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== Films -- Animation == |
== Films -- Animation == |
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* Disney's ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', the [[Trope Namer]], acknowledges the potential absurdity of the trope: the Grand Duke protests that the slipper could fit any number of girls, to which the King replies that he doesn't care, he's holding the prince to his [[Exact Words]] in order to ensure he gets married. The trope is also ultimately subverted, as Cinderella doesn't even manage to try on the slipper before it's smashed... but she is able to produce its match, which serves as even better proof of her identity. That references an often-omitted part of the Charles Perrault fairy tale, in which after Cinderella fits her foot into the slipper, she pulls out the match and puts that on her other foot. |
* Disney's ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'', the [[Trope Namer]], acknowledges the potential absurdity of the trope: the Grand Duke protests that the slipper could fit any number of girls, to which the King replies that he doesn't care, he's holding the prince to his [[Exact Words]] in order to ensure he gets married. The trope is also ultimately subverted, as Cinderella doesn't even manage to try on the slipper before it's smashed... but she is able to produce its match, which serves as even better proof of her identity. That references an often-omitted part of the Charles Perrault fairy tale, in which after Cinderella fits her foot into the slipper, she pulls out the match and puts that on her other foot. |
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* In ''Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'', Prince Charming ''himself'' acknowledges the flimsiness of a shoe size as proof of one's identity, but also points out they don't have any other means of finding Cinderella. His and the king's doubts about this plan become confirmed when Lady Tremaine uses [[It Makes Sense in Context|a stolen magic wand]] to make the glass slipper fit stepsister Anastasia instead. |
* In ''Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'', Prince Charming ''himself'' acknowledges the flimsiness of a shoe size as proof of one's identity, but also points out they don't have any other means of finding Cinderella. His and the king's doubts about this plan become confirmed when Lady Tremaine uses [[It Makes Sense in Context|a stolen magic wand]] to make the glass slipper fit stepsister Anastasia instead. |
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* Subverted in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''. The boots of one of the assassins are found, but in the locker of a crewman with webbed feet, and the boots are for humans. [[Defied Trope|They were obviously planted to avoid this trope]]. Chekov even mentions the aphorism from the "[[Cultural Posturing|old Russian fairy tale]]" - ''"If shoe fits, wear it."'' He notably fails to look down to make sure that the boots might indeed fit the person he's accusing. |
* Subverted in ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''. The boots of one of the assassins are found, but in the locker of a crewman with webbed feet, and the boots are for humans. [[Defied Trope|They were obviously planted to avoid this trope]]. Chekov even mentions the aphorism from the "[[Cultural Posturing|old Russian fairy tale]]" - ''"If shoe fits, wear it."'' He notably fails to look down to make sure that the boots might indeed fit the person he's accusing. |
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* Used as contributing evidence in ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''. |
* Used as contributing evidence in ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]''. |
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| ⚫ | * Also subverted in [[Cinderella (2015 film)|Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation]] of the story -- the slipper is enchanted to refuse any foot but Cinderella's, but the Prince doesn't ''need'' it once he sees Cinderella because he recognizes her immediately. (He's also actually the ''king'' by that point, and is not bound by an [[Exact Words]] promise, so he simply can say "that's her" and no one argues.) |
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