Christmas Magic in A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
When the retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale and a holiday spirit come together, viewers learn about class issues as well as perseverance despite setbacks.

"Tudou", freshly 19, lives with his uncle and older brother in a Sanheyuan compound. He starts to fend for himself at an early age and takes on high-risk jobs of labor, even ones in legal grey areas. A group of young people from the countryside of Yunlin, Taiwan are eager to turn their lives around, but life is ever changing. When they join the workforce and start a family at an early age, will their children share the same fate?
When the retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale and a holiday spirit come together, viewers learn about class issues as well as perseverance despite setbacks.
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
Izzy and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts and making their own decisions.
In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.
Yeah, sure, the movie’s about Carnage. But it’s really about love. A love that defies all odds: the love between a man and his man-eating alien symbiote.