In so doing they also misunderstand the real motivation in doing labour which is in favor of the bourgeoisie and systematically dismiss it to eradicate the presence of social class. Throughout the film Cinderella's clothing reflects where she is economically and socially.Ĭinderella's characters all live in the Marxist concept of false consciousness where people who are exploited by the privileged minority cannot recognize their social or economic state resulting in a pursuit of being in a higher rank.
This is even more enhanced later on in the film when Cinderella marries the prince, wearing a glamorous gown presenting how she's moved onto an upper class. Cinderella is clearly shown wearing the same attire with muted colors contrasting her stepmother and step siblings are shown wearing strong finely designed clothing with expressive colors, symbolizing the riches the bourgeoisie gains from the proletariat. The proletariat provides the means of product and the bourgeoisie owns them (The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx andįriedrich Engels, 1985). What Marxism calls bourgeoisie and proletariat are definitions of different classes and how much they inherent economic and social power. The film begins to establish class struggle through the characters' clothing.
By applying marxist theory, this is evidenced, through the costumes, the town's false consciousness, and finally the competition to be the prince's wife. How the town is under the influence of higher achievements.
#Cinderella 1950 movie#
However rarely is it highlighted how the plot of the movie is based on a capitalist society. A sexist film many have called it, commenting on the relationship between Cinderella and her prince. In the end Cinderella ends up marrying the prince. She is forced to labour around the house all whilst living in a kingdom where the king is trying to find an eligible wife for his prince. Following Cinderella, an orphaned child where she lives under her stepmothers and stepsisters' control. A fairytale, happiness and chasing dreams are all in the 1950 Cinderella film directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, a classic children's movie.
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