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008: Ever After (1998) versus Cinderella (2015)

March 11, 2022 • Rae Bell • Season 1 • Episode 8

In this episode I compare the fairytale retellings of Cinderella in 1998’s Ever After and the imaginatively-named Cinderella of 2015. I ponder how a film as rife with historical inaccuracy as Ever After still gets crowned my all-time queen of the Aschenputtels. I ponder, more pointedly, how a film as rife with potential as Cinderella still turned out so unremittingly banal.

Timestamps:

00:50 Introduction; or, Enter The Enchanted Forest Of My Childhood Fairytale Faves

14:45 Ever After; or, Correcting A Misreading Of Thomas More With Another Misreading Of Thomas More

32:00 Cinderella; or, No Seriously, Why Does This Chick Talk To Mice?

46:20 Conclusion; or, Erecting A Lightning Rod In The Middle Of A House Of Mouse Storm

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