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Cinderella 1950 vs 2015

posted 10 years ago by justinohearn
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Which version of the character do you prefer?

Cinderella- I would say a toss up. I love Ilene Woods performance as Cindy. She is kind, sweet and nurturing but also smart, sassy and strong willed. She really bring her to life. I thought Lily James was great as well. She was perfectly cast and did the character justice. If I had to pick I would give a slight edge to the 1950 version but I love both.

Lady Tremaine- 1950 all the way. I like Cate as an actress and I thought he did well. But I felt they made the character a bit too over the top. She felt more like Cruella De Vil that Lady Tremaine at times. Eleanor Audley is perfectly chilling as the stepmother and makes her an evil woman who you love to hate.

The Prince- 2015. The original was barely in the movie.

The Fairy Godmother- I liked both I would probably give an edge to the 1950 version.

Drizella- 2015

Anastasia- 1950

The Grand Duke- 1950

The King- 2015

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[–] BigBadDolemite 9 years ago

The old version in every aspect.

[–] starcraftbw88 9 years ago

My vote goes to the 1950 one. This one somehow manages to remove everything good about the old one. In a sentence, it feels like there is no heart.

[–] KristenStewartForever 9 years ago

I like the 2015 version the best of the two.

[–] Housefan2 9 years ago

Cinderella- 1950. I like Lily James but the script made her so ho-hum about everything. She's locked in that attic for days and she never once tries to escape. Cinderella helped the mice formulate her escape once Gus was captured. Lily James didn't even bother to signal when the Prince came to her house with the slipper.

Lady Tremaine- 1950 by a landslide. I was actually scared of that woman. Yikes!

The Prince- 2015. I think the original had one line. Yawn.

The Fairy Godmother- 1950s.

Drizella- ties

Anastasia- ties

The Grand Duke- 1950

The King- 2015 The King in the 1950s version was nuts. He honestly didn't care about which girl fit the slipper as long as she had a functioning uterus.

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[–] happyphantom9 9 years ago

I loved Lily James as Ella, but her Cinderella was *too* passive. I was very surprised that Cinderella from the 1950s version was more assertive than the 2015 version.

[–] JordanCarrington 9 years ago

What a load of crock!

We write the story...

[–] monstermayhem32 9 years ago

I still think it is a great update while staying loyal to the animated film.

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[–] MydnightRose 9 years ago

Cinderella 1950, who would have thought she would be more of a female role model than the 2015 version. She was also prettier
Prince-2015, despite the original Prince never speaking I feel the 2015 Prince brought a lot of heart to the role and romance not counting the unbelievable love at first site not even knowing her name angle. Plus how can you resist those teeth
Fairy god mother 1950
Lady Tremaine 1950
King tie
Duke 1950
Dress 1950, not only is her dress suppose to be silver not blue, but I think the 2015 dress isn't too appealing. I'm not in love with the 1950 version either but at least the color is right.

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[–] NostalgiaFan 9 years ago

The 2015 version seemed much more detailed.
There were no British accents in the original version.
The original Lady Tramaine looked more intimidating and even scary looking.

However I'm for the original cartoon version.

[–] UnvoicedApollo1 9 years ago

1950 I feel has a much stronger version of Cinderella.

I just think there were a lot of issues that made this Cinderella feel weak as a character. At least 1950s Cinderella felt like her estate was in the middle of nowhere, not a horse ride's trip to the marketplace. 1950 Cinderella was kept from any servants she might have known. She went through a much more traumatic dress scene. Overall, that isolation provided an easier motivation for her to remain stuck. 2016 Cinderella still had no where to go, but her ability to escape for a day on horseback or remain in touch with former servants undercut her character's emotions.

[–] kenonw 9 years ago

1. 2015 Cinderella could leave but where would she go? The streets would not be kind to homeless orphans. One could argue that she could go get a job somewhere, but if you've seen something like Downton Abbey, you would know that a servant needed good references from their master or mistress to get a new job. Lady Tremaine is not the kind to give out references, let alone good ones.

2. She only saw one former servant and it was purely by coincidence. The film cut this but Flora, the cook, just happened to run into Cinderella in the market. It wasn't a planned meeting.