Every change is so gradual and Cinderella thinks it's for her benefit. NOW FOR DEBUNKING MYTHS Cinderella waits around to be rescued? Not even close! She doesn’t realize she’s being abused for a long time. I didn’t like the burp by the godmother though. Cinderella’s escape probably shocks adults more than kids. It’s not for the content, the stepmother isn’t physically abusive or as mentally tormenting as the stepmother in Ever After. SO WHY IS IT RATED PG? Probably for the use of French and old language-you see this in Jane Austen movies and it works hard to have a historical feel. There’s far more substance use in older G movies. DRINKING, DRUGS: There is a party and you might assume people are drinking, but it’s brief, you’ll probably notice the gambling more-but it's doubtful your child will take much notice. Cinderella says “nobody will be looking at my feet” and even she and the prince exchange looks over the glass slippers like they are kind of over-the-top, but oh well. EXAMPLE IN THIS REGARD: Cinderella herself is satisfied with the simple things in life and is a great example, but her fairy godmother insists on making her fashionable and will not allow her to “ruin the whole look”. Cinderella stands out from others in this. CONSUMERISM-Not really other than the typical desire from the step-family (not the lead) to have more things than others, a sort of thing you’d expect if you watched other versions. LANGUAGE Other than what I just mentioned, I don’t recall any outside the stepsister’s rudeness to each other. A little shocking compared to the cartoon but not enough to be PG. The prince takes Cinderella into secluded places to be alone with her, not even palace guards can supervise-but you are there the whole time and nothing happens unless you count him putting her shoe back on as sexy it’s more of would this be safe with how little she knows of him? The stepmother calls a mysterious princess a “vulgar young hussy”, and a stepsister calls Cinderella “Cinderwench”. SEX/NUDITY Cleavage but only during the ballroom scene which was pretty typical for the time, and the stepsisters at home as they are in their underclothes getting ready for the ball. But it’s questionable if any of this justifies a PG rating. The stepmother also suddenly breaks an object in a moment of anger. All of this peril is in the cartoon version as well, so if they can handle that they can handle this. A cat chases mice-but it does not dominate or steal from the storyline. Her step-family ripping her dress was mean too. Cinderella also gets trapped inside a pumpkin that dashes onto a rock (she’s fine), and her carriage almost goes over the edge of a cliff. VIOLENCE The stepsisters, not the leading lady, compete/bicker with each other, sometimes in a joking way (not directed to the lead Cinderella, although they do think she’s “mad” and a “half-wit”) to the point where they are threatening to “scratch your eyes out”, push each other into dangerous places, dash brains out. There's a little mild language ("stupid," "shut up") and some background drinking at a party. The stepmother's cruelty and neglect toward Cinderella could scare some kids. But the prince is transfixed by Cinderella after meeting her just once, and she has no future until he comes and rescues her. Everything about the film is visually stunning - from the sets to the costumes to the actors - and being a courageous, kind person is a constant theme. The prince's father also dies, and Cinderella is a beautiful, kind, and dutiful young woman (albeit one with an unreailstically tiny, corset-cinched waist) who's left to suffer at the hands of her evil stepmother (the divine Cate Blanchett). Both are drawn-out scenes filled with tears and intense sadness, which could upset younger kids. As a child, Cinderella ( Downton Abbey's Lily James) loses her mother her father dies when she's older.
Parents need to know that this non-musical take on Cinderella is true to the classic Disney animated tale, if somewhat more intense given that it's live action instead of a cartoon.
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