Cinderella III: A Twist in Time - Nostalgia Critic

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This movie peaked with the “I forbid you from walking down these stairs!” “OK.” (jumps out window) scene. One of the funniest bits in any animated feature, Disney or not.

What I love about this movie is Cinderella's no longer a slave to her circumstances. She has everything taken away from her and is forced to take back everything she lost by herself. No one does it for her. Empowering and beautiful. Jennifer Hale and Tres MacNeille bring a ton of personality to their roles too. My favourite Disney sequel of all time. It's great to see you review it! 😀

Cinderella: "oh dear, I lost my glass shoe."
Cinderella 3: "I GOTTA GET TO 88 MILES PER HOUR OR ELSE MY STEP MOTHER IS GONNA BECOME A DICTATOR!"

The Prince has the best moments in the movie, has a lot more dialogue and a chance to shine.
Wish they'd actually give him a name.

"But the talking mice say she's the wrong girl," Has to be one of the funniest out of context lines I've ever heard.

What Could Have Been: At earlier drafts, Drizella was going to be the sister with the Heel–Face Turn arc. The creative team ultimately decided to have it be Anastasia instead after seeing her subplot in Cinderella II; The Baker she fell for in that film briefly appears with her in this film's credits, indicating that their romance still happens in this alternate timeline.

“But the talking mice say she’s the wrong girl!”

Okay, that’s somehow funnier than him jumping out the window.

"I forbid you to take another step down these stairs!"
"Okay."
And just like that... Charming became my favorite prince.

That moment where the prince jumps out the window shows that he's actually just like his dad. The king is show to have a very similar goofy personality. It's just often interrupted by his temper. Which I'm guessing the prince didn't inherit.

"I FORBID YOU TO TAKE ONE STEP DOWN THESE STAIRS!"
"...okay."
(YEET)

"The talking mice say she's the wrong girl!"
That line alone makes it a 10/10 masterpiece!

I might have figured out a way to explain the "love by hand-touch" without breaking the movie. It's a long explanation, so have a sit down if you want to read it.

The wand's magic can create a great illusion, but it ISN'T 100% perfect and has limits (breaking a spell strictly at midnight is an example). The Prince can have his memories re-written by the wand, but not *overwritten*. He'll initially believe it was Anastasia he was dancing with that night - until he actually touches her hand and realize something off - it's not the hand he remembers holding during the ball. His memories and his senses suddenly contradict each other. Then later, he touches Cinderella's hand; while HE might think it's love, it's really his senses recognizing her familiar touch. The mice and their catchy little song help him confirm he's been fooled, and once he reaches Cinderella on the ship, he finally dispels the illusion touching her hand again.

And what happens later? The Step-mother tries replacing Cinderella altogether, with Anastasia as the doppelganger - but again the wand magic is not foolproof. At the critical moment of saying "I do," Anasderella (or whatever fake name you think works better) touches hands with the Prince at the altar. Despite the visual transformation, the Prince notices a big difference upon contact, quickly figuring out there's another illusion.

Also, Anastasia concludes with "I don't" at the same touch. That's the hardest part to explain, my workaround is this:
She might also believe the same thing about the special hand-holding - but as the movie progressed, it was obvious she was having serious doubts about the entire situation. They boil over at the altar. She was expecting something special from embracing the Prince's hand - but felt nothing. Was she supposed to? I'll let you decide. But I do know what she decided both mentally and emotionally - "No, none of this feels right at all, I can't do it." Thus, everything comes together.

And that's my take. This of course relies on the assertion that you can subtly recognize how a person's hand feels versus someone else's... I never had a relationship that deep, so I can't tell you if that's real. Still, if you find that feasible in a world where magic exists, it can certainly help resolve the movie's most questionable element.

"The servants here are subpar, do you want a job?" The third timeline

This is THE best Cinderella sequal you could ever make, fight me. It's funny, it can get dark af, it fleshes the Prince and King and Anastasia out so much, it lets you see more of Cinderella's iron will from the original movie... amazing. Also good message that you can be feminine and sweet and not let people walk all over you. and that BOTH men and women need to fight for what they want. BOTH.

The fact Lady Trumain was willing to change her own daughter Anastasia into Cinderella shows she has no faith in her own child! I was deeply horrified by this and shocked how dark this came from a made for DVD movie!

"but the talking mice said she's the wrong girl" line is funny, though also a mild reference to the original grim tale, except the ones who tell the prince he's got the wrong girl are the birds, and they also snitch about the fact the stepsisters mutilated their own feet to fit in the glass slipper! So by the Time Cinderella finally wore it, it had been stained a bit red from heel to toe.

i've always loved the theory that Prince Charming is the direct descendent of Ariel and Eric, that painting the King and late Queen looks a lot like Ariel with the red hair (descendent of melody, the hair colour skips generations) and the theme of the seashell. Same voice artist as Eric after all. David Christopher Barnes

Fun fact: This is the only Cinderella movie in which Bruno the bloodhound is absent.

This movie is what made Cinderella one of my favourite disney princesses. She's so badass in this film, but still stays true to her original character. And the Prince is actually CHARMING WTF-