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Time spent watching films, even crappy ones, is time well-spent.

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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

1/18/2023

Cinderella (1950)

The songs hold up, the mice are funny, and it's lovely to look at. But the characterizations are broad and the misogyny rampant. 

One thing I hadn't caught as a child is that Cinderella is more relatable than I'd thought. She's not all "sunshine and light" doormat, she's got opinions about her abusers and is sassy under her breath. She's simply learned that it's practical to express those feelings only in private.

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