I Watched Amazon's Girlboss 'Cinderella' So You Don't Have To
The newest in a long line of Cinderella adaptations, Amazon’s Cinderella (2021) prizes girlbossification above the very story it tries to adapt.

Overnight, Paris is invaded - although peacefully - but the Chinese Army, and millions of Chinese people... It's the Nazi occupation all over again, with modern - funny - twists.
The newest in a long line of Cinderella adaptations, Amazon’s Cinderella (2021) prizes girlbossification above the very story it tries to adapt.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
The accountant in question is Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), who’s neurodivergent. We know this because at a dating event, he bores women with tax advice. He also places his breakfast foods in neat stacks and has no friends.
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
There’s enough evidence to insinuate that What We Do in the Shadows is intentionally queer-coded.