Techinally she wasn't a doormat in the oringal movie. She didn't have much of a choice: be a slave to her family and maybe get married (but I would believe Lady T would want her to be: slave for life). If she had ran away she could have been accused of scandal and who would want to hire a "homeless orphan woman"? She did frequently complained about her life "Even the clock bosses me around" "Oh Lucifer you mean old thing" and she *might* have hit the cat if the invitation hadn't arrive and "Maybe I should interrupted"
Plus you have to take time period into account. There wasn't exactly social services like in Lilo & Stitch back then.
Cinderella wasn't a sue at all. She was wonderful before- frustrated and bitter about her situation but refused to ever let her oppressors see what they were making her feel. Always classy and strong, a true role model and realistic heroine, different from most heroines today (though I see a lot of her in Belle and Tiana).
And Princess Cornflower is correct. What exactly do people expect Cindy to do? Punch them and go live on the streets? Sell her body maybe so she can eat occasionally? Isn't staying in your home with food and a roof over your head just common sense?
And Walt himself said, Cinderella didn't "wait" for him (not that there's anything wrong with that). She went to the ball and got HIM.
It kinda sounds like while you saw the sequel you maybe didn't watch the first, for awhile anyway.
How dare this review not mention the Prince jumping out the window after being barred from going down the staircase!
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Cinderella III - A Twist In Time - Best Sequel
I watched this movie yesterday and I loved it. I thought it was going to be badly rushed, judging by the plot, but I was wrong.
The first thing I loved about the movie was Cinderella's transformation to a bland, Mary-Sue character into a strong-willed badass. Unlike the first movie, Cinderella didn't wait for her dreams to come to her, she fought for what she felt was right! Instead of being a doormat to her stepmother and others, she was able to stand up to that witch, because lord knows what would have happened if Cinderella didn't defy her evil b*tch of a stepmother. Do you know what would have happened if Cinderella just obeyed her evil stepmother by staying away from the castle, and just playing the victim? Instead, she took risks, including back-flipping off of a moving carriage, and then crashing her own wedding!
The second thing I liked was Anastasia's Character Development. She was able to go from a jerkass step-sister to a sympathetic character who only wanted someone to love her for who she is. I loved how she was able to open her heart and let Cinderella have her happy ending, while in the credits it showed that she supposedly did get a man.
I also loved Jaq and Gus because they were funny. I felt that they were also talented singers and I loved their musical numbers. I also loved how they sang to the prince to convince them about Cinderella. Plus, I loved their battles against Lucifer the Cat. One thing I love about their character is their devotion to Cinderella.
One thing I was shocked about was the derailment of Lady Tremaine. She went from a nasty jerkass stepmother to a sadistic psychopath who would do anything to keep Cinderella from being happy, including attempting to get Lucifer to murder her. I thought that her trying to get Anastasia to pose as Cinderella was a Moral Event Horizon because she was basically attempting to trick the prince into marrying someone else! This is actually rape by association, if anyone doesn't know. I felt that the punishment that her and Dizrella got wasn't very adequate, but at least they got a punishment.
Anyway, I loved this movie and I will be watching it again, next time with my family because I know they might be impressed. That's all.