In defense of LOVE at first sight | a video essay | Disney Cinderella 2015

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The trope of love at first sight has been getting deconstructed a lot recently and I think it may have gone too far, because there is a way to depict love at first sight realistically, and Disney's remake of Cinderella does exactly that.
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[@shadiversity]

Credit to my editor, Oz, who spent a lot of time and did a really great job on the editing for this vid.

[@thatrandomeliteultra1158]

My dad never proposed he just asked "when are we getting married?"

[@bloodangel19]

Ur story is so nice

[@a.r.hollowayauthor7210]

You big old sap! I'm glad someone said this movie was good, its about time it got the recognition it needed :)

[@Casedilla73]

Thanks, Oz, for bringing us this amazing video quality.

[@Sonofsun.]

Oh never knew you are religious

[@Thomas_H473]

"when you look at someone through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags" is what is dangerous about the trope.

[@jamestown8398]

Well, that's why Shad said the person falling in love needs to be mature enough to know himself and what he wants in a partner.

[@placeholderjeff5300]

BoJack?

[@Thomas_H473]

@@placeholderjeff5300 wait a second. this isn't the bar!

[@zztopz7090]

But love at "true" sight isn't rose colored. It's unexpected, and based on a person's actions. People with rose colored glasses are looking for love, and the "perfect" mate, their soulmate, and for chemistry, but not exactly for virtues.

[@Thomas_H473]

​@@zztopz7090 "rose colored glasses" mean oxytocin in your brain, that raises empathy and positive relationship memories as well as the processing of bonding cues. it will blind you to the negative aspects(that may exist) and WEAR OFF at some point.

[@Sparklyrelic1518]

You cut your wedding cake with a longsword!? You are the man we all aspire to be.

[@kyleheins]

Cutting it with a real sword of any kind is awesome!

[@TaberIV]

Yo, what's up Tabor.

[@d.n5287]

The man went the extra mile in the wedding and a couple of extra inches in knife length

[@Littlebeth5657]

I cut my wedding cake with my dad's navy ceremonial sword... Was epic

[@DrgnLdyLizzie2001]

@@Littlebeth5657 My brother did it with his own Navy sword.

[@Verrisin]

"do they treat you well?" (to _the_ prince) "better than I deserve, most likely" - That's a _good_ line for a prince! I liked that one.

[@noorykorky5056]

And I think that made *her* see *his* humility and made her fall in love with him.

[@thejintymyster6396]

@@noorykorky5056 yes. He wasn't greedy and didn't care for his wealth and the importance that alot of people put on money

[@LisaGrimm-LG]

I'm just so happy that somebody remembers and enjoys this adaptation to this day! Cinderella 2015 deserved $1bln more than those atrocious Beauty and the Beast and Lion King remakes. This movie is beautiful, it takes care of the sourse material, it's shot and acted well and it has such a heartwarming aura that hugs you and gives hope for the better.

[@joprivado8378]

Same. Same. It actually has more emotional connection with the audience than beauty and the beast (not to be so offensive) but yeaah. And the leads have warm chemistry.

[@kora4185]

It shows how relying on nostalgia isn’t all. They were much more similar to the original adaptation but no one was as enchanted. Similar to prisoner of Azkaban in a way, it was easily the least loyal to the books wich tends to piss everyone off.. yet is usually the fans’ favorite because it had the right ‘atmosphere’ that captured the soul of the story the most. Once you can reach that, you don’t need to do exactly what the audience expects.

[@LisaGrimm-LG]

@@kora4185 oh you shouldn't have brought up Prisoner of Azkaban because I hate it for cutting out important parts of the story which added some complexity to the trio's relationship and turning Ron into a complete joke while giving his heroic or genuinely good moments to Hermione - the very definition of building up the "stronger" female character through bringing down the male one. But I understand what you mean) Good adaptation/remake is not synonimous to "follow the original to the letter/frame") Also, it's the first time I've heard that someone is pissed off by the third movie. I was under the impression that everyone loved it and I was in a very small minority xD

[@brenna_marie]

This one is actually good. I love this movie.

[@BioLivbanon]

Yeeees, totally~! So much better than *any* other remake!

[@CelticGod220]

I like the phrase "Love at true sight" better than "Love at first sight" or "True love of first sight". "Love at true sight" implies something deeper.

[@Talon1124]

Love at True Sight. The ability to see the other person's soul and judge it beautiful regardless of the cover.

[@wouterdevlieger1002]

Doesn't love at true sight (when you actually get to know someone) mean exactly the opposite of love at first sight?

[@Etticos.]

It means you can see/understand the persons character so well and deeply, that no illusion or invisibility magic can obscure your view.

[@nickt513]

I like this interpretation better as well.

[@johan.ohgren]

@@wouterdevlieger1002 there is no timeframe in that sentence. It could be instant or take ten years. The time is irrelevant, what matters is seing the other person for who they truly are..

[@MrHitmancheg]

The beauty of the "love at first sight" trope is that it's unlikely enough to seem fantastical, but not enough to be impossible.

[@TheRezro]

Because it is real, problem is that in real life love is a proces from infatuation, to romantic period finishing with habit (what ironically is considered as true love). In my opinion Disney Live Action Cinderella made good job in showing pros and cons and is unjustifiably unappreciated movie.

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@TheRezro for you it's an underappreciated movie. FOr Others it's overappreciated... like "Look, Cinderella is so much stronger of a character because she... does stuff... and could've gone from the household any time she wanted... and she got rescued due to dumb luck after twiling around for a bit"... It's amusing when a character, who is intended to be made "Stronger", gets weaker because somebody didn't think the stuff through. Like having the big Breakdown moment TWICE...

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@TheRezro Maybe because Disney tried to reinvent the wheel and overshot their goal quite a bit? i didn't copy paste anything btw. Just because the same criticism is leveled against 2 different rehashes doesn't mean it ain't valid.

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

The problem is it doesn’t matter one damn bit if you fall in love at first site. It doesn’t even matter if you despise the person. All you need and yet at the same thing everything you need is for the other person to give you a chance. Without that your love at first site is nothing more than a curse that will cause you pain and suffering. Maybe a woman can wait for this sort of thing since virtually any man will give her a shot. A man can’t. If you’re a dude just find a woman who matches up to your values and marry her whether you love her or not. Your love doesn’t even really matter because whether or not a man loves her and how much is virtually entirely outside of a woman’s consideration anyways. Love isn’t a lie, and I have no doubt it would be wonderful to be with someone who reciprocates it. However, as a guy your chances of experiencing this are pretty low so don’t waste your time since women don’t really care if you love them or not.

