"Ever After" was a great redo of Cinderella, with a slight twist on it. The Brothers Grimm, have a wonderful way of making a childs fairy tale one to remember. They were the inspiration for the book "Cloaked", which was very well written!! Cinderella is a fairy tale written about a childs fear of losing a parent and having to live without them, and the challenges that they will have to face alone in the world. As in "Hansel and Gretel" where their parents abandon them in the forest, it is a childs worst nightmare to have no parent to turn to for guidance.
"Lord of the Rings" series is off the chain! Had to get that off my chest....The three functions of a fairy tale...recovery- the shire is a small town full of giving people, well Hobbits, but it shows what we once knew back in the renaissance era, everyone knew they had to have each others help, there was no gang wars, there was no senseless killings, just harmony and cooperation from one another...escapism- the film gives everyone a brief view of what one persons fantasy world is, knights, dragons, mammoths, elves, dwarves and the like, its nice to have a fantasy world that you can go to, it helps keep the imagination alive, and the possiblity of dreams, so that you are not constantly facing the fears of the real world....consolation- elements of the film that made me feel joy, to see all the races getting along, to know that once upon a time out there people did get along no matter what the color of their skin or the race of their origin, and to wipe out the evil in the world, to bring world peace so to say, makes one think it may be possible....
It is very clear that you are a lord of the rings fan! It really is amazing this perfect little world that the story paints for you. It reminds you of a childlike innocence to the fairytale that is sometimes missed in these bigger "live-action" interpretations.
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