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Module 6 Book 2,学案材料 Cinderella Is More Than Just a Movie for Kids 1 Years ago, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut often said there was one story that would always make a million dollars: Cinderella. 2 In Hollywood and in today’s , it is more like $70 million and that is just a start. 3 “Cinderella” made that amount in when it opened last weekend. But the merchandising deals linked to the movie are also hugely valuable. 4 The respected British actor and moviemaker Kenneth Branagh “Cinderella.” It Lily James as Ella and Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett as her evil . 5 Reviews of the movie were . Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer called the film “a winning re-do.” Richard Corliss of Time magazine wrote that “Disney finally got Cinderella right.” Other were not as happy with the film. Sara Stewart of the New York Post suggested the story-telling lacks substance. She wrote, “this Cinderella is all nowhere very interesting to go.” 6 So the artistic success of the film is open to debate. What is clear, however, is the movie’s business success. It is a hit in the theaters but it is also a hit in retail. And Disney usual for “Cinderella” products. （翻译黑体句子） 7 There are products the Disney film targeted not only at little girls, but women, too. For example, the famous shoe designer Jimmy Choo partnered with Disney to create a version of Cinderella’s “glass slippers” or shoes. You can buy them for about $5,000. At that price, you would not want to lose one at the ball, even if that is the way you get your prince. Several other shoemakers also accepted Disney deals to design versions of the famous footwear. （翻译黑体句子） 8 The MAC quickly sold all its products with official links to “Cinderella.” But lucky buyers were soon selling the products on the online marketplace eBay for many times the