Guest blogger: Keera 2

The movie Cinderella Story came out in the early 2000s. I can tell the movie forward and backward. The movie starts out with Sam and her dad and the very happy life they live. Then her dad thinks he needs a new wife and he marries a witchy lady. When the earthquake hits Sam’s dad leaves her and ends up dying. After that everything just falls apart in Sam’s life, her stepmom and stepsisters are always trying to mess with her. Fiona (Sam’s stepmom) always wants her to work and skip school, she doesn’t want her to go to the college she wants to. Brianna and Gabriella are Sam’s stepsisters and they think they are better than Sam but in reality they aren’t popular. Sam is loving, brave, somewhat forgiving, and very independent. Fiona is conceded, selfish, and high maintenance. Brianna and Gabriella have pretty much the same personalities. They are both high maintenance, they are mean and cruel, and they are like to get Sam in trouble. Sam’s motivation is Rhonda, who was Sam’s dads’ best friend. Rhonda is always trying to help Sam and make her feel like she is worth something in this world. Another major motivator in Sam’s life is the famous words of her dad, “Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.” Austin Ames is the guy that Sam is secretly in love with and when she finally meets him they start talking. A major theme in this movie is that no one should take anything for granted. Another one is deal with what you got because you never know when it will go away. I agree with critics on the rating of Cinderella Story because it is a really great movie. My overall opinion of this movie would be that it is a great non-animated version of Cinderella. I love this movie and I also give props to all the actors and actresses in it.