[@slimetank394]

@@undertakernumberone1 this is about the well written romantic relationship between them, not judging the movie as a whole.

[@zacharyclark3693]

I actually like the term: *"Love at true sight."* When you are able to truly see who someone is (whether it is the first or 100th time you see them) you can fall in love with them. I also think that having a conversation (characters getting to know each other) is the best way to show characters falling in love. It is superficial if they see each other and never talk, never really meet each other. But if they actually meet, then falling in love makes sense.

[@elisa4620]

LOVE THAT CONCEPT! And this is explain why these two work so well (and a lot of y OTPs) :)

[@georgespiggott5615]

In the original animation Cinderella actually didn't know she was dancing with the prince. He approached her BECAUSE she was more interested in the beauty of the castle than him. And then when the clock strikes midnight, the excuse she gives for leaving him is that she hasn't met the prince yet. She actually doesn't learn he was the prince until she figures out that the prince is looking for her with her glass slipper.

[@sulphuric_glue4468]

What I liked the most about this video was Shad talking about how much he loves his wife :)

[@GuitarsRockForever]

What we don't see: his wife standing aside holding a sharp sword. ;)

[@terragrahamthefirst]

There’s this behind-the-scenes bit where Lily James is talking to the camera just after filming the waltz with Richard Madden. She’s out of breath and can’t stop smiling, and she says, “I think I just fell in love with Richard.” It always warms my heart! ♥️

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

It’s funny bc at the time she was dating Matt Smith (she still is) and Richard was dating Jenna Coleman and Matt and Jenna worked together on Doctor Who

[@terragrahamthefirst]

@@user-ed7et3pb4o I just looked up Lily and Matt, and it looks like they broke up :( I had no idea they ever dated!

[@user-ed7et3pb4o]

Terra Graham aw that’s sad, I checked a few weeks ago lol and they seemed to be together! I think they’re on-off so we’ll see

[@renoirrr]

I feel so light or airy or happy for some reason after reading this 😂 idk this but hearing they were both dating people at the time was too funny as well

[@Butterflier00]

and now Lily James is working with Sebastian Stan....who looks like he and Richard could be brothers...lol

[@aesiddoway]

In the animated Cinderella, the prince looks right at his dad and makes his yawn as big and obvious as possible in an attempt to get under the king’s skin. To me, it was a little moment of defiance; the yawn was his version of a middle finger to his old man. (Which totally works, so it’s obvious he knows how to push dad’s buttons.) It’s not a lot of character, but it’s a teensy glimmer of rebellion that I appreciate each time I watch the movie.

[@genevieveowusu885]

I think so too! He had a lot more character in earlier drafts, and though I already love this franchise, I love how their love defies expectations and classes. He was FORCED into marriage.

[@medalgear654]

I agree with a lot of what ur saying but I don't think the yawning was an attempt to get under his father's skin. He knows that his father is trying to force him into finding a wife and they have a distant relationship. U can tell when he up towards his father, there was a clear look of disappointment in his face and the yawning; he's clearly just not enjoying a single moment of it.

[@genevieveowusu885]

@Coconut Pal The Making of Cinderella or the Disney wiki

[@emmad.176]

I never thought of it that way :)

[@milo_thatch_incarnate]

Interestingly, for me, it’s largely that one little detail that makes me dislike the prince from the original Cinderella, and love this one (2015 v one). Literally the only character trait we have for him is that he’s openly disrespectful to his single father - which is both bad character and incredibly undiplomatic in front of his subjects - and doesn’t seem to recognize or care that the king is trying to help him be happy the best way he knows how?? Not very attractive. Conversely, the 2015 prince deeply cares about his father, clearly respects and admires him both in private and in public (which is key), and is willing to accept that a man with 40 years of experience on him is probably wiser than him. _That’s_ attractive character to me.

[@FairyPrincessNia]

Cinderella is the only good live-action remake, fight me.

[@stephanielim5544]

This is the most accurate statement. I love beauty and the beast but the live action is a joke full of feminist agenda a d belle's unforgivable ball gown.

[@jessfranc7541]

Hmmmm..It was visually pleasing but the ending...not so much

[@crystalquynguyen6956]

Maleficient was really good too

[@beatricedeleon8159]

Crystal Quy Nguyen It was great, but wasn’t a remake

[@barakahmuhammad1872]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@emilandreasson9670]

The love story of Shad and his wife sounds like an actual fairy tale.

[@TheSteam02]

Hence why Shad is who he is.

[@16autisticklowns]

Become a man of God, like Shad, and you too can have a fairytale life

[@spagandhi]

Shadanniversary

[@daghostds]

@@16autisticklowns Yeah.. no. There is no correlation between religion and his "fairytale", not sure how you came to that conclusion.

[@16autisticklowns]

@@daghostds "met at advanved Bible study class" That by itself should be enough correlation...

[@reapr31337]

Love at True Sight: When you see who is hidden by that invisibility spell.

[@lisam.jensen8184]

Don't know why this immediately brought to mind Harry under the invisibility cloak and that scene where Snape is trying to grab it. Then I laughed so hard I snorted like a horse.

[@Sophia-vk5bq]

True Sight! Naked guy appears behind plant. Wizard "What are you doing?" Naked Guy "Sh. I love you." Wizard "What?!" Fanfic ensues.

[@QlueDuPlessis]

My "true sight" came when I realized that the woman I was "dating" was just scamming me...

[@danthiel8623]

Indeed

[@trisle2764]

@@QlueDuPlessis oooooof

[@AscendantStoic]

Yeah, that's pretty much the only Disney remake that actually justified its existence, it's was a pleasant watch.

[@nicolasramos2170]

I think that The Jungle Book was an awesome adaptation too, and this time they did it closer to the book.

[@zaire9856]

And Maleficent! ♥️

[@crescenthaven8969]

I also loved Christopher Robin. It's so sweet.

[@wolfmoonstudios7901]

Everyone keeps forgetting 101 Dalmations...

[@simplystreeptacular]

Counterpoint: Naomi Scott as Jasmine.

[@DFAnton]

Shad, how dare you? How DARE you make this video? I DEMAND to see a full breakdown of the entire movie. This video is a TEASE, Shad. You are TEASING us!

[@amiaskew1425]

You fool, this video is an excuse for Shad to brag about his wife he loves very much xD

[@krisbrants9461]

@@amiaskew1425 That's right! I want to see a full video of him bragging about his wife!

