Ella embarks on a journey to find the fairy godmother and break this spell.
Its got clever dialogue and many a smirk-inducing moment.
There are some things in life you just do.
Miramax
Ella: How about if I stop thinking about you?
How about if I dont want you anymore?
Prince Charmont: How about if I want you?
Benny: Ah, young love.
Full of promise, full of hope, ignorant of reality.
Ella: Are you suggesting that I dont know my own feelings?
Sir Peter: Precisely.
Sir Edgar: I never loved your mother.
My heart belongs to another.
Unfortunately, she doesnt reciprocate my feelings.
But no matter, I shall turn her into a cockroach, or a toad.
But the real you is something you must decide for yourself.
Ella: just dont eat me, giant!
Olive: Im not gonna eat you.
Prince Charmont: I have to ask you a question.
Its a good one so think about it.
Do you want to dance?
Ella: You want to know how I feel?
Ill tell you how I feel.
Ella: Im not just falling in love with a boy.
Im falling in love with a kingdom, with a prince, with dreams.
Prince Charmont: Im really good at… riding.
Ella: Ive been cursed.
Its a story of honor, betrayal, and the power of love.
And after that, we can all join hands and sing songs about… kumbaya.
Prince Charmont: Whats with the books?
Ella: Im a big fan of the written word.
Prince Charmont: Ah, that explains it.
Well, Ive always been more of a doer, myself.
Ella: So, whos next for the throne?
Heston: That would be me.
You must be thrilled.
Ella: Do you always talk in questions?
Prince Charmont: Do I?
Hattie: Oh, how dashing.
Who are you going to kill?
Narrator: Ella tried to argue, but in the end, she agreed.
Thats the problem with fairy tales: they dont really leave you any choice.
Ella: No, I dont want a ball.
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere.
I want it more than I can tell.
