tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post3955895356916347650..comments2023-11-05T03:22:55.709-08:00Comments on Bookworm1858: Fairy Tale FridayThe Insouciant Sophisticatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-56067084830651713032010-08-20T07:05:58.203-07:002010-08-20T07:05:58.203-07:00+JMJ+
I agree this movie can be considered a mode...+JMJ+<br /><br />I agree this movie can be considered a modern fairytale! (I haven't read the book, though.) We've taken the name "Cinderella" and applied it to these sorts of stories, in which someone is lifted up from obscurity and made to shine, but we now want our new "princesses" to prove their worth as well. =)<br /><br />I think that Sylvester Stallone's <i>Rocky</i> is another great "Cinderella" story--a fairy tale in a gritty, urban setting that compromises on neither the magical elements nor the realism.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-530836089087964376.post-79294796349085820982010-08-20T01:51:16.248-07:002010-08-20T01:51:16.248-07:00Not stretching the theme at all, anything connecte...Not stretching the theme at all, anything connected to fairy-tales works.<br /><br />I love Princess Diaries! It really has the structure of a fairy-tale, you're right. The movie sequels are a bit weird.;)Irena @ This Miss Loves to Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127816068294702715noreply@blogger.com