Bad casting
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floridagirl47 — 11 years ago(March 17, 2015 02:25 PM)
I wasn't aware that Cinderella had to be absolutely beautiful Just how beautiful does a woman have to be anyway? Lily is beautiful, but can also play Cinderella as a scullery maid and still look good but not too good. She has an inner glow and loveliness. This idea of women's beauty is so ridiculous and is detrimental to all women and especially young girls. Why can't Cinderella be basically pretty with girl-next-door looks and then look stunning as a whole once she is dressed in beautiful clothes, as any girl would when dressed for a prom or other 16d0grand event. Everyone has a different standard for beauty, but why are people so hung up on outer beauty!?! It is superficial and fleeting.
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jimmer69 — 11 years ago(March 17, 2015 03:32 PM)
'Lily is beautiful, but can also play Cinderella as a scullery maid and still look good but not too good. She has an inner glow and loveliness.'
EXACTLY how I feel! I have no doubt someone could fall for her instantly. -
danmankp37 — 11 years ago(March 17, 2015 06:13 PM)
"I wasn't aware that Cinderella had to be absolutely beautiful Just how beautiful does a woman have to be anyway"
She is stunning so I don't know what man would not be attracted to her.. When you can look like a 10 in rags you got it all.. -
HarveyManfredSinJohn — 11 years ago(March 21, 2015 03:43 PM)
Just how beautiful does a woman have to be anyway? Lily is beautiful, but can also play Cinderella as a scullery maid and still look good but not too good. She has an inner glow and loveliness. This idea of women's beauty is so ridiculous and is detrimental to all women and especially young girls. Why can't Cinderella be basically pretty with girl-next-door looks and then look stunning as a whole once she is dressed in beautiful clothes, as any girl would when dressed for a prom or other grand event. Everyone has a different standard for beauty, but why are people so hung up on outer beauty!?! It is superficial and fleeting.
Finally. Someone who talks sense.
It demeans the Prince as a character if he is only attracted to Cinderella on a merely superficial physical basis, and it also plays into the offensive notion that physical beauty is all that matters and that physical beauty always equals inner beauty/substance.
Personally I prefer Cinderella films like 'Ever After' in which the ordinarily beautiful Drew Barrymore played down her good-looks and was actually presented as quite plain, physically-speaking, but highly intelligent and strong-willed, whereas one of her nasty step-sisters was conventionally beautiful but utterly shallow and vapid when it came to her personality. -
tiffanykk2002 — 11 years ago(March 26, 2015 11:01 PM)
You people are ridiculous. Just came from the movie and this woman was absolutely gorgeous as Cinderella. She was perfect for the role. You all are way too critical for no reason whatsoever. Just enjoy the damn movie
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floridagirl47 — 11 years ago(April 03, 2015 08:46 AM)
Finally, someone with a brain that is not superficial! Harvey thanks for your comment I agree with you "Ever After" was an excellent example of the depth that can be captured with fairy tales rather than the usual superficial fluff. The Cinderella in the current movie is in Downtown Abbey and is quite pretty, but lights up the screen with her spirit and sweetnessThis is what Cinderella should be.
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spasek — 11 years ago(March 19, 2015 03:31 PM)
I found her stunning. You're entitled to your opinion, but to create a thread that this was "bad casting" is over-the-top.
Clearly, most people found her stunning and enchanting: perfect qualities for Cinderella. -
harveythepooka — 11 years ago(March 21, 2015 01:37 AM)
I have to agree that she's very average looking. Don't get me wrong, she is extremely presentable, but she's pretty in a young, thin, good clothes and good make up kind of way. She isn't naturally beautiful and is just an average looking girl imo. Her nose is too big and her ears stick out to much for her to be more than pretty. I don't mean to hate. She's an attractive girl being she can afford to be. If people stopped giving her clothes to wear at premieres and she started to shop at walmart on a budget very few people would think she was anything more than average.
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HarveyManfredSinJohn — 11 years ago(March 21, 2015 03:33 PM)
I disagree that the stepsisters look better than her, although I wish they had. Cinderella's
inner
beauty should be what attracts the Prince to her, not her physical appearance. It would be much more progressive if the 'Ugly Sisters' were gorgeous blonde supermodel types with really rotten personalities and Cinderella was a slightly plainer looking woman who nevertheless has a stunning, effervescent and intelligent personality.
Remember inner-beauty is more important than physical beauty.