[@jerichamesclammay3107]

most grooms: marry with a mushy love-letter Shad: marries with a sword

[@bloodangel19]

Chad*

[@jerichamesclammay3107]

@@bloodangel19 f*** yeah. Shad The Chad

[@bloodangel19]

@@jerichamesclammay3107 indeed

[@mareczek00713]

Maybe that's the reason for why Shad's relationship works, most men actively build an image of themselves they perceive as the most desirable which is impossible to uphold for entire life while Shad was just Shad, he liked what he saw in her, she liked what she saw in him and it just clicked.

[@jerichamesclammay3107]

@@mareczek00713 real love

[@DeathImpacto]

Shad! She literally says in that animated version that she hasn’t met the prince AFTER DANCING WITH HIM ALL NIGHT. She had no clue he was the prince!

[@stellanocturne]

IKR?! I was looking for this comment. She's like, "The prince? Oh, I haven't met the prince." And he's like "bruh, u serious?" 😂

[@keraatkins7833]

Yeah in the animation she wasn’t too bright lol. Just a great housekeeper who got good features. It’s why I’m often taken aback by how many people(mainly young women) look up to her.

[@xisco5525]

@@keraatkins7833 She is not "someone who's not too bright and has nice features": she's a abuse victim who had nowhere to go and, in spite of all that, remained cheerful and kind. You really should check out the video "Cinderella: Stop blaming the victimc" by The Take. They explain how the common criticisms aimed at the movie are actually very much rooted in misoginy, and how Cinderella displays a very particular strength throughout the movie that is often overlooked: the strength to remain kind, even when surrounded by unkindness.

[@madisoned]

She didn't say that line to the prince until midnight so in the beginning, the prince thought she knew who he was

[@alexiswelsh5821]

I always thought she was lying so she could get away. I mean, it was striking midnight, she was desperate to get back home, so she was making excuses.

[@colenelvogel7001]

Listening to Shad reminisce about meeting his wife is so wholesome

[@ilduce4298]

Indeed

[@RED_Theory038]

I'm kind of blown away how much skinnier he was back then. His wife's cooking must be really good to go from that to here lol

[@ilduce4298]

@@RED_Theory038 true

[@Hope-si1kb]

I will never understand the people who don’t like this movie but like beauty and the beast.

[@emeryrachelle224]

Honestly I think it's a carryover from their memories/feelings for the animated versions. The animated Beauty and the Beast and Belle as a character are way more popular with modern adults than the Cinderella movie or character.

[@AriaCadence17]

Emily Rachelle This. Also the fan girling over Emma/Harry Potter.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

I will Respect these People, But never Understand

[@yuukokagami]

I hate both, but that's just how I feel about them personally. I'm happy people are able to enjoy both tho, I just don't like how *these* movies are probably going to overshadow the original animated versions. :(

[@UsonoHoushi]

I guess much like how he can relate to Ella and kit's first interaction.(how it reminds him of his first adorable interaction with his wife) Some people may relate to Bell and Adam's....? I guess?😅

[@ummdustry5718]

Therapist: Young shad doesn't exist, he can't outstyle you. Young shad:

[@flutenanyidk1806]

I was pleasantly surprised! Shad was a very good-looking young man. My initial reaction was “oh, hey! Wow! Good for you Shad!”

[@penpal3695]

*Chad

[@spyrofrost9158]

It's ok current shad outstyles us too

[@shadekeigarblacksky]

Lol

[@alienbacon656]

Really a stunner

[@ivelinkarageorgiev3111]

"Love at true sight" will remember this.

[@alexanderringler5747]

when you truely can see into her/him

[@johnree6106]

Probably more true now with apps that can make you more beautiful on videos you need to truly see them first.

[@trustmeimbritish2061]

You can only fall in Love if you don't wear glasses. That's love at True Sight

[@MeltedSnowySummer]

You'll need a 20/20 vision for that

[@ivelinkarageorgiev3111]

@@MeltedSnowySummer I did not quite understood what you just said, but sure of course!

[@AriaCadence17]

This Cinderella, unlike the other remakes, can stand on its own. It doesn’t need nostalgia or imagination to be beautifully conveyed and understood by its audience.

[@MirandaMilner]

My parents got engaged after 1 week of knowing each other, and they only actually saw each other for three of those days. Technically they had met before that but only like, they knew each other’s names cause they went to the same school for a bit. My grandma gave my dad the wedding rings from her marriage with my dad’s father who died when he was two. The rings fit my parents perfectly and never had to be adjusted. If that’s not a fairytale story I don’t know what is.

[@jazzcl7]

woooooow i loved this

[@zerozeroone4424]

Shad? More like CHAD. You were super handsome in those younger photos

[@Borissh89]

I mean, Shad is still a chad. Have you seen him without his glasses? And with the beard?

[@akiraishin7141]

@@Borissh89 I've seen him with glasses and without. Still a Chad

[@infernaldisdain8051]

Were?

[@Etticos.]

Borissh89 without beard? Have you seen him WITH the beard?

[@slothbaby2104]

I am not gay BUT

[@shadfacts6465]

Shad Fact: Shad was asked to throw a ceremonial ball for a cricket. Unfortunately, he threw it a bit too hard, and the atoms of the ball started to split from the incoming atoms of the air. The stadium was destroyed.

[@emilandreasson9670]

Wow...

[@Real11BangBang]

It did that because that ball was actually a pommel....... END THEM RIGHTLY!!!

[@andregon4366]

I didn't see you last video. Did I miss you or did you miss it?

[@hunszaszist]

Ah, so Shad IS Chuck Norris reborn.

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

@@hunszaszist Reborn? When tf did he die?

[@melsch8740]

This entire video was essentially a long "I am so in love with my wife" and its adorable

[@adriaanswart7829]

Cinderella was the best Disney remake. Whether love at first sight, redemption arcs etc, every stereotype and archetype has exceptions both good and bad, many things contribute to a good story, even using familiar structures, not all are the same. And you're love story Shad is worthy of a storybook. Love you're videos, Shad the Conqueror!

[@ornu01]

For some reason I feel absolutely no surprise that Shad and Mrs. Shad had love at first sight.

[@luketufts6827]

Mrs. Shad 😂

[@anathar8830]

Well, he’s a hard guy not to like, so no surprise there.

[@classico1132]

Love at true* sight!

[@aleksandrahramov7567]

They probably bonded over matriculations.

[@mastertofu]

"Mrs Shad"? Pretty sure that it's Mrs Brooks XD

[@matthewdixon7903]

Cutting the wedding cake with a sword is the most awesome and most Shadly thing ever

[@aratus1622]

The only way it could have been any Shadlier is if He had to fight a dragon in order to marry his wife.

