Analysis on Time Article

In the Time Magazine article titled A Cinderella Story by Stephanie Kraus, TFK interviewed the director Kenneth Branagh of the new movie Cinderella. After reading this article, I realize more how much thought and effort is put into this movie, with careful character selection and costumes.

Branagh mentioned that Lily James (who plays Cinderella) originally auditioned for a part as the evil stepsister. However, they decided that she would actually be the “perfect choice” for Cinderella instead. According to Branagh, Lily James has traits such as causing people to feel “like she could be your best friend” and being “good at talking to animals”. These are great elements for the character Cinderella to have, so it sounds like Lily James is the right fit.

This article makes it clear of how much thought was put into making something as simple as costumes. It says, “The Fairy Godmother’s dress has LED lights, Cinderella’s dress has real diamonds, and the glass slippers are made of real crystal”. I can only imagine how much time and money was used for making these costumes. As Branagh said, it may add a “magical” effect to the movie.

After reading this article, I definitely think this movie is worth seeing. It may be hard to remake the original Cinderella movie, but based off of this article it seems that Branagh is taking this task very seriously.