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The transcription discusses the differences between the original Grimm Brothers' Cinderella story and its adaptations. The original story is darker and more brutal, with Cinderella being mistreated and having no fairy godmother. Instead, she relies on a hazel tree and a white bird for help. The prince uses a golden shoe to find Cinderella, and the stepsisters face a grim punishment. In the 2008 adaptation, Cinderella is a shy high schooler who attends a masquerade ball and dances with a famous pop star. Instead of a glass slipper, she leaves behind her zoom, an mp3 player. The movie adaptation adds depth to the characters and incorporates pop culture references. The music captures the essence of the 2000s. The changes in the adaptations are made to appeal to teenage girls and make the story more relatable. The original Grimm Brothers' story is appreciated for its dark undertones and serves as a spooky fireside tale with lessons about authenticity and being true to oneself Three, I did. Oh, you did? Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun let's be real it's kind of an unrated edition and of course we can't forget the sassy beats of another Cinderella story with Selena Gomez and Drew Sealy The real Cinderella story by the Grimm Brothers is nothing like the Disney movie it's called actually brutal and it's kind of hardcore. Cinderella is seriously mistreated more like a maid than a stepdaughter and there's no fairy godmother to wave a magic wand. That's a plot twist no fairy godmother how does she get to the ball then? It's all thanks to a hazel tree she planted on her mom's grave and a white bird that grants wishes. It's like her mother's love is still protecting her you know? When the ball comes up her stepmom is trying to keep her home with all these crazy trolls but the bird and a tree hook her up with some beautiful dresses. Magic from nature huh that's kind of cool but what about the glass slipper? Not in this story. Cinderella has a golden shoe and the prince doesn't just wait for her to try it on. He lays some peach on the palisades to catch her. The stepsisters go to the extreme cutting off parts of their feet to fit into the shoe but in the end Cinderella ends up with the prince and those new stepsisters let's just say they get a pretty grim eye for an eye punishment from some trolls. Talk about a brutal twist on karma. Wow that sounds intense. In the 2008 adaption our Cinderella is a shy high schooler that's stuck working for her late mom's boss. She somehow sneaks out to her school's masquerade ball where she dances with a famous pop star leaving him pretty much speechless before running off at midnight but instead of leaving Prince Charming with a glass slipper she forgets her zoom. It's like an mp3 player I think it was discontinued a while ago. Instead of the original lost shoe, love it. So instead of having Cinderella try on the glass slipper, it's now the pop star searching for the girl with the right playlist? Yep. Mary, our Cinderella is also an inspiring dancer that wants to get into a dance academy and Joey, our Prince Charming, helps her get there. The movie adaptation gives both characters a little more depth. Mary wants to escape her miserable stepmom and pursue dance while Joey returns to his old school to find the reason he left to dance in the first place. And hint, Mary helps him find that. Setting the movie to the early 2000s forced the producers to give the characters a little more personality because let's be honest no one wants to watch another Cinderella adaptation if it wasn't a little spiced up with pop culture. Oh totally. And the music, it's like a time capsule of our middle school dances. You got it. From Tell Me Something I Don't Know by Selena Gomez to Just That Girl by Drew Sealy, this movie pretty much captures the essence of the 2000s. Because the target audience are teenage girls, they had to create a Cinderella that their audience would relate to, hence our little shy and quiet Mary. The name change probably came from Virgin Mary I'm assuming because they're innocents. Unlike this new change, I remember listening to the Grimm Brothers Cinderella and it was a nightmare for the little ones to imagine the stepsisters cutting off their toes to fit into the shoes. Now thinking back, the original text is probably not suited for the little ones. True, think of the time period it was written. 1812, more than 200 years ago. Yeah, I didn't like it when I was little but now rereading the Grimm Brothers version of Cinderella, I actually appreciate its dark undertones. It's become a good bonfire story, you know? You've got an eerie vibe with the stepsisters mangling their feet. Talk about gruesome. It's like a creepy tale meets horror story served with a side of deep truth about society. Yeah, it's definitely got that spooky storytelling vibe. Right? It's kind of perfect for that creepy fireside tale vibe. The Grimm Cinderella has that old world charm but with lessons that totally stand the test of time. Like, it's not just not going too crazy in that days for beauty or a prince. It's deeper, about being real with yourself. Imagine sharing that tale with the glow of a bonfire and the night sky above us. And the wild part is, it's still so relevant. It's all about the consequences of faking it and the importance of being true to yourself. Seriously, the Grimm Brothers were dropping truth about authenticity long before it become the mantra of our generation. I want to say this again. Seriously, the Grimm Brothers were dropping the truth about authenticity long before it become the mantra of our generation. Should we cut it or should we?