Dream a Little Deeper: Episode 8 - Cinderella
The show is finally back to discussing a single movie a week, something our hosts are both VERY thankful for. Alex once again goes over the production history surrounding Cinderella, digging into the multiple potential post-package film comeback options Walt considered, the various forms Cinderella itself took, and the lengths Walt took to make sure Cinderella was a success. Our guests dunk on the animals, and Lindsay offers some suggestions for how better to use those parts of the runtime. Harrison touches on how the aesthetics of class serve as indicators of the moral core of Lady Tremaine and her daughters. Alex hates the prince. Most of our guests don’t like him either and find Cinderella a boring lead. Manish, however, argues for a self awareness to Cinderella and she has a lot more going on than people give her credit for. Alex provides a read of Cinderella as a victim of emotional and physical abuse at the hands of Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drizella. Alex and Harrison wrap up with a light discussion of the depictions of monarchy, class, the master/servant dynamics that manifest in the film, and Lady Tremaine’s effectiveness as a villain.
*Content Warning for discussions of physical and emotional abuse throughout, with specific discussion begins at 54:40 and running through 1:12:20.*
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