Ever After

I was so excited about today. We got to watch one of my favorite movies which is Ever After. I have seen this movie over and over but it still never gets old. One of my favorite lines from it is when one of the servants said "the only throne I want her sitting on is the one I have to clean every day." I thought it was more interesting seeing it this time after studying all the different Cinderellas. I never realized that the very first scene had the Brothers Grim talking to the old woman. I guess I always knew they were writing about Cinderella, but I never knew exactly who they were. I love the way they portray Cinderella in this movie. In the Brothers Grim for example their Cinderella had everything handed to her. In this version, her cherished father dies when she is only eight, and she is forced to ten long years of labor. However, she still always remained headstrong and opinionated. It took a lot of courage to save Maurice from eternal servitude. We have not gotten to the end yet but that is my favorite part. The main reason is because she saves herself. In the end, she asks Henry what he is doing there and he says, "I, uh..came to... rescue you." Obviously, she could do that all by herself! Mostly however I like it because I find it to be a really romantic film in a subtle way. There should be more movies like that.