I’m a fairytale retelling super fan! My favorite fairytales are Beauty & the Beast and Cinderella, possibly due to a sense of the underdog getting a chance to be seen. I also love the idea of the wrong being made right and not being judged by appearances or first impressions. I love the idea of kindness and love shown to others can change someone’s life! I have found the older source material for fairytales can be dark, gruesome, and a bit disturbing, but with so many reimaginings, the general plot is kept, but the creativity and imagination can take so many paths!

I actually found My Happy Marriage as a subtitled YouTube? film and I was absolutely charmed by the sweet kindness the main male character shows to the female character. This is a Cinderella story with fantasy elements. The war/dystopian/fantasy violence is a bit dark, just FYI. Hopefully, you can find this somewhere with English subtitles.

After a little digging, I found that this film was originally inspired by a Japanese light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi. I just completed the first Volume and hope to slowly continue them. It has now been made into an illustrated manga and anime series, too. I prefer the light novel (more substance) and the lovely film to the manga, although the illustrations are so beautiful.

Do you enjoy fairytale retellings? If yes, what are your favorites? What are your favorite fairytales?