Friday, 27 November 2009

A Cinderella Story - Research

Below is a detailed description of the storyline of the film:

Cinderella never had it this bad. Cinderella story is a twisted and hilarious update of the classic fairy tale, with main character high school senior Sam Montgomery as “Cinderella” . She lives at the beck and call of her self obsessed step mother Fiona and her wicked or ugly step-sisters, who treat her more like a servant than a member of the family. This is the reality version of the fairytale, the fairytale has been cleverly updated asthough they are a dysfunctional family with everyday problems. Although Sam has more to deal with than the average teenager. Her step mother is very plastic looking she has long fake blonde hair and always dresses outrageously in hot pinks. The step- sisters are twins who are typical teenagers who argue and fight, but they always seem to stick together when it comes to battling with Sam “Cinderella”.
With her sights set on attending Princeton, Sam finds her dull social life boring yet complicated, when she chats to her prince charming online. But when her anonymous emailer turns out to be her high school’s popular guy Austin Ames, which she couldn’t believe, so she ran away leaving him and while running away she drops her mobile phone, this is quite an interesting update to the fairytale, as in the original Cinderella drops her shoe and this film shows her leaving her mobile phone.
Fearing rejection if her secret is revealed, Sam dodges Austin's efforts to discover the identity of his princess. Will Sam let fear hold her back, or will she find the courage to be herself and claim the life she's always wanted? Her chance at happily ever after depends on it.
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Clifford Werber Production, in association with Dylan Sellers Productions.
Directed by Mark Rosman, A Cinderella Story is written by Leigh Dunlap and produced by Clifford Werber, Alyssa Goodman, Hunt Lowry and Dylan Sellers.

Main Cast:

Hilary Duff
Chad Michael Murray
Jennifer Coolidge
Regina King


Genre:
This is more than just a Cinderella story as Sam is not just doing all this for her self, but also for her friends at the diner. They hate her Step mum just as much as Sam does. It is a romantic comedy for teens and adults. Teens will enjoy the love story and the theme of a non-popular girl finding her way. It's best described as "cute" because it doesn't make you crack up laughing, or cry, as it is just a cute and innocent storyline. I know there are many versions of the Cinderella story, but this is one of my favorites because it is realistic and placed into the present time period. There is no magic in this. Everything could really happen which will make it even more enjoyable for young girls and teens to watch.

helpful sources:
http://www2.warnerbros.com/acinderellastory/index.html
http://www.viewpoints.com/A-Cinderella-Story-review-1d7b1

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