Some fairy tales seem to be every film director’s passion. Cinderella is one of them. There must be hundreds of adaptations on this story.
Cinderella who lives the American dream as she went from rag to riches, is indeed very popular. Not just for her glass shoe.
Of course, Cinderella is also a role model for femininity and traditional virtues. Young and beautiful she is suffering until she is found by the prince aka Mr. Right.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel is even worse. She is waiting around in a tower without a door, growing her hair so the prince has a chance to rescue her.
Did you ever ask why she did not do something useful with her time? Although I have not much patience and am a rather active person, I admit I never wondered about this.
I took it as a fairy tale and never questioned why nobody bothers to rescue a bored prince.
REBELLIOUS INSIGHTS
Everything can be looked at from different aspects as two Italian showed. They took matters in their own hands and revealed the side effects of not questioning the status quo.
Instead, they researched the biographies of extraordinary women.
Marie Curie, Coco Chanel, Amalia Earhart to name some representatives of this fascinating collection. The book is called «Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women» and it became an instant hit.
Millions of parents wanted their daughters to read this book. It has been translated in various languages and is so successful that the authors meanwhile created an entire series of books about women who followed their own lead, who are or were brave, strong-willed and changed their own lives or the one of others.
COMMUNICATION WITH FACTS AND HUMOUR
Their marketing strategy is admirable. Nobody denies that in countless families and many countries woman and girls are badly mistreated and have little access to education. But lamenting doesn’t help, all it does is make us feel miserable.
The two authors used a very powerful weapon: laughter. – BK
Cinderfella explains it all
Please watch the video clip.
