[the Critic and the Fangirl are comparing the two versions of Cinderella herself]
Hyper Fangirl: Now, this one, you know you have to give to the remake. It's like everyone says: this Cinderella is stronger, more independent, more intelligent, and more developed than that simple songbird who does practically nothing in the first film. The audiences liked her, the critics liked her. Come on, this is, hands down, the winner.
Nostalgia Critic: Well, I would agree with you if it wasn't for one solitary fact.
Hyper Fangirl: What's that?
Nostalgia Critic: You're all full of shit. What makes this Cinderella independent?
Hyper Fangirl: Well, she leaves the house, goes into town, and has smart conversations with the Prince.
Nostalgia Critic: Hmm. So if she could leave the house at any time, why does she stay there and take all that abuse?
Hyper Fangirl: Well, like she says, it's her father's home.
Nostalgia Critic: Oh, is that why she ends up leaving at the end anyway? And even if it was her father's home, why go through all that hardship just for that?
Hyper Fangirl: Well, okay, it doesn't quite make sense, but the one in the other film could leave, too.
Nostalgia Critic: Not... really. You see, in the original, the father died when she was just a child. This gives the stepmother plenty of time to brainwash her and make her think she's supposed to feel guilty and serve her family. And seeing how she was kept in the home all that time, this indicates that she doesn't know that much about how the real world works. She talks to rats and birds, for crying out loud! In the new one, the father dies when she's an adult; she leaves all the time. In fact, her friends... yeah, she has friends in this one... say she should leave that place! So this makes absolutely no sense. By attempting to make her "smarter" and "independent", they actually opened up a ton of plot holes, making her look dumber and weaker.