Disney seems to be having a trend as of late as the studio that has created so many animated classics are taking these acclaimed movies and creating live action interpretation. From 2010's Alice in Wonderland to last year's Maleficent, more Disney animated films continue to receive new interpretations. The latest classic to be transformed into live action is none other then
Cinderella. The fairytale of the young woman gaining glass slippers and going to the ball has been a part of Walt Disney Pictures since 1950; and this animated is among one studio's most recognizable movies. Now Cinderella has received a live action take and the man behind this interpretation is fame actor/director Kenneth Branagh. Yet, could this adaptation hold true to the original, or does it loose the magic of the animated feature?
Many know the story of Cinderella, and this new movie follows that plot through and through. When Ella (Lily James) looses her mother (Hayley Atwell) and father, she is forced to do the bidding of her stepmother Lady Tremaine (Cate Blanchett) and her stepsisters. After Tremaine prevents Ella from going to the ball, it seems all is lost for the young lady. However all of that changes when Ella's fairy godmother (Helen Boham Carter) appears and uses her magic to get Cinderella to the ball. Once she arrives, Cinderella and the Prince (Richard Madden) fall head over heels for one another; that is until things are cut short and Cinderella flees the castle and you know where things go from there.