[@snekysneks]

You forgot the time he fought a fiery serpent, armed with a shovel.

[@matthewdixon7903]

have you ever heard the tale of Lord Shad the wise? It’s not a story the dragons would tell you... Lord Shad was a Knightly Lord so powerful in the way of the sword that he could defeat a serpent armed only with sword and spade.

[@nooneshome8746]

I don't know 🤔🤔🤔 Last time I saw a cake being cut with a sword is the groom being poisoned after eating it.

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

@@nooneshome8746 Why do I feel like I should have remembered that reference...? Care to remind me...?

[@mouseinatophat6520]

Two things I took away from this video: 1. I love how much Shad loves his wife. Seriously someone needs to make a movie out of it ❤ 2. If you meet Richard Madden, you will fall in love at first sight. I am willing to test #2 for scientific purposes.

[@Charisamaeby]

I seriously love this movie and I'm so glad someone defended it and the Cinderella story in general. There are other adaptions I love, but something I like about this movie, is that she doesn't need to wield a sword or be some sort of feminist poster child badass to be a good heroine: her kindness, her courage and bravery in the face of adversity, her empathy, and her choices are what make her a really good character. She could have let her circumstances make her bitter and vengeful like her stepmother and sisters, but instead, even in her darkest moments, she is able to show compassion and forgiveness. These are traits that I think are overlooked in a lot in modern stories.

[@superfansophie]

Cinderella DIDNT know who the prince was in the animation. Once the clock started chiming she was trying to make excuses to get away and said “I have to go meet the prince” ;) the animation is as nuanced as it could be for its time haha

[@alliew31]

Yeah, it’s a short movie. It’s better than Snow White but not quite as good as Sleeping Beauty. Eventually, they made it up to Mulan where they weren’t even technically together at the end. At the time, men were expected to marry the first person who gave them a boner and women were supposed to be happy to just be proposed to. It took some time for movies to reflect that love is through personality and can’t just be a connection of the soul or whatever

[@rynfiaryn]

I was hoping someone pointed this out!

[@rcecile]

I always interpreted it as her making up an excuse to “see the prince” even though she really knew

[@christianbjorck816]

Allison Watts Thing is too, that the original isn’t as focused on the romance part - the main theme is Cinderella overcoming the hardships and abuse by her own hard work, the prince is the ”reward” so to speak. It’s an analogy for hard working people that don’t give up, which is why it was Walt’s personal favorite.

[@annasmith6090]

@@christianbjorck816 such a good point!!

[@777LGF]

Lol shad had dad humor before being a dad 😂

[@AtaraxianWist]

He kept warning us, but I really didn't think it could possibly be worse than my own dad humor (also not a father). He... He seems to have outdone me once again.

[@dorianrobinette9712]

Shad is a man among men. Being outdone by him is not only expected, but also nothing to be ashamed of.

[@garrondumont7891]

@@AtaraxianWist my dad calls me a dad in training even though I'm far from being one, just because my humour is the most similar to his of my siblings. Dad humour is great.

[@MononokeLynn]

When this movie came out, I was at a bad point in my personal life. The sweet and gentle romance was incredibly uplifting (for I was tired of the hate/love stories), and what I desperately needed. Even "have courage and be kind" inspired me to keep going, and a few years later I met someone who I could be myself around, and I had the courage to ask out. Two years later we got married. This movie will always be special for me.

[@bjornarmar2462]

DUDE. I’ve always been a bit unnerved by how much I genuinely enjoyed this movie for pretty much all the same reasons you address. Now I feel vindicated 😊

[@haseiddelbroquel1987]

This has nothing to do with the video, it hasn't loaded yet. But I want, I beg, for a Historical evaluation on Shrek armor and weapons.

[@solidbooston524]

isn't there only one armor model the entire movie though.

[@gageriddle1681]

@@solidbooston524 depends on which movie

[@haseiddelbroquel1987]

@@solidbooston524 don't know I think on the arena battle there were more. But we can do the whole Saga

[@gageriddle1681]

@@haseiddelbroquel1987 yeah, the beer brawl in the first movie had a whole bunch of "knights" in it

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

We need this

[@grukk4051]

I just want to clarify something. In the pictures, you were marrying the woman, not the sword, right?

[@8-bitsarda747]

I'm pretty sure

[@nyankers]

@@8-bitsarda747 I'm not sure at all

[@generaljimmies3429]

She has a lovely Pommel, lives in a home with matriculation and has a pet dragon.

[@Sousabird]

I say, is it too much to ask for both?

[@totalutilitarian3292]

Maybe he could only get the sword with her in the deal? Who nows how far shad would go for a nice sword?

[@IonIsFalling7217]

I actually *adore* the phrase “love at true sight.” It’s not then a love of the pedestal and the story you’ve built around a person, but a deep true love of them in the moment when you strip all that away and see them for who they truly are.

[@calebjackson3895]

I'll give you best "love at first sight" scene, but man, I have got to tear down everything you said about Animated Cindy. Production-wise, the live-action cinematography was impressive, but mostly safe. Everything was perfectly framed and lit to highlight all the pretty colors, making it look more like a Thomas Kinkade painting than a tale of conflict. The animated movie used dark shadows and erratic shots, heightening the tension to Hitchcockian levels. Not saying that darker is better, but it is better at showing just how bright the cinders of kindness and courage can glow. The subtleties in the animation add a lot more depth than you're giving it credit for. For instance, when the Prince yawns, he flashes his dad the stink eye. He's not just board. He's tired of his father manipulating him. He's drawn to Cinderella because she looks too confused to be a part of the plan. She doesn't know he's the Prince, because her whole excuse for leaving is that she hasn't met the Prince. They'd bond naturally, both being raised by psychotic parental figures. Given, mutual trauma isn't as good of a grounds for a relationship as mutual strength of character, but it's sufficient as a subplot to the heart of the story. The heart was the love between Cinderella and the animals. Yeah, live-action Cindy feeds animals, but she's never punished for it, so it isn't particularly courageous. Animated Cindy suffered dire consequences, but continued protecting the animals, which served the themes of kindness and courage far better. Likewise, the animals risked their very lives to help her, making their love for her more potent than the live-action Prince's. As limited as Golden-age Disney's romance was, their portrayal of the power of friendship was unparalleled.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

I just plain love both of these movies. Not often do I find movies where I love both the animated and live-action.

[@olivia_rcr6061]

The part of the animated movie where you see the stepmother in the mirror gives me chills!

