#cinderella ii

[quasiimodo]

disney animated sequels + romance

[artist-issues]

I don't know, if you had been asked these questions before, but: - What is your opinion on Beauty and the Beast remake? - What do you think of Cinderella direct-to-dvd sequels? I used to love the second one as a kid, but now i'm just wary of "be yourself" morals, even if they are meant with the good intentions.

If you look up “#live action beauty and the beast” in my blog you’ll find some more in-depth explanations of my opinion on it.

That movie is a dog sneeze. The only good things about it are Dan Stevens’ acting and Alan Menken’s additional songs—well, specifically “Evermore” and “Days in the Sun.”

The worst thing about Live Action Beauty and the Beast is what it does to Belle.

1) Someone told Emma Watson that feminists don’t show emotion or get moved by anything/she decided to play Belle that way because she only wanted to emphasize the idea that society was “keeping a smart woman down,” and didn’t understand anything else about the character. So where the real Belle would have no trouble letting the Beast see her tears, telling him with the open-hearted vulnerability of a child, “it’s wonderful!” after he gives her the library, and laughs and dances along with the enchanted silverware—Emma Watson’s fake Belle stares around coolly, waits till Beast leaves the room to react to his gift, and shows nothing but self-righteousness at all times.

2) The point of Beauty and the Beast (the real one) was “Sacrificial love is true beauty, and it can transform you from within.” Belle was the main vessel for that message, because she sacrificially gave up her life and dreams to save her father. That’s the decision that sets everything else into motion—but most importantly, it’s the first time the Beast shows a flicker of hope onscreen. We’re told from the first sequence that the Beast fell into despair and “lost all hope.” A hopeless, raging monster is all we get to see. Until Belle says “take me instead.” That sacrificial act is when the Beast suddenly stops and shows hope. “You would…take his place?” That’s him, already starting to transform—from despairing to hopeful, because of that one powerful moment of self-sacrifice Belle shows off. During their meeting.

And in the new movie, they stomp all over that scene. They take every ounce of transformative, self-sacrificial love out of it. Live Action Fake Belle never intends to sacrifice herself for her father, she just intends to trick the Beast into letting him go and escaping, herself, later. There’s no self-sacrifice if you already know you’ll be free, later.

Now, you could argue, “The Beast didn’t know that, though. To him, Belle really was sacrificing herself!” Yeah. And look how he reacts. “Your father is a fool. And so are you!” So like. The Beast is not moved by self-sacrificial love…and Belle is not self-sacrificial.

And she’s not self-sacrificial in the whole movie. They place more emphasis on her desire to be free. Which is selfish. It is. It is a more-selfish choice, because when the Beast asks his most vulnerable, sweet, putting-himself-out-there question to Belle—“are you happy here with me?”—the Real Belle immediately said “Yes!” Fast. Convinced. Reassuring him. Because she’s thinking more about how he feels in that moment than how she feels. But, she’s also honest, and she trusts him at that point—they’re genuinely friends by that time—so she glances off to one side, hesitates, and when he asks, “what is it?” she answers, “if only I could see my father,” which—even then—is not about herself, alone. It’s a callback to her love for her father.

But FAKE Belle?

Fake Belle is asked the Beast’s most vulnerable, genuine question—and she answers by preaching at him. “Can anyone be truly happy if they aren’t free?” And instead of the Beast taking her to see her father—because in this version, again, the emphasis isn’t on her sacrificial love, it’s on her selfish focus on freedom—he goes to show her a book that will let her visit anywhere. …which breaks the whole story, by the way.

There are other issues. Big ones. But that, at its heart, is the main problem with Beauty and the Beast (Live Action.)

My opinions on the Cinderella movies are here. (I like them.)

Thank you for asking!

[kabishkat19]

Disney NextGen🥖

Piper (10)

[ninetiesfairydust]

Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)

[disneytva]

Disney Japan is celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Cinderella with new merchandise.

One of the new merchandise items acknowledges "Cinderella II: Dreams Come True" with a plush toy of Lucifer and Pom-Pom.

[casmick-consequences]

the hottest disney couple of all time is anastasia and the baker, actually.

they're thriving.

[amynchan]

Okay, so I watched the first section of Cinderella II yesterday. The bit with Cinderella being in charge of the Royal Ball and figuring out how to do things her way, and I just realized how important the prince is to the entire story despite how little he shows up.

Like, they just came back from their honeymoon, so they're still being lovey-dovey. Sure, got that. But the prince also lets Cinderella know that she's going to be in charge of the Royal Banquet, and Cinderella is, understandably, shocked and concerned and afraid. She literally says "I don't know how to be a princess."

The prince doesn't brush any of this aside, though. He basically says "I see you. That's valid. You're going to have to do this, but I won't let you do this alone. I'll be here to support you." Which is what makes Cinderella feel a bit more confident.

But then they get home, and he and the king have to attend to "Important Matters of State." Obviously plot hand-wave, but the Prince objects to this. He repeats her words to the king, and then adds on "she's never done this before!" Like, he's got confidence that she'll get it done, but he made a promise to her, and it's one he'd like to keep, thank-you-very-much. Eventually, he is pressed to go, and when he does, he's got Cinderella's support, and he apologizes to her. He's still got confidence in her, but he's clearly upset at having to leave her at this time.

Fast forward. Cinderella's been told "this isn't how things are done" and overwhelmed with all of the things of Being a Princess. She's been trying so hard to do well, and she says she's a failure of a princess. Eventually, she gets confused and frustrated and wonders why she has to do things a certain way.

"And why can't commoners enter the castle? I mean, I was a dishmaid when the prince married me! And the prince loves me because I'm me."

She's the one who got frustrated with the system. She's the one who started questioning "why this? Seriously. Why this?" And it was the Prince's distant support that made her go "you know what? No. If nothing else, I'll have him at my back," and let her Go Off, which worked well.

When the Prince comes back, he's just missed the king's whole Thing, but when he does, he notices Cinderella first and compliments everything she's done. The king gives her additional validation, and Cinderella lets the Prince know she's still feeling a little uneasy, though somewhat more settled, by saying "someday I'll get this princess thing right."

Prince says "I think that day is today," letting her know that he still had confidence in her and was going to support her anyways.

Like, guys, I know that he was funny and quick-witted and silly and a bit gung-ho stupid (though not really stupid) in movie III, but some of that personality and devotion did definitely shine through in II, which is probably why I really like that short. yk, other than Cinderella going "I'll try this. No? It sucks? Ok, my turn then." XD

Anyways, parts of Cinderella II aren't as bad as people wanna say. It can still be a good time, and the prince's personality does start to form here as a difference to I.

[katlimeart]

Peach cosplaying as Cinderella (Disney's Cinderella II: Dreams Come True)