#mullet over

[verseofthedead]

Local goth night includes psychobillies so I have an excuse to rock this ridiculous hair without judgment.

[byjoveimbeinghumble]

You probably didn't see my reply to that Cinderella gifset since it was a reblog, but I was also unsure about the "I am Cinderella" thing. However, I've come around to reading it as a more metatextual reclaiming of the name. This movie is one of the most psychologically in-depth adaptations of a story whose main character has been heavily criticized as weak, one-dimensional, naive, and misogynistic. 1/2

2/2 By having this version of Ella, who is clearly none of those things, claim the title of Cinderella, the movie vindicates the entire story tradition. She's not a "new and improved" fairy tale princess, she /is/ Cinderella. (IDK if this influenced the filmmakers, but it also makes an interesting contrast with the novel Just Ella, which aggressively deconstructs the story.)

[orangieporangiepuddingpie]