“Cinderella” is Disney’s first-ever live action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale. Director Kenneth Branagh says, “It is impossible to think of Cinderella without thinking of Disney and the timeless images we’ve all grown up watching.” This weekend, “Cinderella” will open in theaters. QueMeansWhat.com has a giveaway for reserved seating to a screening in San Antonio.
The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and her daughters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into the family home. But, when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother’s dying words and to “have courage and be kind.” She will not give in to despair nor despise those who mistreat her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an apprentice at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. It appears her fortunes may be about to change when the Palace sends out an open invitation for all maidens to attend a ball, raising Ella’s hopes of once again encountering the charming Kit (Richard Madden). Alas, her stepmother forbids her to attend and callously rips apart her dress. But, as in all good fairy tales, help is at hand, and a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham Carter) steps forward and, armed with a pumpkin and a few mice, changes Cinderella’s life forever.
The Giveaway – Cinderella Movie Screening in San Antonio
Thanks to our friends at Walt Disney Pictures, I have 5 pairs of reserved seating tickets to see CINDERELLA on Tuesday, March 10th at 7:30pm. Please enter the giveaway below and good luck!
