Gender Roles In The Film Cinderella

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In a typical classic romantic movie, there is always a Gallant, young, brave prince and a beautiful innocent girl who needs to be saved. In the movies, the prince finds the girl and saves her from her horrible life, then he brings her to the castle, they fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. The film I watched completely fits this description. It exemplifies the genre perfectly. The roles of men and women in the classic movie Cinderella really emphasize the gender roles and the biases than used to be a big part of their society and their daily life during that time period. Also, the film showed how women are represented in classic romantic/fairytale films. After watching this movie, I can clearly see the expectations of each gender and how most decisions are based on appearances. There was a big contrast to when I compared those views to society's views today. …show more content…

They all believe that marriage is the ultimate life goal and that love is superior to both independence and education. People in the 1950’s thought that women should be confined to the role of housewife. Today, the way our society these topics is very different. Women now put their jobs first and marriage isn't their only goal that they want to accomplish. Also, not as many women stay home and become housewives because they have jobs outside of their homes. Lastly, it is worth pointing out that in the film Cinderella, the idea that a woman’s value is determined based on how they look is very prevalent. This is seen in specific parts in the film, such as when Cinderella meets her Fairy Godmother. Initially, Cinderella is dressed quite badly in her house clothes. Her transformation into a impeccably dressed glamorous young bachelorette reinforces the beauty ideal in these old

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