[@thehussarsjacobitess85]

I agree! And to add my personal nitpick: Shad said that the stepmother had no motivation in the animated film. I really feel like a heel for pointing this out, but her motivation was to make sure that Cinderella didn't outshine her homely daughters and take away their chances of an advantageous marriage. I know that none of us feel comfortable when people with disadvantages that they can't help become the villains, but that does happen in real life. The stepmother spent the whole movie desperately training them to be marriageable and doting on them to protect their egos. Cinderella (as another interpretation of the character put it) was clearly competition. That doesn't justify the stepmother's actions, but it was clearly misguided maternity that drove her, not the rather flimsy envy shown in the new film (which I otherwise enjoyed).

[@greggeverman5578]

Good points.

[@thefavoured1411]

This, so much.

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

Me: enjoying a beautiful royal wedding *rains of castamere starts playing Also me: anxiously tugs collar.

[@luthientinuviel3883]

I wanna play Rains Of Castamere at my wedding just to see how many people try to leave. I'll lock the doors to make them panic even more, it'll be spectacular.

[@Wanderingwalker-ke6mg]

Luthien Tinuviel have a line of men pop up with crossbows, really get the crowd going. The things we do for love,ey..

[@MDaggatt]

My dad said I love you on the first date, and my parents got married in a year. 21 years later and I still hear them giggling in their room every night until they fall asleep and they've never had a fight. Love at first sight exists.

[@Elora445]

In six months time, my parents met, got engaged and married. Now, they only stayed together for 19 years, but still. They did love each other until the day my mom died. They are probably the closest thing to "love at first sight"- couple I know. Personally, it took me meeting my SO about two or three times before we looked at each other and just knew. We fell for each other then and there. Now: seventeen years later and married for twelve of them.

[@brunaf.1842]

The story of you and your wife is very cute! That's goals right there!

[@butterybarns8838]

I like the “love at true sight” because it implies you see who they truly are.

[@nyankers]

"It's actually right near Kilmore." So... do they... kill more there?

[@3bellam]

god, i love the live action Cinderella hype. I, for the most part, despise the disney live action remakes, but Cinderella was the one I actually truly enjoyed and felt added something even more magical to the original story, yet it's SO underrated.

[@alexanderarthurgordon]

It’s love at true sight if you ve seen people for who they really are

[@alexanderarthurgordon]

@Flying Dart dayum completely missed that :‘(

[@henleinkosh2613]

Now I'm wondering, is Shad's weapons training due to his wife influencing him in her Kilmore ways, or are they for his own defense once she is not able to control her ways? As usual great video, thanks for sharing a bit more about your personal life.

[@totalutilitarian3292]

Maybe he is the influence that tames the dragon to killess?

[@CowboybubPercussion]

The world may never know

[@Vlad_Tepes_III]

@@totalutilitarian3292 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@jaydeejay4166]

We must all learn to respect shad's wife.

[@perfectibility999]

I never saw the movie, but just looking at the cast I can tell the acting talent is top notch. The cynicism that says love at first sight isn't real, and the general cynicism that's become rather popular, is kind of unhealthy. I have experienced something like love at first sight. It was hard even to describe, like my brain shorted out, and no it was not lust, and there were so many significant glances exchanged, and I audibly gasped and was almost physically stunned at first site. It was the most uncanny experience I had ever felt because even my sense of time seemed to become distorted. But I won't go into that. But yes, one must distinguish love at first site from lust at first site, and this isn't a reason not to believe in the former. Your breakdown of that scene was excellent. Now I'll have to watch the movie.

[@MrPokemon248]

Movies often depict characters falling in love at first sight or hating each other half the film only to realize it's a burning passion. Very rare to see two people with mutual respect for one another slowly realize their friendship has become something more.

[@cals.8221]

The prince and Cinderella (in this case), and even Shad and his wife still had interactions that cemented their feelings of love and built a foundation for their relationship, like a tiny, hastily built but still well designed castle. Those interactions are the real romantic part of these kinds of stories, in my opinion. Without this, the story ends up feeling superficial or outright boring. And I think that is why Shad needed to tell us about his own interactions with his (future) wife for this video to actually work very well. But in too many stories and films, we only see the simple equation: Handsome guy + beautiful woman = love. Without any real interactions that have an impact on the characters or myself while watching/reading. It's like the authors are thinking that the lable 'love' must be sufficient and the characters don't need to have lovely, funny, interesting or ANY interactions or even have personalities in some extremely bad cases. Basically, many authors are skipping their actual work. And because of that, love at first sight is very often a cheap, quickly manufactured love story of bad quality because It's sufficient that the couple stares at each other exactly once and the rest is some filler crap. That's how I see it, at least. Well, I did exaggerate to make it easier to understand :)

[@jakobgiel2684]

marrying someone after a couple month: the mormon experience

[@8-bitsarda747]

hey, it's better than one of my old Seminary teachers who proposed to his wife after knowing her for 3 days. 20 years later and they are still happily married

[@Niklas.K95]

marriage speed run

[@Sousabird]

@@Niklas.K95 100%, no skips, glitchless.

[@benjamindupaix6425]

@@turnipspickled9192 they are still married with kids. And happily. You're a bigot and an idiot for saying otherwise

[@AngelicFruitcakia]

Turnips Pickled who hurt you?

[@candyc3314]

I definitely feel like this movie is criminally underrated. I watched it for the first time about 2 years ago and instantly fell in love with it. It reminded me of how much I loved Cinderella when I was younger and the whole movie is beautiful and with a great message. The music, characters, visuals are all top tier. Stunning.

[@christiangarza3169]

That story about the joke has literally brought me to tears, I wish you and your wife a long and healthy life with the cheesiest jokes possible, God bless!

[@Ser-Smiley]

Aaahh. 2015 Cinderella. I like this movie. A LOT

[@mikeoxsmal8022]

@Ironbay Knight G maleficent was good too.

[@beccag2758]

Ironbay Knight G I respect your opinion, but I actually like it more than the animated version. It took the general magicness from the original I liked but super upped the characters while keeping them quite recognizable to the OG counterparts

[@Ser-Smiley]

I actually like this one quite a bit more than i like the animated version. I mean cartoon one was good. But this one. This one is just better to me.

[@magicspell1780]

@@beccag2758 i prefer the animated one as well. especially the ending in the original she did something she got help she persevered and did just give up like in live action. I also miss her sassiness she had in the first, comments she made when she could in her abusive situation. i do agree the prince is much better in the new version but i think cinderella had more courage and perseverance in the original and she was still just as kind. I'll always perfer the orignal but i do like the live action. personally my fave disney cinderella movie is cinderella 3 a twist in time which is just amazing and sooooo fun.

