Analyze the development of a classic fairytale such as "Cinderella" by looking at the changes made from the Perrault and Grimm tales to the Disney adaptations and retellings such as "Ella Enchanted".
This sounds like a great idea because you have ALOT of material to work with. So many companies are coming out with TV shows, movies, books, etc. based on classic fairytales and giving them their own twists. I also like how you are focusing on one story as opposed to multiple at once. It could get messy if you tried to do multiple stories. Good luck! – Jessica Zalzman9 years ago
Also, although her character has only been in a couple of episodes, Once Upon a Time put an interesting spin on the Cinderella character that gives her a little more agency regarding how she gets to the ball/her life after happily ever after/etc. – kdaley9 years ago
You could also mention media that is not strictly a fairy tale but are obviously influenced by Cinderella in some way. Like Ever After for example has no real magic in it but the story is very much the same. – Cagney9 years ago
A Cinderella Story starring Hilary Duff comes to mind as an example. – Amena Banu9 years ago
It might also be interesting to look at how the Cinderella myth manifests in other parts of the world, as well. Yeh-Shen in China or Vasilisa The Beautiful in Russia, for example. – Natalie Sheppard9 years ago
You could mention how we now see many portrayals of Cinderella in film/ tv and how it can be now seen as outdated – zazu5 years ago
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