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Camila Cabello’s Girl Boss Cinderella Undermines Everything Good In The Original Fairytale
The new Cinderella, released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, doesn’t even deserve to be numbered among the many great iterations of the beloved fairy tale. Starring Camila Cabello, the modern take on the classic was simply a lazy attempt to promote progressive ideals while simultaneously undoing every golden lesson from the original tale.
By Molly Farinholt2 min read
The film, written and directed by Kay Cannon of Pitch Perfect, lacks plot and character development and really just relies on its not-so-subtle pandering to progressivism and its very autotuned and rather jarring jukebox playlist. The movie is essentially Pitch Perfect superimposed on a twisted, “forward-thinking” Cinderella storyline. And the music in Pitch Perfect was far better (cringe).