[@kadda1212]

I actually like all the live action movies so far that I have seen. I am a bit annoyed by the autotune in the Beauty and the Beast movie songs, but well... the cartoons are always still better. As for the Cinderella story I can't help but always compare it to the classic fairytale movies I've seen while growing up. Disney always changes so much about the fairy tales, inserting things like fairy godmothers and true love's kiss and I don't know...and they take out the violence. In the Grimm's fairytale, the stepmother forces her own daughter to cut off her toes to fit into the shoe. Children have no problem with that, it just shows how evil the stepmother is. And the horseriding and interrupting the hunt - I feel like Disney took that from the older Czech movie Three Gifts for Cinderella.

[@dialaskisel5929]

We love you sword-man! Sword-man good!

[@manuel9219]

Lol yes

[@akiraishin7141]

Sword-man Best!

[@ediskey]

Love at true sight kinda has a nice ring to it? It kinda sounds like the mature version of love at first sight that Shad advocates. Or I'm thinking weirdly

[@kamille286]

This was literally so cute and wholesome, you just comparing how you met your wife to a fairy tale, that is so sweet!

[@dimitisphot6118]

😱You freaking legend, you cut the wedding cake with a longsword !

[@funnydog7133]

Dude your pfp looks like binging with babish's

[@billmelater6470]

Not only that, his wife let him do it at the wedding! That can't be understated.

[@dimitisphot6118]

Just looked him up, it does but I just took it from punisher.

[@lucifernebulae]

This movie is HORRIBLY underrated. Usually I am not into those kind of movies, but after seeing it I came back to watch it again few times already...

[@ragnarososo]

It is one of the best Disney fairytale in many years.

[@ragnarososo]

@Dr.Science I did not see a Princess and the frog yet. I will look on it. Thanks

[@weirdofromhalo]

I think Enchanted is the underrated one. Cinderella's remake could've been done without. Yeah some stuff is better, but most of the music... Sideways has a great video on the Disney remake soundtracks.

[@RyuuKageDesu]

Reminds me of my marriage. She saw me, and sought me out. When I finally met her, we got on famously. Within a few months, we were married, with our first (of two) child on the way. Twelve years later, we are still deeply in love. From our family, to yours, much love.

[@annabeinglazy5580]

My man, I am a quite sarcastic person who kind of hates on the cinderella trope... and you somehow managed to make me want to watch this movie! :D

[@simplykathrynrebeca]

Please do! It’s such a beautiful movie!

[@richardimmell5688]

I actually like the phrase "Love at true sight". I fell in love with my wife almost immediately, because when I was with her I truly saw her. I saw the cover and was able to read the pages inside. Thank you for the video.

[@arronjameshook]

Shad: We married within five months of our first meeting...(Smooth Operator begins to play).

[@masonwheeler6536]

This movie was OK, but I have to agree with The Nostalgia Critic on this one: the best Cinderella film was actually Ever After, which blows both Disney versions away. Everything you're saying this film did well, Ever After did even better. The prince had a real personality, the stepsisters had real (and distinct!) personalities, the stepmother had a real reason for her antipathy towards Danielle, and there was instant chemistry between her and the prince, based largely on his admiration for her intelligence and independence. Heck, there are even swords, and Danielle gets to use one!

[@SpiderboyN2Jesus]

Thank you! I was thinking that they whole time and even scoffing at this video until he got into the actual breakdown of the scene. It's been a while since I've seen the live action Cinderalla and didn't remember it being that good, lol. But yeah, Ever After is still WAY better!

[@SharmClucas]

Ever After was beautiful, but I struggled with the romance. Why he fell in love with her made perfect sense, but even after he wakes up to his own hypocrisy, I never understood why she would have fallen for him. His character, although realistic, was a spoiled entitled boy who isn't bad and wants to be better but also is largely influenced by the stronger personalities around him. He seems more like a collection of other people's opinions of him and less someone of his own character. He grows as the show goes on, but again, it's into what someone else expects of him, not his own person. He's just chosen better people to be influenced by.

[@Pip8448]

@@SharmClucas Yes the Prince Henry was mostly shaped by those around, but that's what royalty IS: Trained from childhood to be and do what's expected of them. It isn't until he reaches an age where he might be taking over the throne when his parents allow him "free time" (with personal guards and a teacher), to even START thinking for himself. At that time he meets a (pretty enough to catch his eyes and ears) girl that asks questions (that he's heard before, but was told what the proper/expected answer would be) and by way of attempting to be attractive to her ACTUALLY makes him think about his answer. Before her, even when he'd say something "off the mark" people would just accept his answer because he's the prince. You even get to see her disapproval in her expressions and his "charm" wobbles and drops. Then he's stumbling looking and actually thinking for himself for a change. He sees things for himself and sees what he needs to change in himself for the betterment of himself AND his kingdom. So yes, it's clear why he fall for her. Maybe she falls for him because he's the first non-push over that actually listens to her and seems to genuinely care for her. Plus he's obviously a huge step up for her socially and financially. I do like how she tried to through him off because she thought she wouldn't be good enough for the nobility or the kingdom. Her very good male friend isn't a good match because he doesn't challenge her to grow and doesn't share her interests, though he does care for her.

[@a.d.w8385]

Perhaps she didn't really embody "Cinderella".

[@janhavi1977]

@@annabourbon Yeah. This live-action Cinderella is definitely the best version.

[@Sabeine]

It happened with me and my husband too, Shad. 11 years of marriage thus far, and people are surprised at how affectionate and joyful we are together. It *does* happen. It may not be common...but I'm grateful that it has happened for me.

[@Spare_Time_G]

Hey Shad! Hope you had a chance to see Daylen sculpture by me! Wanted to suggest a video about horse and elephant armor. Basically all the types worn by non-human in the past!

[@shadiversity]

Awesome man, I'll be sure to check it out ^_^

[@dannislion6003]

Camels had armor too, they look badass as hell, great suggestion!!!

[@Spare_Time_G]

@@dannislion6003 just googled them look awesome but have to research if they are historical!

[@anastasiaromanov307]

Interesting, wonder if dogs or other animals were armored as well (maybe bears)/ would look cute tho :D

[@lukebulgatz2445]

Armored sharks...with ....LASERS!

[@fenshing]

My parents, who were married 53 years... momma passed in March, because momma was his best friend's girlfriend's best friend! Dad had to drive his buddy to his girlfriend's house because he didn't have a car. They knocked on the door and my momma was the one who answered it. Dad's buddy's girlfriend introduced them and... momma just walked away without saying anything! But dad thought she was the most beautiful girl he had seen. He later saw her walking and he stop to try and talk to her. She eventually agreed to a date. Dad thought she had just liked his car but years later she told him she always hated that car! We miss her so much.

