A Happy Beginning

Cinderella (2015) dir. Kenneth Branagh

CINDERELLA 2015 WAS THE BEST DISNEY REMAKE SO FAR AND NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT

Cinderella (2015) dir. Kenneth Branagh

have courage, and be kind.

Who are you to stop an officer of the King? Are you an empress? A saint? A deity?

I believe that we need not look outside of our borders for strength or guidance. What we need is right before us. And we need only have courage and be kind to see it. Cinderella (2015) dir. Kenneth Branagh

Cinderella (2015)

Will you promise me?

I watched all the Disney princesses, and it’s amazing how they changed and they have become more modern, right up until Frozen. I wanted a lot of Belle and of Ariel. I’m such a geek now with princesses. It’s pathetic. I wanted that desire for more in life, to want to explore, and to want to daydream. I feel like that spirit of princesses makes them great role models. They’re great inspirations for kids because they are outside of society, in a way. They don’t settle. The criticism of this girl just waiting for a prince to save her, we wanted to chuck that out and not have that dominate in our film. So, I tried to take flavors from all of the princesses, but keep the overriding sensation of Ella, which is that she is this kind, good person that is able to be happy in a cruel environment, and that is her superpower. – Lily James

“Will you take me as I am — an honest country girl who loves you?”

Cinderella (2015); dir. Kenneth Branagh