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.

The people of the village of Fruška Gora face wars and socioeconomic turmoils every few decades. This is the case now, in the so-called transitional period. In the surrounding area there is a huge hole full of water, and the fate of the people is somehow connected to it, as a result of the growing power of multinational companies that are expanding, bringing trouble and death. In contrast, and far from it all, an old woman spends her last days not knowing what fate has befallen her hometown.
The newest in a long line of Cinderella adaptations, Amazon’s Cinderella (2021) prizes girlbossification above the very story it tries to adapt.
The Olivia Wilde renaissance is upon us.
Years before Mexican director, Alfonso Cuaron, was winning Academy Awards for movies like Gravity (2013) and Roma(2018), he directed a small, intimate film about two best friends who decide to embark on an improvised road trip to spend time with an older, attractive woman who miraculously agrees to go with them. Y tu Mamá También is a deep journey into the raw sexuality and friendship of the young protagonists, as well as a subtle social and political commentary on Mexico at the time.
This groundbreaking summer blockbuster proves that diversity enhances the action genre.
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.