Possible points here: 1 for some kind of outside help to get Cinderella to the ball! But some form of wish-granting figure seems like a key part of the story.
The magical help: Not all movie Cinderellas feature magic, particularly the modern-day ones. The prince: Traditionally, he’s a bland victory condition who doesn’t really do anything besides see Cinderella at the ball and fall in love with her. Possible points here: 2 - 1 for starting at the bottom, 1 for coming out on top. Her personality will vary, but the rags-to-riches journey is paramount. The heroine: What defines a Cinderella story? The way the downtrodden heroine rises above her station. We’re evaluating each Cinderella mostly by the parameters of the Perrault story, with an exception for the other popular retelling from the Brothers Grimm. Perrault’s version introduced the most common Cinderella plot elements: the fairy godmother, the pumpkin she turns into a carriage, and the glass slipper. To figure out how each movie iteration of Cinderella most accurately fits the fairy tale, we need to actually pick the parameters of the fairy tale. To curate our list a little, I’ve selected the top-ranked Letterboxd movie for each of those categories. Can a Cinderella story still be a standout creative work if the only requirement is following the fairy-tale play-by-play? There are so many iterations of Cinderella out there, but the traditional American and British film adaptations can roughly be divided into five categories: animated, modern update, parody, live-action based on the story, and live-action based on the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical. Modern audiences may look for some edgy new spin on the classics, but with all the pressure to make a different Cinderella story, it’s worth considering which ones stick closest to tradition.
“Because they’ve already done it, and they’ve already done a great job, and I can’t just redo the greatness.” “How can I just make it different?” Cannon tells Polygon about how she planned her version. A jukebox musical? No villain? Girlboss Cinderella? It’s a timeless fairy tale that’s been retold over and over again, but writer-director Kay Cannon deliberately took big, modern risks with her new take on the tale. Versions of the story go back to ancient China and Greece, but the fairy tale version most American audiences will know is the Charles Perrault version, penned in the 1600s. There’s a vast pantheon of Cinderella movies - and Cinderella plays and musicals and radio shows and ballets, and basically every sort of adaptation under the sun. The Amazon Prime Cinderella movie didn’t go over well with critics, but in part that might be because it has so much competition in its field.
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