[@storytellingsnek5255]

I am going to take Love At True Sight as an actual concept. A new trope has been born/named today. Love At True Sight: When you meet someone and their character is made evident to you and you fall in love. You know them deeply, and despite not knowing them for long or perhaps only knowing them for a day, you know they are the one. Because your heart knows them, and their heart knows you.

[@gillianolckers9518]

This is one of the few movies I love to re-watch over and over, especially when I'm feeling sad. It's just so beautiful and uplifting.

[@billysinge8977]

Woah, I never realized how handsome Shad was. It’s amazing that so many good qualities can be fitted into one guy.

[@Chordus_Gaius]

That's why he's name is Shad.

[@denizkaragullu6239]

Imagine being his wife watching this video's intro

[@samanthavang1564]

A week after my fiance and I started dating, he told me, "I fully intend to marry you", while holding my hand. Ironically, our wedding day is exactly one month from now 😂

[@slipcase]

my father proposed 3 days after they met and they are still going strong 26 years later so i guess i am a product of love at first sight :P

[@ilduce4298]

I guess u are

[@stepgamerdad]

Who'd'a thunk Shad was such a hopeless romantic?

[@Pip8448]

Whaaa? Was that not obvious?

[@brockdavis2425]

Well not hopeless cause he got the W!

[@all5stars]

Shad using yourself as an example is disingenuous knowing that your powerlevel is max out.

[@luterradas]

i honestly love this live action. One small thing though, in the animated movie Cinderella didn't know she was dancing with the prince either! When she had to leave the ball, she said that she hadn't seen the prince yet. So in both movies Cinderella falls for the guy without knowing he is the prince. Good video!

[@layunirocha7111]

Disney will never nail another live action the way they nailed Cinderella. The movie is really, really good. Also, this video was very sweet.

[@morganrobinson8042]

Younger Shad is dapper AF.

[@maxqutekerman907]

At this point Shad is just bragging about his wife.

[@sharmanah]

Sounds like my story, I proposed to my wife two weeks after meeting her, and we were married 6 months after we first met. That was 21 years ago. 💑

[@6maria94]

this movie is really good, seriously. This scene was incredible, and all their other interactions. Not only that, I write, and I usually only pay attention to the story of the movie, but there was a moment in it that it is so well done that I was mesmerized by the direction of the movie. I got shivers from it, really. It was when Cinderella was leaving with the prince and her abusive stepmother was standing in the stairs and Cinderella looks at her and there is a moment of silence. Ella now has the power. She's a future queen. But her mother stands tall above her, and you see the camera approaching the stepmom, while there's a distortion of the image, and it basically just makes you feel every feelings that Ella is when she looks back at her, one last time. Anger and fear all together, even when she holds the power, the feelings of years of abuse are still there, stronger than ever cause it's the last moment, and if she wants to do something, it's now or never. But then, Ella just says "I forgive you", which is the most powerful line in the movie. She was in power because she ascended socially, but that line is what made her win against her mother. The fact that an abusive parent figure who raised her failed to make her a monster, failed to change her for worse, that she managed to stay true to herself despite all the strong feelings she got for that person... Seriously. One of the least moments in cinema that made me think about the direction

[@Rubicon2305]

Just gained a whole new appreciation for this movie.

[@palien8737]

I like the phrase "Love at true sight" as it indicates that you fall in love with someone first when you see them for who they truly are.

[@cdcotr]

I really liked this adaptation. Had a huge smile on my face when it ended. I looked over to the older lady next to me and she had the same satisfied reaction. We came out of that theatre with a better mood and with my heart feeling warm. Cinderella survived and thrived even under cruel conditions and she never lost her grace, kindness and compassion. She didn't whine or wallow in her sad situation. I liked how they characterized the prince as well. This movie made me look forward to Beauty and the Beast but sadly I came out of that theatre frustrated, annoyed and with a frown on my face. That frown started early on in that first number as it gave me a clue how the tone will go. Maybe it was bec this (Cinderella) was the first live action adaptation, maybe it was bec this was helmed by Kenneth Branaugh, maybe this was before Disney went full-on "woke", but this one is a definite keeper for me. And on a lighter note, that blue gown is much better than the yellow/gold one Belle had in her adaptation. I think they are planning to do a live adaptation o f Little Mermaid, I'm dreading that one and wish they would just leave it alone. Mulan will be released on Disney+, maybe I will eventually give that a go ...maybe...eventually (after reviews) , since it feels like it may be more of an adaptation of the original tale of Mulan (more of a drama than comedy and not a musical) and not of the Disney animated version.

[@cdcotr]

@@annabourbon have watched a few reviews here and it was 3 bad:1 good..so yeah, will wait till it's free on disney+...have watched chinese movies and wuxia chinese dramas ...so will that make me more disappointed or less? lol

[@mattakubodimasen10]

Mulan could have been great. Man it had so much potential. But the story writing was so so so horrible that every scene felt lacking and especially the ones that tried to be all deep and sophisticated just, flopped. It sure left a bitter taste in my mouth as I adored the cast pick and the music and the cinematography a lot. But the screen writing was just bad. A total waste and a huge shame.

[@beardedbjorn5520]

Man, Shad talking about how he met his wife made me really happy and like him even more.

[@RagPlaysGames]

Low-key man, A Knight's Tale is one of my favorites too. Saw it way too many times in theatres when it came out.

[@ashyroy9454]

Finally, somebody likes this movie more than Disney animation. I thought I was a lone freak in this.

