Ella Enchanted

I think we should have watched the movie that was recently on abc family! Luckily, Meghan (the little girl I babysit for) wanted to watch the movie. She thought it was funny because my name is Mandy, just like the cook.

I thought I would make an entry because I am rather confused on what to think about with similarities and such:

Evil is clearly characterized in Ella Enchanted by Dame Olga, but goodness is a more murky issue. Mandy, Ella's fairy godmother should be a force for good. But unlike Cinderella's traditional fairy godmother, who appears with the answers to her godchild's difficulties, Mandy refuses to rescue Ella with her magic wand. She fears even a small alteration of natural events could have disastrous consequences. Lucinda, the other supernatural character, should be a dark force. But her curses stemmed from good intentions, not from anything sinister. Though she should be Ella's enemy because of the curse, it is her magic, not Mandy's, that creates Ella's pumpkin, its attendants, her crown, and jewels. Likewise, Prince Charmont's character is more shaded than Cinderella's charming Prince. Charmont is a dutiful, obedient prince and will be a good ruler like Cinderella's hero. But Ella's intended is capable of bad temper, taking revenge, and abusing his authority as Heir Apparent—all of which he nobly confesses.