HAPPILY N'EVER AFTER (PART 1)



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Writer: Robert Moreland, Douglas Langdale
Director: Paul J Bolger, Yvette Kaplan
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinz Jnr, Sigourney Weaver, Andy Dick, Wallace Shawn, Patrick Warburton.

In "Happily N'Ever After" the main story is that of Cinderella(Sarah Michelle Gellar) but told slightly differently. She is in love with the wrong guy while Prince dishwasher(Freddy Prinze Jr) is desperate for her love.

In Fairy Tale Land, stories go by the book with happy endings. Usually things are run by a wizard who makes sure that the balance between good and evil is well maintained and that at the end good wins over evil. In "Happily N'Ever After", the wizard is going on vacation and things are twisted and turned during his absence. He leaves his assistants Munk and Mambo(Wallace Shawn and Andy Dick) behind with precise instructions on maintaining constant supervision on Fairy Tale Land so that situations do not go out of control and happy endings happen.

Unfortunately, Frieda(Sigourner Weaver), Ella's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) evil step mother discovers the secret place where happy endings happen and decides to take matters in hand to ruin everything. She easily disposes of Munk and Mambo who are helpless and turns every situation as much as possible to the worst to prevent the happy endings between Cinderella and Prince Charming and everything happening in the domain. Now that things are under her control, she sets out to change fortune into misfortune.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRINCE CHARMING AND PRINCE DISWASHER



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 Compared to the Prince(Patrick Warburton)who is neither princely nor chraming, Prince dishwasher(Freddy Prinze Jr) is very handsome and a down to earth guy who uses common sense to do stuff while the Prince gets his ideas from a "how to be a Prince" manual. He doesn't wear the royal suit, does not ride a royal white horse, neither does he have a golden crown on his head but his love for Cinderella whom he affectionately calls Ella is true and sincere. He knows the latter loves the Prince but nevertheless offers his help when she is in trouble and even helps her to find the Prince even when it hurts him to do so.

Prince Charming as mentioned earlier is neither Princely nor Charming but is a pretentious stupid guy who learns stuff in a "how to be a Prince" manual. Besides he is unsure about who Cinderella is. After the ball when the magical spell fades and that Cinderella turns back to her ordinary maiden appearance the Prince doesn't recognise her and calls for the "Maiden" three times and whispers when he sees her slippers: "May be she was the maiden afterall" without conviction.

CHARACTER OF CINDERELLA

The Cinderella of "Happily N'Ever After" differs slightly from the original Cinderella. The former is much more independent in her way of doing things when situation gets worst, she takes matters in hand, is not  afraid of her evil step mother and tries as much as possible to save herself. She loves the prince and desperately wants to be his wife but when Prince dishwasher shows his kindness towards her, she turns realistic and takes the wise decision to return his love. She has found true love and the true lover.

CHARACTER OF FRIEDA

Cold hearted, selfish, crazy, rude and cynical that's Frieda's usual way of living. Her nature is totally evil. She belongs to the groupe who are happy to see others miserable and miserable when others are happy. She hates Cinderella and wishes the worst for her. She lives in the evil world and delights in it.

The movie has been criticized and unappreciated by most reviewers. It might be true that the movie is not great but it does teach a few things. One thing we learn is that evil never prosper or sometimes they even contribute to good things happening. The hard time given to Ella by her step mother made her realise that she was choosing the wrong Prince. She ended up falling in love with Prince Diswasher.

Another lesson we learn is that people's current situation and title do not say the truth about them. The Prince for instance is stupid and learns how to be a Prince in a book whereas Prince Dishwasher does not have a title and a royal situation but he is a good hearted guy and ready to help.




HAPPILY NEVER AFTER (PART2)



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It 's evil going on here again and this time it's about a beauty contest. The story this time is Snow White who has to face her jealous step mother. It begins with Queen Grace and King cole going around the city waving at people. At the same time the queen is teaching her daughter how to be kind hearted and help people in need. Another thing she teaches Snow White, is to "remember, the mirror tells half the story" as "beauty is given by helping others". Unfortunately the queen dies early due to sickness and did not have much time to complete her teaching to Snow White regarding helping others. The latter ended up hanging around with friends just like a misguided teenager when she grew up.

Meanwhile the king is planning to get married again and Lady Vain the evil woman will be his second wife. He is much pleased with Lady Vain's resemblance to that of his former wife not knowing her evil plan to rule the kingdom. When the latter settles in the Kingdom, she finds the opportunity to get rid of Snow White as she sees her as thorn but again all the tricks she tries on her fails at the end. She even tries to create enemity between Snow White and her friends but this will not prosper as well. The story is about jealousy. Lady Vain is not happy with her own apperance and her beauty therefore she envies Snow White for that.


CHARACTER OF LADY VAIN

Her name suits her well. An unhappy lady who is not satified with what she has and wants other people's gift. She has a jealous nature and keeps looking for opportunities to discredit Snow White for her beauty. All the tricks she plays against Snow White are in vain.

CHARACTER OF SNOW WHITE

Good hearted but misguided young girl as she lost her mother when she was too young. She is a happy girl who likes to hang out with other friends without really caring about others and not necessarily being selfish.

CHARACTER OF THE KING

An innocent tolerant man who loves his daughter deeply. He has a good heart and sees that Lady Vain suits him as his future wife. He is so good that he does not see the evil side of Lady Vain.

One more time we witness the power of good over evil. Despite Lady Vain's evil attempt to get rid of Snow White and take control of the kingdom, the latter remained strong. Through this hard time she learns to be good to others and help some people in need on her way. When learns the true intention of her step mother, she runs to the palace to help her father. She gets back the approval of everyone and sends away lady Vain.

What I personally learned here is that to make the most of what we've been given as gift from God. Never try to be someone else or trty to steal what they have even if it's called beauty. Beauty by the way is not on the face only but it is what comes from the heart.