The movie "Ever After", is a Cinderella story with
a twist. Danielle played by Drew
Barrymore, as in the traditional story
an orphan who after her beloved father dies is raised be a mean stepmother . Unlike traditional Cinderella stories
where Cinderella was portrayed as meek and passive, Danielle is
fiery, intelligent and not afraid to state her
opinion. In the traditional story the Prince falls for Cinderella a immediately
after seeing her, at the ball after once dance. In this story Danielle meets
the Prince while he is trying to "borrow" a horse from her land , not immediately recognizing him she starts pelting him with apples. Then she see's him again while standing up for
her servant who had been traded for debt to the crown, by her stepmother. She
challenges him to look outside of himself and consider the plight of the men.
From this conversation a spark is lit between
them and through out the story they fall in love through conversation and genuinely
getting to know each other. I love the
strength and the intelligence of Danielle and the different take on the Cinderella story.
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