It's admittedly been a while since I've seen Sleeping Beauty...but you are right. Although the Prince had a lot more to do in that one and actually saves her - where here it's two mice. Also magic was more prominent in Sleeping Beauty, while it's more peripheral in Cinderella - outside of the brief bit with the fairy Godmother...there really isn't any. No creature outside of the fairy godmother is magical.
And there's a great deal of focus on the comical animals.
It's also interesting to note that the live action/animated film "Enchanted" appears to be a bit of ...a tongue in check metanarrative on Sleeping Beauty/Snow White and Cinderella by Disney. They sort of make fun/mock what they did in the prior films, complete with a squeaky chipmunk, and an evil Stepmother/Queen/Fairy.
The animated style of Sleeping Beauty is so drastically different than the prior to films - it reminds me of stained glass actually in how they painted it. Sharp angles and vivid color - I think I remember seeing a documentary on it once - where they actually stated that they were going for a feeling of stained glass while making it - which is interesting.
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Date: 2013-01-21 06:05 pm (UTC)And there's a great deal of focus on the comical animals.
It's also interesting to note that the live action/animated film "Enchanted" appears to be a bit of ...a tongue in check metanarrative on Sleeping Beauty/Snow White and Cinderella by Disney. They sort of make fun/mock what they did in the prior films, complete with a squeaky chipmunk, and an evil Stepmother/Queen/Fairy.
The animated style of Sleeping Beauty is so drastically different than the prior to films - it reminds me of stained glass actually in how they painted it. Sharp angles and vivid color - I think I remember seeing a documentary on it once - where they actually stated that they were going for a feeling of stained glass while making it - which is interesting.