[@strawberrykitty1755]

True, this whole movie was masterfully done I would say, from writing and casting, the acting and the scenery it was all beautiful. I do want to point out something about the origional, you said in the vid that there she does know the prince but she actually doesn't. As an excuse to to say she must leave she tells the prince thats she still needs to meet him and later after the ball even says that the princ himself wouldn't have been so great after which she learns that it actually was the prince she fell for. I just wanted to make that known

[@MissScarletTanager]

I think that the hatred of the "Love at First Sight" (LaFS) trope has less to do with the concept of a short relationship or the actual "falling in love", but the tropes *surrounding* it. For instance, it's pretty damn frequent, *especially* in Harlequin-style romance, that LaFS is directly or indirectly coupled with the tropes of the "Soulmate" or what I call the "Man Knows Best" trope (I know it has a proper name, but I have *no idea* what it is). Both tropes are especially egregious in paranormal or "fantasy" type romance. Think of the sheer number of stories - again, especially in magic-based worlds - where the hero and heroine (and it's nearly always a hero and heroine. In the homosexual romances I've read, these tropes seem far less common) meet and *immediately* jump in the sack, so to speak. In the beginning of the video, you used what I think is an excellent example of LaFS done right in Talisa and Robb. Now, I personally didn't like the subplot because - like a lot of things - the book did it better, but the show version showed them meeting, falling in love, realizing it, coming to terms with it, and then acting on it. They actually talked and had interactions and knew each other prior to their confession, even though it was a short amount of time. In a lot of LaFS stories, it's more "Dude and girl meet eyes. Both feel instant attraction. Both confess love/kiss/have sex before barely speaking a handful of sentences to each other." Then with the Soulmate trope, we have free will taken out of the equation as well (and the Soulmate trope has it's own set of issues besides that). The best modern example I can think of is Jacob and Renesmee in the Twilight books. Spin it however you like, it's textbook LaFS for an *infant* wrapped up in a Soulmate trope. And in a lot of LaFS stories I have read, this leads from the "Soulmate" trope directly into the other trope I mentioned. It's common for the male to do the chasing, frequently well passed the point of consent and frequently over the objections of the female. Again to the Twilight example, with Edward literally disconnecting Bella's car battery to keep her home or literally using the promise of sex to manipulate her into marriage. A *shocking* number of romances I have seen use LaFS as an excuse to skip character or relationship development altogether, skipping the even "getting to know you" stage and going straight from "Hello!" to "Okay, we sex and marry now?". Even in your own example of your own life, it was a couple months before you asked your future wife out, then two weeks until proposal, and a couple months to marriage. Most LaFS stories I have read shorten that to hours or days in universe, and this is - again - *especially* prevalent in magic and fantasy-based stories. Again to the Talisa and Robb example: You have the stages First Sight, Rapport Building, Awareness, Recognition, Courage/Maturity/Confession. In a lot of LaFS stories and I think where the crux of the issue comes, is that they go straight from First Sight to Confession and frequently couple that with a male-centric pursuit that borders on abuse. I *adore* good romance, but I've had to put down I don't know how many romances because they have literally triggered my sex abuse-based PTSD. tl;dr The issue with LaFS romance isn't that it's unrealistic, but that it's very frequently done poorly and coupled with other romance tropes and is used as an excuse by lazy writers to skip character development and get straight to the juicy shagging bits. And since this problem in stories with LaFS happens to often, people get tired and fed up with it because the failures of bad LaFS are just so grating. There's great LaFS stories out there, but they are few and far between compared to the sheer plethora of LaFS that is just a poorly written excuse to excuse abusive characters and/or skip whole sections of character development. (fyi, funnily enough, my all time favorite story with both LaFS and Soulmate as tropes came from a freakin' *fanfiction* for the Legend of Zelda, if you could believe that. The author of the fic is a published author of original work now, but in the fic managed to both play LaFS and Soulmate straight *and* deconstruct the potential issues and pitfalls of both.)

[@kristatucker6112]

Me, to husband: Aww, sweetie! That's why we love Shad so much! He and his wife had love at first pun! Husband: Ugh. They must have a punishing relationship. Puns aside, I love this video. My husband and I can really relate to your comments on instant connection. We've always been on the same wave length from our first interaction as friends. Your wife is adorable, btw!

[@leviethen]

I’m glad someone else feels the same way about the live action remakes, Cinderella was great the rest sucked.

[@rusty-venison3093]

I thought the Aladdin remake was good all the others throw in the dumpster

[@LadyAhro]

That’s the problem with the 'soulless remakes' and you can say that all remakes are soulless but I disagree. Yes, they’re a cash grab and unnecessary by the status of their existence, but Cinderella and Maleficent actually wanted to explore previously unseen themes, characters and dynamics that change the overall plot just enough or a fair bit. The Lion King by contrast? Nope. Scene by scene recreations, which while striking in the CG department, feels heartless and emotionless.

[@kvereensr1]

I agree with one of the comments by before I like the Aladdin remake the most. I don't think I have seen Cinderella.

[@eliaspeter7689]

@@kvereensr1 You should watch Cinderella it is really a good film.

[@mrduck6720]

@@LadyAhro The upcoming Mulan is apparently a closer rendition to the original Mulan legend as well

[@rina-ehre]

When I met my fiancée for a first time, we were talking only for a less than hour while she was helping me with headache. But when we met for a second time a year after, it turned out that we were thinking about each other all this time. It was in middle school, we were kids then and our romantic relations started only years after, but I still don't know how to live without her and will remember our first shared moments until the end of my life. And if someone will say that love at first sight does not exist, I will feel pity for this person.

[@loganwolfley3421]

Halfway through the video, stop putting a cheesy smile on my face Shad, please

[@vdamlima]

Shad: And here the countrygirl meets the prince Me: And here Winston Churchill's secretary meets Robb Stark

[@Sipu97]

In which show or movie did she play his secretary? I couldn't find it.

[@vdamlima]

@@Sipu97 In the movie "The darkest hour"

[@Sipu97]

Thank you!

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

Shad the anecdote of your own love life sounds so beautiful and impossible in this day and age, it's almost a fairy tale in itself.

[@jaredkalergi5498]

Shad, you're dragging western storytelling out of the mire of demoralizing, insulting subversion too fast, leave some for the rest of us aspiring writers, eh? and although with you being a medieval enthusiast I always implicitly knew it to be true, it's good that you confirmed your belief that groan-worthy puns are indeed the highest form of comedy. So few people these days can appreciate this truth. Although, I may have a more medieval appreciation for slapstick and fart jokes than even you...

[@yaya-cs9qf]

Fun Story: I watched a clip of my favourite Korean singer-songwriter and actress participate as a guest on a radio show back in 2013/2014, and literally saw her fall in love with the radio host (also a musician) in a matter of minutes. Even the most miniscule and subtle details of their gradual infatuation with each other was so obvious, I felt like an intruder lol. 2 years later, she admitted they "fell in love at first sight" and I had zero doubts regarding that admission. I never believed in the idea of "love at first sight" as it seemed trivial and doesn't sound reasonable enough to become a basis of pursuing a romantic relationship with an individual you've merely met. That is until I saw it unfold in my own eyes. Unfortunately, they've broken up back in 2017. But she did manage to produce one of the most legendary albums, and even had The New York Times write about it in the same year lol.

[@stefannydvorak7919]

Was it IU? Falling in love with Jang Kiha?