So now that Cruella is out, we have to face up to it. Some people I think have hit it on the nose by saying that the thing that makes this one hard to swallow is that the Evil Queen is a fantasy-medieval character sorceress, and Maleficent is a fay, and Ursula is a supernatural creature, but Cruella is just, like, a rich person from the 20th century, and that’s too close to us. But anyway, one of the hot takes I see a lot in light of this is, “Just wait, their next live action prequel will be the story of a boy in 18th century France struggling to survive and overcome after his parents are murdered by the abstract concepts of literacy and female agency.”
So…
Bad things happen to many people.
Most of them don’t go on to become serial dog-murderers. Or Ghostpocalypse New York. Or set off truck bombs.
(I think that was one of the best things about 2016!Ghostbusters: man feels dumped on by the world, becomes a terrorist. Women feel dumped on by the world, eh, must be Tuesday, get on with their lives.)
“Wait…. Rich. Dead mom. Cool hair. Affinity for animals…. Did they make Cruella into a Disney Princess? — Thu 3rd Jun 21 16:53 ”
Yes this is Cinderella meets 90s comics XTREEME edition. which is why I love it.