another song revolving around 신데렐라 which is sung 의해 신데렐라 and the Prince whilst they dance at the ball. It's not a song I particularly like, although there have been a couple of covers which have been, in my opinion, better arrangements of the song.

The other principal song is The Work Song, sung 의해 the mice as they make Cinderella's dress. It's cute, catchy and contains the classic word 'Cinderelly'! It definitely ranks in 초 place, behind Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo as one of my favourite songs from this film.

As with Snow White, the traditional 'villain song' still isn't a definite presence in 디즈니 films (and it will be sometime before it is) although, technically the villains do get a song as Lady Tremaine also joins in a little of Sing, Sweet Nightingale along with Drizella.

디즈니 Finale: 신데렐라 is a film which, up until this marathon - and also rewatching it with my children - had been one I'd dismissed from an age of 디즈니 which never appealed to me as much as others. I think, mentally, I had it lumped in with Snow White and Sleeping Beauty as twee princess films with not particularly good songs. Having rewatched it, I found much to enjoy and, as I say, find 신데렐라 a much stronger character than Snow White ever was. I was surprised 의해 how much the mice and Lucifer feature and how entertaining their segments are.

I also rather like the King and Grand Duke, desperate to see the Prince married. The King's 사랑 for his departed wife is actually rather sweet and the Grand Duke's bumbling is fun.

신데렐라 has definitely gone up in my estimation and is a true 디즈니 classic.