this movie be every thing you would expect of a sequel to be . it take from the original but build character trait in Cinderella and Anastacia and advance this cherish classic . the movie start out a year after the magical wedding of the Prince and Cinderella . they be still in marital bliss and be about to celebrate they one-year anniversary with just Cinderella 's closest friend , include the mouse and the fairy godmother . at the same time , Drusilla and Anastacia be at the old house do the chore that Cinderella once do and endure the scorn of they mother . after the sibling fight , Anastacia stumble upon the soiree in a field not far from where she stand . this be the turn point in she life as well as Cinderella as the magic wand which the fairy godmother wield with compassion find its way into the hand of the wicked stepmother . there be many extraordinary twist and turn , and in so , we be treat to a new take on the real power behind Cinderella and the Prince 's relationship . issue of honesty , self-evalution , hope play a much more prominent role than `` magic . '' and , these trait be particularly flesh out in Cinderella , much more than anyone else , but also Anastacia . the Prince be still a somewhat dim-witted clod that , under the impression of the stepmother 's spell , define he relationship with he `` true love '' initially by look -- he see Anastacia and be repulse at the sight of she ; he immediately dismiss she despite the premise that he `` true love '' would wear the glass slipper . Cinderella , on the other hand , be not disillusion and measure she relationship by the moment spend together . it be these moment that continually drive she to take matter into she own hand and not the dependency on anything outside of herself . Cinderella 3 elevate we heroine into a worthy contemporary version worthy of this sequel and worthy of family discussion .