Board Thread:Rant and Rave/@comment-31937823-20180212040050/@comment-25926288-20180311204307

It’s a complex issue. (I won’t argue opinions because I can’t really change them.)

The writers likely went the route they did for two reasons:

1. Everybody knows Cinderella, so why tell that story again? Using the character is different from elevorating on the origin story. For example, do we really need to see Bruce Wayne’s parents die before every Batman movie? The answer is no.

So, they decided to give you a whiff of how Tremaine treats Ella and those around her while “telling” through certain dialogue segments. The issue is as prevalent as it appears is simply due to the perceived and anticipated role that Ella would have. Let’s say it was Henry and Tiana as the anticipated lead couple. Ella’s story would been seen better than it is now because the perceived level of importance doesn’t match the amount of focus it got.

2. Cinderella was the staircase up the tower, but wasn’t on top. That was Rapunzel.

Of course, there’s the things like “The writers like writing villains more than heroes” etc etc, which appear to be true. One could ask, “Was Cinderella just to get access to Drizella and Tremaine?” “Is Princess and the Frog really just to use Facilier?” (After all, I doubt it was just to support Ella with some subplot/friend.)

As for those that say she could have been anyone else...I don’t want to make conclusions about that line of thinking, but let’s say that the idea of using a different fairytale character for Dania really makes minuscule difference.