Originally posted by: jinc118
Liesel as Sara was flawless in portraying the innocence of childhood, the misery of loosing the one thing you love most, the hopeful & forgiving heart even while being forced into servitude, and most importantly the spirit that does not break in the face of disaster. The most famous quote from this movie is probably the one said by Sara to Ms. Michin when Ms. Michin reminded her that she is not a princess anymore but a servant now that her father has passed away and has no one left in this world. She defiantly turned around and said "All girls are princesses, even if they are not pretty, or smart, didn't your father ever tell you that?"...and she said it with such conviction that even Ms. Michin who was the most hard hearted, Cruela type person, had to turn her face away to hide her eyes that were threatening to tear. Sara fed others while she was still hungry, she wiped the tears of the girls in the boarding school while they were upset about her fate, she told them epic stories to bring them hope and to put a smile on their faces while her happiness had been taken away from her, she taught the people around her to believe in the magic of faith. And at the end, she won the hearts of her toughest enemy simply by being who she was, a kind hearted, loving, innocent, sweet, little princess who remained a princess even when she was dressed in rags and living in a leaking attic fighting with cold, rain, & hunger.
JC