Afternoon Date.

I’m not big on the huge Disney Machine.
I’ve spent my share, several thousand of dollars to be exact, supporting their movies, theme parks and other merchandise. About ten years worth. So when I heard about the live action Cinderella movie, well I expected another Frozen, where I chucked and smiled every now and then while my daughter stared intensely at everything on screen. But this time turned out be different. I asked her about watching the movie with me and she responded half enthusiastically.
    See my daughter has now turned (recently it would seem to me) into a young lady. Her time is still enjoyed watching cartoons from time to time but honestly she would rather be making YouTube videos, be at karate practice or painting her nails with mom.
   So we walked up to the theatre, agreeing we would spend our Daddy-Daughter time watching this film.
   Another part of me was hesitant about exposing my daughter to another film where all the leads are lacking any skin color. I had heard some of the reports about how some groups were viewing the lack of ethnicity in the film as another way the big companies seem to keep the colors separated. But my film choices were either Cinderella or Chappie. And I know I wouldn’t be able to handle Chappie, let alone my sensitive but maturing ten year old  daughter.
   Well I’m glad to say that we had a blast.
During the flick we talked about the scenes, joked about “what ifs” and had an overall good time. The film was great, with both of us laughing and smiling through out the film. Even though Cate Blanchett was evil ( I still love you Cate) she wasn’t over the top scary. She was genuinely an evil step mother but also very human. The prince wasn’t annoyingly overly charming. And I found the supporting cast to be greatly diversified. The retelling was great and the effects were amazing (as always from Disney).
Over all, we loved it.
I recommend it to any single dad’s, single moms, family getaways or even adult date nights.
And a word of advice to all those who complained about the lack of diversity and color in the film. Don’t take it so serious, it’s only a fairly tale.