Cinderella (1950) 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Jaw-meet-floor gorgeous, Disney's brilliant 4K master for Cinderella is the best the studio ever did for their classic animation (until the next one hopefully). Simply marvelous clarity finds paper texture when the storybook opens the film, impeccable line work, and background paint reveals every tiny nuance created by the brushes. Sharpness brings every line to life, making a fine case for what 4K is capable of when at its best.

Marvelous color makes tremendous leaps over the Blu-ray. bolder, richer, and better saturated now than on Blu-ray. Plus, with the added resolution, paint strokes in the animation become completely visible, giving Cinderella the purest possible handmade aesthetic.

Disney also used to use noise reduction in their animation, but that's not the case here. Rather than preserve the look of the cells, Cinderella convincingly looks like pure film projected onto the screen. It's dazzling to see, and impossible to imagine this ever looking better.

Audio

No, Cinderella doesn't provide a bombastic home theater audio mix, but it does, however, present the film with the utmost care. Clarity is substantial. Each line jumps from the center channel as if recorded yesterday. Even the sound effects function as such. Slight extensions into the rears (a cat roar) do bring a modern flair, but a minor one that merely accentuates rather than distracts.